Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-23

dedicated to a great educational work by
one of your citizens, an lrlshman, Count
grieves me, and in behalf OF all
1rishmen / sincerely pray and hope for
ea sne arosn ne The yisit Of Charles
Stewart Parnell and John Dillon TO this
country. Young as 1 am have certain
claim to stand before you as member
of the Irish-AmeriCan Land league, for my
father was one Of the men who was in
strumental in sending these great patriots
to America. Gladstone said while he was
prime minister that had 1t not been for
the money procured by these men in Amer
ton in ireland. America has shown how
great ITishmen can be under favorable con-
ditions ! find them here as archblshops'
leaders in great industrial enterprises,
prominent members Of the bar and in every
avenue of public enterprise and national
economics.
what Has Been Accomplished.
But Of my, mission here. The question
by Parnell done in the past quarter of
century? Dillon and Parnell came to you
AGAINST the band Of IRISH iandiordism. That
struggle is practically won. The land mas
or is. coming back into the hands of the
descendants of the people to whom 1t be-
longed before that conquest. Then the con-
dition OF the Irish tenant farmer depended
upon the caprice and within Of his land
lord. In 1879 the Irish tenant farmer was
not man, he was mere chattel OF, his
landlord, subject to eviction without any
land is owned exclusively by the farmers.
In the county of Wexford there is not
landlord as known in the old days. Wher-
ever the land is not occupied II is con-
demned and will be occupied in a short
time. So It is in the county of Galway.
II a landlord is, incompetent to handle his
dream Of Michael Davitt in 1879 has in 1907
become a reality: tory secretary for
radical than Davitt ever dreamed Of. Such
is the achievement of the Irish parlia-
mentary party, There is m, no longer the
found them slaves and left them men.
New Ireland Created.
Irishmen in Ireland have simply forgot
ten how to take off their hats TO any man.
A new Ireland has been created in thirty
years. Agriculture and industry are now
on such basis as to maintain the popula-
ton. Local county government prevails
after many years under pressure of public
opinion, has given us a county democratic
government. with the widest possible
merits and not by favor. We are now pre-
pairing for a national assembly in Dublin
Statistics are an irrefutable argument
for home rule Since 1870 the average tax
of Ireland increased $50 per cent, while in
England 1t decreased II per cent. Fifty
100000. 1t is not but 4,250000. Since 1896
the population has decreased. 750,00 and
the taxes have increased by ss,s5OOOO. Is
this not an unanswerable reason why the
administrative government of Ireland
be moved from Westminster TO Dublin +?
We have no elective judiciary, all of which
is nominated by the government from
Westminster The administration OF tho
AFFAIRS OF the country Is in the hands of
forty-ive different boards, not single one
Of which is elected by the people, and they
ar not responsible or responsive to Irish
opinion. There is no registered criminal
of Ireland is three times greater than in
Scotland There are 11000 policemen in
ireland. Nobody is allowed to be happy
or miserable In ireland under a tory gov
eminent without the special permission of
the police.
/ why He is Here.
No salary is paid to members of Parlia-
ment. All the expenses OF election must be
| paid by the candidate, and he must first
| stands as a candidate before his name goes
on the official ballot $3.50 You naturally
| ask why am / here? II is 10 ask you as
| Irishmen to stand in behind with your
| fighting weight and influence. Though an
| Irish Catholic nationalist 1 was elected in
| a Presbyterian farmers district The
| Orange party has broken into two factions
| An Orangeman may be an Orangeman, but
| first of all he is an Irishman. These are
the present conditions in Ireland. Bigotry
| and prejudice are fast vanishing, and the
spirit OF your great country is casting its
Mr.. Kettle said he felt certain that the
| home rule bill would be passed by the SEES
sion OF Parliament to meet February 2
| He did not think the measure would pass
the House OF Lords, and he rather hoped
| II would not as II meant a fight and a
fight meant the ultimate extinction of the
blouse OF Lords. When the corpse is buried
| Ireland Will have a hand, and a monument
| of Irish granite will mark its resting place
with the epitaph written in Gaelic by DR.