The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-15

Plain Words on the Proposal from Irishmen
who Remember.
From the Irish Weekly Independent.

from me TtSh HesEiy independent.
Lord Charles Beresford. who is in many re-
spects a typical Irishman. and has therefore
many good points in his character. but who has
never distinguished himself much in politics,
has written to the press a particularly foolish
letter on the old. WORKOUT subject Of a royal
residence for ireland. He starts, indeed, with a
recital OF facts which no one can dispute. 1t is
to the effect that the Queen, in the course of her
sixty years reign, has visited this country only
three times altogether. and that her three
visits have extended over only twenty.eight
days in all; and that as regards the Prince and
Princess OF Wales, the story liz about tho same.
Those facts show unquestionably that the royal
family do not care very much for Ireland or the
Irish people; and if Lord Charles Beresford had
stopped there and contented himself with draw
ing That inference, we should have had nothing
TO say or his announcement. except to express
our qualification that such a man should have
30 spoken on such n subject. But when no goes
on to say that the infrequency of royal visits to
Ireland explains, II it is not a justification for,
Irish disloyalty, and that the establishment OF a
royal residence here would produce loyalty and
c%ontontment, we can only wonder that any man
OF intelligence like him should harbor so gross
and unfounded n delusion.
ltis perfectly true that a section of Irishmen
the small section to whom Lord Charles Beres-
Iord peiongs-do desire the presence OF royalty in
ireland, and would be R~ratiied by tho establish.
mehto OF a royal residence in Ireland. where they
could hobnob with tho members of the royal
fam1'y and the English aristocracy; and we
haye no doubt that there are a good many Gas
c ~ SnppRfepers who share that desire for strict
Iondnierclhi reasons. But that any ono in Ire
ianu OUTSIDE those, two classes lwho probably
presence of ro oSsfil in II ire sny eo oS an T rant r the
-, W lit queen or any member of her
FAMILY, 1t would BIO absurd to pretend; and in
ms connection we should like very much to
Kh9W we character and locality OF the meeting
wniGh LORD Charles Beresford says that he re-
Gently addressed here. and which, according to
as that on the subject of a royal residence.
ca Ins . raw Is; the average rishman does not
would not be in The least affected in Ills political
prnacipIfs II she lived here instead of in Eng
inha: 10 imagine otherwise is to take an utter
reasons which lie at the root OF it. Why is Ire.
land disloyal and discoPtentedi Does any one
imagine That 1t Is because we do not see much
ot tne pmeen and her familyi Does not he, docs
n moi s sIinyy one, snow that 1t is because Ireland is
a nc aiioMen 70 govern herself. but is forced to
aoGept the rule OF another nationf
siddss b ~ because English soyereigns did not re-
ofe 5Ensh people to revolt, that the Volunteers
thait t az planted their cannon in College Green,
i7sss'' thai n Roha lrishmen rose in insurrectlon in
az maj itobert Emmett sacrificed his young
n my t 3Connell started his Repeal agitation,
~ lat farhell strove for sixteen yoarsf II
t NET nsa peen q royal residence in ireland all
throuRh the last century and a half, ard II, at
tno same time, England had continued to act
Rarsstor ireland as she did. docs Lord Charles
GUS political movements to which We have re-.
te 4 you'd not have taken place all the same
tine laGt 10 Lord Charles Beresford and all
other lrishmen who make such suggestions as
ne does for renewing Irish discomfort must shut
their ~ equally to the facts of history and to
the teacnlnEs OF common sense, and, let us add,
they scarcely pay a compliment TO their coun-
msm en, Th S they talk and write as II Irish
ofbeing cheated out OF their natural desire for
their rights as a nation by material brides, and
py DrlDes. TOO or Almost paltry kind,