CARDINAL MORAN ON HOME RULE

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1298, 26 July 1886, Page 2

CARDINAL MORAN ON HOME RULE

At the opening of St Bede’s C invent School at Norton, Sydney, on July 11, Cardinal Moran referring to the Irish question, advocated self government for Ireland, because it would resuU in bringing about the same prosperity, peace, and concord as w is to be found in the Australian colonies, where the pec pie enjoyed the advantage of telf-government. Ha said : “It is to strengthen and maintain an Invincible unity in this vast empire that L would wish to see healed the long festering sores of Ireland —(Cheers). For more than fifty years the Irish people have asserted their constitutional right to enact their own laws, and have claimed self-government as their birthright, and the Parliament of England may as well endeavour to stop the stars in their diurnal course as to hush the voice of Ireland so long as this inalienable right of freedom is not restored to her.—-(Great cheering.) When the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was enacted, the Prime Minister of England declared It to be the purport of this measure to heal the wounds of sister Ireland, and to give to her the kiss of peace. —(Cheers.) But Ireland’s wounds have not been healed, and she still awaits the long-promised kiss of peace.—(Applause.) It Is said that the Act of. Union Is a fundamental law on which the integrity of the empire depends, but I would rather say that It Is a violation of the fundamental law by which the empire subsists.” The Cardinal expressed the warmest approval of the efforts of Mr Gladstone and the Irish national party to obtain Home Rule for Ireland.