Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-20

The irish wish q peaceful and constitu.
t;onaI method. and the fight for this will
owe. tnallv be successful. The application
~ Home Rule to Ireland is reasonable.
For England to attempt to ~legislate Tor
ali the countries under the British flag is
;mnossible. This Anglo-Irish struggle is
not time wasted. The cause has become
universal. and people must tire before the
Irish will. In q letter written in 1916 the
writer advocated giving them Q parIia-
ment to get rid of them. in 1878
an Irish difficulty faced us.
In 1879 again. In 1880 the Land League.
In 1881, still tine Irish question. In 1854
the irish members in the English Commons
have shown the people what obstruction
can do, and the dull minds OF the English
neople will soon wish to be relieved OF the
Irish question, which they have so long
considered a nuisance. A little instance ID
given; Parnell e. Co. have been obstructing
affairs till the dinner hour, when 4 division
was taken. A Colonel "ho was lame hob
bled along, stood before Parnell and said,
What do you want? Take it and let me
have my dinner."
The Americans do not underetand the
complications of English legislature. Local
improvements are handicapped. Scotland
is now convinced that she wants a home
parliament, and demands self government.
Wales desires the same. This Irish move
ment ia not selfish. It has leaped across
the Irish channel and taught people OF
other countries. and includes III its cause
social reform. The English working ella sses
are on the Irish side. They are no longer
ignorant of the movement, and see nothing
Objectionable in the Irish demands.
The policy to be pursued now is to educate
the English democracy. And briefly. this,
the policy must not be revenge, but the de-
sire to ignore the injustice done to Ireland
in the past. The revenge desired is to win
back the Parliament. Three millions OF
intelligent people cannot be put down in
this matter, they are resolved to win at
any sacrifice.
am inclined to think Churchill will give
encouragement to Dublin Castle and EN-
ploy petty tyrany to suppress the Land
League. He may give County government
to Ireland, but his idea in the end is to en-
force coercion. The Americans may be
pleased to know that their generous sub
scriptions a helped many poor evicted
tenants. The evil system Of land grabbing
and other evils are being stamped out.
This struggle will last until IN Irish Psrlia-
ment sits to ~legislate upon it's own affairs.
Many American critics ask why Parnell
introduced, ia 1882, his land measure. The
OeClOe III sHt Nalue VI pTOOUClS i'll AIciduu
had been 80 to 40 per cent, and Parnell
was only too anxious to do what he could
to alleviate the sufferings of his country
men.
The speaker referred to the recent Bel
fast riots. explaining that the agitators
were members OF the Loyal and Patriotic
Uuion and not those in favor Of Home
Rule. Their sole pretense and eff )rt is to
convince the people that Ireland would
rather have civil war than Home Rule. 1t
is untrue to proclaim that the riots were
brought about by difference in opinion be-
tween religious denominations. Some vi
the most persistent and enthusiastic advo.
Gates Of Home Rule are Protestant
and Ireland can boast OF
as many Prostestants patriots
as Catholics. At the head OF the
roll it gives HE pleasure to name Dean
Swift. Ulster is in favor of self government
in spite of all that has been said. There is
nofeeliag but a fellow-feeling in this great
cause. The policy pursued at home may
bring about trouble, reverses nay have to
be sustained, many worthy persons may
be evicted, some may receive the Queens
hospitality in English or Irish prisons, but
the cause will prevail at last. prolonged
Applause.)