The Irish standard., 1895-05-11

seeks to break up his own party and de-
serts to the enemy on an idle pretext as
Sweetman has done,that man Is neither
any good for the party he has left nor
will he be any accession to the party that
he joins fcheers). Mr.. SWeetman says
the government has done nothing for
Ireland. Well in former times the gov-
ernment of this country was govern
ment Of your enemies the house of lords
and the house of commons, Joined to-
gether like the blades Of a scissors to
shear and fleece you or take your heads
off. Consequently you looked upon the
government as an all-powerful thing.
Now, one great party in the state has
come over to your side in the house OF
commons, but you find that the other
great party is still entrenched in the
house of lords; and though the govern
ment can control the police and the SOL
diers and the administrative action for
the time being, it is not yet all-powerful,
as you have been in the habit Of regard
ing it (hear, hear.
What has Mr.. Redmond said about the
land bill? First ne called it "a fraud. .
4 A4AA1 w do 1tktA!Ci pun LII AoCSAAAAS3 lS1
that child. Then he called it "a farce. .
Next he said it was foolish" to expect
it pass. tsFraud, farcical and foolish
laughter)--these are the Redmonite
"Three F's' Naughter). Then he said
it would "never have been introduced
only for the pressure Of the Redmonite
party" Therefore his party compelled
the introduction OF bill that was a fraud
and farcical foolishness CHEERS and
laughter). Again he declared: Z am
Convinced that the bill would never have
been introduced at all we're it not for the
pressure of independent members in the
parliament" Yet upon tll;at ne says 1t
was introduced "for the purpose CT hum
bugging and lloodwinking the farmers"
Qaughter). Why the man cannot tell
the truth in two consecutive sentences
(cheers). If the bill was introduced
owing to the pressure Of Redmonites,
and still was introduced to hoodwiak the
people, what can you thi,.:k of the Red
monites OR Of the man who cannot re-
member one minute what he said the
minute before? Uaughter) Then he
goes on to say that the whole land bill
scheme was devised for the purpose of
inducing the people of Ireland to toler-
ate the continuance of the support Of the
Liberal party by the Irish members in
the house of commons" uaughter). Still
he adds: "It is, as it stands, a good land
bill" Qaughter). And, most ridiculous
of all, he says: s'We will try to amend
it, renewed laughterj. These. for
sooth, are our statesmen (cheers). Why,
the two Redmonds put together--John
and Billy-have not sufficient knowl
edge between them, If rolled into Sia-
nese Twins, to frame a sensible amend
ment to land bill Cheers and laughter).
They might move that towns in the
townparks section should be raised from
1000 population to 10000, or that the
limits for grazing holdings should be
raised from f2O0 to $4,000, then they
would get out Of their depth; yet that is
the party that John Sweetman has gone
over to (hear, hear). II blame Mr..
sweetlnan not SO much for his desertion,
which is bad enough, as for the time
that he chose to desert and the men he
deserted to Chear). His majority at the
election three years ago was 2o5, aud he
went over to the enemy when he knew
that 30 Of the Arklow fishermen We're on
the broad Atlantic ocean who were his
supporters in 1892 (cheers). If by any
misfortune the Tory should be returned
again for Wicklow, say the name OF
Sweetrnan would be spoken in Ireland
accompanied only by maledictions and
curses (cheers). He says that there is
no truth in the statement that he has
made bargain with the Tories, and
to prove this he says that the Tory is
standing against him. Well, I would
rather he had enough sense to have had
bargain with the Tories, and will
tell you why. Because, bad as Mr.
Sweet1nan's conduct is, I would rather
see him sitting for Wicklow than the
Tory, who would oppose the land blk.
What do you think of the men who
would imperil this seat, where his major
ity at the last election was only 2O5,
and cast your county over to the Tory
and exterminator? {Groans).
1t was as reckless, as foolish, and as
criminal an act as that Of soldier
placed in the gap who sold the pass to
the enemy (cheers). He knew the con-
was in a tickllsh and delicate
position politically. The majority was
small, and Mr.. Sweetman was bound to-
hold the fort and keep aloft the flag of.
ireland. Yet he pulls down our flag
and he gives the key Of the position
politically into the hands of the knight
OF the battering ram, Col. Tottenham
(cheers), and all on the pretense that he
was afraid Of becoming a. voting ma
chine for Lord Rosebery (hear, hear>..
# Mr.. Sweetman gets into the house Of
commons he will vote with the Tory
party. But he will never get in again
Cheers, and he is the last Sweetman
that will sit in the house in our day and
generation Qoud cheers Fellow-coun-
trymen, don't imagine that your coun-
ty is not in danger. 1t is in danger
from the Tories. / implore Of you don't
let the delusion come into your heart
that this is a safe seat for O'Kelly, our
man. We want every man and every
woman Of you to,give us help
We have got a good candidate. Cloud
cheers.) There never was a better one
before any county (reneweds eheering). |
T have known lO'Kelly for the last Is
years, but have never heard him speak
until this contest commenced at the, be-
ginning of the week, and my only re-
gret is that we had not him for Wick !
low long ago, instead Of going to Mime
sofa for candidate s(loud cheers). What |
we ask you to do in this election i'll to !
send us a good hand to join the Crew
lcheers), and then the good old ship Of
[reland's fortunes, which for so long has
b1lffeted many a stormy sea, will come |
home again amidst joysome faces andI
zladsome eyes to the port OF national
salvation loud cheers).' tts IL II
The Rev. Father Farrelly, G. c., alsoI
addressed the meeting, and was enthusl
,iastically received. 3 .ss%
4 Mr. Dennis Kilhride M Z !, who was!l
oudly .cheered. delivered an eloquenti
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