Wairarapa Standard Published Tri-weekly, Price 1d. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22,1886. The Irish Question.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1887, 22 September 1886, Page 2

Wairarapa Standard Published Tri-weekly, Price Id. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22,1886. The Irish Question.

In the details of Home news received by the San Francisco Mail there are a number of references to the Irish question. At the Lord Mayor’s banquet held at the Mansion House on August 11th, Lord Salisbury thus referred to the subject. “ Every day’s news," he said, reminded us that Ireland is not inhabited by a concordant and homogenous people. It is too early to enter into details, but it is the duty of every Government to devote its whole energies to freeing the loyal people of Ireland from the constraint exercised upon them, whether in form of riot, or in the dangerous and insidious form of outrage and intimidation. While admitting the great difficulty and responsibility of the task—which is so great that previous Governments, equally anxious with ourselves, only succeeded temporarily and to an imperfect extent—we possess an advantage over our predecessors which we hope to turn to good use. We hear a mandate from the people, deciding finally and, in my opinion, irrevocably, the question which has wrecked the peace of Ireland. The question of an independent Government in Ireland, after deep discussion and advocacy by the most powerful statesman this country has ever seen, has been rejected emphatically and unequivocally, by an enormous majority of the people of the country.” In making these remarks, Lord Salisbury of course refers to the result of the General Election in Great Britain as being adverse to Mr Gladstone. But while Mr Gladstone's temporary defeat must be admitted, that result will not put an end to the demand for Home Buie, not merely for Ireland, but also for Scotland and Wales. The agitation for Home Rule will go |on, and day by day increase in strength and infiuenae. It was net bis Home Rule fir Ireland proposals which formed the sole cause of Mr Glad, stone’s defeat when )■< made <iis appeal to the country. A great variety of other causes contributed to his defeat. We do not believe that tbe present English Ministry will be able to settle the Irish question, while it is certain that tbe demand for Home Rule for Ireland will continue to be urged with ever increasing force. Mr Gladstone is, for the present, out of power, but should life and health be given to him for a further term, he will undoubtedly come into office once more and renew that struggle in which he has for the time only, been defeated. It is a some* what remarkable commentary on Lord Sails bury’s speech, tbat by the very same mail comes tbe intelligence that agitation for Home Rule is being carried on as earnestly as ever. At an immense meeting at Carriok-on-Suir, August 23, in aid of the Irish Parliamentary Fund, resolutions were adopted declaring tdat tbe people would continue the Home Rule struggle for years if necessary. The wildest enthusiasm was exhibited, the midience standing with uncovered heads and singing" God save Ireland.” Largo sums of money have been suberibod. The Secretary of tbe Irish American Parliamentary Fund telegraphed on August 24tb, £3OOO, to Harrington, of Dublin, to assist the people recently evicted at Goneedave and other places.