The Irish standard., 1893-02-25
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Is. 1893.
APPEAL FOR IRELAND.

APPEAL FOR IRELAND.
Elsewhere in this Issue we print an ap-
peal from the Irish parliamentary leaders
calling on all friends of the Irish canee
ia America, Canada, and Australia TO
rally to the support of the new Home
Rule bill offered by Mr.. Gladstone as
settlement of the Irish demand for self
government The nine members OF the
Irish party whose ames are attached to
the manifesto are men who possess the
confidence of the Irish race the world
over. They are Justin MCCARTHY, VII
liam O'Brien, Michael Dav1tt, John Dill
lon, Thomas Sexton, Edward Blake, T.
NJ. Healy and the two O'Connors. For
the past fifteen years all OF these mon
have given undeniable proof of their I'M
selfish fidelity to the Irish cause. Three
of them in particular, Davitt, Dillon and
O'Brien, have conspicuously displayed a
heroic devotion which will render their
names household words in future genera
tons. In the face of armed soldiery and
policemen they kept the Irish flag flying,
and inspired their countrymen with
courage when they were sorely oppressed.
They met the enemy boldly and deiantly
with the undaunted spirit of their race
and cared not for the consequences.
These tribunes of the peasantry suffered
Imprisonment in felon garb, but their
ardor was only stimulated to renewed
efforts in the glorious cause OF their
country. When such mon appeal to the
IRISH race in other lands to aid them in
the final struggle for local self govern
ment, every man with Irish blood in his
veins should respond with alacrity and
contribute generously to win the last
battle for Irish autonomy in the British
Isles.
The House of Lords will undoubtedly
reject the Gladstone bill, it for no other
reason than that 1T is satisfactory in the
main to all sections and classes of the
Irish people, barring the Tories and
Orangenaeu of Ulster. When rejected by
the aristocratic upper house, Gladstone
will appeal to the country and another
election will ensue. Then the enemies OF
Ireland will put forth every effort to
carry the election aud obtain majority
to defeat Home Rule. The anti Home
Rulers are powerful and influential and
have money in unlimited abundance.
The Liberals and Home Rulers, on the
other hand, are only strong in the justice
Of their cause. and lack the means TO
fight their opponents successfully, unless
the friends of ireland in other lands come
to their assistance. The Irish represent
atives state the case very clearly in the
following words: "Confronted by enc.
mics, venomous and INSCRIPTIONS and
with boundless wealth, it is impossible
for us to carry on even the short remnant
of the struggle without the assistance of
brethren and friends in all parts OF the
world It is only from people OF our own
blood and from American and Australian
eympathizers with our principles that we
have asked and accepted assistance. We
make an appeal to the same tried friends
more confidently on the morrow of the
day when by vote, unanimous and un-
challenged, the House of Commons hes
stamped upon the foul and calumnious
charge made by the paymasters of Pigott
that the independent irish Nationalists
had consented to become mercenaries Of
British administration" The expatri-
ated Irishmen in this country and the
British colonies will not turn deaf ear
i to this urgent appeal. Already the IRISH
men Of Chicago and other American
cities have expressed their willingness to
back up their countrymen at homo in
I the coming general election. The Irish
men Of the northwest will do their duty
az in the past They cannot afford to re-
main inactive any longer. At this critical
siuncture when the last fight for Ireland
s. Is be fought to finish at the polls, it
M incumbent upon them not to stand
idly by and geo the enemy triumph BY
4 hing the cup from IIEErin's lips. The
MIDI of Ireland ia Aneries have al
i1fiiced 40 much ~ give up the