The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-12-18

In q magnificent speech in Dublin,
John e. Redmond explained the atti-
tude of the Irish party on the budget.
showed what it had accomplished for
Ireland during the past four years and
what it intended to do in the future.
He said in part:
We are ON the very eve at this NOM
ent of one of the greatest constitutions
al crises that has arisen during the
last three quarters of a century-a crisis
in which the interests OF Ireland are
deeply concerned-a crisis in which the
most deadly enemy Of Ireland, the pow
err Of the most deadly enemy Of Ire
land, is for the first time in our life
time seriously threatened with extinc-
ton (applause). And, fellow country
men, there never was a time when 1t
was more certainly the interest of Iro-
land to think clearly-and think sane
ly and act unitedly-and yet at this
moment of supreme Importance to the
whole future of our country we find an
amount of dishonest criticism, Of play
ing to the gallery Of cant, Of dishonest
fault finding, and treacherous attack.
which might we'll induce stranger
, coming to our shores to believe that
Ireland was quite oblivious to the SER
1 sious crisis which Is confronting her.
and indeed, perhaps, to believe that
Ireland was quite incapable of any ser
| ious political thought at all. 1t is the
old story with%which our history, I'M
fortunately, is but too familiar. At
every moment Of difficulty and Of trial,
at every moment, on the other hand,
when some new vista of hope seems to
be opening before Ireland, the enemies
Of the National movement outside that
movement, become active in attack and
applause). Now, let me for moment
call the country's attention to the char
acter Of the attackers (applause).
There are three distinct classes Of peo-
pie at the present moment attacking
the Irish party. First Of all, there is
the old Orange gang, led on this occas'
sion by the Irish Times" having found
as it's new prophet Mr.. Arthur Samuels
K.C., who apparently thinks that by
abusing the Irish party, and abusing
me in particular, he will increase his
| a ho he
ardently desires, Of falling into the
shoes of Mr.. James Campbell as mem
Der for Trinity college daughter and
applause). Therefore, so far as these
attacks are concerned, I put them on
one side, simply making this remark.
that I personally regard these attacks
as the highest testimonial to the hon
esty Of my intentions and the value OF
my work cloud applause). There is
another class. The tariff reformers, led
by Lord, Dunraven and men of similar
have always been very cautious in MY
utterances. And what does tariff re-
form mean? Does it mean the giving
to the Irish people the power Of pro-
tecting Irish Industries against Eng
land? Or does 1t mean enabling Eng
land to keep German goods out OF the
market whilst crushing out the pos
sibility Of our reviving our industries
which she destroyed. (applause).
have asked for the information. but
! until I get that information I am GER
tainly not going to allow the National
. movement, and the Irish party, so far
as I am concerned, to be roped In
; blindly on the side Of tariff reform
which, so far as we know 1t today
, would not be the smallest value to Ire
land in the smallest degree (hear, hear
The third set Of persons at present
who are attacking the Irish party IL
, made up Of our old friends the politica
cranks (hear, hear). The cranks, gen.
tlemen, we have always with us, cling.
ing ON to the skirts of political move.
ments in this country. They have
j. always chung on to them, and, l sup.
pose, they will continue to cling on
r But it is well that we should seriousl.
!, ask the country to consider who are
J they and what are they. They arr
> men who have always been disgruntlet
they are men who have always had {
constitutional kink in their character