The Irish standard., 1888-01-28
SATURDAY. JANUARY q. 1885.
n11T1oOK FOR IRELAND.


OUTLOOK FOR IRELAND.
The British parIiment will be opened
in the course Of a. couple OF weeks.
without dobt the forthcoming session
will be Of greater importan than any
previous one in so far as the Irish peo-
ole are concerned. Notwithstanding
the fact that questions affecting the
peace of Europe will occupy much OF
She time of the House, they all pale into
insignilcance when co npared With
the settlement Of the Irish question,
The Tories must face the fact that the
claims of The Irish people for political
1ndependsuce cannot be silenced. Co
erciop has proved a failure, and the at
tempt to deprive members, who have
been imprisoned Of their seats Will aIsa
fail be founato fail i'll its object. Even
MANY Of the Tories have ceased to CUES
sion The fact that Justice is on the side
of ireland. Enhghtment and progress
nave done more for Ireland than all
other agencies and with the aid OF
Shese potent factors the Irish question,
no matter hcE often or how long de-
serrea must finally be met and settled
according to the dictates Of justice.
No question foreign TO this country
has ever received as much as much at
teution and discussion from the Ameriz
can press and public as the relations>of
England and Ireland are receiving at
present. 'lhe people Of the United
States follow up the declarations of the
IRISH and English political leaders With
almost as much interest as if the mat.
ter in dispute were purely domestic
question. This has given a universal
lty to the Irish question that lifts 1t
above it's local moorings. The Irish de.
s1nand Legislative Independence. They
want to make their own laws at their
own capital, believing that they under
stand the needs of Ireland better than
snen who know nothing about the peo'
ple or their wants. Sir Charles Gayan
DUFFY once said:
"Ireland demands ths right to man
age her own affairs. IT "a great states
will make peace with hex on the part OF
the English people, it is still, [ am con
WINGED, possible to frame settlement
which the mass OF Intelligence and pub.
.lic spirit would accept and defend as a
permanent one. Ii not-Mr. Disraeii
has specified the alteynative-I do not
know when it will come; nobody knows.
But those who have pondered on the
history of Greece, Belgium and Hungary
..-skose who believe in the divine gov
.ernment of the world ARE assured that
spouer " later it will come"
Sir Charles in these words voiced the
hope that ills the heart Of the great
BODY Of Irishmen Of the present day
and Inspires the Thoughts aud labors of
sheir leaders. 1t is "a hope that must
with every year hnd louder and louder
expression, until Ireland attains legis.
lative independence. The press of the
United States is almost a unit in be-
lieving that the English govern nent
should no longer ignore 1reland's de-
mand for jnstice, and in doing SO gain
the good will (not lovs) of a people
bound to her by what is now regarded
as a questionable conquest. This was
doubtless the idea which Sir Charles
Gayau Duffy would gladly have seen
carried out, and for which Mr.. Parnsl!
will put forth his energy to bring about
and there is no reason to despair that it
will not become an ascertained fact. II
tine Nationalist remain true to their
leader. Ireland will remain dissatis-
led element in the British empire until
the ideas Of Young Ireland, as ex-
pressed by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, are
carried to their completion-until Ire
landis legislatively at least, as free as
The Hungary of to-day. The English
men men who gave such a warm reception
10 x ,ssuth and applauded the Hunga-
rians ia their revolutionary attempts to
regain regain their national independence af-
teri as, could certainly afford to give
.nrnsi crate attention to Ireland IS ap-
,.naal .a for4whats they were SO willing to
Ssg con aded ito the Atagyars. - here
ar1s nan 5i the Hung garian
asvnln = liking