Issue 0004, Republican Bulletin : Iris Na Poblachta, Issue 004 (March, 1987)

              republican b sris na poblachta uimh 4 marta-march 1987 leinster house will fail again at a press conference held in dublin on february 11 republican sinn fein made clear its attitude to the 26-county election and leinster house politics it stated none of this country's many ills can be cured by any administration which may result from this election for a full month the people of the 26 counties were subjected to an expensive barrage of propaganda the electorate of the partition-based state already over 24 billion in debt were treated to a circus of rhetoric not one of the contestants did an honest analysis or diagnosis of ireland's major problems not one of them is prepared to tackle the root problem of national freedom from this point on all we can expect from the leinster house administration is more of the same since the last election in 1982 the public debt has been doubled partition republican sinn fein has opened its head office at 21 shaw street dublin 2 election fi the only argument used by those who abandoned the 32-county republic of 1916 at the ard-fheis of november last was that this would mean increased support from the people of the 26 counties in the outcome they have secured less support for sitting in and accepting the 26 county parliament at leinster house than when a united sinn fein organisation last stood as abstention ists and for an all ireland republican parliament with a total of 27 candidates they have left a trail of 24 lost deposits fourteen of them polled less than 1 000 votes each a further eight were below 2,000 votes of the remaining five four were under 3,000 votes and just one crossed the 4,000 mark this indicates clearly the people's with drawal of support and respect for those who abandon a fundamental principle there is no short cut to irish freedom was officially recognised and copperfas tened by the hillsborough agreement and emigration unemployment taxation and poverty went from bad to worse the next four years will just see more of the same a colour party leads the parade to sean sabhat's grave in limerick see pages 4 and 5 rsf pointed out in the 100,000 leaflets it distributed throughout the state that partition rule full eec membership and low national morale are the obstacles to improving the lot of our people the dishonesty of the politicians is at last producing a discernible feeling of contempt for them and the system of clientelism they operate the only real alternative and the only really honest leadership is based on an honest assessment of the basic problems we need national freedom for all ireland a programme of economic development based on the recogni tion that ireland is an underdeveloped country and a cultural revival which stresses the central role of an ghaeilge only on such a firm foundation can we build a future for our children this will be the constant message of republican sinn fein as it re-organises and expands its base as the crisis deepens the stark relevance of the republican position will become clearer since november last rsf has set up 85 cumainn and 12 comhairlf ceantair an ard-fheis will be held later this year challenge to mallon beama uladh republican sinn fein have called on mr seamus mallon m.p to spell out to the people of newry and armagh his reasons for supporting the hillsborough pact republican sinn fein said his consti tuents have the right to be told why he has so much faith in an agreement whch tears to shreds their aspirations for unity while offering no obvious advantages in return mr mallon must explain the glaring inconsistencies in his statements to page 8