The Irish standard., 1912-10-12
Its Prosperity and Grandeur While it
Remained Seat of Government
in Grattan's Day.
The Rapid Industrial Deve' e'opment
of the City Under Native Rule
Truly Surprising.
Eloquent and Interesting Address
Given by P. j. Brady, M. p, in
the Mansion House.

Before an extremely large and en-
thusiastic audience, Mr.. p. j. Brady,
NJ. p, recently delivered a fine adj
dress on Dublin Under Home Rule
in the Mansion House, Dublin, the
Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor presiding.
In the course of his lecture Mr..
Brady said that the moral effect OH
the metropolis of Il native Parliament
must inevitably be the first apparent
change in our city The outlooK Of
the citizens with the seat of govern
mcnt In their midst must then from
tho very nature of things assume a
new standpoint. The central donin-
ating feature of a Home Government
was the consciousness that at length
National responsibility and power
were in their own hands (applause).
This would he the root idea for Ire.
land in general and for Dublin in par-
tcular. With a sense OF RESPONSE,
bility National and civic qualities
would flourish (hear, hcar). Another
thing to which thoy might confidently
look forward with the advent of a
Parliament was the entry into public
life in Dublin of many who now found
IL impossible to serve in I.egisip,
ture In London. City merchants and
busy professional men, who could not
dream of absenting themselves in
London, would be able to combine
with their private pursuits n valuable
service in the councils of their moth
erland. Here one Immediately sees
new prospect of Dublin life unfold IT.
self. Then. no longer could 1t be aaid
taking his part in Irish public life.
With the birth of self government
would disappear political divisions as
they knew them. New interests and,
doubtless new parties would arise. and
everyone will have an opportunity of
public service. Ireland would never
rival England az 81 great manufacture
ing country, and there were many
thoughtful people who thanked God
for that fact.
Industrial Development.
Ireland must remain principally an
agricultural country, limited and af-
fected by all which that involved. But.
allowing for this, there was room ana
plenty of IT. for Industrial deveiop-
;., nat
ernment Ireland's capital would begin
new life, full of vigor and na.ion-
hood, and worthy of the traditions Of
past SO glorious as to justify the
late Mr. Lecky describing the Dublin
of pre-Union days as the Second
City in the Empire" (Applause.) He
wondered did they realize what Dub
lin was in those days. Regarded from
the aspect Of material prosperity she
was amongst the foremost Of The
markets Of the world. Her tabinet,
poplir and silk manufactures gave
employment to thousands of workmen.
In 1910 there were $500 looms at work
In that city for the manufacture Of
silk and poplin. At the time of the
Union some 55 cotton factories in
Dublin engaged 14.500 persons at an
average weekly wage of 40s. Close
on 100 woollen factories kept nearly
5000 hands busy. The manufacture
of sugar was one of the most flour
ishing of Dublin's industries. while
the tanning trade was very pros
porous one. Where were all those to-
day? Scarcely one Of them remained.
But, it may be said, all this prosper
ity would have been enjoyed whether
a Parliament was sitting in Dublin or
not. An answer to this was given out
of the mouths Of witnesses whose
opinions could not be attributed to
political leanings or prejudices. ON
the 18th December, 1898. two years
before the Act of Union, the bankers
of the City of Dublin placed it on rec-S
ord that "since the renunciation of the
power of Great Britain in the year
1882 to legislate for Ireland the COM
merce and prosperity Of this kin1dom
have eminently increased. ResolvedIsr;
That we attribute these blessings. ,iissSI
der Providence, to- the wisdom ofSR@ 4
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