The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-08-03
after-:all his experience, spoke as fol-

ment, II seems to me. that the Ma
tional. interest Of Ireland can be
best protected by sending to the Brit
ish Parliament body Of members
who -shaA"hold themselves entirely IN
dependent of all English parties, and
avail themselves Of every opportunity
: that may. present itself in the conflict
OF rival factions to secure for Ireland
the enactment of useful measures and
the attainment of her National right.
!. They put aside the policy of Butt
(cheers), of Parnell, and they put aside
the policy Of every leader of public
opinion; lay the clerical whose voice
has been listened to by Ireland from
that day to this. And they ask FOR
this withdrawal, although every in
:felllgent child in Ireland knows that
without parliamentary effort. backed
by strong and vigorous agitation a.
home, none Of the concessions Of the
last twenty-five years would have been
won for our country.
You remember how couple Of years
ago all Ireland was in a flame Of in
dignation at what was called Balfour's
Redistribution Bill. Redistribution
Bill under which the Irish representa-
ton was to be reduced by twenty-five.
Some Of these seats were Nationalist.
some of them Unionists: but the Redis-
tribution Bill Of these gentlemen means
the reduction Of the Irish representa-
of them Nationalist members and not
a single one of them Unionist men,
ber
We are to retire. the Nationalist
members are all to retire from West
minister, and to leave to the unionist
or Orange members from Ulster the
settlement of the Evicted Tenants
question. of the question Of Land Act
Finance, the settlement of the ques-
ton of the necessary amendment of
the Act of 1905. the question of COM
pulsory purchase in Ireland. the Dues
ton of the breaking up of the ranches
In the West Of Ireland to provide for
those who We're driven by Cromwell
on the boys and mountain sides: the
question Of future tenants. the aues-
ton of the financial relations between
the two countries, the question of
University education, the question Of
the. advancement of Irish Industries
as. for example. In the case Of the
threa tened industry Of kynochs in
Arklow quite recently: we are to leave
!. all these questions to the tender mercy
OF the House Of Commons, to the Ul-
ster Unionist Orange members.
Let. me put 1t another way. If we
withdrew from Westminster What
then? Will any Of these gentlemen who
are preaching this doctrine create a
new movement at home: There is nat
one OF them who. has ever given either
inside or outside the House of Com
:: mons one useful days work for Ire
land. There was not one of them in
the past who has undertaken the
smallest trouble or labor or suffering
who has incurred the smallest risk In
promoting vigorous agitation at
home. Today, in the West of Ireland,
there is a great movement on foot for
the breaking up of grass lands, a /
means not only labor and trouble. but
serious risk. Not one Of these men
has had hand, act. or part in that
movement, and these men who are con-
Quoting it are old soldiers like John
Roche, of .Woodford and others, who
all their lives have never faltered in
the task not only of defending Irish
rights in the House OF Commons but
of promoting vigorous agitation at
home in Ireland. Now. happily for
Ireland and for US. she will have
very speedy means Of speaking her
opinion upon this question AS you
are aware there are three vacancies in
the representation Of Ireland at this
moment. two of them in the province
of Leinster, Kilkenny and Wicklow
counties. great historic counties: one
Of them in the County Leitrinn. In two
of these casee-Kilkenny and Wicklow
there had been no whisper Of any at
tempted opposition to the candidate
who wifi represent the policy of the
Irish Party. In the third case. that Of
Leitrim, Mr., Dolan has publicly pledged
himself to stand again as Sim
Fem" candidate.
Now let me say have absolutely no
complaint whatever to make against
Mr.. .Dolan. He made a mistake in
Joining the Irish Party. but no man.
not even the youngest Of us. is free
from the danger of making mistake
"a little over. a year ago Mr.. Dolan was