The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-06
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| to Ireland, beneficial to Eng land, and
beneficial to the Empire at large that
| this right to which we lay claim, the
right Of governing ourselves in all our
iown affairs, should be granted TO us
| (cheers.} Well, this is all we ask for;
and the question OF the day now is
whether it is to be granted to us or not
(applause.) The issue was plainly pnt
before us by Mr.. @ adstone in tbs words
that T have just quoted for you. He
appealed to as for an answer that hs
could regard as the answer OF Ireland.
Have we not given il to him2 {cheers.
Calmly and confidently bslJat the same
time anxiously, / for one await the is
sue; calmly, in the spirit in which that
answer of our people has been given,
and their claiEn has been put forth: con-
fdent1y for see no reason in this, nc
more than in those other Instances In
which time has justified the wisdom Of
many OF his other anticipati0ns; sac
no reason, say, 10 question the politi-
cal foresight of yonr great Parlianlsn-
tary leader, whose declaration stands
publicly on record that it is to Mr..
Gladstone he looks for this erowning
act of craftsmanship. But, as 1 have
added, I must also say that / await this
issue with deep anxiety. And why?
Because already we have heard from
across the Channel some foolish threat
eniIgs from English public men and
from leading organs Of English public
opinion; threatenings of revolt within
Mr.. Gladstone's camp, and within the
ranks Of his trusted lisutenants; threats
to disregard the issue Of our elections,
threats, I must say, that though for q
time they may unnerye the courage
even of the veteran statesman who is
pledged to do us justice cannot but
lead eventually, and, I fear, it may ha
speedily, to one sad result. That result
may be deplored, aud must and will be
deplored, by your Archbishop, by me.
and by all OF us who have stood togeth-
or in our effort to instill into the minds
of our people the spirit which has in
spired your present constitutional move
ment--the belief that cain and con-
stitutional expression OF a nations
voice is not only an instrument of ma
tional regeneration worthy to be relied
upon by you, as the people of a Chris
tian, and IN the main Catholic nation,
but one likely also to be more effective
for the accomplishments OF its purpose
than those other weapons to which ,ln-
fortunately We know from sad expert
ience there are even now some desperate
men awaiting their opportunity to have
recourse-the dagger of the assassin,
and those other and in some sense moro
f.arkut engines Of ifdestraetipn which,
'ssS ..s ssssss
placed in the hands Of those who make
no secret Of their determination to seek
for the last hope Of freedom for ire
land, If they cannot find it elsewhers.
amid the ruins of English. cities and Of
English civilization. And now, in con-
clusion, will say this other word, that
for this blessed union OF priests and
people you are indebted, under Heaven.
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ihs lnost ley: LII. Cro1e, VINO, conl-
Anlna ioiWaru, was received Win most
en6nuslastic cheers, Shen SAID:
Ny dear friends-Lt seems to me that
should be grayely wanting in my
duty, as [ would most asslredly be do
ing great violence to my feelings, wera
IL to allow you to seperate without
thanking you, however briefly, g
for the enthusiastic, and yet reverentiai, Z
greeting which you have given to his
Grace, the Most Rev. DR.. Walsh, on
this his first visit to Thnrles since his
elevation to the Metropolitan See OF
Dublin. You have so often assembled
in your thousands to welcome me home
in your own Tipperary fashion, when,
after an absence, more or less pro-
longed, / returned to you from foreign
parts, or even from what has not been
inappropriately dsnominated one OF my
diocesan campaigns, that now look on
demonstrations like this as matter Of
course on which have sort Of preS-
criptiye right periodically 10 reckon
fcneersl. But welcoming your arch.