The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-13

SIT DARD' U,R'|D ]! Any
experience Of for thirty years
that the farms do not yield enough II
pay the rents, and the tenantry havs
been forced into this movement to OBJ
tain from certain land lords, not all TIL
landlords / believe the maj GRITTY OF tn
Irish landlords at the present mo.
ment are giving the reductions which y, q
the tenants are demanding In order e
save them from exterminatio n-but in
the case OF those who have streIllul
ously refused all abatement. Undoubtr
eddy there exists, at least in the case q
a certain number Of the tenants, a com
bination for the purpose Of attempting
to obtain a reduction Of their rents 1(';
That would be found to be the whole
length the complaint could be stretched
to. The house must know, comp
as it largely is Of men from agricu
districts, that this agricultural depress-
ion exists, and has sprung up since SIN e
rents were judicially fixed for term Of
fifteen years. The rents are in many
cases impossible, and 4 think it is nc
discredit to the exertions made by the
right honorable gentleman, the mem
Der for Midlothian, to say that the
rents fixed under his act, owing to the
great falling of prices and agricultural
produce, having become impossible;
chat the purpose Of that act has been
defeated owing to the fall Of prices.
There are many examples I could quote
as to these exorbitant rents. lAt this
point Mr.. Parnell quoted a number Of
such cases and proceeded.1 would be
glad if some proposition could be made
for dealing with the land difficulty in
Ireland. Sir, I look on it as the real
difficulty (hear. hear and I do not be-
lieve there is any disposition on the
party of the Irish tenants to refuse the
adoption Of just and fair concessions
(cheers.) I am sure that the great
majority Of the people of Ireland are
most anxious that the landlords should
receive as fair terms and treatment as
the extremity Of the times render at all
possible Some. scheme OF purchase l
may be devised on the lines understood
to be suggested by that eminent statis-
tician, Mr.. Giffen, in 9 recent letter
under which it may be- possible -I do
not pledge myself to the ails-but
generally under which il may be posi-
BILE to purchase under = bulk sum the
land in the occupation Of the agricul-
tural tenants. 1t must be recollected
that this is a limited question. Iwould
be disposed to believe that the land OF
ireland in the occupation Of the agric-
ultural tenants within the meaning OF
the Land act, and including the lease
holders, are bona fde agricultural ten
ants-I would be disposed to believe
that this land, leaving demesne lands
and grass plains, would not amount to
more than five or six millions ofpounds
sterling; and taking that valuation as
the basis of fair rent-and certainly
you could not take higher you might
arrange, and it would be fair to arrange
such number Of years purchase Of
the valuation as would fairly compen-
safe the landlords and enable them to
have something left outsof what is GER
tainly very difficult and ssry disas-
trous position for theme The existing
prices render it very. difficult for many
tenants and for a large number Of other
tenants impossible to pay the judicial
rents. The situation demands, and
those of influence in ireland are desir-
Gus that some fair offer should be made.
If such settlement were arrived at,
and agreed to by all parties, believe
that payment would be made to the
last penny by the Irish farmer tcheers.
I hope we may have further oppor-
tunlty of reverting to these matters.
We are bound to stand by our people
(Irish cheers.) When it comes to be
struggle on the one-side between the
Irish landlords land it must come to it
aided by the government, and on the
other side the Irish tenants, whom we
respect, and the Irish laborers, we have
no doubt as to which side we cast our
lot upon (cheers.) But we wish that
the still small voice of reason should
prevail. We do not desire to bring on
contest. We see in the present po-
sition desire and q wish on the part
of Englishmen to study and understand
with view to its final settlement
this great Irish question, and we are
resolved that no extravaganza on our
part of action or lang uage viii mar the
chance we belieye eur country possesses
now for the first time (cheers.1
A Young Mans Haste.
It was on the car route running to the
railway station, and a young man was
observed to take out his watch freq uent-
ly and give it an anxious glance. His
valise was in the isle, and ne was evi
IDENTIFY nervous about catching his train
When they were within about fifteen
blocks OF the station he went out on the
front platform, discussed the probablli
ties with the driver, told him how he
had been unable to find a cab, and must
reach this train or be late for his own
wedding, aud ended by offering him