The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
WHAT IRELAND WANTS.
THE NATIONAL AGITATION DE-
FINED BY Mr.. Il. P. O'CONNOR.

Federation, Not scparation,-a Ficerey
n Cabinet and One House of Parliament
Are the Features of Irelands Home
| Rule.
LONDON, Mch. c.. P. O'Connor
editor Of. the Star and member Of
Parliament, was seen by a reporter al
tie cfIice OF his paper today engaged
IL writing leading articles and was
asked this question: What improve,
:2eut or change in the internal gov
srnmenr OF Ireland, short of absolute
independence, would the Irish party
, can;ider satisfactory"
IN reply Mr. O'Connor said: AT the
ou;ss: lct ne say that no member OF
The Irish patty regards absolute sepa-
ration as possible. Norris there sin
gle member who regardgs this sever
ance favorably, even in the theory.
The finding in the report of the Par
nell case that some member of the Ma
tional party mad joined the Land
League with view to even ual dis
ruptiou Of the empire is not only false,
but TO all Irishmen acquainted with
the actual facts of the case and the
character of sthe gentlemen named,
was misapprehension so grotesque
as to deprive the report Of the Judges
opinion on Irish politics Of any solid
value whatever.
Il am glad to see that the American
press coincide with my O. inion that
the net result will be an immense
gain to the cause of1reland. TheJudges
who acquitted us, as a matt of fact,
partially condemned US by inference;
in other words, their lordshlps acquit-
ted individuals, but convic; ed organi-
zatiors. But the acquittals will be re-
membered, and the convictions forgot
ten. How absurd it was to let three
pedautic black-letter lawyers pro-
nounce On movement which is so vast
in scope and so portentous in conse-
quence, and which, in view of the
fierce passons aroused, and the enor-
nous Interests assailed, is of a. revolu-
tionary character.
'sThen YOU must remember that the
three Judges were pronounced politi-
cal opponents of the Irish cause. Two
ofthem were bigoted Tories and the
third liberal Unionist. Why, Sir,
did not Sir Charles Russell prove in
his speech yesterday in the House that
the tribunal was intentionally packed
by the Government?
However, the Irish party is conf.
dent ef what it wants and will have it
at the next general election"
"Ba5 what style Of government"
asked the reporter, "will satisfy the
party of AIr. O'Connor?"
With superb gesture, Mr. O'Con-
Nor crrepled: "a Vieeroy aided by a
responsible Cabinet-a National Irish
Parliament consisting Of one chamber
only. The party Of Ireland make no
common cause with any labor move
nen3 beyond a general sympathy with
the poor and oppressed all over the
world.
I'VE, as party have no affiliatlon
with socialism or any other ism. We
are content to follow the course mark
ed out for US by cur fathers in the glo-
rious though short time of Ireland's
free. Parliament, when loyalty to the
Crown and to the country were the
distingui- -hing characteristics Of such
men as Grattan, Saurir and others,
who, though differing il creed from
the mass Of the people, yet bent their
best energies to the common cause OF
their country, and under whose infu-
ence Ireland prospered to an extent
unequaIed by any nation of the
world.