The Irish standard., 1886-10-23
JUSTIN MCCARTHY SPEAKS
In Boston on Ireland's Cause, and !
Listened to By Over Three
Thousand People.
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL
What Ireland Wants is to be Ruled By IT.
ishmen Making Laws in an Irish
Parliament sittingin Dublin.

Parliament Sitting in Dublin.
Fully 5000 people listened to Justin
Mccarthy one evening recently in Bos-
ton Theatre. A large number OF cler-
gymen and prominent individuals oc-
cupied seats on the stage. Mr.. Patrick
Donohue introduced Mayor O:Brien,
who, in his turn, introduced the lectr1r-
er to the enthusiastic audience, which
rose en- masse and cheered Mr.. Mccarthy
when he came forward to speak. After
a graceful tribute to Boston, Mr. Nc
Carthy turned to his subject at once.
AS he spoke to them smoothly and
slowly in we'll accented English, just
touched here and there with the breath
of brogue, his auditors watched in
tently more than an hour the short and
square man, studying his mobile face
deep hidden in browaish gray beard
carefully trimmed to a point, lighted
with kindly large gray eyes behind
gold-rimmed glasses. ireland, to
begin with, does not want four proyi1l-
cial councils,'' said he. 'Nor will the
settlement of the agrarian troubles
alone satisfy her. whatever Lord
Churchill may say. What Ireland
wants is to be ruled by Irishmen max
ing laws in an Irish Parliament sitting
in Dublin. Mr.. Mccarthy then pro
ceeded to sketch the rise of the Home
Rule party from its beginning in the
belief that with Parliament encnmbered
by mass of local measures the living
issues could never he reached. He
traced its growth from the time when
seven members fled into the division
lobby. A little group Of men, they had
decided upon a policy Of refusing all
other business until the real question
was dealt with. He continued: "We
insist chat if Englishmen, Scotchmen
and Welshmen wish the old system III
Parliament they must recognize the
fact that the Irisbmen are not content
with it; that the people Of Ireland are
determined, SO long as they have avoice
in Parliament at all, to make the Eng
lish listen to the Irish demand. They
find disagreeable names in the English
Parliament for any thing they do not
quite like, and SO they call the Irish na~
tional policy a policy Of obstruction.
We have not been in the least degree
dismayed by Che name''--he said, "call
it by any name you like; obstruction,
destruction, or construction-anything
at all you please, for we mean to be
faithful to that policy which the Irish
people approve and recommend, and
we say that until you listen to our de-
mand and make ready to concede it, the
demand and the policy will continue. I"
Then he sketched the rise Of the young
leader, the Cambridge graduate, and
when .Parnell's name came out there
was shout Of applause. The speaker
described Mr.. Giadstol1e's stepping to
the assistance of the National party,
denying the assertion Of the premiec's
enemies that his conversion had been q
sudden one. He said that for years
Gladstone had been in favor Of
HOME GOVERNMENT FOR IRELAND.
and as soon as he saw there was a
working force of any weight he came
out with all his power for the move
ment. He dwelt upon the difficulties
with which the Nationalists had lab
ored and enumerated their forms.
'sThere were the Tory secession,sts,
about what you call Mugwumps in this
country" said he. "The nominal lead
er of the opposition" he added, "the
Marquis of Salisbury, is man who, on
the strength of an imposing presence
and great voice and a fine, penetrat-
ing. rasping style OF speech, passes for
strong man. But you know, after all,
to make really strong man, it requires
more than commanding presence
and a big harsh voice. I count him
for nothing III the great coming strug-
klt. l. uC lOdA AC0uCl 40 q y OuuSCl u1dll
of keener temper and quicker action.
He is there because he has put himself
there-Churchill / can bear with
Churchill. / have a kind Of sneaklng
fondness for him. He is versatile in his
convictions. He has a great capacity
for self persuasion. I have had occa-
sion recently to compare him to a mon
key; leaping from tree to tree. The
higher he goes the more he shows his
tail. But is there not hope for us even
in his sudden changes? He has ten
times the force of character of Lord
Salisbury. He has made his way to
the front in the House Of Commons by
sheer energy and audacity and school
boy recklessness. He is resolved to
hold on. and he will soon see the only
way in which he and his party may COM
tinue in Office. He was . strong Home
Ruler once, and not very long eo, and