The Irish standard., 1886-10-09
THE ULSTER DELEGATION sNUBBED

diamonds are fOunQ amongst mlneTit4S
Of the least value. This exception also
applies to men. Perhaps no better IL
lustration of this can be given than the
case Of William Robinson, ex-M. P. ?.
for the city Of Kingston, Canada.
sBill, y as he is familiarly called by his
friends, is an Orangeman, but is withal
an Irishman who loves his native coun-
try. Bill attended the lecture given ny
the Rev. Roaring Kane and his Cockney
associate, George Smith, the other night
in Kingston. Throughout the lecture
he listened attentively to every false
hood uttered by the two spouters, and
at the end of the harangue moved the
following resolution ::
| :'Resolved, That while wishing to
maintain the British Empire in it's in
tegrity we recommend to the British
Government, as a means to that end,
that said Government, extend to Ireland
the same amount Of Home Rule we now
enjoy III Canada. %
This motion was seconded by MIR.
Montgomery, who is also an Orangeman
and an Irishman. The effect Of the
resolution had cooling effect Oh Kane
who expected to receive an enthusiastic
reception in Kingston, :1the Derry Of
Canada.'' But Honest Bill Robinson did
not stop at this. He delivered a speech
in reply to Kane, which was in effect
as follows:
He said that he was an Irisaulan
and never yet was in the place he was
ashamed of it, but if the half OF what
these two gentlemen said about thei'
countrymen WAS true, he would hardly
wish to say so again. He said if Irish
men were as bad as these two gentlemen
made them out to be. it was wonder
none Of them ever came to Canada. III
Canada" said Mr.. Robinson, 'swe Pro
testants and Catholics live in peace ano
harmony, but if few such tirebrands
as these two gentlemen were scattered
throughout the Dominion, we woulo
soon have as great riots here as in Bel
fast.'' These two gentlemen would Try
to make us believe they were the only
Loyalists, but from what they said or
the platform he thougho their loyalty
was far down in them, as their renarke
would lead us to believe that If Home
Rule was granted to Ireland the fight
before it could be put i'll force would be
great.
Here Mr.. Smith got up, boiling over
with wrath, and said it was a falsehood
Mr.. Robinson said he sat and listened
to him (Snith> and colleague, and
thought he should try and do the same
and not interrupt him again, to remem.
Der that it was not ireland he was in
but Canada, where all men are equal
To hear these gentlemen talk Que would
think thai loyalty was born with them
and would die with them. If half OF
what reliable newspapers said about the
"Ulster delegation'' were true, one o1
the two men composing it had made re-
marks that savored of treason. He
would now put the question to his reve1.
ence, did you ever say that ii the
Queen would sign the bill to 7isestab.
lish the Irish Church yon would help te
kick her crown into the Boyne water?'
At tlis iuncture ''Dr. Kane rose witt
ANYTHING but a reverend look in his face
and began to use some very unparlia
meutary language, when Mr.. Robinson
told him to sit down and not imagine
that he was in Belfast.
Continuing, Mr.. Robinson SAID, tina;
one representation at Ottawa had passed
O. resolution almost unanimously recon
mending Home Rule for Ireland. Die
these gentlemen think to teach us ou]
duty If so, CHS reverence'2 had better
stay at home and teach and preach
peace on earth and good will to men
than come out here and try and set us 81
each other. He need not think that tht
so-callel loyalists have all the loyalty
to themselves. We, in this Canada o
ours, are all loyal, and it is because We
have the finest constitution i'll the world
IN fact, the only disloyalty he had seer
in Canada was shown by the self-stylec
ultra-Loyalists.
A voice from the crowd cried out
Name it.
Mr.. Robinson said it would not satisfy
them much if he named some Of the acts.
He would ask them who burned the
Parliament buildings-Loyalists. Who
insulted Her Majesty's representative
and rotten-egged him-Loyalists, SO.
called. Who sat i'll solemn conclave in
this very building and brought in reso-
lutions to annex Canada to the United
States-Loyalists and in The morning
had the stars and stripes hoisted over
the dome of tins building Loyalists.
This matter is all done away with nov
and we live in peace and quietness, and
are Of the opinion that it is owing to Qua