The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-09-12
IRISH MANIFESTO
The Remarkable Document Promul.
gated by the National League Of
America.
Dir. Gladstone's Home Rule Measure
Denounced as Utterly
Worthless.
American Patriots Might BE Emulated
and Declaration Of Independence
Issued.

NEW YORK. Sept 12.-Considerable
dissatisfaction has been evinced by the
leading members of the Irish National
league in American as to the provisions
of Gladstone's home rule bill, which
was rejected on Friday by the house of
lords by the immense majority of 419
to Al. The members of the opposition
say the bill does not present the ele-
ments of finality and cannot but place
the Irish naticn in a worse position
than at present. The executive of the
Irish National league complains that
the evicted tenants have been left un-
cared for, while the disfranchisement
of % Irish seats under the bill, while
the
Land and Police Questions
remain in the hands of the government.
would seriously influence the power OF
the Irish mem bers in the house OF COM
mons. Immediately upon the rejection
of the home rule bill by the house OF
lords, the executive of the Irish Ma
tional league decided upon issuing
manifesto to the Irish people in Amer
lea, setting forth their views upon the
provisions of the rejected bill and their
ideas as to the course which the Irish
National league should adopt in the
present crisis. The manifesto is as fol-
lows:
A Remarkable Document.
Irishmen and Friends of Ireland:
When the home rule proposals Of Mr..
Gladstone became known we addressed
you, giving our opinion of the bill and
warning Irishmen against the. accept
ance Of it's provisions. We bad no
faith in the work of Mr.. Gladstone
We looked upon it as chimerical
something to ''lead the fool farther, y
and we were sorry to zee our own peo-
pie playing the weaker part in. the
greatest farcical comedy of the age
The bill submitted to the house of COM
mons was practically worthless. The
imposition upon our country OF the
mutilated skeleton which was just re-
jected by the house of lords would have
been an outrage, and the serfs who
would accept it with thanks would
merit The scorn of the nation. 1t was q
sorry spectacle, Ireland after her strug-
gle of centuries
On Her Knees For a Crime.
We have no hesitation in declaring
thai no more pernicious influence has
been at work than the influence OF Mr..
Gladstone in recent years. The spirit
of Irish nationality was being steadily
destroyed by this influence, fostered by
a designing agency which prefers a
West Briton to an Irishman. Let IN
hope that the spell has passed away,
and that our people will once more
recognize that their place is not at the
feet of England. In that event the
house of lords may not be an unmixed
evil. Mr.. Gladstone, whether he ap-
peals to the country this year or not,
will, in the opinion of those thoroughly
acquainted with the situation. be de.
feated at polls by the men who would
still keep their hands in their pockets
On the home rule question alone he is
Certain of Defeat,
| Dut Oy ms snlrKlng or the Qlrect issue
ty linking an unpopular local optior
bill and other measures to home rule h,
insures a sweeping majority for tn,
torch. 1t appears to Us that the time
has come when the Irish race the worlt
over should be enlisted in one giganti
movement for the liberation of Ireland
1t has the power to strike the chain
frem the mother land if it has only tn
will A great convention of Irishmel
from all countries, we think, should b
called, and plan for united actio
formulated and adopted. AT such
convention the example of the Ameri
! can patriots might be emulated and
declaration of Ireland's independents
given to the world.
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