The Irish standard., 1901-11-30

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I object to is that any board should
come to the people, and under the pre-
tense and cloak Of doing them good, try
to turn its machinery into an agency.
directing their minds away from the
main issue that should dominate every
other issue, namely-the assertion of
their rights. Creameries and agricul-
tural banks are good things in their
way, but they are not to be taken as
the price of the freedom Of our race
(cheers). If and those who represent
the Irish people went to the govern
ment and said-'What will you give us
IN the way Of money or concessions If
we lay down at your feet the demand
of our people to be a free nation?"
there is nothing they would not give us
(cheers). They would give us anything
if we consented to be slaves. But we
have refused, as our fathers did when
1T was treason to love and death to
defend" the rights of Ireland (cheer9.
We have refused to barter for any ma
terial advantage the immortal cause
handed down to us from generation to
generation (cheers). And I warn you
all that while cooperating with any
proposal, or any board which seeks to
improve the Industries of the country,
do not allow any such board, or any
such machinery, to be used for the pur-
pose Of turning you aside from that
great object which ought ever to be be-
fore the mind of every true-born Irish
man (cheers), so it is that whatever d.
. rection we turn our eyes to we meer
and mark signs of corrupt and rotten
government around us in this land. JUS
tice is mockery, and the law is held
i'll contemplating that is administered
by partisan judges and packed and per-
| jured jurors in the box, and supported
by policemen who are encouraged to
manufacture crime and perjure them
selves in open court in order to pro-
cure the convictions of innocent men
(cries Of Sheridan" and groans). The
police of this country cost us million
and half Of money year, whereas if
ireland were policed on the same scale
as England it would cost about f4OO,-
900. That is to say, million year is
paid i'll this country for the privilege
of having our heads broken at Kill
maine, or having our lives and liberties
sworn away by the excellent Mr.. Sheri-
dan (hisses and groans). The Irish race
has been subjected for three centuries,
in their own home, to system of per-
secution and oppression which has not
been experienced by any other nation
that history bears record Of. We have
suffered-the remnant Of our race has
suffered. England has sown in Ireland
dragons teeth, and today she is reaping
crop Of enemies throughout the civil
lied world Cheers. And it is significant
that while I am speaking to you from
this platform in South Armagh, and
whilst others are addressing great meet
ings in other parts of Ireland, on this
day, in the city of New York-(cheers)
the ambassadors, the representatives
of the Irish people and the leader of
the Irish people-(cheers)- appealing
to the millions Of our race in the United
States of America-(cheers)-to rally to
our support in this war, for say that
our movement here is war (as truly
as is the war in South Africa CHEERS
for the Boers). True, we can not use
the same weapons that are used by the
gallant men serving under Delarey and
De Wet and Rotha prolonged eheers).
But we, too, have our weapons and
have compelled England's most hostile
minister Chamberlain speak
ing the other day in Edinburgh, to de-
clare that the two questions and tho
only two now troubling the British en-
pire are, first, the Irish question and
next the question Of South Africa
(cheers). We have carried the war
right into the enemy's camp (cheers),
into the citadel Of their empire and for
twenty years we have absolutely be-
wildered the proudest intellects amongst
English statesmen to put us down cloud
and prolonged cheers).