The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-03-21

the United Irish league he made a
speech in which he predicted that the
lords would be deprived of the veto
before the coronation and without the
creation Of new peers. He also said
that SO long as the government sup
ported the program of the abolition Of
the veto and the enactment of home
rule the Nationalist would vote with
the Liberal coalition, but the moment
be change in the party's attitude.
AS any such change would mean the in
slant downfall Of the Asquith ministry,
that language is sufficiently plain. The
beauty Of it is that Redmond is man
of his word and has the power to en-
force his demands. A new sun is
rising at last over the ''old sod"
John Edward Redmond was born in
Dublin In 1851. His father was Will
liam Archer Redmond, himself a mem
Der of parliament. The boy was edu-
Gated at Trinity college, Dublin He
became barrister at Gray's Inn in
1886 and the following year barrister
at the Irish bar. At the age of thirty
he was elected to parliament, in which
he has served ever since. representing
New Ross for four years, North Wex-
ford for six and Waterford for the
past twenty years. He was follower
of Parnell and defended his chief even
after the divorce incident and the
resulting division of the Irish party.
Ty, rrha no ri roy1nifnd
Redmond was placed at the head,
despite the fact that he had made
bitter attacks on the leaders of the
other faction. His generalship in re-
welding and leading the Nationalist
has made possible the present success.
One of his chief services to his coun-
try was his work in organizing the
home rule propaganda in England.
W. T. Stead has borne testimony to
the fact that during the dark days Of
the Boer war Redmond was the only
man who led an opposition worthy Of
the name. He has the caliber Of a
prime minister, is one of the best par
liamentarians in the house of COM
mons and is a speaker who always
dra VS. full house.
The history of the home rule struggle
shows how a righteous cause must
ultimately triumph despite all the
obstacles it may encounter. After the
long years devoted to the cause by
O'Connell, Butt and Parnell it was
not till 1885 that Gladstone came into
power with the avowed intention of
introducing a bill creating an Irish
parliament This was defeated in the
house by a majority of thirty. 1t was
eight years later that the Gladstone
home rule measure passed the COM
mons and was vetoed by the lords.
Its foes then gleefully proclaimed the
cause dead. Eighteen years have
passed and again the question is up.
This time the cause of Erin will tri-
umph and in it's victory will dethrone
the house of peers that before re-
| jected it.
Mr.. Redmond's motto in the long
struggle has been to make English
government of Ireland difficult and
dangerous. This recalls remark of
| Lord Morris at a London dinner party.
He was the only Irishman present and
! kept a cynical silence while the others
discussed the Irish difficulty. Finally,
| on being appealed to point blank for
| his opinion, he retorted:
well dye see, whin a stupid people
| try to govern a clever people there'll
always be some difficulty in it. An
that's just the Irish difficulty"