The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-12

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oi earth VIII thrust nome RUE on III
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otshhi1ation is 10 secure In. kit,ing ~
nome rune with tho maximum raui,iitv
utu minimum 1888 OF lie. IL we were
uhorsanized IL would cost ma d.ar,v
IN lives and money TO atlaln our .nds
ny tHoiOuknly organized Us we pro-
Poss 10 De. we viii save both. We hope
10 nave 16".vpO fully trained. able
oooitd men TO resist any attack tnnt
may be made on our stronkhuld on Inc
10y ehs nome rui9 Till becomes law. A
provisional government Tor Ulster will
-. ma icai!y SGT to WORK and will
thhs ohaISo OF every Interest aieutlnx
sier." 70 "
Here. once again. we hcve tho I'M.
puo9nl orange claim that Ulster IL foI
.ne OFahX eni1n and against nom. ruI.
NO power VIII thrust nuE.e rule on nj.
ihe.F orange provisional gov
eIhinent Tor uistr. via take unarg. OF
every interest affecting the weI Deinp
OF the wnnie OF Ulster Thus TINY n.,uo
tne audacity TO taIk as IL Ulster ".
az lhcis own. and ready TO TAI. In win
i'm, ,neHt IN a war against an irish Ma
liohai Pari!ameHt. OF course IL Ia
Hothins OF the Kind. OF course, Ulster
- not against nome rule, and Of
eonrse' Captain Cralge and his Orange
associates nave no title To sue.k In
the name Of Ulster the truth OF tbis
matter has been SHOWN over and oy.r
again and proved by facts aud figures.
men were given some time ago by
'ohn Redmond. Here they are:
Ulster returns tnlrty-f hre.a
10 the House OF Commons-Bia borough
aHu t"eHty-seven county memberH OF
ne SIN borough members two are Ma
! e!one'lsla-N est Belfast and Ncwry-
ana iour Unionists. OF the twenty-sevun
county members fourteen are Nation
alists ana thirteen Unionists. The to-
tal representative OF Ulster Is there
.oTe seventeen Unionists and sixteen
Natlonallsts. The Nationalist show
a majority OF one In the counties. In
me poroushs, two Unionists and one
NatoaeI!st In Eewry were returned
unopposed: in the counties eight Ma
tIoHaiists were returned unopposed and
seven Cnionists There were twelve
county seats contested. seven OF which
had been held by Unionists and ave
by Nationalists The Nationalist won
one seat. Mid-Tyrone. and held tho
other five.
These figures tell their own story
nome rule. but for home rule By ma.
JoTity In the counties. The Tory ma.
)ority OF ono for tho whole province Is
ootained by the majority In the city OF
Belfast. Five OF the nine counties give
inaiorities for home rule. and for
majority against home rule there Ia
only tho northeast corner
This Is the real situation as to Ulster
and home rule. Ulster would repudtate
The Orange provisional government il
such thing were attempted. OF which.
needless to say. there Is not the email.
est or rcmotest likelihood. II is
Orange blum and biuster Of the ueual
Orange Kind. The same may, OF
course. be said OF Captain Craige's
army of 100000. They announce that
they have 100000. or promises for
mat amount, but what would that bs
Tor an army OF 10000? 1t wouldn't
Keep the army for two days
That need not. and we may be sure
Goes not. worry Captain Craige, tor
right well he knows there will Do no
Orange army to be fed. Ali the army
The CraiSes and Carsons could mus
ter against home rule could be disper.
ed and suppressed by tho police in
iwenty-four hours.
TERRANCE MORRIS.
Smoots. Caroline County.