The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-06-29


him Without eons,ll tlng ths .ibaral Sfaf-.
Isl at MI and "a il,,er speech D
throne, is ~ IL called, slhie mad not the
slightest references TO Home Rule. SlAA
few days after assuming the lead ershipp
q the part Lord Roseber made &
speech il which he agreed with cord
Salisbury In saying that Hon1e Rule
would be- given ia. Ireland only when Il
majority Of the English people ayored
it. That was enoughh Tor the. Irish mem
tbers To- vote with the Radicals, with the
result that an anaend nert for the 5aboli7
tion Of the hereditary chamber was car-
ried in the House of Commons bya ma
|jority Of 2. What the Irish members
should have then done was II to vote
against the Liberals aud compel Rose--
berry to resign instanter.: Had they done
SO they would be nearer Home Rule than
they are today. II. B. &. 4. st..
During the, premiership Of Lord Rose
berry Home Rule was laid on the shelf
and nothing whatever was done for Ire
land. The amnesty to Irish, political
prisoners was refused; the question OF
the Christian Brothers school was ig-
nored; and the Irish land bill was asft
unpassed though It had reached Its sec
ond reading The aim and object Of
the Liberal party since the resignation
of Gladstone was to, trengthen itself
with the British electors for the next
general election 80 as to get along with
out The Irish. But it utterly failed to
satisfy either the Scotch or the Welsh
any more than the Irish and grew weak.
er day by day untilit finally collapsed.
What are. the Irish to do now? The
Tory party led by Salisbury will not
grant them lf-government or anything
else worth having. What they ought
TO do is to cultivate self~control and self
reliance and never again become q tail
to any English party. They should inn
mediately consolidate their forces and
stand ,lnitedly together, If they do
that they will compel any English party
to heed their demands; If they continue
their discussions and divide their
strength they will accomplish. nothing
for, their country, and their kith and kin
In other lands who rendered them moral
and financial aid In the past will turn q
deaf ear to their appeal for help.
SO long as the House of Lords exists
In it's present form 1t will require rev
olution to intimidate the peers to grant
seif-government to Ireland. 1T the Lib
eral party had brave and able leader
the shibboleth Of the next campaign
should be mend or end the Lords" But
it is hard to get the English people to
carry on a warfare against the aristoc-
racy. Gladstone realized that fact and
retired from the contest. Salisbury is
now at the head Of affairs. and he will
resist up to the very point of revolution
any reform Of the upper chamber or any
curtailment of the privileges Of the he
redity legislators We do not see that
there is any chance for Home Rule to
pass while the Tories remain In power,
butrif the Irish cease quarreling, become
united and obstruct the progress of Eng
lish business in parliament, Salisbury
and Balfour will not rest on a bed Of
roses during their administration. The
Irish can do more effective work when
they are opposed by their inveterate en-
emies. the Tories, than when in alliance
with their lukewarm friends, the Wings.
In amy event the cause Of Ireland is not
lost by change Of ministry, and the
day of independence may be near at
hand if the Irish people are true to them
selves. 4