The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-05-14
HON, JOHN DILLON
ON THE BUDGET
Reply in Parliament to MIR.
'< Maurice Healy, M. P. For
North East Cork.
Statement That Ireland is
Taxed Two Millions is
An Exaggeration.
The Wording of the Budget
Exempts Farming Lands
From the Burden.

In a debate on the second reading
OF the Budget in Parliament, Mr.. John
Dillon made a forcible reply to Maui
rice Healy saying in part:
The honorable member last night
delivered most powerful attack upon
the Budget. He represented himself
he was in an humble vein--as an eX-
tremely incapable man. 7 rather quar-
rel with the honorable members de-
scription of himself. think he is an
extremely capable man, and one Of the
best experts in Ireland upon this sub
ject. But 1 think that that makes the
character of his speech all the more
inexcusable (cheers). For / never
heard a. speech in this House that
more grossly misreprescnted the sub
ject. 1 am very glad that the honor
able member addressed the House
upon this question of the Budget, be-
cause he gave honorable members in
CNSly ldI VI liz SpCNiiliSii,
and good specimen, of the class of
oratory with which certain parts Of
Ireland have been deluged in the last
! six months-areumcnts which have
been supported by various powerful
interests, including the landlords and
the distiIers, and others Of that class
/ Ooud cheers). Tho honorable mem-
Der commenced by complaining bit
terly that the honorable and learned
mond) did not address the House in
the course Of this debate. But when
the honorable and learned member FOR
Waterford does address the House his
utterances arc not accepted with ell
thusiasm or support in the quarter in
which the honorable member for north
east Cork sits. He went on to say
that the Budget was drafted in most
OF it's clauses with the deliberate and
malignant purpose of hitting Ireland.
He proceeded to anaylze the Budget
for the purpose OF illustrating that
I will call the two million theory
Oaughter). He said that the Budget
was innicting an additional burden
upon ireland Of G200O.O00 a year. He
was a little more cautious in bringing
out that proposition in the House.
where he knew he could be dealt with
than in the frcer air of Irish plat
/ forms. We are charged with relying
upon official figures. IN dealing with
these matters you must rely, to some
extent, on official figures, because you
have nothing else; but orators like the
Hon. member for northeast Cork have
contempt for figures Oaughtcr)
They do not need to discuss figures;
they take some good, round, solid, sub
stantial sum, and they hurl IL at tho
heads Of their audience Oaughtcr)
E2,000,000 a year sounds well, but
never saw any one of these gentle
mcn-WnOn j may ueSCIlbc dS tut
! c2,O00,OOO q year school-givc any fig
ures to support their contention. / as
sert that the Budget, as it. originally
stood, would have laid upon Ireland :
burden Of E54O000 a year. AS it no"
turns out, owing to the failure Of thu
Spirit Duties, and other matters, the
actual load placed upon Ireland by thi'
Budget will be considerably under
G 100000 a year. .
The honorable member for northeas
Cork spoke with scornful accents o
Irish members, whom he described a!
helping the Chancellor of the Exche
quer when they ought to be helping
Ireland. I could never understand, ant
can never accept the proposition tina
y6u are helping Ireland in matters o
this character by making ridiculous
and preposterous statements (cheers)
Nor will l ever understand that you ar
helping ireland by hurting baseIes
and cruel charges against men VIII
have been lifelong and faithful friend
of ireland (cheer), while you cove
with adulation the lifelong enemies 0
Ireland. We have a strong cas-