The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-19

the choices Of the people. but were elected
by only thO.e OF property qualifications,
winch meant the landlords.
lie then took up the fir-- step OF pro-
sL',s which WAS The passing =: = bill
siVinS 'he people = right 10 -xeE,,ise rights
In voting with th. result that P..rn-u
went back 70 Parliament with - Rep
rcssnictiyvs out of iu3 Ts.f, having. :,..-
quired some power in the House ~ com-
''on> the Irish latriois began their lahors
One oc the first movements undertaken
was to better th@ condition Of L large
I-rcentasr or the people who Were living
III mud hat-- The spuai was forcifully
brought o-.t b. Mr.. Richmond y ho Quoted
an English G.nerai saying that ther.
waS more squalor. more distress. than
IN any civilized people he had ever seen"
NJ. Redmond SAID that the Irish rep
fes-ni@tive- IN Parliament sw-pt away
this condition in three years ana tina; -.
mud walls had given Wsy To clean. r--
spect3ble cottages. Sixteen Thousand -.
ih"s- cottEs.s have already been erected
and the work ! going on steadily Ia I'll
parts OF Ireland and in - few years al!
will have disappeared.
PEOPLE FIT FOR SEI.F-BrI.E
but all this sinks into !nsignifcance in
comparison with later good that was &C
corHplishsd.'' saId Air. Redmond. The
greatest stroke was giving tie. people
some voice in their AFFAIR." Previously
the people had no voice grand .uEies w-r-
nominated by a Sheriff. who was named
by the British Crown. assessed millions
Of dollars % faxes and allowed the peo-
pie no voice in the distribution This ar-
Piled even in the smallest local govern
nleni- But By II means u few years ago
affairs Were changed and now all local
government j. in the hands OF the County
Councils elected py the people. The Irish
councils have shown the fitness of the
people Q" rule. and as was confessed by
a!l! with less corruption than under the
English rule"
Mr.. redmond said that at present En-
gland wsS torn hy the Ere. Trad. aud
iroieciionist parties and that after the
election in several weeks. both factions
would enter Parliament with about an
equal number. 20 that the eighty Irish
scalawag' votes would mean the control
and that II Ireland did not have hon.
rule there would lie no home rule In En-
gland Nj Redmond also pointed out
that the Irish vote had been responsible
for several measures benefiting the labor
ing masses being passed and that the
lsboring vote would be an ally 10 the
Irish cause. He said that he believed
that it would L. utterly impossible at this
time to free Ireland II; the use OF arms.
but that the problem would b. solved
through parliamentary movements
Captain ponneilan and Patrick C'Brien
made shorter addresses. The talk of IN.
latter was. as styled by Archbishop Glen
non. 4 lyrical Irish speech and brought
forth laughter from almns, start To- finish
j. Nick Perrin WAS the last speaker Oh the
programme and expressed mis- spprecia-
tioa Of :he distinguished honor given HIN
by being placed ia company with the
statesman visitors who are engaged in
forwarding liberal and progressive ideas.
and paid = glowing tribute TO the march |
of universal liberty. 4
one OF the dissinctive features Of the |
evening was the solos by Mis- Marie Ma
r.lle. |
Among the contributions 20 the cam |
paign fund Were: T. e. herens. Sas: Colo
mel Moses WetmoTs. xsp. Archbishop Glen
non. sl,s: I'd Butler sIo1; Mrs. O'ReilIy
500: Jack Glennon. Mobile. Ala. go: Mr.
o. Hearn. Parsons. Kan. SO: Edmund Wal |!
lace. East -. Louis. SO: James a Rear
$50: e J. carmody. SO. u. ]. Gavin, $40; /
Edmund Kcrne sic.