, 1886-06-10

Try. not quite so large Is the state
# Maine. and ont OF this magnificent
abundance, the like Of which has
srarccly been known since The rich
ness Of Goshen. there are men in
want OF food, who appeal to the char
ity Of the stranger. Why should this
he IN land hat can produce so very
abundantly2 Why should any one
want? The great law giyer of Israel
ordered that Thou shalt not muzzle
the OK that treadeth ont the corn
and St. Paul added, in his epistle to
Timothy. The laborer Is worthy of
his hire" applause. And yet many
of the men who are producing those
great results, that almost turn the
imagination iu their extent. are alb
sOlutaly in want Of sufficient food"
THE REASON.
| do not think it is difficult to find
the reason. Seven hundred and
twenty-nine men own one half the
land in Ireland, and the other half Is
owned by about 800 more, and OF
rural farm land thsre are but 19.2SS
owners in all. whereas there are l, ,250,-
900 adult males in Ireland. Produce
that condition of affairs in Maine
in New England and the
distress here would be as great as the
distress has been in Ireland.
| Now Mr.. Gladstone says this con
ditiOn of affairs must cease, and the
men who till the soil in Ireland must
! be allowed to purchase and hold it
IIapplause But [ did not tell the
whole story. On this land, as the
British authority I quote gives it,
300 persons own over four-tifths,
and they take from the tenantry that
cultivate ihe land S66,000,000 of rem
tai per annum. Now, mark you, I
am talking of little island not SO
large as Maine, and they pay rental
OF $66,0e0,OO0 per annum, and then
they pay an imperial tax of S35,000,-
600 and a local tax of S35,000,000
more. There are $116,000,000 to be
wrought out of the bone and flesh
and spirit of the Irish peasant, and
no wonder he lies crushed and down
trodden applausel. 1 believe the
day has dawned for his deliverance
great applausel From the expert
ence of Iroland's past it is not wise
to be too sanguine of a speedy result.
therefore, for one, shall not be dis
appointed to see Mr. Gladstone's
bills defeated in this parliament,
English members can do it, but there
is one thing which English members
cannot do; they cannot defeat public
opinion of the civilized world Zap
plausel And Lord Harrington made
very remarkable admission when
in a complaining tone, he accused
; Gladstone of having conceded sc
much that the Irish would never take
less lapplausek Well, l DO not know
the day, whether this year or next
, year, the final settlement shall be
made, but [ have entire and absolute
confidence that it will never be made
on as easy terms as Mr.. Gladstone
now offers, If his bills are defeated
, Now, If ! had any word of advice II
give, or If L was In position thai
would authorize me to give advice
it would be this: L lat the time ha.
come and is coming that would prob,
ably try the patience and mettle oi
the irish people more severely thar
, IL any other age in the progress OF
their struggle, and my advice is thai
by all means and with every mora
Influence that can be used. all acts
of violence be withheld Iapplausel
You have earned the consolidated
opinion of the Christian world tha
believes in free government. Do not
have il divided. Let no act of i'm
prudence produce a reaction"
In conclusion, Blaine said: Il
have only one word more to say, anC
that word is that the Irishnen of this
country should keep this question, al
i has been kept thus far, out of oul
political struggles great applausel
And mark any man as at enmity
with their cause who seeks to use il
for personal or for partisan advance
ment. And in that spirit you can, il
the language of that most eloquent
Irishman, Edmund Burke, attest the
| justice of your cause to the adyanc
ing generation that when we stand il
the link of the chain of eternal order
you can justify your policy before
every tribune. You can carry it with
confidence before the Judgment day
OF God" long continued applause.