The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-07
PARNELL on PROTECTION.
The Eloquent Irish Leader Is for Protection
to Home Industries.

talented young men who have lust presented 10
me addresses on behalf OF their respective
Branches Of the League OF Arklow and Avoca-
/ am proud that that great national organization
has found in my native county q congenial coil.
aud that hardly any other county OF Ireland can
boast q greater strength In numbers and
greater determination in the National
movement. IApplause l am glad to
BE- once mora amongst the people of
Arkiew But my visit to-day fer the
purpose Of meeting the principal members OF
che corporation Of Dublin add their permanent
staff, that eminent engineer, Mr.. Parke Ne
VILE and the deputy surveyor. Mr.. Lawless.
with one OF the TWO scientific gentlemen. special
lists as they would De termed, one from EGG
land and one from Ireland. Sir Charles Cameron,
and Professor Dewar, of tbs University Of
Cambridge, who had como over here 20 put your
Native rock through the mill of criticism, and
Iound they were absolutely unable TO pulverize
Or break il at all. lApplause.l These gentlemen
have reported very fsvorsbly as the result OF to-
days visit upon our little undertaking on Ark
low rock Hear, hear'l-sn undertaking which
Is snail at present, but which / hope with the
help and assistance OF the hard working men
and Father Dunphy and you, his fellow
sownsmen, and By the continued patronage
Of the corporation of Dublin, we may make By
degrees into an important industry. and one
which will be the source of profit aud remuner-
stive employ msnt TO the working people of mis-
heiehsorheod- Applause.
But the pracyicsl illustration that wish TO
present TO your minds for consideration is THE
an illustration of the truth of what l have long
felt--thst without Parliament with full
powers for ireland we can do. nothing for her IN
the way OF reviving her industries. Cheers
Without a freely elected National Assembly
with power to control all the affairs of Ireland
and with power to PROTECT HER STRUGGLING
INDUSTRIES Ispplause] It is my opinion as
practical man, for what that opinion may be
worth, that Il is impossible for rs 70 revive our
petivs industries. We have had movements by
voluntary effort in the direction OF stimulating
sur people TO give the preference TO articles
Of native manufacture; these movements have
borne fruit for While. they have effected con-
siderable good. revived several branches Of
manufacture, out they have not had that last
ing quality which alone Ia to be obtained from
laws made and administered for the people and
BY the peopie. [Applause. We have had
great exhibition in Dublin, we have had another
In Cork; have had exertons made by many
associations over the country for the purpose OF
stimulating q demand for Irish manufactures;
but we are met face to face with this fact, that
We find ourselves In the commencement OF our
Industry confronted by the cemDetitiop OF Eng
land, with her perfect system OF manufactures,
with her trained population and her vast pos
session of caeital and wealth. and we know well
that the English manufacturers and the Eng
tsh traders so masterpieces that they will
compete against and trample under foot any
Struggling Irish industry in order that they
may thereby earn more for their own indus
Now, the little undertaking at Arklow Rock
Is an example of this. 1t would have been utter
~ impossible for me to have carried it even into
It's present posirion-in fact, l may say, with
knowledge of all the circumstances of the case.
that 'sett would never have been dressed on
Arklow Rock had IL not been for the protection
which has been afforded 70 this little industry
by the freely elected body OF the Dublin corpor-
alton. We want for Ireland Q larger national
body elected by the people Of Ireland, which
will have power TO do for the whole of Ireland
and all the Industries of Ireland. what the Dub
lin corporation has done 50 far for this little in
dustry. Cheers.
"Wha. was the history Of this undertaking.
When / commenced to make sets. some two
years ago. in another part of this county, i
offered the Dublin corporation sets at 2is a
ton. That was reduction, l believe, Of
eraRe price that the Welsh quarry owners
had been previously charging that body for the
came kinds of sets. The very minute | started
and came into the field the Welsh quarry own
ers formed combination among themselves,
cent their agents over, and although the cor
poratiop of Dublin could never buy from them
previously at iese than 26s or 2fs ton, they
offered TO supply them ct 2Os ton lgroansl in
order that they might stamp me out. lCries of
Never 1 could not have faced this agitation
lit would have been utterly impossible for me
to have faced this agitstion-if it had not been
for the spirited action of the Dublin corporation.
loud cheers.
"what did these gentlemen say to themselvesi
They said the Weishmen have only lowered
then prices now because Mr.. Parnel has come
into the field; they want to stamp him ont and
restore their own monopoly, and charge Us
again the old price. tho high price
which Mr. ParneIl has succeeding in
reducing And they say 10 themselves like
sensible men. Neither we, the Dublin corpora
ton, nor the citizens whom We represent, will
be any better BY taking advantage of the small
temporary reduction in price by the welshmen.
We will support Irish manufacture. and We will
give preference to native goods And they
have been acting on that principle, so that now.
at last, we have been able TO supply them with
material and with workmanship in every respect
as good, il not better. than foreign material
I'Hear, hear.1 Ave, nnd. after time, i believe
we viii make the Welshmen tired enough Of the
game of competition which they have started.
loud applsuse.l The corporation of Dublin
cay naturally that the reduction Of prices would
be only Temporary. and the cid pricea would be
fallen back upon Dc the Welsh cuarryowners rs
5000 as they had trampled upon native manu-
features. 'Aear, hear
.And they say in addition much more i'm
portsnt thing, representing, as they do, all the
principal merchants aud traders in Ireland,
they say that IL was their duty and fer the adj
vantage OF their constituents taat they should
supper. native manufacture and keep the people
as home tapplausel and the population Of the
country which helps and which alone
enables the merchants aud traders of
Dublin and every other largo city 70 live and
make money, and they have acted IN that re-
spect like prudent and sensible, and practical
men, we'll as like patriots, and al that can
say is this-that when we get properly estao-
lishcd on this big rock above when we get the
population trained Into be abis to make sets
sud do all the work properly l have no doubt
the corporation Of Dublin will be able to get
setts from us cheap from any body else
leheersl, and that they won't lose q single penny
By doing their duty to Ireland aud herhndustries.
This question of the protection OF the in
dustries OF Ireland is one OF vital importance
for the Nation. The land question is great
question too We have fought hard for the ten
cot farmers, and we have obtained great eene-
fits for them. Hear, hear We will continue
10 fight for them, and believe that before
long il will be possible for the great programme
tof the Land League 10 be carried out loud
eheersl, that landlord oppression, eviction. aud
rsck-renting will be put an erd TO, and that u
Will be possible for every occupying tenant 10
become the owner OF his holding upon fair
terms. And Nc have also in addition to con-
sider the interests of the lsboring popula-
ton. lApplsuse. We have to con-
slider the interest Of the arti-
sans Of the towns and Of the laborers in the
country, and as / have already stated, it is my
nvm belief that 1t will be impossible for us to
Keep this great portion of the aboring classes at
home and IN comfort without protection to Irish
industries. Hear, hear. IL is o problem which
srsquires the utmost exertion on all our parts TO
solve. The life of Ireland is dependent upon
the preservation OF her bone and sinew Our
population has diminished at the rate o. l. 00O,-
teOO q decade during the last forty wears II Il
fsime that that should be put a stop to Hear
thesr, and that II should be possible for the H.
Nborers, the artisans and the mechanics OF Ire
land TO live, thrive add prosper at home- fond