The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-27
HOME RULE In IRELAND
MEETING AT CATHEDRAL NAIL TO
DISCUSS THE SUBJECT.
Sir Thomas Esmonde, NJ. p, the Principal
speakcr-The Expressions and Tyrannies
Of Which Ireland Complains-Ho
Rule Inevitably Coming.


Cathedral Hall, large as 1t is, was near
ly filed Yesterday evening by members
of William O'Brien and Richmond
Branches OF the Irish National Land
League and others to hear Sir Thomas
Esmonde, VI. p, on the Irish question.
Sir Thomas was introduced TO the
audience By Colonel Richard + Beirne
in brief but happy remarks, and the dis
tinguished speaker said that he was glad
TO have an opportunity to say a
few words in Richmond on the
Irish question. He was glad to
see the audience before him, as it gave
evidence OF good material for forming
in Richmond large National League
Branch He asked his hearers if the
cause and party which he represented,
the cause and party of Home rule, were
not worthy of being supported by liberty
loving Americans In the last seven OF
eight years we have fought a good fight,
we have strengthened the hopes and in
spired the energies of the Irish people,
and we now stand on a vantage ground
from which not before long we Will step
into local selfgoyernment
He stated that every one could join the
National League irrespective of nation
atty
IRELAND APPEALS TO THE WORLD,
she is struggling to obtain that measure
Of local liberty now possessed by Nir-
einia, and before long will have it. The
present Tory Government in England is
not able 10 govern Ireland as a civilized
people should be governed, nor does it,
The Irish have a large parliamentary
membership and hence are in position
to show up the inetlciency and short
cOmings of the Tories and harrass them ;
nav, compel home rule in some form or
other 10 be- granted.
CARPET-BAG RCLE
lie asked what would the people Of
Virginia think if all their laws were
made for them by Massachusetts, What
would they think if to get railroad
built q city water works, any work Of
that character, they would have 10 beg it
at the hands Of "A Legislature sitting in
Boston Why, if such procedure was
attempted to be forced on you every
Nirginian would be in arms in
twenty-four hours Look at the
operation of the Brstish Psrlia-
ment towards Scotland and Ire
land. When a Scotch member offers bill
no English member ever dreams of offer
ing an objection. When an Irish mem
Der does so il is a bid for English obicc
tion Where a Scotch bill is under debate
all the members of Parliament leave 2X-
cept the Speaker and the Scotch members,
and thus practically alone, TO legislate for
Scotland. When an Irish bill is gotten up
the English members remain, in order to
vote il down.
DISTINCT NATION
Ireland, said the speaker, is a distinct
nation from England, and what we want
is q distinct government for our local
affairs We have agitGted for this, and
for this alone. We will keep ii up until
we get it. You may as we'll try to repress
the Atlantic ocean as the eXeriOns Of
the Irish people. The crime Of England
lies in simply denying to Ireland the
rights possessed by all other civilized
people. We cannot hold public
meeting like this one this evening
without fist begging and obtaining
the consent of the magistrates and police
captain II an editor writes something
not palatable to the administration of the
Government, no matter what il Is, lie IL
put in jail for six months. We cannot
in most cases obtain trial by jury, but
are tried for most crimes before magis-
trate, who is judge, jury, and executioner,
and man imported, who mas no sym
pathy with the people he tyrannizes over.
THE END COMING.
All this though will eventually come to
an end, and if our election should take
place tomorrow Mr. Gladstone would be
returned to power by an overwhelming
majority.
He predicted that in three years
an Irish parliament would b9 sitting
In Dublin. He closed by hoping that
the meeting would not be without
good results 10 the cause he came to re-
present.
Sir Thomas speaks in the typical Eng
lish style entirely free from animation
of any kind, and hestates with every
sentence. Most of the time he kept his
hands in his oyercOat pocket, and but
once did he use them. He very much
resembles Judge Holiday of the Chancery
Court
Mr. J. Z. SUTTON,
Secretary of the Irish National Land
League, who had just arrived in the city
was then introduced. He knew he was
in the right atmosphere when in Virginia,
because it was the home of Governor
Wise, the Irishmans friend OF an illus
trious son of an illustrious race, our
present Governor; of Patrick Henry whose
tocsin cry was liberty. He said Ireland
asked for help, not from charity
or pity, but because she had a
right 10 demand it of all lib
erty-lovng people. He asked if we
remembered our reconstruction period
aud the carpet baggers. Well, said he,
Ireland has been in process of recon
struction for two hundred years, and the
carpet baggers who have infested her
were the worst that could be found in
the slums of England's cities. He asked
all to help Ireland in her great struggle
OTHER SPEAKERS.
After a few pilhy remarks from Mr.. W.
+. Reddy, Colonel X. +. Beirne, and the
adoption of a resolution of thanks to Sir
Thomas for his address, the meeting adj
tnnrp.I