HOME RULE FOR IRELAND

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1826, 27 April 1888, Page 4

HOME RULE FOR IRELAND

In the coursß of hla h?c'uro st th" Tbameß on " Ireland ; P->it, Present, a: d tfoture," M- Molby. M P., ssid ,--.» Inland m the pas% with her f raf- Parliament was proßperone, and he had shown by facts cne misery and unh&pp'meßß of to-day. The population ha* dwindled, and coramou rights are denied her ci'iz'-n-'. He Instanced the case of Chnidi before nnd after the granting of riome - : n!e. Great opposition was at the tim* shown to the measure, and now that c>lnny is pointed out as the most loyal of British poaaeaaiono. Bat : reland if was eafd. would be different. He ridiculed the idea of th small band of Irishman fighting the j British Empire, oc even desiring Bepara- j tion. Ireland prrduces £20,000,000 worib, of prodaoe, and her only market 1b Knqland, to which she expottß £19,000,000. Tom HeparatioQ frcim E-jglacd would mcaa taking nineteen shillinga oat of every pound ia eg Iriahman'o pocket. Home Rule maana m leaser degree for ! Ireland the Home Rule enjoyed by the colonies, and the islands of Man, Jeraey, and Guernsey. It means applying a policy which bus succeeded everywhere to Ireland, whera no polioy h.s yet succeeded. Home Rule would grent to Ireland the internal management of her own efialrs. Ita greateat ecemy ieprcjadies, and Horns Rule that has tho majority jn England, and tha whole of Ireland In ita favor, will ultimately win, and when the fbg of Ireland wavea over tie Liah Parliament m Dublin, amldafc tho cheers of England, ' Scotland, and Wales, as predicted by Mr Giadslone, thoro will be a real acd lasting union betwaen two countries noiF aeparafced by prejudice alone." —" Auckland Herald."