The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-08-26
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sxer Bessre the Mar % the Commons.

sscr Before the Mar % Inc Cemmsns.
From tie Losdon 0iobs OF Aug H.
The present session Of P%arlia mont will by
no means have been ~fruitle~s 10 Il brings
home 10 the people Of tlis country the utter
fu,iiity Of imagining that the gang ~
rowdie- who m~isr-present Ireland In the
House Of Commons are deserving OF the
slightest consideration by re-pectable poll
tidans. Their d~isgraosfyl conduct long $50
outraged the feelings Of the supporters %
his Majesty's Government. and now, II We
rightly constris the very significant remark
let fall bv Mr. Asquith las, night even the
patien, loyalty Of the Opposition to thair
disreputabls allies has been strained 90 the
swapping point He maintained tina, Il was
not consistent, with the dignity either of the
Government or 81 the House TO fail 10
take q course that was thought e. 10
right for fear Of the Nationalist mem
bers The Use thus ~ the phrase. The
House" la addition Ia and In distinction
from The Government. ~ worthy Of
remark Mr. A-quith clearly desired 20
embrace his own collea yue- In the dic'um
II l. with qualification tha the public viii
recognize la this pronouncement 10y a man
most probably destined 90 play a large part
In the control Of his party. a clear indioa-
ton that. for himself. he 10 at last deter
mined TO be lone with trucking 70 the
Irish rabble That he. In common with all
the more respectable members Of his party.
has long held such views In thstr hearts IL q
recognized fact hut II REQUIRED the re-
cent outrageous behavior 81 the political
mercenarie- from the sister Isle 10 wiring
from him a public admission of his opinions
The trncu ence 81 the Irish party has.
therefore. proved a blessing la disguise. and
it, effect has been ~ far widely different
from what vas intended The true object
~ this revival ~ the tactics 81 sixteen wears
ago II patent - all II n merely an adver-
listing trick similar 20 thuse We have learned
by experience TO look for whenever the
funds are running low, preliminary, no
doubt. Co a delegation to the United states
20 hlch subscriptions from the pockets Of
sentimental servant girls.
II N now certain tha' steps will have 10 be
taken At the earliest opportunity 10 put II
on, Il the power Of these agitators 20 clog
and hamper the whole OF the administrative
machine o. the Empire whenever they are 81
disposed The nation can ahord In It's
greatness 20 ignore their petty treason and
cheap sedition. but u Is not 10 be borne that
they should interfere thus with the working
Of the wheals II State. Their ability In this
direction must be enectualy curtailed. and
the simplest method 81 limiting II is by re
Vising the repre--n, alton Of Ireland. In IL
self n IL an Injustice 20 the other sections II
the United Kingdom that one section should
be over -reprp-ented by some ~ per cent. In
the councils 81 the nation. IL i- a mistake
20 SUPPOSE that the majority OF the Irish
part y are actua,.i bv any real national as
! uiration.. or that thew care In the slightest
about the principles they enuncate 80
loudly On this side ~ the ~. Georges
Channel ". are 40 unaccl@tomed TO political
corruption that II seldom occurs TO ts a. an
EXPLANATION of the conduct 81 our public
men Blu, In Ireland the case i wholly diff
fer.n, The same spin, the same motives
that AVE made Tammany a SYNONYM for
political obliauity. have made the Nation
ais, marty What |, il MANY Of those con-
n..,eI with II ar. the very ruck 81 the pop
ula,ion. whose -nle object Is a p4cpiniarv
! one to maxi. as much money by political
iobberv and corruption a. they can. ANY
on. who has had anv connection With Irish
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