Mr。Parnell，inthecourseofhisspeech，referredtothemanufactureswhichhadatonetimeflourishedinIreland——totheflannelsofRathdrum，thelinensofBandon，thecottonsofCork，andtheglovesofLimerick。Whyshouldnotthesethingsexistagain？“Wehaveapeoplewhoarebynaturequickandfaciletolearn，whohaveshowninmanyothercountriesthattheyareindustriousandlaborious，andwhohavenotbeenexcelled——
whetherinthepursuitsofagricultureunderamiddaysuninthefield，oramongstthevastloomsinthefactorydistricts——bythepeopleofanycountryonthefaceoftheglobe。“[1]Mostjustandeloquent！
TheonlyweakpointinMr。Parnell’sspeechwaswhereheurgedhisaudience“nottouseanyarticleofthemanufactureofanyothercountryexceptIreland，whereyoucangetupanIrishmanufacture。“ThetrueremedyistomakeIrisharticlesofthebestandcheapest，andtheywillbebought，notonlybytheIrish，butbytheEnglishandpeopleofallnations。
Manufacturescannotbe“boycotted。“Theywillfindtheirwayintoalllands，inspiteevenofthemostrestrictivetariffs。
Take，forinstance，thecaseofBelfasthereaftertobereferredto。Ifthemanufacturingpopulationofthattownweretorelyfortheirmaintenanceonthedemandfortheirproductionsathome，theywouldsimplystarve。Buttheymakethebestandthecheapestgoodsoftheirkind，andhencethedemandforthemisworld-wide。