The Irish standard., 1902-05-17
The Irish National Cause is Founded on
Rock of Principle and is
Sure to Succeed.
The People Must Depend Upon Themselves
in the Great Struggle for
Land and Liberty.

| III" men who are to maintain the cause
OF Ireland in the British House OF
Commons. Under former conditions If
| might n" unfairly lr said that the
| IRISH Parliamentary party controlled
| the people of Ireland. Now il may
truly b" said that the people of Ire
land GREAT" and control the Irish rep
rrSrntni"n in parliament
The National League became !; COM
| l'I''" success, and is now thoroughly
established all over the country.
o'l'rirn'S 'heaItll. however, completely
| broke down under the strain and pres
sure of the great task hr had under
| taken, and his country has for Il long
| time had To dispense with his services
| in the House of Commons, in order
'i';lt llr might as far as possible recruit
his physical energies by travel ana by
intervals Of complete rest 1lhc first
condition on which the National
| Lrlgl" insisted WAS the Abandonment
of all the internal disputes which had
led I" the 'liSunion of the parliament
AIRY party. and the reconstruction of
| mat party under one chosen leader
The lending men. ANA indeed nll the
men or both sections of the country,
readily ana gladly fell in with the
proposition. Those who composed the
majority of the party not only dcclur-
| "h their readiness to accept the terms
| but even of their own accord declared
their Willingness TO eject Il leader from
that small section which had always
proclaimed itself 'arrlIitc. John Dill
| Ion was then the chosen leader of the
majority, ana by his sincerity. his self
S;lrrficing patriotism, and his great
political capacity. he had won the full
| confidence of those who followed him
ana in the ordinary course of events
might have been elected ana reelected
| as leader through the whole course, of
his life. But with an nbncyntion of
| self which was thoroughly characters
| iStic. John Dillon. who saw at once
the great national advantages which
might come from giving the place of
leader to one of tho small Parncllite
party. insisted ON rcsigning his place
as lender, ana firmly declared that
under no conditions would he accept
reelection to the Office during the cx-
iSting or the next coming parliament.
Then the reunited Irish Parliamentary
party agreed to elect as it's leader
John Redmond. who had been one Of
the most devoted of ParncIls follow
| rrs, who had stood by Parncll during
the long days of debate ut the meet
ings of the Irish Parliamentary party
of that time in the famous Committee
Room No. Is. had recognized Parnell
as his only leader until pnrnclrS death
ana clung to the title of ParrclIite
after ParHcIl had been laid IN the
grave. John Redmond is Il man still
in the prime of life. He is possessed
Of courage, coolncss, devotion to the
National cause. and a rare gift Of
! ready clOuucncc in parliament and on
the platform. Under these conditions
Il thoroughly united Irish Parliament
AIRY party once more presented itself
in the House of Commons, and when
| the general election came on in the
| winter of 1900 the unanimous voice Of
Irish NatiOnalism i'm the Irish cOnstit-
ucnccs sent that reunited party back
| to parliament strengthened in mere
| numbers and strengthened. beyond
estimate in the consciousness of Ma
tional support.
Redmond has proved thus far a
brilliant and capable leader, and he
has received the most loyal and inde-
fatigable support from men like John
| Dillon. who Il short time before he
| might have regarded as personal oppo-
| ncnts. Since the general election the
Irish party have become with every
succeeding day more and more pow
crful influence in the House of Com
MONS Owing to the late differences
and disputes in the English Liberal
party. the Irish National cause has