The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1873-08-17

never oeen represented in Parliament y
That " the laws have been all made against
the tenant and in the landlords' interest =,
that before the passing of the Ballot Az
the landlords were all-powerful, but that
now this Is no longer the case and that 10
the farmers do not, when they can, exercise
their power to protect chem selves by yot.
ing for proper candidates at elections ana
assisting pecuniarily such of their class as
are threatened with landlord oppression
they do not deserve to be anything but
slaves, ard will certainly one dav oT an.
other be crushed out of the country.
Household Suffrage for Counties !-On
Wednesday last an announcement was
made in the House of Commons. the
Importance of which it would be difficult
to exaggerate. Mr.. Gladstone, probably
in casting about for general election cry,
has decided upon the extension of house.
hold suffrage to County constituencies.
The Tory leaders seem to have been
completely taken ahack by the announce
ment. sort of instinct told them that in
this they were face to face with an issue
big with fate to the future Of English poll.
tica! parties. 1t flung them into dismay
and disorder. They seem to have been
uncertain how to deal with the huge fact
80 suddenly confronting them. They could
only occupy themselves in cavil at the
mode of communicating the Gladstonian
resolve one of the Ministry having read
to the Honse of Commons a letter written
to him by his chief expressing the Premiers
regret at being unable to attend that day
to vote for county household suffrage, and
proclaiming that it was a concession to be
no longer postponed. The Opposition could
only deride or denounce what they called
''thls Royal message" Royal messages are
rarely 80 real and important.
Household suffrage for counties! It is
coming 1t is near at hand Harken to
the message, people of Ireland
Freedoms ahead!"
With the ballot, ar1 household suffrage
in town and county, we shall have the de-
stinies of our country in our own hands
Next year we shall probably have the an
nouncement of last Wednesday bearing
fruit in the shape of a county household
suffrage bill. Not for our benefit will this
be done. Our advantage from it will be
incidental and unavoidable because it
cannot be kept from US while party exi-
gencies compel the concession in England.
In two or three years hence every house.
holder in Ireland, from Fair Head to Dur
sey Island, will have the right to vote, and
every vote he gives will be free and safe
under the protection of the ballot! Who
can contemplate the inevitable result of
this. without thrill Of excitement, as if
already one could almost hear the tramp of
the procession, and the peoples wild shout
of ireland" =" proceed to- the opening of the
National Parliament in College Green =
Dublin Nation, July 26.
Father OKee6e.-Father OKeeffe's &C
tion against his bishop, the Most Rev. Dr.
Moran, was to have been tried at tho
Wicklow assizes, but, as the freauenters of
Callan parish chapel were informed on
Sunday, DR.. Moran has filed pleas which
require to be argued "on demurrer" and
this argument cannot take place till No
vember. His people, therefore "-Father
O'Keeffe is reported in the Express to have
said" should only take his word for his
innocence, and accept his assurance that
he was fully prepared to prove it when he
gets the opportunity" He added, in re-
gard to the management of the Callan
schools, that "all that was now wanting
was that he should make formal applica-
tion to have his schools again put on the
rolls of the Educational Board" and that
he " had the best authority" for saying
that this application must be complied
with.
Irish Manu/actures.-A meeting, at
which it is estimated $4,000 persons were
present, has been held near Limerick, pre-
sided over by the mayor of that city, to
advocate home manufactures. The vari-
ous trades walked in procession through
Limerick, accompanied by bands playing
popular airs. Resolutions were adopted in
favor of the purchase of articles manufac-
tured in Limerick, as opposed to goods i'm
ported from foreign countries.
SOMETHING FOR WOMEN TO CONSIDER
The appetite for strong drink in man has