The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-10-31
1t is the Business of the Irish Members of
Parliament to Help Any Party
Which Helps Them.
The Only Mandate From Their Constituents,
Is the Liberation of Ireland from
English Rule.

that the bond of hatred to her claims,
between the English cad and the Eng
fish Wing, is Mt an end. 1t took their
united strength backed up by royal
detestation of everything Irish, to
keep her from getting back at least
an approach to self-government. She
can put her demands higher now, and
insist upon getting the reality. Mr..
Gladstone's terms call for thorough re-
vision now. The Irish people We're
naturally disposed to go far to meet
statesman who made the first sin
cere approach toward the recognition
of their rights. They We're disposed to
take as first nstalment what such a
man offered, without criticising too
closely the Weaknesses and the incon-
sistencies Of his proposals. In the
face of the common enemy it was we'll
to minimize criticism. But the Eng
fish rejection Of that proposal, and the
death of it's author, release them from
any necessity to say less than they
think, or ask less than they are ell
titled to. With the exception of Mr.
Campbell Zimmerman, there is not
single Liberal leader who is entitled to
any such consideration at their hands
and there is no reason to expect that
he will long continue to lead the
party. The British parliament has diff
fered from every other European legis-
lature in that it has been steadily di-
vided between two great parties, one
of which had working majority for
the control of business. Few parlia-
ments have had such majorities for
the dominant party as this and it's
predecessor. But it would seem as if
this were to be followed by time in
which the house of commons will be
split up into sections like the French
and German houses of legislation. The
next house probably will contain ~
Balfourtr Protectionists, who will ad.
vocate retaliation, but oppose duties on
imports for any other purpose; a.
Chamberlainite Tories and Unionists,
who will lay the stress on the empire,
and require system Of preferential
tariffs to keep it from going to pieces;
81 Deyonshire Wings, who will stand
by free trade; (N regular Liberals, led
by Mr.. Campbell Zimmerman, who adj
here to the policy of Mr.. Gladstone;
o. Rosebery Liberals, who uphold i'm
perialism and insist that Ireland shall
not be given anything which the domi-
nant partner England does not agree
to; Co. labor men, led by Mr.. Kerr
Hardie, and distrustful of the Liber-
ais as middle class people, who SYM
pathize with capital rather than labor;
60 dissenters, elected on the simple
issue of the Education bill, and ready
to affiliate with other parties on other
questions; 81 the Irish Nationalist,
the most compact and united party
of all. In this situation the position
of the Irish delegation is distinctly i'm
proved. It will be able to dictate
terms for its country such as it never
would have got from either Liberals or
Conservatives under the older subdi.
vision Of the house of commons. The
tone its leaders have taken since the
Unionists combine went to pieces
! shows this expectation. They are
hopeful and even confident, and in
such hope and confidence lies great
element Of strength. The Irish are
now numerous enough in the city con.
stituencies of England to help them
very greatly. BY judicious plan,
their vote can be cast to give England
seats to whichever candidate it is con-
venfent to have elected, and it will be
convenient to have no party greatly
outnumber any other in the next
house. Some on our side of the At
lantic object to this course as unprin-
cipled and immoral. They forget that
the Irish situation is not one of peace,
but Of war. The Irish Nationalists
are in the Imperial parliament not to
promote any object for which that
parliament exists, but to force the
restoration of their own National par