The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-02-18


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gradually come under the sole control
Of the Irish authorities. The Irish rep
resentatives in the London parliament
will be reduced from lob to 80, and they
will be excluded from voting on any bill
or motion relating to British affairs ex-
cept 50 far as they affect ireland, the OBJ
ject being to confne them exclusively to
matters pertaining to their own country.
The financial portion OF the bill is the
most unsatisfactory to the Irish MEM
bere, but William O'Brien declares that,
nevertheless, the main lines IT the bill
are sufficient settlement OF the Irish
claims, and that he favors an acceptance
O, the bill as presented, as it gives sub
start1al control over irish domestic at
fairs AS regards the land question, the
irish cannot legislate upon it for three
years.
| After Gladstone had finished his ad-
dress Thomas Sexton arose as the mouth
piece OF the irish party, and said the bill
as whole was better than that Of 1886,
but the financial proposals were not rs
good as those contained in the first bill.
As regards the detention of Irish mem
bers in London lie said the Irish party
was not disposed to make any trouble,
but it was probable that when Home
Rule had been established their votes
would be silent in the house unless other
members troubled them. "If the imperial
parliament" continued Sexton, SHOULD
display any tendency to capricious and
vexatious use of the veto Or to interfere
IN the sphere defined by itself, / think it
would be found that Ireland's unique
position would stand the Irish members
in good stead" This observation elected
cheers from the opposition benches.
After adjournment the Irish party held
conference and accepted the new Home
Rule constitution as proposed by Mr..
Gladstone. They drew up the following
resolution for transmission to the friends
of Ireland on this side of the Atlantic:
"The bill offers Ireland legislature, a
free deal in all Irish affairs and an exc
cutive government responsible to that
legislature. In all the main principles
and in the political machinery it has pro-
vided much better than the bill Of 1886.
The Irish parliamentary party, at meet
ing specially summoned after the deliv-
cry of Mr.. Gladstone's great speech, cor
daily accepted the new Home Rule con-
etitution as satisfactory scheme of Irish
national sef-government, subject to en-
beavers in committee to improve the pro-
posed financial arrangements and to have
the time shortened wherein the land
question is to be withheld from the pur
view Of the Irish national legislature.
We are authorized by the party to trans
nit this resolution to the friends and
supporters OF Irish liberty in the United
States and Canada" This manifesto was
signed by John Dillon and Michael
Davitt in the name and by the authority
of the Irish parliamentary party.
If the parliamentary party with, such
mon as Dillon, Davitt, O'Brien, Sexton,
Mccarthy, Blake, Redmond, Healy, T. ID.
Sullivan and others are satisfied to &C
cept the bill after the necessary amend
ments in committee, and it the irish
people at home endorse their action, we
see no sound reason for the Irish in the
United States aud Canada to enter any
objections. The Irish party, however,
should not accept the bill as final settle
ment. They should not bind poster1ty
to the observance Of an international
compact which may debar them from
their legitimate rights under changed
conditions that may arise in the future,
There is now every probability that the
Home Rule bill will pass in the British
Commons within q short time. 1t will
then 20 to the House of Lords where it
is likely to be rejected. Gladstone must
then call upon her majesty, the Queen, to
create sufficient number of Liberal
lords to enter the upper house for the
purpose OF passing the bill The dawn
of Ireland's freedom is visible, and the
time is close at hand when Erin will be
once more enrobed in the habiliments of
nationhood. God speed the day!
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The 84th anniversary of Abraham Lin
coins birthday was generally observed
this year in the leading cities Of the
United States by banquets and eloquent
tributes to his memory. Last Sunday
evening, February IL, the life, character
and achievements Of the martyr-presi-
don't we're portrayed in brilliant oratery