Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-01-29

Gov. stanford, in his interview
with the reporter Of San Francis.
% paper on the troubles in ireland,
home weeks ego, was far more sue
eessful In striking popular chord
than In his later essay on the rights
o. corporations. The Ex-Governor
opent several months In ireland
last pear and he found that, % q
matter OF fact, the tenant could
not pay the rents sxacted. It must
BE- horne In mind that 1t has been
The policy Of the landlords over
large tracts Of Ireland to 90 raise
the rent - to drive their tenants to
America or anywhere, 90 - to get
nd Of them. In this way hundreds
q Thousands Of acres In Ireland-s
eountry but tribe larger than San
Dsanardlno eounty-have been
eonveftsa Into cattle farms. Ever
eines the rspsal Of the corn laws
the landlords could make much
Uese msnsy from their acres by
Ealsing beef and mutton for the
xnglish market than by allowing
than 70 be farmed by the half
starving Irish. Gov. Stanford, .
competent judge. expressed 1t -
hio Oplnion that not only could the
Izish tenant. except In . few favor.
- instances, not make his rent,
but the lands themselves have be-
eome wsrn cut through the tmme-
mortal strain put upon them. In
ef1er % admit Of even the physical
regeneration Of ireland not only
ought the tenant to be allowed to
&c rent free for some years, thus
admitting Of his rsplsnishing the
lmpeverishsd soil with fertilizsrs,
but the landlords should 60 down
into their pockets and assist the
tlllers Of the soil to make the coun-
try over sgain. - 1t were. Not
emily has the poor tenant suffered
from the rack rent, but the soil IT.
elf has been harried to exhaus-
tton.
Mr.. Sheridan, an Irish gentle.
man Of character and wealth, late
u made . speech, at Land
League meeting 10 Tipperary,
which shows In = remarkable man.
.nsr the nconscionsble exactions
Of Irish landlords. Here IL one Of
the instances given by him:
A very respectable man. a small
trader and merchant in the town,
occupied . piece Of outaway bog, OF
Which the valuation was Sc los.
and the rent G31 81. 3d., that 10
ever 500 per cent. over the valua-
tIon. Though able to pay, this
man considered the rent excessive,
and asked for reduction, such ~
was being generally made on the
Surrounding properties. Mr.. Barks
got = decree against him for EGO,
and sold twenty Of his sheep under
that Judgment. He thought that
was . case Of very great hardship.
Il showed the disposition Of the Of.
fleiais here In Dublin Castle; while
their Chief Secretary was appeal.
Ing to the landlords Of Irelsnd to
stay their hands, his Under Score.
tary WAS putting the law in motion
against his own tenants.
The infamy OF the foregoing fact
10 intensified when 1t 10 borne in
mind that this Mr.. Burke is the
Under Secretary for Ireland and
thus = member Of Mr.. Gladstons's
government. Mr.. Sheridan multi.
plies such Instances as the follow.
Ing:
Come documents have been hand
Cd to me; among them I find some
facts which are certainly remarka.
Bile. On . certain property find
that the landlord has given q hold:
Ing to Anne Halloran valued at
kl2,And che now has to pay E25 q.
4d.; that 10 % good "a asking e. 80,
In ohangs for IL. The district OF
Battlefield, l find, 10 the
Same. Mary Hannah, land
worth ell, rent 422; Bridget
Hannah, land worth E7, rent ETA
o.. Id; John Higgins, land worth
20, rent $50; Widow Mary Hig-
gins. land worth E6 g., rent E12,
rVoicss, "Dswn with him. ~ There
- = amnntsvn~n ~ Fetch l.. xa,.a;.-
There 70 another widow on his
land, . Jane Hughes; her land 10
worth IS 81. and her widows cap
doss not save her In the presence OF
this land tyrant; but he must
make her pay p. for the Is. ho had
given 70 her.
Inc way the heartless Irish land.
leEd piles > sort Of proprietary
1sllon upon Ossa upon the head Of
his devoted tenants 10 further illus.
trAted In this precious example:
They had all met to express their
eyDpathy with case Of most cru.
d oVictiou that had taken place in
The south Of Ireland within his
memory. This property once be-
Jenged to . noble family, under
Vhom . lease was made to the IN.
ooetors Of the evicted man 1t . rent
Of El5 10s. . year. The land passed
int other hands aud ct the expira.
elon Of the lease In 1o4l valuation
81 the land was made. Rem en- Der,
ne tenant In possession built the
houoo and made the improvements
aud whom the valuation was made
The valuation was E354 year
Igroone] and since the last lease
Woe made the tenant In possess lon
1all paid In hard cash to the land.
leeQ, eut Of the patrimony left him
~ his father, $4,000 that was net
eAfned By the land.
~ > key 10 the term valuation
oop4 By Nh. Sheridan It should be
f 49, q -1AA kk~k g..