The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-23
Sacrificed by It's Champions.

| An exceedingly digniiied. and, II ap-
| pearances are To be trusted, true dag
nosis of the Irish situation Is drawn by
| London to the Chicago TimesIIierald.
| since the overwhelming victory of the
unionists In the recent election the Irish
party" he declares, "never very har-
has lost its head utterly. and gone all
| 10 pieces seemingly: and the great in
| terests of Ireland are swallowed up in
| the ambitious jealousies of factional
than all the evils of British rule or
tyranny, as you choose to style 1t, have
been the 'isms' that demagogues and
others have created for the distraction
elementals are Dillonism, Healyism.
McCarthyism, Redmandism. Parnell-
ism, anti+Parnellism. between which
the people are sacritced-as they al
ways will be sacrificed until self-seek-
ers are sternly displaced by some truly
great and patriotic leader.
There are but two ways along which
it is possible to alter the political status
of ireland: one of these is named par
liamentary reform. the other is named
revolution. In this enlightened age
revolution Is not esteemed as cardinal
virtue. and fomentors of it are not
h. t,.tA 20
Moreover. an Irish revolution would
be an act of suicidal folly. unless it
were bolstered by an enemy to Eng
land sufficiently strong to imperil the
security of the whole of Great Britain.
The most feasible if not the only prac-
ticable way of solving the solvable
problems of the Anglo-Irish situation
is the parliamentary one. And those
problems probably will not be found
very difficult of solution when the Irish
shall do three things for themselves
agree fairly upon their wants; choose
candid, capable and unselfish men to
represent and urge those wants; and
act with consistency, sincerity and
harmony in the support of their ap-
proved representatives. If there is ever
to be time when unity, moderation,
judgment and candor of unselfishness
on the part of her representatives in
parliament shall be Of service and
benefit to ireland that time is now.
They are an unsupported minority
against one of the strongest govern
ments England has known since the
act of union.
They can hope for nothing to be
gained through a policy of obstruction
and evaporation. The government,
out of its very strength, Is disposed to
be lenient and fair-the consciousness
that 1t can carry all its measures with
large majorities tending to render 1t
indulgent and forbearing. Suggestions
and proposals from the Irish members
have been graciously received and as
far as has been judcious. promises
have been given to advance or protect
the interests indicated In short, ev-
erything seems most favorable to the
wise and honest furtherance Of the
genuine interests of Ireland, which are,
after all Is said and done, the interests
Of the United Kingdom. In what man
ner have the Irish representatives pre-
pared to take advantage Of the oppor-
tunities now offered and likely to be
offered in the course Of the next six
years? They have fallen into squab-
BILE over the apple of discord that a
mischievous fate has flung into their
midst. and the prospects now are that
Ireland Is once more to be made a
sacrifice to the Baal of personal ambi-
tions."
Americans have II In their power to
aid materially in bringing the fighting
Irish leaders to their senses. They
should not fail. in friendship for Ire
lands true interests, to exercise this
influence, and thus do their share
toward effecting the needed reconcilia-
tion.