Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26
PARNELL'S SPEECH.

Erin Must be Built Up by lrishmen.
Parnell delivered a speech in Noting
ham few days ago, in reply 10 the address
of Lord Salisbury
He declared that there had never been
movement of such magnitude in the
country, which was so comparatively free
from crime, as the land league movement.
The object of the home rule movement, be
said was TO degenerate ireland, especially
with regard to her industrial condition.
Continuing, Mr.. Parnell said that manu-
features might be developed TO such an
extent as 10 take the strain of the land
and enable the people TO look TO other
means than farming for gaining a living,
but the idea was not tenable that Ireland
could be governed by England promoting
her industries. Irishmen themselves must
prom0.e Irish indus tries, by building har-
bors, cleaning out the channels OF rivers
and retaining waste lands, not at the ex-
pense Of the English exchequer, but of the
Irish exchequer, or, best of sll through the
efforts of local and individual enterprise
aud with private capital. Mr.. Bal
four's plan Of making railways through
impoverished districts was a vain expendi-
ture OF money. Home rube aimed at Ma
tional regeneration, and this implied the
regeneration of industries and the indus
trial and commercial spirit OF the people.
If home rule were granted it would not dis
courage the rich peope OF England from
promoting luuuSlTldl u6NelOplucnJS, DuJ INC
money would b0ludiciously and advantage
ously employed instead of being wasted, as
now, to maintain IN power government of
fraud and trickery. Expenditure of that
sort would enable Ireland TO get and keep
her head above water and TO 20 exercise
and develop the qualities of her people
that she would be no longer an exhibition
for the wonder and scorn of the nations of
the world.
Mr. Parnell would not say that it would
be impossible 10 govern Ireland by coer-
cion, but Balfour's mixture OF coercion and
censtitutionality would never succeed. Mr.
Balfour had made several mistakes; among
them was that he had neglected to provide
for the arrears OF rent and the restitution
of evicted tenants. This had led TO the
formation of new agrarian movement
which would sweep Balfour and his props
away as chat is swept before tho whirl-
wind.
If the government had nothing to be
ashamed OF in its connection with the
Times doubtless 1t would crafty curiosity
by making known the truth about that mat
ter The country wanted 10 know how far
the government had gone in
course 80 mean and so thoroughly oon-
trary to the English spirit as TO attack
men from ambush and by the use Of such
disreputable instruments. He knew the
letters were forgerieS, but he would rather
have died than have accepted the vindica-
tion the government offered him. Tho Par
nell commission, instead of trying the per-
sonal Indictment had tried the Irish nation
and the movement of the Irish party.
Mr.. Paruell declares that all talk about a
Protestant minority being animated by a
spirit OF hostility TO an Irish parliament and
opposing it. or Catholics expressing Protes-
tants is fallacious. He further declares
that the modified home rule, rs proposed
by Mr.. Gladstone, is preferable to Graf
tan's scheme, which contained several ele-
ments of friction.