The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-04-08

follows: The Unionist Government
consider, and very properly consider,
100000 1rishmen able to manage f.,
100000 sterling, the aggregate amount,
az rough estimate, of Irish Poor Rates
and County Cesses. What valid argu-
100000 Irishmen should not be trust.
ed to administer f7,ooo, 900, which is
somewhere about the amount it costs
to run Ireand-Unionist fashion-aiter
the deduction OF f2,oooooo or over
OF course a monstrously excessive pro,
portion-for Imperial purposes from
the total revenue OF the island? What
a 'reductio ad absurdum' argument is
this, and forged by the Unionists Them
selves! 1risllmen can be trusted to deal
with & head, but not with fl 1885,
In conclusion l would say: English
men, take warning from the awful les
son taught by the bloody Cuban drama
just ended so disastrously for the op-
p,essive mother country; how oppres-
sion and overtaxation mean civil war;
and separation in Gods own good time
The mills of God grind slowly, but
they grind exceeding small You
English are spending untold millions
on ornaments and defences. Does not
the most elementary knowledge OF the
principles OF strategy suggest that an
island containing 100000 wronged,
discontinued, dcspairing Irishmen on
your right flank will be your gravest
danger and your enemies prime OBJ
jective as being your weakest point in
the event of international complications.
strong warnings OF which darken your
evil horizon? Remember that in the
event OF an outbreak the Irish race in
America and throughout the world
and they tot up to mllions-will pour
out their money and their blood like
water to free the ould country from
all UNI Just yoke We make last des-
pairing appeal to you. Englishmen. to
pive us back Our own Parliament which
you stole from us, and let us manage
our modest affairs in our own modest
way. The sooner you do so the bet
ter for you. the better for us: for never
was a nation better equipped for self
government than we are now. We
have group-a galaxy-oi men OF en-
ceptional talents and experience OF al
| fair 10 toll t,a II al
is ready 70 Our hand Chancellor OF the
E.Xchequer second to none I mean,
of course. Mr. Thomas Sexton. to
whom the Irish nation will confde it's
financial future with implicit confidence
He has given signal proofs in municipal
administration that consummate ora
tor may also be hrst-rate financier.
All ireland owes Mr. Sexton a deep
debt of gratitude Without his assist
ance we should never have obtained the
epocl-making Commission which dis
closed to ourselves and to the world
our astounding financial wrongs. Then,
we have a Prime Minister to the man
ner born. ii he will consent to act, the
Hon, Edward Blake, who has dis
charged with eclat this responsible Of
fee on the other side Of the Atlantic
No lower position could well be offered
to MIR. Blake. who has given up some
OF the best years OF his life and lavished
time. trouble and money to further the
cause of Home Rule. while his noble
speech last session went over the whole
ground OF the financial question. and
was practically unanswcrablc. Accord
ingly it has never been answered Mr.
Dillon, as Minister of Home Affairs
would be quite all iait When Mr..
Morley was Chief Secretary it is. | be-
lieve. an open secret that Mr.. Dillon
was chief adviser. and never have Irish
affairs OF the interior been better con-
Quoted before or since-a universal vcr-
dict. know we here in Longford
have good reason to be grateful. for
they removed the extra police from our
county. which, cost the ratepayers $500
year. at the request OF the Granard
Board OF Guardians. at my initiative.
What ADLER Attorney General could be
found than Mr. T. NJ. Hcaly? And
does not natural fitness indicate Mr..
Redmond for Speakcrship. at home
master as he is in Parliamentary pro-
ccdurc, and a past master OF dignihcd
department? Mr.. Arthur O'Connor
cannot be improved upon as Chairman
OF Committees. and ----. but time
would fail NE ii | attempted to intro
ducc the long and brilliant list oil cx-
ceptionally gifted men at the disposal
OF an Irish Home Rule Adminstra-
ton