The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-30

III a prosaic and businesslike, and noN
a rhetorical way, discuss with you
for a short time this question of
Home Rule. I will discuss it's mean
Ing and it's urgency. I am sorry to
say there are q great many people
In this country who rightly call them
selves friends Of Ireland who are still
doubtful as to exactly what we mean
by Home Rule. You hear most ex-
travagant talk upon this question.
You hear men who are we'll informed
upon political questions discussing
Home Rule as II Home Rule meant
separation from the Empire. or the
inauguration of a system of war be-
tween poor defenseless and disarmed
Ireland and the armies and navies,
the Territorials and the Dreadnouehts
of the Empire Oaughter).
Let us be practical for a. moment.
What do we mean? We are a poor
nation Of a little over four millions
and a quarter Of population, and when
we ask for Home Rule what do we
mean? 1 will endeavor to be precise
In my answer to that question. By
Home Rule we mean this-and this
only; the conferring-unon-,t the. Irish
people by the creation of a native
parliament, with an executive respon-
sible to 1t, of the right of managing
all Irish affairs, leaving to the I'M
perial Parliament, az now, the COLI
troll Of imperial affairs (cheers). In p
word, what we mean by Home Rule
is to add one more to the twenty
eight Home Rule parliaments at pres-
ent existing in the British Empire
(cheers). We say that the present
system in Ireland is bad for the En-
pire, bad for it's unity. and bad for
its strength, and, so far as ireland
is concerned, it is absolutely ruinous.
We are willing in Ireland to pay
our fair share of all proper imperial
charges, but we say. so far as do
mestic matters are concerned-mat-
| ters that don't affect you at all, they
| only affect us-so far as these are
| concerned we should be allowed to
Budget for ourselves (cl1eers). Tho
government in Ireland by England
under this system is the most costly
in the whole world. Since 1894 the
cost Of the internal administration in
the government of Ireland has in
creased by two million pounds or 80.
We are the most Official ridden coun-
you one figure. In Scotland, with a
population much about the same ss
ireland, there are 938 government Of
ficials assessed on income tax. In Ire
land, there are 1000 (cries Of "Oh"
and "Shame''). The salaries of Scotch
officials amount to 315,000 pounds
year. In Ireland they amount to L.
435,000 pounds (renewed cries Of
"Shame"). And, ladies and gentle
men, that is still going on. Why,
even this Budget will increase tho
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me this extravaganza can never end
as Mr.. Gladstone (cheers) pointed cut
in 1886 and in 1S93-it can never
end until you throw upon the Irish
people themselves the responsibility
of conducting their own government.
Have you," queried the nervous
guest who had just registered, IAN
adequate system of fire escapes in this
:: hotel?"
Have wei" shouted the jolly land
lord. II should say we have. Got
; a Bible in each room, two preachers
who are regular boarders. and sex
ton who lives just across the street.
} Fire escapes! I guess yes"
During suit for slander brought in
an Ohio town one of the parties was
> asked by the presiding magistrates:
: rs it true, as alleged, that you de-,
l clared that Thomas Mulkins had stolen
r your pocketbocx?"
: "Your honor" responded the man..
e " did not go so far as that. merely
n said that ii Mullsins had not assisted