The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-11-28
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it4Gilte.s 81 1rdu SUcIiE W say "a "Si Aspoi1
that tonight. (Cheers.) A very interest
Ing ,eoErespbudence has been going, on,
the; potnt: M which is this: That il you
will throw your;cargo overheard and your
friends (laughterl you will come into a
very, comfortable port. Naughter.l The
MON ent, ,isaopportune say these gentlemen
Tor the Liberal, party reconsidering it's at
:tatude to home rule. The Irish members
ought .to be told that home rule is ad-
1jo,irned indefinitely unless there is, unity
Il ID the Irish party. lHear, hear) Well,
presume. my friend who applauds that
sentiment means what / am sure we all
:aceeep ept,s. ps.tt that we fervently desire there
should be unity in that party. l sho,lld
like ITO see esunity in all parties. Don't for
get this the only thing which Englishmen
and Sc0tehnen ought to remember is that
;therssis one thing as to which the Irish
party &is a lJsol,ltely agreed and the Irish
'Naes,tersEare agreed, at Feast the vast major
ity,! that tn heyare in favor of some form, OF
eif-goyern1nett. (Cheers.) There is no
qua rrelling about that. (Cheers) will
remark also. that II the Irish members
and Irishne elsewhere strike you some-
times. as unreasonable and as ilnpracti-
csable! remember it is your system Of gov
ierisnei1 IT, which as made Irishmen what
they are VI (Eheers:)s - ~ j<'..
t'jsstf$I sstf$I am here tonight to say that Will
newer appear! on any platform III this IS
land and say any ything else than that the
demand for home rule arises from the ne
csssisies, Of ;thescase. (Cheers.) Yea can
not effect reforms in Irish administratlO
pssifiiiGn ifiiia every body admits to be. desired un-
less YOU make admin istration res3'uN slble
asslass ana otland. to Irish opin-
.ion:@ YOU Cannot give lTishmen q sense
OF olitieaI tfespo ponsibilty unless you give
them. what is the correiative, responsible
power .(eheers),. and more, you cannot
touch, you cannot move, you cannot pac-
ifys ffat ffffat national sentiment which you In
Scotland, above all others, ought to re.
s1,eet and do. respect (hear, hear, ana
cannot expect to move, or
touch, or pAcify that sentiment in ireland.
and, more than in Ireland, IN the ten OF
twelve millions of Irishmen who are scat
terstfover' thessurface of the earth, unless
YOU break with the old tradition, unless
YOU send a great current OF healthy, ma
tional social political life through ireland,
and YOU can only do that by extending
ttMthefn the same principles of free self
which have made the people
of this island In its three national Depart
n1erfs and in, our colonies over the sea,
whief, have made them healthy and sound
members of great body polite. (Cheers)
!; sI will make one admission to our Lib
eral Unionist friends who write these let
fers. and itais an admission that L only
make because,I can't rhe]psit. Uaughter)
The question syof home rule Is certainly
the next election (hear,
hear, and laughter). and l, will put one
humble; and respectful question to our
Liberal Uniunistsfriends Twill say to theln:t
Is there one dead der--sonle of your lead
erss have got the: highest places in the cab
itlet hto did not In 1886 admit the ne.
cesMt of illustrative reform. OF couil-
ty government reform. of control over the
erlnty 5:cesy and all; those other matters9
Wab net: that, all admitted? Was not
reform ,intr these matters promised? You
cannot say that Ireland Is, not quiet?
SAIL these admissions, promises and
pledges were surely not-I do not believe
they sweres--fly ypncritical .subterfuges to
prevent home rule. They expressed, we
are boyndsto suppose, the convictions and
the views Of the gentlemen who uttered
them Now, this IS our position during
this parliament let us. see your alternative
policy: In operation, lHear, hearl I4et.us
see4howaitsfs taken by the Irish members
to the, house of commons, and then when
you bring I'M these measures, and VIXEN
you sliom us. how they are taken BY the
Irish people $and by the Irish majority,
then Win tell you whether ! think that
home rule IS djourned indefinitely or not.
..'5 Gentlemen, I'VE say that Ireland. ts
quiet, but don t let us leave out afrem our
view what H. well known to those who
follow the conditions of irish society
closely. that at. this very. moment wtffle.
we are all sitting here discussing great
public questions freely 4 the curse OF Ire;
land---rural secret societie that curse
am: not saying what 4 don't knoNs---th " + hat
source Of demora lizatf Ion; that curse ia,
Known seVetM year since, would assuredIy
faN Qn tie ,psoplei.s0f that unhappy .sIald
Iaiat curse siss at. this moment, at work.;
and thnAe sbausfli sources Of sfernora1 1izd-s
tiolit are 4Inore and: more active. When
YOU 10 st0. your beds tonight don forget /
YOU. arR q,iiescing ina a state sofs
thfngs whichsia easy and com fort able to-
you s. hut ills bringing about the social
demoraH Hzation t. Ireland; and which :ff
y1u do mot deal with your successors will
aaasuTRlly have To deal with. Cheers lssss
:zt 5:Sss There iss only one other remark upon.
Irgland that i wish to ma ke, and III sis this
some sefs sou may know that q royal sCprn-
niias Ion has tilst report led Ia commission
composed offs sIqpsts srespensi ible and SIX He'd
expaxfs Essi finay cial mat II ld9
Wftsfs ~ aa Il. 81 most treInensl- ~
on oilss,AdmissfonassaalApp aa p@ause.J aaya
khats tsN.Ifelaaa asse treated acer4fn
lte1 afis kakI ipat lataon
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