The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-05-17
PATRIOTIC IDEAS.
What a Duluth Correspondent Says on the
Irish Question. and the Duties Of y
Iush-Amaricans.

Will You let me say few words on
Irish matters az they stand to day. and
in doing 8, must briefly refer TO what
is going on ia Ireland where tyranny aud
persecution is carried on as cruely az
ever, aud our eountrymen and women
are still N aking desperate resistance,
not for ons moment forgetting any OF
those who in former struggles gave up
their all for the same dear old cause,
many OF whom I hope and pray have
found their reward in Gods eternal
kingdom. Others there are amongst u
whose only reward is che remembrance
shat they had done what they thought
best for their native land. though often
revilel by friends and toes OF that be-.
loved land. The name Of Tinperary had
at all times sufficient warmth in il to
FIRE the blood Of the 1rishman all over
the worli, but to-day it commands the
admiration OF other nations, and Ireland
saluses her as she brave,t OF the brave. F"
Who could read the account of She
op-ning OF the new town Of Tipperary
that appeared in your pager OF the 10 b
inst, wi hout sharing the pride and
graf fieaion Of such glorious result.
It has und 'nbtedly sixnaljy marked the
progress Of the national movement in
Ireland when we see men with COMPARE
tive wealth abandoning their mills and
factorie aud throwing themselves in
with their poorer coun'rymen in starting
anew in the world 10 make home for
themselves AMI families, and building a
new town in opposition to such terrible
odds; we should p su,e and ask our elves
are we doing all We can 10 hep them, or
il there anything THAI we can do which
would cheer them on or let them know
that the watchful eye of the exile ell
over the earth is on them :? for now ia ,he
t;me TO chow that We will never permit
them to be vana nj she'd in the battle, for
the battle they are fighting is ours Then
we should at least att IS the foraRing
party.
Tue general els"tiou will shortly be
on, and that will c rt sinly require
money. 3 .lfour has stated that Ameri.
can sympathy was dying out I'd that
Home r lie WAS becom ng thing OF the
past, and with hts NV land bill he
thinks be Can kill the aspirations OF the
Irish peopls for a native par'i ment.
Another proof that neither he Eozlish-
IN IN nor She SEQ. Gilman can realize the
deep-ro tied love that exists in the Irish
N IN Tor the restoration Ut an Irish legis-
lature; but We should show, and the
'hs English people should be made to
,derst N /, t'lat ii they do not vote a
Liberal governm .nt 10 at the next cleo
ton the friendly feeling that now exists
be'ween the two countries may be
strained aud snapped asuoder when the
I'ish people again And that they have
been disapp ,inted 10 their fondest hopes.
They may on demand a different
course from their representatives in par
lament, which it may take many years
10 bring to a settlement on the sam 2
b .sis that the Irish are willing to accept
to-day. Meeti ,gs shonli be immed :
at+,Iv called. AMI the lie fang ba k in
Balfour's teeth that We viii never sell
orr inher lance for mess OF porsidge.
w .uldn't it be wi it you opened a sub
q ,ription list and funds be collected a.
quick az possible. 1t matters little to
US whether convention be held or not,
we know our duty. then let us do it.
A. MURPHY.
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