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

(cheers). know not whether the
election will come as the result. OF
the rejection of the Budget. II it
does, then there will arise in this
country a grave constitutional crisis,
the like of which you have not seen
since 1S32-a crisis in which the domt-
nant issue will be, not even the mer-
its of the Budget but the existence
of the veto of the House OF Lords
cloud cheers). Inasmuch as the veto
of the House Of Lords has been con-
sistently used in the last century to
the detriment and ruin of Ireland,
will welcome such an issue (cheers).
The indications at the present mo-
ment all point in the direction of the
House of Lords swallowing the Bud
get, in spite of all their threats ana
protestations, but even II they do the
question of the veto of the House OF
Lords will still remain (cheers), and
it is to my mind absolutely unthink-
able that in these circumstances a
general election can be postponed
(cheers). No government can afford
to remain in office when. one after
another, all Its chief legislative pro-
-pusais sit muttaatsn On sre3Roted by
the I1ousS 81 Lords. Every xreAt
measure sent up to-. the Lords in the
parliament has been mutilated or re-
jected, and at, the present moment
the House Of Lords is engaged in de-
stroying the legislative proposals of
the government apart from the Bud
get. Therefore, say that whether
the House Of Lords have the courage
of their convictions and reject the
Budget, or whether. at the last mo-
ment their courage oozes out at their
finger tips, and they pass the Bud
get-in either case it is inevitable that
the general election will speedily take
sooner 1t comes the better cloud ap-
plause).
And ! am here tonight to say to
all whom it concerns, to Liberals as
well as Conservatives, that when the
general election comes home rule for
Ireland shall, and must (cheers), lie
amongst the leading issues submit
ted to the electorate (cheers). The
policy of silence and evasion, which
was so largely pursued by the Lib
eral leaders at the last election on
this question Of Ireland, cannot tt
repeated. For my own part, 1 have
no reason whatever to doubt that the
leaders of the Liberal party will
place what Mr.. Winston Churchill tn:
other day called a national settle.
ment with Ireland in the front among
the leading issues to be submitte
to the electors at the next electio:
(cheers). But any way, whether
they do or not, / am here to say It
you, in the name Of the Irish party
and in the name Of the Irishmen O.
Great Britain, that the irish votes "
this country will not be cast in sun
port of any candidate who is not pre-
pared to declare-first that he is IL
favor of Home Rule-that is no
enough daughter and cheers)-mer
theoretical support is not enough un
der the conditions-but, in the sec
Ond place, that he is determined {.
use his influence to have this Irisl
question placed among the leadin!
issues that must be dealt with in
practical way in the next parliamell
(cheers). The Irishmen of Grea
Britain will not subordinate the ques
ton Of justice to Ireland to any othc
question whatever (cheers). asser
here today that the Irish in Grea
Britain will cast their votes on hom
rule alone; that they will discard 81
other questions. The predominant
) question for them is the question :
home rule for Ireland. They will vot
J on that question alone, quite, irrespec
tive of the interests Of any polite:
. party in this country (cheers). Unde
these circumstances I think it is pei
2 haps fortunate that should have til
; opportunity tonight to speak to a
: English audience on this question
Y self government for ireland. wi