Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-30
THE IRISH CAUSE.
A MANIFESTO ISSUED BY THE MA
TioNAL FEDERATION.
Home Rule at Hand-Help Urgently
Needed TO Save Evicted Tenants
Party Strain Increasing.
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DUBLIN, September pa meeting Of
the National Federation was held to-day,
at which Mr.. Justin Mccarthy. the leader
of the anti-Parnellite section of the Irish
Parliamentary party. presided. The Fede-
ration approved the issue of q manifesto
addressed to Irishmen in America and
Australia. The manifesto says:
We address you on the national cause
at an auspioious time and from an auspi.
cious position. Our demand for justice
has been advanced by the power of the
people TO another stage that 10 decisive
and all but final.
The prospect now before us IS full OF
cheer and should inspire renewed and re-
doubled effort, for it shows the sure way
70 victory as result of the general cleo
tons at which the supreme question was
home rule. The electors of Great Britain
and Ireland after six years experience
with government hostile to home rule
and devoted to coercion. have established
an administration founded on the princl-
pie that satisfaction must be given to the
Just demand of Ireland without loss OF
tune"
HoME-RULE PROSPECTS.
After denouncing the tyrannical action
of the Conservative government. the mani
festo proceeds to comment upon the Par
liamentary prospects of home rule. The
leaders of the government, it says, are
pledged to promote and TO use all their
strength TO pass bill satisfactory to the
Irish mombers of the House of Commons
and to the Irish people. 1t adds:
I'VE are convinced of the sincerity oi
the Liberal leaders, not only because oil
the course pursued by the Liberals since
Mr. Gladstone adopted home rule, but
also because their interests demand such O
permanent settlement as Ireland can cor
daily accept. Legislative industry ap-
piled to other proposals would be simply
labor lost.
Assuming that the home-rule bill will
be acceptable we can answer the next
question:. e., whether diligence and en-
ergy will be applied to secure the passage
of the bill. The Liberal leaders, both be-
fore their accession 10 Office and since,
have most implicitly confirmed their
statements that they will undertake home
rule as the first and most urgent article
of their programme, and will continue 10
hold their place until this Is accomplished.
HOUSE or LORDS OBJECTION.
1--WE do not forget the declarations of
Mr.. Balfour that no matter what the bill
may be the House of Lords will reject it.
We also bear in mind Mr.. Gladstone's
warning that il the House Of Lords re-
jected measure deliberately adopted by
the country they would do so at the peril
of their chamber. TO suppose that the
House of Lords. existing by popular sui
ierance, would venture TO offer obstinate
resistance to the will of the people would
be to imagine something contrary TO IN
variable experience in the history Of Par
lament, besides being opposed to common
sense.
IF the House of Lords. IN contempt OF
experience, 80 obstructs the nome-rule
bIll as to delay the passage of other mea-
sures ImperatIvely required by the British
people they can be effectually dealt with
in such manner as not only to enforce
the passage of the home-rule bill, but to
end all hereditary obstruction.
IRELAND WILL WIN.
Ear from hearing with disquiet of what
the House of Lords will do we feel perfect
confidence that the Irish cause will win the
day. Success is near. In the meantime
we need the help of the people to main
tain the movement with vigor. The strain
is increasing and will increase as the fnal
stage of the struggle approaches. We
need help urgently TO save evlcted tenants
until the Paris fund Is available or the
Government Commission leads to parlia-
meDtary intervention.
"Wnen the elections occurred the needs
of the evicted tenants had so exhausted
our resources that the conflict with our
opponents would have proved fatally un-
equal but for the help of Irishmen IN
America and Australia.
1.-The course of events justlfies the conf
dent expectation that when Ireland next
addresses her sons beyond the ocean the
voice of her parliament will be heard cele-
brating her victory"