The Irish standard., 1889-09-28


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altered IA t,soer sIiItsel
minutes ever. Will ~ l Dest \ to s
make l. q j. MT that
such welcome Is accor1sd Is any woman o,,,I
except that Ind who rules
lover us. Uur vel one has been most
extraordinary one ONE, and i desire TO.
thank You for il; with al ny heart,
speaking not only for myself and for
Those ladies who have come with me,
but also for hundreds Of thousands OF
women whom we have left behind us
who are one at heart with US (hear, hear,
and cheers.
WOMAN IN Politics.
Some Of you perhaps will wonder how
women can be Of any service in politics,
and should like to tell you for few
moments what our aim is, and how we
set about it. We feel that there are
/ plenty of women whose other duties
permit their time to be spent in the
public service (hear, hear). We desire
by every means in our power to teach
Jour people the true meaning Of politics.
In England. where the people have no
one great object to unite them all as you
have here in Ireland, the people begin
1 10 lab on, q n1ookinonnrsrrr
am sorry to say use expressions of
great bitterness to each other, and our
desire is to get the people to act on
principles. We behave that women can
exercise great influence in getting the
people to act on just principles, and j
am proud to say that do believe they
exercise that influence when they enter
into politics (cheers). The machinery
By which we work may be known to
some of you, but perhaps not to all.
We have a Woman's Liberal Central
Federation, of which Mrs. Gladstone
herself Is president cloud cheers). We
| have between 80 and 100 associations in
different parts Of the country who are
working daily for the promotion OF the
broad principles of righteousness, and
that must inevitably lead to Home Rule
(cheers).
TIE BASIS ON TRUE POLITICS.
It is said that il women got the vote they
would be found to be Conservatives. So
long as they are ignorant and so long as
they are influenced by passion they
might be Conservatives, but the moment
women are educated the true woman's
nature of unsel6shness comes out, and
they are Liberal to the heart cloud
cheers). There was never meeting, so
far as I know, held by any one of the 80
or 100 associations in which your case
was forgotten, and there is always a
speaker to devote himself or herself to
your cause and it's promotion; and [
think I may say, speaking for myself,
some of us who work night and day to
convince our people that the basis of
true politics il best explained as the
science of the we'll being Of the whole
Empire, and that It's only true founda-
ton is IN justice and righteousness, and
chat again brings us to your cause OF
Home Rule (cheers). It's because we
believe in Ireland's right to Home Rule
as matter Of justice, and in England's
duty as matter of righteousness, that
we work in this way (cheers). We feel
that it is enough for us that for seven
centuries the misrule and cruelty of
England to Ireland brought disgrace on
the heads of the English people, and ]
can only assure you that our most fer:
| vent wish and constant and continual
prayer is that the Divine Providence
will shorten the period which is between
this movement and the success of your
desires loud cheers)
| Addresses were also delivered by Mr..
Moreton, Secretary of the English Home
Rule Union. Carvell Williams, late
M. P. for Nottingham, DR.. Robertson,
of the Eexecurive Of the National Libe-
raj Federation, Fl. Holiday and the
Rev. Charles Berry, Independent Min
lister Wolverhampton. The proceedings
closed with the singing of "God Save
Ireland.
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Edna. L.