The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-12-30
JUSTIN MCCARTHY

JUSTIN MCCAhIhY Y
Believes Self Government for ireland
Is Near at hand. i
That region of Europe which has
the deepest and most thrilling interest
in the political FORTUNES of Europe
during the immediate coming period
is assuredly my own native country,
Ireland. Every Reliable indication
makes it evident that Ireland has a
right to expect self-goyernmcnt in the
political constitutional Great Britain
during the next few, months. The
cause for which Lotto Edward Fitz-
gerald and Wolfe Tonl gave up their
lives, to which 20 Copnel devoted the
best services Of hisasSv hole career, for
which Robert EmnlsE died, and Thom-
as Adds Eninlet wAi into exile and
their example was TGjoWed By Smith
-sf .e.ss1 fst sts ,.,i lis hynarher
is now at last on The very verge Of
triumph, and there is every reason lu
believe it will be crowned With COM
plete success before the coming sum-
mer Drehlels upon us. 1t seems to
me certain that the nnal settlement of
looks as il it were So near and so sure,
will do as much or more for the benc-
fit OF the political constitution OF
Great Britain consistently and per-
sistently adopted in her method Of
her ruling the subjected island Some
OF Britains own sons, some Of her
Wiscst, her bTavcst, her most patriotic
sons, have been thoroughly devoted
10 the cause OF heianus practical
government by lre.uld herself. One
of the greatest Of Ensland's philosoph-
ical teachers, John stuart Mill, made
himself consistent and steady ad
vocate of genuine Home Rule for Ire
land throughout the greater part Of
his life and until it's close. John
Bright and Richard Golden were ad-
vocates of Ireland's cause in England's
Parliament. l need hardly remind the
reader that Mr.. Gladstone twice
brought in Il measure of Home Rule
just at the close Of his illustrious ca
reer, the first of which was rejected
by the House of Commons. He brought
in another bill in 1893. which passed
through the House Of Commons but
was thrown out by the House of Lords.
Now at last the time seems to have
by the House of Commons and left
under entirely altered conditions to
see whether the House Of Lords will
venture to reject it again and leave
itself to something like the certainty
of being extinguished by the creation
Of a number Of new peers, whose adj
vanced views. already made known to
the existing government, will guaran-
tee to the statesmen in Office the i'm
do not myself feel any serious fear
that we shall have to see Home Rule
for Ireland carried as the result OF
such political convuIsion. The high
est pride and pleasure to know for me
must be that Ireland had accomplished
her full genuine political SELF contro
with the full acquiescence of I3ritain's
Parliament. I am still not without
some and even good hope that the
House of Lords, seeing that the de.
creeing of it's extinction as q despotic
ruling chamber must be practically in.
vited and even compelled by it's re.
jecting the measure Of Home Rule
may let the light into their minds ant
see their way to pass ~the coming
Home Rule Bill rather than have Il
forced upon them by the House o.
Commons, and thus supply to the ad
vanced intellects of the country {
practical vndication for the instan
A establishment of Home Rule.