The Irish standard., 1888-01-21

facts concerning thai great moral prob
lenl he said once more from an Ilish
platform what he was th first TO state
he believed in ls77, that the solution OF
the great problem must be found in
the abolition roOt and branch Of Irish
landlordisln (cheers). ,Fhel they de-
termined this just but radical reform,
Jhey must not be understood as utter
ing any sentiments Of enmitv against
individual landlords. They did not
quarrel with them as individuals but
as landlords and supporters of a system
which bad worked in:aIculable injury
! Referring to the resolutions passed at
the recent Landlords Convention, Mr.
Dayitt said-The English people had
made up their minds that the la aoris
had had TOO many iavoJs shoWered
upon them III the past, and there was
no sentiment stronger NOW in the pub
lie mind of Great Britain tnan this,
| that no money would be- loaned cut Of
the Imperial Exchequer either to buy
out Irish landlords Or to pay off their
debts (cheersl. He must say that some
Of the Ian lords were wise men in their
generation, and were not all cmaahauns
Ilaughterl. He found that the Duke
Of Abercorn, like a prudent man, had
sold q large slice OF his estate to his
tenants, who were feols in buying. He
asserted that the tenant farmer. in Ire
land, either in the north or south who
exhibited an eagerness to buy his hold
nag from his landlord now was simply
an onladEaun The landlords interest
must como down one Or TWO degrees
before it reached the level OF q just
value. Time and nature we're fighting
Oh the side Of the Irish tenant, farmers,
i'll order that justice might be ultimate
ly done them. II he ignored these
factors which We're upon his side, and
fell into the landlords plan by giving
Is, OF II. OF Wyears' purchase, he wonld
live to ruo bis precipitancy, and to re-
greet that he had not ken the adYice
which bad been given to him from plat
forms little and great They had made
the landlords and the Tory Government
swallow threc-qnarters OF the Land
League programme, aud with Gods
blessing and the help OF truth they
| would make them swallow the other
quarter before many years had passed
over (cheeEs). The only way ia which
relief could be given to the farmer was
by an Irish State undertaking to settle
| the whole problem with the Irish laud
lords; and in order that this might be
done, the first condition was that Ire
land must have restored to her the
right OF settling the land question and
every other question in her own way la
Parliament in Dublin (eheersl. An
Irish State could easily dud the money
out of which to give to the landlords
such compens alton as would be the
award Of justice for the transfer Of
their rights ta the Irish nation. LIZ
conclusion. Mr.. Davitt said they had
every reason to he hopeful! and even to-
feel proud Of the position which the
Irish cause now occupied (cheers|.
They had passed through year which
had been full Of trial and ordeal, and
when they compared notes with that
of Mr.. Balfour he ventuged to say that
all the rel icing would be on their side.
1t was true lie had sent soma OF their
leaders--some Of tho ablest and most
devoted OF their public nen-into
prison; out was there single instance
where anyone Of Mr. Balfouz's ''crim-
ina}s' had lowered his flag one inch:
They must continue to stand by toe
great principle of that movement.
Cheers.
Mr.. NJ M'Cartan, M. F., also addressed
the meeting, and the proceeding ter.
minated.
In Newry, in the National League
hall. Mr.. J. f. Small presiding, an ad-
dress was presented to Mr.. Dayltt from
| the Newry Branch.