Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-23
IRELAND'S HOME RULE
Leaders Issue an Address to Their
American Sympathizers.
GLADSTONE'S COURSE APPROVED.
Redmonds Followers Come in for Q Good,
Sound Scorching.
sALIsBURY's SUCCESS MEANS DEFEAT

LONDON, June 22-An address has beeI
issued to the friends of the Irish cause il
America, signed by Justin Mccarthy
Thomas Sexton, John Dillon, Timoth!
Healy, William O'Brien, T. P. O'Connor
Arthur O'Connor, David Sheehy. William
Abraham and Michael Davitt The addres
is as follows:
The coercion Parliament will be dissolved
| in few days. and the general election
which will follow will decide the fate OF Ire
prize OF national self.government, for whict
the Irish race has made incalculable sacri
hces during long course OF years,
within our gasp. Home rule for sra1 areisnG
election will be fought, and to which
all other questions have been by common
consent subordinated. There Is not Q
| Gladstone's ardor in the 'home rule" cause
has abated or that his fidelity to his en-
| gagemeDts regarding the powers and attrl-
butes OF the future Irish Parliament has
been in the lest degree shaken.
Within the present week he has given re-
newed proof that he regards home rule as
the paramount object of his remaining
days. No home rule bill could by any posi-
bility be forced through the House Of Com
mons which will not command the full as
sent and approval of the Irish people.
Giadstone's Success Means Home Rule.
The success Of Mr.. Gladstone's polls Will
therefore mean an immediate and generous
measure of self-government for Ireland.
The success OF Lord Salisbury would mean
certain destruction of the hopes Of ireland
for the lifetime Of the present generation,
and a new term Of coercion, depopu-
lation and despair for our country.
We have reason to entertain the fullest con-
f1dence that the verdict Of the British
masses will incline to the side Of liberty for
sension, alone can now stand between our
country and decisive home-rule victory at
the polls.
The representatives of an overwhelming
majority Of the Irish people have gone to
the utmost limits Of concession to tho min
ortty in their anxiety TO save their own
cause from the scandal and peril Of a con-
nfct between brother Natfonalists at such
an hour as this.
At the time Of Mr.. Parnell's death those
who had supported MI. Parnell were pub
licly invited to rcjoin the maj jorfty of their
colleagues and thus reoonstitute a united
Irish party.
Tho Redmond Party Scored.
Tho proposal was rejected with insult and
contempt. Finding It impossible to reunite
the party, We endeavored to save the coun.
try from the spectacle OF o bitterly con-
tested general election by offering to
certaining in what number Of con.
stituencies Mr. Redmond's followers were
In majority, and we were willing to
their candidates. be accepted without a
contest. All our efforts IN the direction Of
conciliation were met with insult and mis-
representation and the repeated declaration
union on any terms with the majority Of
their countrymen.
Under such circumstances no power on
earth could induce their constituencies to
Yf-a 1aNf maj an An1y y,1a hrnd ofv,cf
National unity: Even IT it were possible to
coerce the Irish constituencies into accept.
ing them il would not be, humanity speak
to the home SSaEsin fas R Into
Irish National cause is represented
by two rival and conflicting parties. Men
who confess themselves to be condemned
by the patriotism and common sense ofa
vast majority of their fellow-countrymen
have now committed themselves to reck-
less and wicked attempt to overrule tho will
OF the Irish people by leading themselves
with the Orange landlord.
Aid Asked From Americans.
In the face of such tactics it only remains
us at the polls, and we appeal to
our countrymen in America to en-
able the Irish constituencies to pronounce
Judgment freely, without passion or dis
sufficiently overpowering to
ia Ike away tho last pretext for a continuation
of those scenes of faction and recrimination
which are the shame of Ireland's friends
the world. All that is needed is
that Irish constituencies shall not be dis
franchised in this supreme hour by reason
of the expense of contests which are wan
tonly forced upon them in all directions by
the combined forces of faction and coercion.
We stand in need of instant generous help
to meet the enormous expense OF the general
election and to secure that ireland shall be
in the coming Parliament by
a strong and united Irish party with un-
questioned authority to formulate the de-
mands OF the Irish Nationalist.
To our ever faithful American friends and |
allies we in this emergency. appeal for |
AID with all the more confidence because we |
Ire convinced that to strength |
en- the hands Of the Irish party |
it this moment will be to aid in |
avertfng a miserable future Of dissensiou. |
and despair from our country, and |
10 crown the labors and sacrifices Of our |
ace by the achievement of home rule with |
Ill its atten dant train OF blessings and free |
1om.