The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-21
She is Indisputably Entitled
MR.. PARNELL AS A BULL DOG.
Home Debts are Collected Among the
the Lowly-It Breads sedition
The Time Must Come.
BELFAST, February 10, 1886.
Correspondence of THE HERALD.

question of the hour save that he may
be able, towards the latter end of next
month, to give some idea of the plans
he is now maturing for the government
of Ireland. All the Conservative organs
are demanding clear and explicit
statement of his views on the subject,
as they say, 20 allay some of the terri
BILE anxiety that now pervades all classes
on this topic. 1 see that society OF
Englishmen and Scotchmen has been
formed for the purpose of encouraging
the sentiment that Ireland is indispu-
tably entitled toHome Rule land it num-
bers among its promoters some very
prominent and lumber Of titled gen
tlemen. Whatever the immediate re-
suits may be, there is no doubt Of Ire
land eventually getting Home Rule.
FiYe-sixths of the people of Ireland are
determined to get it. and they have a
large body of sympathizers among both
the English and the Scotch. The Irish
say they will not bare their bosoms to
the sword again, but they will never
cease the agitation until they are con-
ceded what they claim 10 be their just
demands. In reply to the charge that
it Is only spirit of rebellion, the patri-
otto masses say that Irish blood has al
ways mingled with that of English and
Scotch on the battlefield in defense of
nation from whom they ask the privi-
lege of iegislating for themselves. That
they will never cease the agitation, is as
certain as is their existence, unless their
demands are allowed. Every day shows
that complications are growing rapidly
in England and Scotland. The people
of these countries are demanding more
and more. The Irish agitation is leav-
ening the whole British lump, and the
minds of politicians are fast finding
food for their fullest reflections in mat
tiers more nearly at home than in Ire
land. With complications of local
and internal nature increasing daily
there is little doubt that Irish politicians
will ultimately wear out their opponents
and practically force concessions. As
long as the agitation continues, so long
will there be those to believe that Home
Rule would bring peace to Ireland and
relieve British politicians of the weight
this unhappy country has ever been to
the power that governed her, and en-
abled them to devote more time to the
consideration of legislation which is
sadly needed outside of Ireland and of
a more Immediately local nature. The
longer the experiment of local seif-gov-
eminent for Ireland is deferred, the
more certain will there be an increase
in the number of those who will believe
it should be tried if only as an expert
ment. There is unquestionably power
full disgust among the English, shared
alike by politicians and the masses, over
the inevitable recurrence of trouble re-
garding the Irish question; and the
tone of all papers, of whatever political
complexion, is that any settlement must
be final. If, therefore. tie Irish men,
bers of the House of Commons are
united and persist in bobbing up serene
ly each session with the same old de-
mand and insist upon its concession by
the same old obstruction and other
tactics, there can be no question that
the people and Parliament alike, worn
out by the ceaseless clamor for Home
Rule, will eventually say, if only out of
disgust, take it for the love of heaven
and give us peace to deal with our own
people" 1t is this that Mr.. Parnell
counts on; bulldog persistency. But
whether Parnell continues as leader,
whether his policy be judicious or the
reverse, whether the British people can
be forced or wearied into yielding to the
demands of the Nationalist, above and
beyond all this, there still remains the
stronger force, the more persistent and
determined demand of eternal Justice
the principle that majority of people
should have the absolute and incontes-
table right to make the laws BY which
they are TO be governed, providing those
laws do not come in conflict with the
just and equitable constitutional re-
straints of that government of which
they form part. The struggle may be
long and wearisome, but if majority
of the Irish people continue to demand
this incontroyertible right, the time
must come when their efforts will bear
fruits and the issue must result in their
victory.
So far as my knowledge goes the peo-
pie OF Ireland have as little reason to
respect some of the laws under which
they live. as the people of Utah have
cause to hold some of the statutes of
the United States and their executors
in esteem. The daily papers tell of the
visitation OF 100 police In small ham
letin the South of Ireland, called Givee-
dore. 1t appears that the Poor Law
Guardians loaned seeds to tue impover-
ished farmers of small holdings and
charged them about double the ouanti:
ty given. The people were unable to
meet the demands and the constabulary
was called on to assist in making the
collections. The amount to be collect
ed in one instance was $2.65, and it cost
the government 1915, or nearly 100
times more than the amount due. The
scene OF beggary in which those from
whom the amount was due were plung-
ed is simply awful. They had nothing
but potatoes to live on and those were
taken and the very straw on which they
lay was seized to make up the amount
due. This is tragical travesty on JUS
tice. The demand has been made that |
this terrible enforcement OF the law /
cease until some investigation be had
which will secure the starving from the |
enforcement of law, the only effect of |
which in such Instances is TO make men /
determined and desperate law breakers. |
without respect or love for the govern /
ment. 1t breeds seditiou and men who |
must die any how and see their loved |
ones perish, are willing to sell their lives !
for one moments bloody revenge. There