Irish Home Rule Political Cartoons
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- Caption reads: "'The Orange Magistrates of Belfast held a meeting and promised that they would themselves take charge of the disturbed districts on condition that the Constabulary should be withdrawn.'-Daily Paper. Mr. Kentish Phyer, J.P., and Royal Hobah Black.- Now, then, Bobbies, clear out, and I'll undertake my Loyalist friends here will let you off this time."
- Caption reads: "Mysterious Individual, with black Gladstone bag, to Official.- 'Will you have the goodness to take this and have it forwarded as quickly as possible. I will not leave the rest of my luggage just now.' Official.- 'Don't touch it Randy ; it is sure to be one of those infernal machines intended to blow up the Conservative Platform, and destroy us-let him take it to the country with him.'"
- Caption reads: "G.O.M.- 'I frankly admit that I have had much upon my hands connected with the doings of the Government in almost every quarter of the world, and I did not know, no one knew-the severity of the crisis that was already swelling upon the horizon, and that shortly after rushed upon us like a flood,' From the above admission it is quite clear that the only way of attracting the attention of a British Minister to the fact that there is a place called Ireland, is by 'Rushing on him like a flood.'"
- Caption reads: "The G.O.M. (on Commons).- 'What! Refusing again - Come, clear this in a crack, and I will put you on grass till next December.' Commons.- 'I would take the jump willingly enough; but what about the fellow with the big stick?' Fellow with the Big Stick.- 'If you attempt to pass this (of)-fence I will make it very hot for you for months to come, my fine fellows.'"
- Captions read: "H. Campbell, (South Fermanagh); M. Conway, (North Leitrum).; P. M'Donald, (North Sligo).; J. Reynolds, (East Tyrone).; P.A. Chance (South Kilkenny).; J.H. M'Carthy, M.P., (Newry).; D. Crilly, (North Mayo).; J.F.X. O'Brien, (South Mayo).; J. Deasy, M.P., (West Mayo).; J.F. Small, M.P., (South Down).; J. Leahy, M.P., (South Kildare),; J.L. Carew, B.L, (North Kildare)."
- Captions read: "James Gilhooly (West Cork).; Thomas Quinn (South Longford).; Jasper Douglas Pyne (West Waterford).; James Gillis Biggar, M.P. (West Cavan).; Thomas O'Hanlon (East Cavan).; William H.K. Redmond, M.P. (North Fermanagh).; Bernhard C. Molloy, M.P. (Burr Divison, King's County).; Timothy M. Healy, M.P.; (North Monaghan); Mathew Harris (East Galway)."