HOME RULE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2704, 9 November 1889, Page 2

HOME RULE.

TO THK BUITOH. Slit,— J was rather amused at the egotistical manner in which your correspondent John Murphy begins his letter, which appeared in your issue of 7th insfc, re the Irish Question. Hβ says that "We Home Rulers have. not.the remotest intention of introducing any of the dreaded elements of discord and distention into Hamilton or any other portion of the colony," After this bombastic talk anyone would think that the Home Rulers were in the majority instead of beiiiK, I am happy to say, in the minority. The reason why one of the Irish delegates has been invited to give a lecture on Home Rule is, I believe, to be this. A great number that go in for Home Rule have no idea what is its meaning, and being too proud, through ignorance to openly acknowledge it, they have resorted to this mean way to obtain information. I challenge Mr Murphy or any other Irishman, whether Home Ruler or not, to tell me of a country where the land laws are so liberal as they are in Ireland. What state would Ireland be in to-day were it not for the north. Can Mr Murphy tell me why the north is more properoua than the south. If he cannot I will enlighten him. It is this. Almost the whole of the north is Protestants, while the south is not, and where ever Mr Murphy likes to go he will find out that places were the Protestant religion reigns suprome there is prosperity, peace, and happiness. He further goes on to say that "We have the noblest and larger part of England on our side." Mr Murphy must have a fine brain for imagination, for if such were the case, Ireland would have had Home Rule ere this, I would advise Mr Murphy to read well, and inwardly digest the contents of the leading Irish and English papers (not with the eye of a bigot) and find out for his own information if such is the truth, and if he be honest I think he will come to a different conclusion. He further goes on to say " That wo are not ruffled in the slightest degree because the so-called loyalists hold hole and corner meetings," the so-called loyalists hold meetings and invite all to come, charging nothing for admission, for the so-called loyalists travel at their own expense, knowing that their cause is just and good, not living upon the fat of tho land at the expense of fools. He winds up his letter by saying "the subject is so awful that I will let it RIP," if we are to take the letters as .spelling the word rip. I for one agree with him, and say let it rip, but if it is to be used in the sense that it is used by all good Catholics, I agree with him also and say ta the Irish delegates, rest in peace, and stop at home and till your land instead of trying to raise discord and discontent wherevor you go.—l am, yours etc., Hamiltomak.