The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-25
WHAT IRELAND DEMANDS.
JUSTIN MCCARTHY LAWS DOWN AN
ULTlMATUK.

Nation alis.n Not Secession Movement
THE One Thing Needful Parliament
of Irislmen in Ireland-National Rec
Ognition a Sine Qua Non.
NEW YORK, Feb 25-TAe independent
prints an article from Justin Mccarthy, NJ
p, setting forth what the Parnellites in
clude in the demand for home rule He
says:
The Nationalist do not demand separa-
ton, but would not be satisfied with mere
local boards Very many Irishmen would
be glad of separation, but they recognize
that the spirit of the age does not favor
small, independent states, but rather an
agglomerat.on of states, and therefore the
question of separation does not come into
practical politics now All the Irishmen
know-certainly all the responsible Irishmen
are well content to see Ireland part of
Great Britain, provided she is a
partner with England on fair terms If she
is, they are willing that Ireland should be
in partnership; but they ere not willing
that she should be in subsection. What they
say to English statesmen is this: Give Ire
land the right TO manage her own affairs
within the line of the seafoam that washes
her shores; give her the right to do for her
self what every state in the American Union
has right to do for itself; what every one
of the English colonies in Canada and Aus
tralia can do; give us this much and We are
willing to live in friendly partnership with
you As to imperial affairs we could easily
arrange My own idea of satisfactory
system would he to have home-rule parlia-
ment for England, another for Scotland,
and, if needs were, yet anothe. for Wales,
as well as for Ireland, and an imperial par
lament in which all should be represented
for imperial affairs-affairs of common
interest But neither England nor Scotland
wants home-rule parliament for her
self just yet. l say "just yet because the
demand and the necessity will come some
day. Sooner or later England and Scotland
will find that it is not possible to get
through local. parochial, national, and I'M
perial business in one centralized legislature.
But just yet this is not fully recognized,
and therefore there is a certain difficulty
about establishing a system which should
give Ireland, and Ireland alone, domestic
parliament and at the same time allow tC
Ireland a full representation in the imperia
parliament Englishmen say it is unreason
able that you should expect to come oveI
here and take part in the government of oul
affairs while we are not to be allowed tC
have any share in the management of YOU
affairs ! do not think there is much in tht
objection; but the objection is made and ha'
to be taken into account; therefore
|, at least should lie quite willing
to accept parliament in Col
lege Green, and to give up al
right to a seat in the imperial parliament a
Westminster. Some arrangement coult
easily be made as to Ireland's share in tn
common taxation and her voice in imperia
affairs. No serious difficulty would aris
about that Give us an Irish parliament
and we will show that we are ready to NEE
England on fair and reasonable grounds o
| compromise and arrangement as to othel
matters. but it must be an Irish parliament
not system of local boards, What is tn
| difYerence2 it may be asked. Even in pract
| ice the difference would be very great l.
| principle the difference is the difference be
| tween what we want and what we do no
want. We want to have an Irish nationa
parliament free to make what laws it wi
| for the internal administration of Ireland
| We could not accept the control of the paI
lament at Westminster, or of tn
sovereign, acting on the English advisers.