Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-25
SIR EDWARD CARSON IMAM OF THE HOUR"

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get RineDence for fourpense.' Come
and seq. Lloyd George, the magician.
He must be inspiSed. yon know, be.
cause he breaches hi. tabernaeies.
No Humor in uIsternieh.
It Is crude stuff. You Eill search
his speeches In vain for 4 e., noble
thought or q flash OF bumor II Is all
hard and grinding. But In that 1t j.
the true note Of Ulster. Not that Sir
Edward Carson Is an Ulster man. Or
angeism never produces a great lead
er In Ulster. II man of distinction is
horne In Ulster. he is, like Mr.. Bryce
or Canon Lilley, usually q home ruler.
The Orange democracy have never
produced . yoicesor a personality, and
tut for the Dublin barrister they
would today be dumb. But the Carson
spirit is the spirit of Ulster ia its
harshness and lack OF humof. There
was never such group Of smileless
politicians in, the house as the men
of Ulster. You will get more fun from
"Tim" Healy In five minutes than you
will get from all of them In five years.
They never Joke, though, like Falstaff.
they are the source OF humor In other
men. 81 respect the honorable gentle
man." says Mr. Birreli I'VE don't
want your respect, says the incor.
rigible Mr.. Craig. The honorable
gentleman can't prevent me respect
ing him" says Mr.. Birrell genially.
And the house rocks with delight
What can one do with the men who
have no laughter in their souls?
But with all his defects Sir Edward
has one supreme quality for a leader.
He Is q first-class fighting man. He
would be magnificent at Donnybrook
Fair, and the blackthorn, decorated
with the Orange colors, presented to
lin at Poriadown in the midst Of his
famous review of the rebel warriors Of
Ulster. Is the perfect symbol OF the
man. He is always for the blackthornI
argument When the parliament bill
rent the Tory party he was the most
enthusiastic OF Orchards" and gave
his leader Of today. Lord LONDONDERRY
no quarter. We are told that though
we run away today" he said, I'VE viii
fight hereafter prefer to fight to-
Gay, tomorrow and hereafter" That
Is the man. His blackthorn is never
idle. .
Carson Ii Popular IN Commons.
Withal he is-such is the perveTsity
Of popularity one Of the most popu.I
lar of men with friends and enemiee,
alike. who is the most popular man
In the house?' I once asked a member
OF the present cabinet. Younger"
(the Scottish Unionist whip1 he said,
without hesitation. aAnd next Q. Well,
It's between Tire (forner lord advo.'
cate for Scotland, now on the Scot;
fish bench), and Carson, but don't
know which has ii The truth Is that
the house takes kindly to the man who
has no reserves, no affectations and
loves the smoke Of battle.
What Is che motive that converts
this masterful man Of the world into
a passionate crusader? Why does he
shed tears on the platform? It is not,
as have said, expediency;, nor is it
patriotism nor is It even the Union
for its own sake. The motive is the
ascendency of his caste, established
and maintained by the Union. For a
century OF mOT6 tue OTduS0uSu HdVc
had Ireland under their heel
p. With the Castle at their back they
have held Ireland like a conquered
province they have held 1t as the
British hold India. They have planted
their nominees in every fat job; they
have controlled the administration
the police have been an instrument In
their hands; justice has been the tool
of their purposes; the law has been
of their fashioning and the judges OF
their making. And now the ascend
eney is donel The outworks have
gone: the walls are crumbling. Land.
lordism has been put to flight. The
Irish people are emerging from the
dust. They have their land; they
have their local councils; they stand
erect and ask for full freedom in their
own household. The whole fabric of
Is collapsing before our
eyes. A new Ireland is dawning across
the channel. And against the dawn
there stands a figure baleful and he
roic, challenging the new day--a fig.
ure emblematic of an ancient tale
of wrong and of a night that is past
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