Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1882-07-10

cOuntrymen. The result of my in
quiries is this: That among the
poorer classes of the Irish people the
feeling is Sc adverse to handing over
any person to the gallows, that what
ever the crime this feeling is paramount.
Iasked some very respectable, religious,
good sort of people in an humble po-
sition whether, if they knew the
murderer s, they would give them up
If they were only going 20 be trans
ferred, was the reply, they would; but
not to make them responsible for heir
deaths. This general feeling among
the lower class of Irish people must be
taken into account in correction with
their reticence in this affair. AS to
the conspiracy, so long as tenants feel
that their interest lies in breaking the
law rather than supporting it, you can
hardly expect them to be with the
government"
"Is it true, then, that many tenants
who are resisting the payment of rent
can well afford to liquidate their
debts?"
"Quite true, and it is a common
thing for man, in response to appli-
cations for his rent, to decline to pay,
but at the same time to offer to buy
his holding"
"Then there is more truth in a cur.
rent witticism as to the
PENURIOUS HABITS OF SOME IRISH
TENANTS
Ahan ono of frat 10 ;nolipaI 70 Lol;oya
For instance, a friend of mine tells me
he was staying the other day at a first
class hotel in Dublin, where the lavish
expenditure of money in the house by
a stranger was mentioned by one of
the guests. The reply was: oh, he
must be I tenant; no man who is not
tenant can afford to be so reckless
with his money"
"The joke is not without great sub
stratum of truth, though of course
there are cases on the other side. The
'nO-rent' manifesto was an appeal to
the worst feelings of the tenants. There
are poor devils in the most barren parts
of Ireland whose fate is most mean-
chOly. They try to drag out a living
by sort of rough cultivation, and are
continually in the most deplorable con-
ditiOn of wretchedness and misery.
The truth is, all such districts in Ire
land should be swept clear of the
squatters, who should be removed to
more favorable quarters. AS for the
landlords. there should be no landlords.
1 say that advisedly, although l am
deadly opposed to Mr.. GladstOne's gov
ernment and to Mr.. Gladstone's policy
but it is quite certain that in a country
like Ireland landlordism should be
wiped out. Every man who has hold.
ing should be compelled to cultivate it
himself. No man should have farm
larger than his personal qualifications
for dealing with it. The great holdings
of the country should be split up and
sold to people who can work upon them.
No man has right to be living upon
the labors of another on the soil. This
is the entire question, and until it is
thoroughly appreciated, understood,
and acted upon, there will be no peace.
l don't blame landlords for trying to
get the most they can out of their prop
erty. Look at the position of some of
them. The land comes into the pos
session of the eldest son. Irish people
seem always to have large families.
The eldest son, as rule, has to keep
no end of his brothers End sisters and
relations; he would be
AN UNNATURAL WRETCH
to ignore their claims upon him; and
SO the soil which he has inherited has
to be worked to the best possible ad-
vantage-that is, he has to get as much
rent aS he DOssibly can and sO tha ton