The Irish standard., 1891-01-10
stone, at a banquet in London, stopped
the proceedings and with exultation IN
his face and voice announced, amid the

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rule Of MIR. Gladstohe's friend and ap
pointee, Buckshot Forster. The press
and people were suppressed. Irish
members were hustled out of the House
of Commons. The star chamber was
received in Dublin Castle under the
great Liberal Gladstone, who by every
act and word of his proved that English
interests we're to be preserved in Ire
land at the expense of the Irish people.
| Gladstone, Forster and Spencer were
then the objects of Irish hatred, and de-
seryediY SO, Whence this conversion of
Gladstone, unequaled since the days of
Saul? Whence this change of heart and
ODlnion on the part of some Irish M !.
! P.'s who. only a. short time previously.
vigorously denounced Gladstone and
then recognized him as the Grand Ola
Man and Ireland's benefactor; and one
Of the leading and most sensational of
The Irish M. P.'s is reported to have
said to an English audience that he
would feel honored in blacking Earl
Spencer's shoes. who, few short
months before, was known as the
Bloody Earl. Was 1t love of Ireland or
the exigencies Of British politics caused
this change of front of Gladstone and
Spencer? A glance at the present con-
dition OF political affairs in England
will enable you to form a pretty clear
| opinion on the matter. The eighty five
Irish members Of Parliament are not
men OF means, and many Of them are
paid salaries from the parliamentary
fund, and since they have become alb.
sorbed bv the Liberal party many of
them. ut is stated, are drawing salaries
from ttset Iiberal Club. Many Of them
have commercial and professional IN
terests wholly in England, and. taken
as a whole, the Parnellite party. H.
stead of being party of independent
opposition, is now part OF the Liberal
party of England. They have been so
manipulated by Gladstone that many of
them regard his wishes as paramount
to all things else; and, indeed. many of
them appear to regard him as the leader
of their party. He has at least divided
the Irish contingent. AS the conserva--
tives have promised some form of self
government for Ireland, and as that is
the rock on which the Liberals and lib
eral unionists split, there is no further
motive for a continuance OF the alliance
Of the latter with the conservatives.
At this juncture Mr.. Gladstone mani
tests disposition to drop Home Rule
and thus open the gates for the return
Of Harrington. Chamberlain and other
political prodigals.
The Irish parliamentary party has
clearly departed from it's original pur.
pose, namely. independent opposition
to all parties. and simple give quld
quo for any concessions to Ireland. No
one can successfully deny that the Irish
M. P.'s, or rather great many of them,
are chained to the chariot wheels Of
English liberalism. This has been fully
demonstrated in their attitude toward
MIR. Parnell. With full knowledge of
his moral delinquency they reelected
him as leader. but next day, at the nod
Of Mr.. Gladstone. many of them ex-
pressed contrition for their sin of pa
triotic gratitude to a man who had done
so much for Iceland and for them.
They have eliminated altogether the
mn r1r of ho or
stones expression of disapproval they
seek to undo what they have done and,
IN crying out "Give us Gladstone and
away with Parnell,' = eheY show them
selves in their true colors, thoroughly
West British. Year after year the Ma
tionalists of America have given freely
to support the National League move
ment and the men who led it. There
appears little prospect of any fair meas
ure of self government for ireland
either from Gladstone or Balfour We
ask the Nationalists in Ireland and
America again to turn their attention
to the only method By which any coun-
try ever obtained it's freedom-the
methods Of the men Of Bunker Hill, of
Lexington, of Concord and of Majuba
Hill-the methods of Washington,
Bruce. Tell, Tone. Hotter and Joubert.
AS Americans We would be untrue to
the traditions Of the great free flag
under which we live, If we would not
advocate and fight for freedom.
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