FOOLISH TACTICS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9316, 10 March 1893, Page 2

FOOLISH TACTICS.

The loyalists of Ulster will alienate sya" pathy, instead of attraoting it, by tbelr threats to offer an armed reeletanoa to

Home Rule. They would put themselves in tho wrong, and would have to be treated as rebels resisting the law of the land. In a constitutionally-governed country majorities muab rule and minorities must submit, and if injustice is inflicted agitate until it is removed. We understand and sympathise with the fears of the men of Ulster, and we should bo very sorry to see them place themselves in ft fftlso and untenable position. They can rest fissured that England and Scot* land will not stand quietly by and see wrongs indicted on any section of the people by an Irish Parliament. That there will be attempts to indict snob wrongs we do not doubt). The Irish are not fitted for self-government), and, led by a bigoted and ignorant priesthood, there is no knowing what they may attempt. But Ulster need have no fear that the Irish Parliament will be allowed to inflict any disabilities, religious, social, or political, or any section of the Queen's subjects. If Home Rnle Is granted we believe it will be a costly and disastrous experiment, which England will have cause to rue, bub if a majority of the constituencies say that Ireland shall have Home Rnle it is folly for one small part of the community, no matter how much they may dread It, to talk ot offering armed resistance.