The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-08-11
The Working Out
Ireiand's.
Salvation
--1ERT PARKER. Eoveiist. .-.-.--.-.-
and Dramatist

XTJEYITHIN Tile LAST DECADE IN IRELAND
RAE POLITICS HAS SHOWN AN INCLINATION
EsU3E TO BE PRACTICAL, RELIGION HAS BECOME
IEWTNI MORE TOLERANT, THE QUESTION OF EDU-
WIN CATION IS AT LAST BEING SERIOUSLY AND
ANXIOUSIY GRAPPLED WITH, AND
NEW SENSE OF THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF ALL SEC
TIONS, CREEDS, INTERESTS AND PARTIES IN IRELAND
is By WAY OF BEING EVOLVED
Nevertheless detached observer could be plain
that politics. religion and the various systems of education in their
respective influences upon the people had missed large
the effect uon character which their to produce
SOMETHING NEW AND DIFFERENT WAS PALPABLY
REQUIRED independently forces but to con-
cenae and supplement them, and in the deep
that the Irish character only needed the right appeal order
put forth great recupatve vitality that fifteen years ago
Sir Horace Punke launched his of organized self help
entitled the Irish Agricultural Organization society.
That society has grown until embraces branches
and nearly half million persons its cooperative creamees dars
poultry societies. agricultural banks and home industries
have spread all the island assistance and
stimulus of the Gaelic league IT HAS TOUCHED THE SECRET
CHORD OF IRISH NATIONALITY, STRENGTHENED THE
BACKBONE AND INCREASED THE PROSPERITY OF
THE IRISH PEASANT it intoxicating thrift, responsibility
and busnesske habits it founding libraries revng the rural
arts and hndcaf and bringing back the countryside something
of the old Irish oyOusnes its and Sir Horace Punke
determination led the committee and the
department of agriculture and technical instruction,
and by mitigating the aperes politics fosteed spirit
moderation and compromise that alone made the land possible
WHAT SUCCESS? 1T WILL BE FOUND
TO LIE IN ITS HAPPY CONJUNCTION ECONOMIC
ToNAL SENTIMENT.
The form the should take beginning
prescribed by that characteristic of the Irish people which he
the first not merely appreciate but to utizthe cannshne
The Irish have the associative quates hen said Sir Horace
Punkett in effect let them associate The Irish problem primarily
agricultural pom then let them associate agrcuturee
sphere of all Others Italy Denmark and indeed European
countries have shown where the cooperative principle
value.
Such the central idea of the reformer pocyprofound
in its practical simplicity and above ALL its with
inherited traditions of the people Once let this idea fill the national
mind and THE CENTER OF IRISH INTERESTS is INSEN-
SIBLY SHIFTED FROM WESTMINSTER TO IRELAND
for the self help movement up outside of religion and politics
sphere of action where the country indie
pendence.
1t effort expand the sentiment of nationality outside
domain of party controversies conscious attempt the Irish
develop civilization of their
1t places literally well fguravey the Ireland
In Irish hands Overriding sectional religious and political divisions
makes for unity the solution of problems which all Irshmen
will in time realize that they have interest Constructive
human and patriotic the happet which this generation
has witnessed of Ireland that all unonsts DESIRE Ireland
responsible and enterpng occupied less with the distractions and
with the humdrum realities of existence
IN SHORT, WE DESIRE PROSPEROUS THE LESS
A DsTiNcTIvELY IRISH IRELAND