A FACT THAT MR REDMOND OMITS.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1669, 17 March 1883, Page 3

A FACT THAT MR REDMOND OMITS.

TO THE BDITOK, Sir. — I sec by the newspapers that one of the firebrands of the Irish Land League (Mr Redmond, M.P.) has come out to the colonies to try and stir up illwill and fill his own pockets, if his countrymen are fools enough to be gulled by him. In his opening address to the , people— pr I should say the Irish people qf Melbourne, he dwells very largely on the wrongs of, Ireland, and tries to throw alj the blame on the English Government. Now here is a fact that he nays nothing about; A writer :\n t one of our home magazines, in a very good article on the subject says:—" To describe the evils produced—by drunkenness let it be . sufficient to, mention ithat in this way -.there was spent in Ireland during ten :y**'w the" sum" of £1 4,<f00,00p ,: that , is ,' to . $»y, #prp thaji, jbhj?,, annual

t-ental of all the farms ,in the country. It is evident from th,is statement that the true friends of the Irish people are those who are spending their time and their niriney in order to diminish the scourge of drunkenness, and not those who stalk about the country preaching ill-will and rebellion. If the Irish peasant laid up the' money which he squaudprs yearly at the public-house, he might in a short time become the proprietor of his farm. Thinking tba^ perhaps the above may do some little good if known at the' present time, and that you will find room for it, r- 1 am, &c., Father Matiikw. 1 Waipa, March 13.