The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-08-04

Why, I could tell you of dozens OF cases
where men have come to personal and
pecuniary ruin because they would hold
out and supportthe Irish cause in Parla-
ment (cheers(. Well, then, We want
money to keep up our Parliamentary
army; and not to be compelled to disband
hem on ths eve of some great political
struggle. Whom can We appeal to?
There is nothing to tempt an Irish Ma.
tionalist to remain in Parliament. There
are no prizes for him to win. He is not
likely to be summoned to Office, and to
receive large official salary; and / am
proud to say that if they were so invited
aud so summoned, no Nationalist Irish
man would accept any place whktever in
an English Government Cloud cheers).
We look to the public opinion OF our
country as our reward, and We are com
PEELED to look to the generous feelings OF
our own couutrymen to enable us to keep
our position in the British Parliament.
America has been standing by us glo-
riously and literally ever since this Irish
National movement began (cheers).
They will stand by us again, aye, and
again if needs be-, For the present !
want to appeal again to Irishmen in Ire
land and Irlshmen here want to urge
Ion Irishmen at home that they shall
organize as freely and as Tar as they can
their parochial associations whichin Ire
land, as you know, in splendid and
organic way have raised funds for Nation
al purposes / want to appeal to you
here. Irishmen and Irishwomen living in
England, to do your very best to for
ward the same purpose and to enable us
to be strong--to enable the Irish Party
to be strong in face OF our enemies
(cheere). I trust and firmly believe the
struggle has not very long to last. Let
things go as they will, it is absolutely
impossible that we should not carry our
great National cause, our great cause OF
Home Rule within very limited space
of time (cheers). Suppose we will say
for the sake of argument that the Liber-
al Government were defeated at the next
general election don't believe they
will be (cheers). because I am convinced
that in this session and in the next ses-
sion, whether it lasts long or short, they
will carry shrough many substantial
English measures that will commend
themselves to the general support OF the
English people. LIDO not see why they
might not in this session carry at all
events the first clause, which is the i'm
portant clause, Of the Registration Bill
(cheersl / do not see why they should
not hold good working session next
year and carry whatever measures they
are pledged to for the benefit OF Eng
lard and Scotland and Wales, and also
reaffirm by resolution at all events their
faith in the cause of Irieh Home Rule.
(Cheere). Well, il they do thAt-and my
own impression is that they mean to and
will do that think that when they 20
back to the constituencies at,the general
election they will return stronger than
ever they were before Cloud oheers). /
do not care what English Minister holds
the place Of Mr.. Gladstone, but I say the
English Minister who confers Home
Rule on ireland is simply doing Mr..
Gladstope's work, and acting on Mr..
Gladstone's glorious purpose (cheers).
Therefore I would say to you frankly I
would rather that the career Of Mr.. Glad.
stone, whether he be then alive or not.
were crowned by this greater honor
by the success Of his party BY giving Ire
land Home Rule would rather we won
Home Rule in that way than il any
other way whatever (cheersl But still
we are forced by the necessities of our
existence to Be 9 very popular party, and
II the Liberal party should be defeated,
and the pory party to come in at the
next eleA we will do our very best
70 squeeze Home Rule out of the reluc-.
tant will and power Of the Tory, party
(heaT, hearl We are first Of all for Ire
land and Ireland's cause. I know the
appesl + have made viii be responded to
e il has alrsady been spondsd I
know that w shall be able to keep our
fag lying and our bstt tle going o. . But
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