Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-05-02
HE SCORES ROSEBERY.
An Exciting Election Contest To-
day in the East Wicklow
District.

Dublin. April 26.-There was great eX
element during the polling today in East
Wicklow, the election taking place there
as a result of the action Of John Sweet
man, who has represented East Wicklow
as Il follower of Justin Mccarthy since
the general election of 1892, in applying
for the Chiltern Hundreds and seeking re-
election as supporter of John Redmond
and the independent policy. Sweetman,
from the time of Lord Kosebery's first
speech as premier. has repeatedly an
nounced in public that it was the evident
policy of the premier and of the present
government to shelye home rule and
eventually he decided to sever his con-
nectiOn with the anti-Parnellite party.
On April & last he issued an address to
the electors of East Wicklow giving his
reasons for leaving the McCarthyite par
either i'll the ability or in the sincerity as
home ruler of Lord Rosebery as the
successor of Gladstone
He cassed the Irish policy of the pre-
mier to be that of merely humbusging
the electors, throwing dust in their eyes"
and added: II will be no party to it.
If the Irish party was actuated by the
old spirit of Mr.. Parnell we should not
see government in favor of homo rule
discrediting itself in the country by Il
policy of merely STAYING off general cleo
ton when it acknowledges that it has no
power to legislate, and if the next gen
eral election is not taken on home rule
the fault will be with the majority of the
Irish party. AS that majority seems
content with Lord K6sebery's policy of
lnactlOn and is acting as if it was sacri-
hclng the cause OF homo rule to keep
government in office for the sake of OBJ
tanning some crumbs of government pat
ronaSe for its supporters and the sub
Scrlbers to its parliamentary funds, and if
the party pledge at the last election COM
pels me to vote with them until | resign
my seat, L have no course to take but to
restore your trust back into your hands
This L have done by applying to the chan
cellor of the eNcheQuer for the Chiltern
Hundreds. You will, therefore. now have
an opportunity of electing member in my
place. II you so desire, to continue walk
ing through the government Hobbies to
keep Lord Rosebery III office whilst doing
nothing for Ireland, which work | refuse
to do any longer; or to elect a man who
will do his best to force every government
mat may be in power to put Irish meas
ures before all British measures until we
nave been granted our undOubted right
Of self-&overnment. Thus you will show
the public that Ireland is anxious to have
done with mere fine speech king and
sham battles in the House Of Commons
and refuses to allow home rule to be
ShcNed by any party that the Irish men,
bers keep in office.
Il now offer myself as a candidate for
reelection on the above lines of policy;
that is as an Irish Nationalist. indepen-
dent OF all English parties. If you will
elect me. | will act in alliance with every
Irish Nationalist who has the same aim,
but | will no longer be bound to act with
those | think might be sacrificing the
cause of home rule to the demands of my
English government. During last year I
found myself mere voting machine for
Lord Rosebery and if that is what you
want | cannot longer serve YOU
At the meeting held last evening at
Arknow in support of Mr.. Sweetman, a
crowd of people attacked II. J. Troy,
the local leader of the Parnelites. and
q woman threw a stone which destroyed
one Of Mr.. Troy's eyes