The Irish standard., 1892-03-12
THE IRISH sTANDlRD: SATURDAY., MAR0H12g

IRISH ST. RID
their command, was put into operation
but in VAN, Their policy, by which the
very wealthy avoided assuming their
honest burden of taxation and by which
tramway, gas and water works corpora.
tons had achieved powers not sanctioned
by tine law, which WIS defantly tram
pied upon, was too obnoxious to the
large mass of London's citizens, and the
Tories backed by the national admins
tration were defeated two to one. Lord
Roseoerry was retnred to the council,
also John Burns who, with Cardinal
Manning, was prominent in making the
labor demonstration in London few
Years ago 80 orderly and imposing.
This election IN the capital of the Brit
ish Empire is portentious. While Bal
four, he with the square jaw, was anus
ing the world with his Irish Local Gov
eminent bill, the men of London quietly
formulated one of their own and adopted
it by an enormous majority. This will
have the effect of withdrawing Balfour's
gaze from across the Irish sea and will
cause him to realize the fact, 50 patent
to everyone except the needless Tories,
that nearer home their is danger. The
ground he stands ON is opening and the
period Of the final enguHment of himself
and his political followers is swiftly
nearing
Balfour's low brutality manifested
when presenting the Irish government
bill, has taken effect quickly and the re-
suit is encouraging to everyone who be-
lieves that government is for the protec-
ton of people in their natural rights
modified by the legitimate demands OF
the government to furnish it the power
to guaranty this protection. He claimed
that his bill was Substitute for the
Home Rule bill and with candid avowal
of his natural ruf6anism, said he pre-
ferred the Permanent Coercion Bill as
means of doing good to ireland. In this
he but declared the sentiments of his
party. No man outside OF that party will
read such a statement without feeling
that Indignation which is aroused by the
expression of longing for power to do
a tyrannical act by the acting head of
nation whose honds are fettered by the
stern demands of justice made by the
people of the nation. Ireland has now
eighty-fve seats in parliament it's repre-
sentation having reached this number
through Parnell and his loyal aids The
Irishmen in parliament are merciless and
successful foes of the many ideas for OPP
preston that fit through Balfour's
skull, fed by his malignant heart, and
which he seeks to crystal'ze into laws for
the degradation of Ireland. Under either
the coercion or criminal suspect acts
Balfour might arbitrarily empty the Irish
seats and people jails and thus reduce
the steadily increasing opposition that is
surely surrounding him with the essen
tials of political ruin. These eighty-fve
Irish legislators are hrn.ly fanked by
valuable auxiliaries from the rest Of the
empire.
II is clearly evident that the present
administration is nearing dissolution.
London has emphatically repudiated it
in local affairs and has the same feeling
for it in matters of national concern. A
dissolution will suddenly precpitate an
election. The eighty-fve Irish members
must be returned to keep Ireland's de-
mands in parliament until acceded. With
Gladstone and his powerful liberal fol-
lowing this result is certain. In America
the differences in the Irish party must be
ignored, and they will gradually die of
hamilton. AS practical means to ac-
,,omplish the desired result branches of
the Irish National League should be Or
ganized. The funds raised can be re-
tanned here Branches should exist in
Minneapolis, st. Paul and all other cities
and towns in Minnesota, and other states,
so that the foolish virgins may not be
held up as the exemplars Of Irish Nation
alists.
JOHN PARNEL1., brother of the Late
Charles Stewart Parnell, denies the re-
port that was circulated q few days ago
that Avonale, the Parnell residence in
1ra]and was to ba sold at auction.