The Irish standard., 1886-11-06

and tried if the force of the British en-
pire was not sufficient to put down Irish
national sentiment. Five short years ago
every weapon which the English Gov
ernment could use against us was used,
every power the great British empire
could put forth was put forth in an ef-
fort to crush out the land league and
wipe out their movement which vas
initiated seven years ago What has
been the result? The man who tried
to do ali this is now before tbs .
countrymen and before the civilized
world as the foremost champion OF
Home Rule, pledged to devote the re-
1nainder of his life to convince his
countrymen that the best policy OF
English government is to govern Ire
land by Home Rule and not by force.
During the recent general elections 1t
was my duty, in obedience TO the orders
Of my leader. Mr. Parnell, to trsye1
more through England, Wales and
Scotland than in Ireland, and it fire.
quently happened that would be ad-
dressing an audience on one side OF the
Home Rule question while Lord Spen-
Ger, the nan WHO put me IN PRISON
three times, would be speaking to an
audience few miles away proving
THAT I WAS RIGHT
and. he WAS wrong.
These remarkable results have been
achieved by the two-folo policy OF con-
vincing England .or that portion OF Eng.
land which follows Mr. Gladslone's.
leadership. that neither through force
nor coercion would Irish Nationalist
ever cease to agitate ior justice to Ire
land until Ireland again had the right to-
manage her own affairs, and second, by
striving to realize those aspirations OF
her people in movement conducted on
purely moral and constitutional acts.
| Now. the reasons why this policy has
| had such a remarkable success In so
short ;s time must be obvious to every
rejecting mind. A people like ours,
united in one cause, working in one
movement and through one legitimate
means, under one sagacious and incor--
ruptjble leader, cannot be divided pyi
any power on earth Interested in n1alilr'-
tanning q. government Of injustice and
oppression.
The success Of a cause SO fought is
made absolutely certain in a manner,
when we consider the conditions under
which the Tory party ts.s!st attempt to
resist it's triumphant march TO success.
We contend. and We know right we'll
what we are talking about, THAT the
application of the principle OF Home
Rule by the government Of the British
empire is the only way in which tia6
unwieldy conglonleration Of nations
can be kept from going to pieces. LII
other words, the remedy which we de-
n1and for Ireland, and tbs form OF gov
ernment which we are asking TO be re-
stored our country. wilt be abso-
| absolutely necessary to save Great
Britain from becoming disrupted. The
attempts to legislate in one Parliament
for all the local needs as well as for all
the national interests Of England,
Wales. Scotland and Ireland is 6. COM
plete failure. 1t is difficult tor an
American to understand the absurdity
| Of such system, / c;sn only do SO by
supposing for moment that all your
State constitutions would be swept
away and that instead Of having your
local matters attended 10 in your State
legislatures, you would have to send
all your representatives, to Washing
ton, ttare to try and have justice done
TO your local needs, while the interests
of the entire republic would be at
tended to at the same time. In Vest
minister they haye to look over the III
terests Of the indian empire with 900
600 600 of people; they have too keep
their eye upon Canada lest you Ameri-
cans should be gobbling it up; zap
plausc and laughter,) they have to-
watch Australia and New Zealand and
South Africa, and then while all This is
to be attended to. every little local
matter pertaining to Great Britain and
Ireland must also be discussed and
legislated upon it necessary in the par
lament in Westminster. FcriDstance,
if there is a member Of that assembly
representing one Of the most aristo-
cratic constituencies Of London, and if
be wants TO have a gas bill Or railway
bill or some other bill passed through
Westminster for the benefit OF his con-
stituents, it is within the power of say,
Mr. Dacey, who represents por-
tion Of NY poor county OF Mayo,
or Mr.. Mcpherson from the north
of Scotland, to stand up and
object to any such London member
passing any such local bli! until the =
needs of Ireland and Scotland are at
tended to. Mr.. Parnell, with that far
seeing sagacity which cbaracterjzes
Ills political career, has seen the weak
ness and rottenness OF this system, and I
for thc Ioct civ or uaUan u0q re with ilia =