National Republican., 1886-10-06
Justln Mcrnrthr,s spceoh.


At the Academy Of Music in New York
on Monday evening Mr. Mccarthy made
the most complete short statement Of
the past and present relations OF Irish
and English politics that we remem-
ber TO have seen, while he COM
pleted the picture with forecast OF
the future based upon reasons which are
easily Ineligible to all. At the very com
mencement of his speech he explained that
home rule had become as necessary for
England as for Ireland, and this Is q
feature OF the case with which the American
public are by no means familiar Accus-
toned to the division Of labor implied In
The different functions OF federal, state,
county, township, and municipal govern.
ment citizens Of the United States rarely
pause to bother themselves about the old
time centralizing forms which prevail in
Great Britain. In the imperial parliament,
said Mr.. Mccarthy, tive undertake not
alone to manage imperial affairs correspond
ing to those which your Congress at Wash
ington arranges, but we take upon ourselves
to manage the domestic, the local, the paro-
chial, the municipal affairs Of all the com
munitles Of England, Ireland. Scotland,
and Wales"
ave arrange for every local gas bill, water
bill, sewage bill, railway bill for the two
islands which make up the state OF Great
Britain. Our imperial affairs are managed
as best We can, for during the last few
sessions the party to which belong has
had something to say IN relation 10 Irish
| fw hapanaa W. ha1 hos t,,,
patient at having our great national con-
Germs, our land question, our education ques-
tlon, our home-rule question mixed up with
a gas bill for Stoke Pogis and water bill for
Little Pedlington. Therefore, we said, 10
substance, we don't want this imperial
| system OF legislation at all; we want to
manage our own affairs at home with our
selves; We want to give you no trouble
whatever about our Irish concerns. II you
wish TO neglect and mismanage the affairs
OF England, Of Scotland, aud Of Wales
that is your affair, not ours. II your bust
ness is mislaid and mismanaged, we are
very sorry for you, but really we want to
see that Irish business is not neglected 4"
II this state Of the case had been made
clear to the English public before the last
election there can be little doubt that the
results would have been widely different
Preparations are now being made on large
scale to educate the masses Of Great Brit.
ain on this question. Some OF the ablest
men OF the parliamentary party, assisted
by clear thinkers and good speakers from
the universities, will make tour OF the
country during the recess, and with con
slant appeals to the self-interest of the
newly enfranchised agricultural laborers
as also TO the radical workers OF the great
cities, 1t requires no gift of special fore,
sight to predict that human nature must
prevail, and the general principle of mind
ing ones own business will be conceded "a
those subdivisions OF the empire which
have so persistently, and for 80 long time,
demanded the privilege.
AS to the future Mr.. Mccarthy has Q
very definite opinion. 81 venture to pre-
dict" he says, "that the tory government
cannot possibly hold Office unless they con
ciliate the Irish party, and one way OF
another accede to the Irish national de
mands. shall not wonder at all II they
make up their minds to bring In genuine
and comprehensive measure which they will
begin by calling local self government, bu
which we shall end by constructing into
measure for the establishment OF an Irish
parliament in Ireland"
Justin Mccarthy speaks With the utmost
confidence, and Of future by no means re
mote. The training Of lifetime enables
him to take clear, moderate, and logtca
views of the relations between politica
causes and effects, and his speech OF the
other evening is fraught with hope aud calm
for all who are interested in the progress O.
Ireland.