The Irish standard., 1889-01-12
TIE IRISH STANDARD: sA rURDAY, JANUARY u.

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Prince and lords may flourish or mas fade,
A breath can make them as 9 breath has made;
But a bold peasantry, their country's pride.
When once destroyed can never be supplied"
Already too many have left Ireland,
and sadder sight you cannot imagine
than to see the desolation which makes: !
some parts of Ireland from which whole
sale emigration has taken place. This
year alone 1000 Irish left their native
shore to seek land where Irishmen are
tree. Another fatal objection to this
first proposition is the potent fact that
it is impossible to emigrate without
money. The second proposition or idea
is even more faulty than the first. In
fact.it is little less than calumpy on
the Irish people. 1t is not the fault of
the Irish race that the people are in
such miserable condition in Ireland.
The Irish people are capable of govern
ing themselves; capable of making good
laws, capable OF keeping them. capable
of being an intelligent and Industrious
people--in fact they are capable of
leading the van Of civilization as they
did once before. All they require is d
home government that will foster home
industries. encourage home trade, open
public works, give employment and
contentment to the people. If it were
the fault of the irish people that they
are IN this present miserable condition,
why does not the fault follow them and
make them miserable in every country
under the sun whittier they have been
driven by the brutality of English law.
But no. you never see it. In every free
country where freshmen are to be found
you will ever see that some Of their
number are among the sparkling spray
which bubbles to the top. See the
Irishmen in Canada-even in far of
Australia. where Sir Gavin pufey and
other Iris hoen are among the most
prominent men Of the country. But
why should go further than CHS coun
try for examples? See the Irishmen
here, and when I say Irishmen I mean
Irish~Americans. See them frst lead
ers in the army, first men in all the
civil. political and industrial politics Of
the country. Nay, I might go further
and say as I said once before, that much
of the boosted glory that surrounds
Freedoms eagle of America, much Of
that glory owes it's lustre to the blood
and bravery of Irish heroes. No, it is
not the fault Of the Irish people that
/ they ;are so downtrodden in Ireland.
Neither is it the fault OF the soil, which
the most bigoted historians allow is
rich enough to support seven times the
present population. No. the fault lies
with the British government and for
that government I predict a day of
reckoning will yet come when the
exiled miIliors of freshmen all over the
| world will join in a mighty shout Of
exultation to see just retribution
visited on the English government in
return for the centuries Of cruelties and
wrongs inflicted on the Irish people.
After giving a graphic description Of
drive through the West OF ireland and
dwelling particularly on the beauty Of
the scenery through the Pontoon, Mr..
Mocrhead then pictured the misery OF
the unfortunate peasants who were
driven to the wilds of Connemara to
struggle for an existence. He pictured
the scenes of evictions and the desola-
ton which marked the course Of the
evictor all through Ireland. Then he
concluded as follows: Through all the
dark clouds of misery which envelopes
the country there is one ray of sunshine
and hope that cheers old Ireland in all
her struggles and trials. The hope that
her children who are blessed to live be-
meath the freedom of the Stars and
Stripes of America, that they will ever
be faithful to that oppressed country to
which they owe their Origin. lrishmen
and descendants of Irishmen, let us
never disappoint our mother country in
the trust she has in us, and if it ever
pleases Kind Providence to enable us
to give her a helping hand let us give it
with a will. If it is mere matter Of
subscription let us give it cheerfully,
and let US give it with the hope that
Ireland will not much longer need our
charity. Let us give with the hope that
the banner which bears the harp and
the shamrock will soon float proudly
among the banners Of the free nations
Of the earth, an emblem Of free and
happy Ireland.
Mat1imon,al-Beat This.
The st. Louis Republic of recent
date says: Levi D, Fuller OF Cortland,
De Kalb county, Ill.,, was in town to-day
with his seventh wife, red-headed