The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-04-27

support Of tie Government, has severe'
his connection with that Party. Mr.
Eweetman has forwarded his applicatio,
to the Chancellor of the Exchequer fo
the Chitren Hundreds, and seeks re
election as member Of the Independent
Party. =
The following is the address which h
has issued to the electors
TO THE ELECTORS OF EAST WICK
LOW.
Drumbaragh. Kells,. April 9th, 1895.
Gentlemen-When accepted the offe
to be candidate at the last Genera
Election, pledged to s'sit, act, and vot
with the Irish Parliamentary Party :
believed that that Party would act indie
pendently of all English Parties whe1
Irish interests were at stake: and 7
had confidence, not only in MIR. Glad
stones marvellous ability, but in his sin
cere eesire to obtain Home Rule for Ire
land, us it was cause to which his rep
utation as a statesman was pledged.
When ne retired last year from the
leadership of the Liberal Party, fol
causes that we cannot at present fully
know, had little confidence in either the
ability or the sincerity as a Home Ruler
Of his successor, Lord Roseberry.
More than a year ago wrote to Mr.
Justin Mccarthy that thought it was
most necessary for the Home Rule cause
that there should be General Election
rs soon as possible. Mr.. Mccarthy re-
piled he did not thinks that time, or any
time very near would be opp0rtune for
a General Election. was also told that
the Liberals were not then ready with
their candidates. I therefore remained on
last year voting with the Irish Party
for British measures. Before the end OF
the session, when it was clear that the
Government were determined to stick
to office as long as they could, although
able to dc nothing for Ireland, although
Irish member and l tried to get the Irish
Party to request the Government to dis
solve Parliament before beginning the
present session, which it was plain to
everyone must prove barren as far as
Irish legislation WAS concerned. The
iu4JOl1Lf Vi LuG 40A d1Ly WOAO AOAA
fed at the idea of Dissolution, and our
resolution was outvoted by twenty-nine
to two, forty-one members not being
present when the vote took place. Last
year we were told that we must not ask
for a Dissolution, as an Eyicted Tenants
Bill was about to be introduced; this
year we are told that a great Land Bill
is to be passed through the House Of
Commons. This Land Bill may ap-
preach az near being the law of the land
as did the Evicted Tenants Bill last
year, but it can approach no nearer, as
1T will be surely either thrown out by the
House of Lords Or else completely
changed by them.
"a think the practical effect of this pol
icy to be that of merely humbugging the
electors-thrOwing dust in their eyes
and will be no party to it.
We must remember.-that most mem
bers of Parliament are satisfied to let
matters -*slfde" for. the sake Of putting
off as long. as possible q. General Election,
which is hated more than anything else
by the average member. If the major
ity Of the House, of Commons meant
bushes, it would never allow its time to
be wasted by, bores pressing on hour
after hour This monetary is occas-
tenally enlivened by some genteel COM
edy between the Leaders Of the different
parties, sometimes by a screening farce,
and, once at least last year, by mag
niacent display of mock heroics in the
shape Of al all night sitting-meanwh
onthing is done for ireland. The Tories,
who are satisfied with things as they are
and Cd not wish for legislation, are
honest in their support of he present
system Of doing business in the House Of
Commons, but one, cannot believe that
the majority, consisting Of the Liberals
and Irish members who maintain that
legislation is required, are honest, If they
are satisfied with it. il the Irish Party
was actuated by the old spirit Of Mr..
Parnell we should not see a Government
in favor of Home Rule discrediting itself
in the country by a policy of merely sty-
ing off a General Election, when it ac-
knowledges that it has no power to legis-
late: and If the next General Election is
not take non Home Rule, the fault will
be with majority Of the Irish Party.
AS that majority seems content with
Lord Rosebery's policy Of inaction, and
is acting as if it was sacrificing the cause
Of Home Rule to keeping o Government
In Office for the sake Of obtaining some
crumbs of Government patronage for
its supporters and the subscribers to its
Parliamentary Fund, and as the Party
pledge at the last election compels me to
vote with them until / resign my seat,
have on couse to take but to restore
your trust back into your hands This
Il have done by applying to the Chancel-
Tor of the Eschequer for the Chiltern
Hundreds. ~ sssa
You will, therefore, now have an OPP