Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-25

the Irish people Hottentots. Let Lord
Dunraven state that he was in favor of
home rule, and then the Irish people
might support him, but until then they
could not afford to do so.
Mr.. John OBrien, Limerick, said they
were now called upon to perform one of
the most important functions the Irish
people, were called upon to perform for
the last seven centuries. Their suffrages
would be tested between a hunky peer
on the one hand and an Independent
Nationalist on the other. If they be-
lieved prosperity could only be attained
by government, they should vote for
Coleman. In the present elections they
had got the chance of wiping out the old
ascendency spirit In every country in
the world democratic principles had
brought about prosperity, but in Ireland,
where ascendency prevailed, ruin and
desolation followed in its wake. The fact
that Lord Dunraven was good landlord
should not be barrier to the salvation of
the Irish people. The only hope for the
Irish people was Parliament in College
green. As soon as Lord Dunraven took
his place with his countrymen, then he
would come there to support Lord Dun
raven, and not until then. If through
the servility of the people of this county
Lord Dunraven or Lord Monteagle were
returned to the County Councils, they
would go back to the House of Lords and
there tell the Hottentot Premier Lord
Salisbury, that the Irish people were
weak and miserable enough to lick the
hand that scourged them. If the British
Government thought they were still able
to rule the country, they would have al
lowed their landlord garrison to rule
supreme, but the people had proved be-
yond doubt that democratic principles
would govern the people.
Mr.. James Coffey, solicitor, supported
the resolution, and read an extract from
Mr.. Swift McNeill's book on the history
of the Irish union to show how the Dun
raven family had secured its title. He
questioned whether Lord Dunraven's
tenants were as comfortable as represent
ed. Was it not we'll known that they
were the most rack-rented tenantry in
Munster?
Mr.. Coifey-But the fact that the man
was tenant OF Lord Dunravens did not
constitute his being in a state of vassal-
age as in days of yore. With regard to
Lord Dunraven's advocacy of the labor
ers, he had held that the laborers should
be Obliged to work for the farmers on
whose land they lived. Lord Dunraven
was man who had sacrificed friendship
on the altar of personal expediency. They
need not say anything about the late con-
troversy, which was able to take care of
itself, but they could see that he was not
greatly concerned about his friend when
it served his interest.
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the people to support an Irish Nationalist
as against the Sassenach.
The Mayor of Limerick alderman
John Daly), who was received with loud
cheers, said that for century after century
their forefathers had tried to shake off
the yoke of the foreigner. They we're
now called upon to say whether they
were content with British rule in Ireland
or whether they would proceed in the de-
mand that the Irish people alone had the
right to guide the destiny of their own
land. Would they declare on April 6
that they would have as their representa-
tive a representative of West Britonism2
If they did so, shame OH them! And the
time would come when their treachery
to themselves and to the faith of their
fathers would be recorded to their own
destruction and misery. He was glad
that none of the speakers had INDUCED
in any strong language against Lord
Dunraven-language that would be I'M
worthy OF an Irish Nationalist. He called
on them to vote for an Irish Nationalist
againt Unionist.
Mr.. David Quaide, Mr.. John Osborne
and other speakers followed, and Mr..
| John Coleman returned thanks.