The Irish standard., 1900-02-24
All Parties United and Jubi]ant
Over the Result.
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR The SAD ISLE
Great Britain Must Establish a
State Of Equality.

In acknowledging an invitation to
St. Patricks day banquet in London,
in March, 1893, Gladstone wrote to
John Dillon as follows: "Your cause
is in your own hands. If ireland is
disunited her cause so long remains
hopeless. If, on the contrary, she
knows her own mind and is one in
spirit, that cause is irresistible" The
words are worth recalling now in view
OF recent events, and especially as the
prophecy and opinion OF England's
greatest politician and statesman in our
century At last, after decade OF dis
sensions and foolish and irritating in
vectivcs, Ireland has come to know her
own mind,is jubilantly one in spirit and
feels more than ever that her cause is
irresistible-not alone because it is Just,
for it has always been that, but because
her enemy is growing decadcnt and
impotcnt. England's inspiration to-
day is that Of jingoism, not of hope
and confidence, says "Owen Roe" the
Dublin special correspondent OF the
Chicago Chronicle.
The union Of the parliamentary sec
tions has worked wonderful change
here. There is no longer dependency
and regret has given place to rcsolu-
ton The solidarity of the Irish pco-
pie has followed the reunion OF their
parliamentary representatives. Fac
ton and fcud have passed away and
every manifestation OF the restored con-
tldcncc gives promise that the union
will be lasting. Not since the days Of
Parnell's strength has there been so
hopeful and resolute spirit in this old
land, and to realize the significance OF
this reunion movement one only needs
to note the snecrs and dcnunciations of
the unionist and tory papers. Their
blustcr and ridicule, however, command
little heed, and the Irish people feel
confident that with the aid of the Beers
they will bring English statesmen to a
realization OF the fact that it would be
safer for them to establish equality and
justice at home than to attempt to sub
due others because of greedy and
brutal lust for dominion
To Timothy Harrington, member OF
parliament for the harbor division of
this city and chairman OF committee
appointed at 4 unity conference in
April last, much is due for the happy
result now reached. For his services,
as valuable as they were conspicuous,
the reunited members rendered him a
unanimous vote OF thanks, ordering the
same to be engrosscd on velum. There
is, in addition, movement on foot to
more formally recognize the important
part he played by presentation OF a
substantial character.
The Frccman's Journal, the organ of
John Dillon and the majority party, is
equally enthusiastic over the clasping
Of hands. The fruits of the reunion, it
says, will be found in an active and
united nationalist policy in the stormy
session Of parliament just opened. "Oncc
again the Irish party will make its
power felt when the unionist govern
mcnt is least capable of resisting Their
unity and united action will be matter
of rejoicing to the friends of ireland
all the world over. Nor will that unity
be easily disturbed. The country has
had too long and too bitter experience
Of the evils Of disscnsion to tolerate
any further attempts at disruption,
however ingcniously contrivcd. A
united party in parliament voicing the
policy and backed by the power OF a
united and organized people in Ireland
cannot fail to advance the cause of
home rule for the nation and the land
for the people,"
Tim Hcaly's organ, the Nation, and
William OBrien's organ, the Irish
People, are equally delighted with the
outcome and confident of the benefits
to flow from it. In fact, every nation
alist paper in Ireland is jubiant over
the reunion, and clubs and organiza-
tions from every point are telegraphing
and writing their pleasure and congrat-
ulations. When one considers the dis
sensions and bitterness of the past, this
sudden beating of many hearts as one,
this blending of heretofore antagonis-
tic feelings, this chorus of nationality
without disordant note is q remark