The Irish standard., 1902-08-23
A PLEA FOR HOME RULE.
The Friends of ireland In Canada Issue
an Address.

The Friends of ireland In Canada Issue
an Address.
The following manifesto. signed by
Hon. John Costigan, p. NIungovan,
DR.. Fraeland, f. Il. Hayes, j. j.
O'AIara and other residents of Ottawa,
Canada, has been recently issued:
Fellow Countrymen and Friends
The struggle on behalf of Ireland's
right for self-government, which our
ancestors so bravely carried on, al
though temporarily dormant has not
been abandoned by the men of today.
Ireland at present, although with
population alarmingly reduced, yet
with the recovery of a portion of her
ancient intellectual glory, still en-
cages in the battle of right and justice,
and for the hundredth time she now
appeals for aid to the scattered frag-
ments of her race throughout the
globe.
Dos the land of our I've now
make fruitless appeal? No!
OF lreland's right to the enjoyment
Of the privilege of self-government,
and Of the capacity of her sons to ex-
ercise the functions appartaining there
to. little need be said Already have
the free and unfettered parliaments
of the vari 1us colonies of Britain
recognized the justice of Ireland's
claims, whilst the capabilities of many
of her sons have found their best H.
lustration in the successful manner in
which they have welded the British
scept1'e in many of the most important
dependencies of Britain. Irishmen at
home. more especially those of them
who loved the land of their birth,
were marked therein as helots and
slaves: whilst abroad they became
statesmen and rulers.
OF the policy of Britain towards
other sharers in the glories of the EN-
pire, a significant lesson is taught by
the march of events in South Africa.
Here, after a sanguinary strife unex-
ampled in history, and when a victory
is achieved largely accelerated by
Irish blood and Irish :lor, Home
Rule is granted to the valiant Boer,
whilst Ireland is ruled from Dublin
Castle by aliens in blood. and aliens
in sympathies. In Canada also our
Frcnch-Canadian fellow subjects are
loyal cOntented and prosperous
through methods founded upon justice;
whilst drastic eXpedients have been
adopted to firmly plant loyalty in the
hearts Of Irishmen through the medi-
um of Coercion Acts. supplemented
vict ships.
10 the means through which Ire
land became the sharer in the glories
and responsibilities of the British Par
lament, a brief retrospect will not he
out of order. During the dawning
hours of the last century. THE Parlia-
"Grattan's Parliament" went down
amidst carnival of corruption. which,
in the perfidy of it's character. stands
without a parallel in the annals of his
tory. Like bullocks i'm the SHAMELESS
foreign eXotics who We're transplanted
in the soil of that country. were pur-
chased for lands, for offices. for titles.
for lump sums of gold by the infa-
nous Castlereigh, the agent of the
British minister.
Today the descendants Ct these men
are leading anti-Home Rulers.
1t is gratifying to state that in
"Grattans Parliament" there were
many incorruptible Protestant Home
Rulers Catholics We're not tolerateD
as there are many Protestant Home
Rulers today. and with O'Connell we
! would be willing to submit to a res
| toration of the Penal Laws with all
their horrors, rather than stand the re-
suits of the base and perfidious traffic
| enacted in Dublin on that memorable
| OccA siOn .
Fellow Countrym,n. the Irish con-
| tingent in the British Parliament need
| pecuniary aid to carry on the fight;
and we now appeal to you to respond
to the call. Collectors duly author
lied will wait upon you without delay,
and we hesitate not to predict that
the call will not be made in vain.
The Pope to the President.