The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-28

| ics who would not be ruled by the bosses raised their voice against the s10. 900. GOO extra to be added to the s15. 900 900, and it compelled MT. John Redmond to hurry over to Dublin and make some declaration. as his party despite the Conventions command never once voted against the Budget MT. Redmond admitted there would be a little extra but urged them to count up the gains, such as the s41o.- 900 received for the new University Two days after Dr. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin scorched MT. Redmond pointing out his figures were at fault and that S230,0 had been received. Mr Redmond has not replied to his Grace's correction
 MT. Asquith has made declaration that the Liberals believe in Home Rule. That declaration is made by ev- cry Liberal Premier in any critical time when the Irish vote is needed for Liberal candidates in English constituencies Mir. -Tay Pay" OpCon- nor, NJ. F. P. and the other members would try and convince Irish America that the Promised Land'' is in sight I can say after 20 years residence and work amongst the working classes in England, that Home Rule Is much further away than when Gladstone educated the English masses and Parnen stood out the central and con- trolling figure in English politics. Home Rule has receded further and
 
 noted affairs on the spot knows full well that Home Rule has never been a dominant issue since the passing Of Parnel. The Irish party in the Com mons is yearly becoming less and less and are but s1 out of 67o- They are impotent as an obstructive force, as the rules of procedure have been so altered that Parnen tactics are im- are many enemies of Ireland. and the uilitarism and imperialism growing with the English working class car ries a narrowness of judgment with 1t which feeds the anti-Irish spark ling ering in the English heart.
 And it is this working class that has yet to be educated to what Home Rule means. The English Liberals know how tickle the electorate is. They know England at heart cher ishes her old traditions. They infer the House of Lords is cherished by rany as a time-honored English tra- dition Disraeli reached the note that the House of Lords was '.the bull wark of the Empire. and the people, the workers rallied round that bull wark. There Is the same danger to- day that the Lords will be saved by the people. The Irish vote influences some English consTit ituencies and soon CT than take chances of defeat a wide and general statement that does not even go so far as Gladstone's ideas of Home Rule is held as bait for this lrlSn ald- ms was alSo done at the last general election and the Liberals got in by a big majority but what did they do to redeem their promise. They offered measure called the Irish Council Bill" reject cd by the whole country as an insult to Irish intelligence. Today Asquith is playing the same game of blum as he is uncertain of his own fate and wants to lean on Irish support. The
 Irish Party won't bother to make any bargain They trust the Liberals as a hereditary friend.
 The Liberal party has already piac- ed their three blanks on which the contest will center before the coun- try. but Ireland Is not one of them and the English would resent Ire land being dragged in when they want to discuss tariffs and Lords and land taxes