New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-31
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. SECOND LETTsR FROM AN ANGRY CITIZEN of
CARDIFF. WHO CANNOT GET A HEARING Al
HOME.
To me Editor Of The Tribune.
c,p. Az vour readers already know the beginning
If the struggle on the part of the citizens oil Caru
70 free themselves from the tyranny OF their ieuua
lord il NAV not be without interest to them IL
relate the end. That Is, am grieved 10 say-io'
the present at least--Gefeat The House OF ION.
mons passed tn bill unanimously, but the houeo
Lords rallied round their fcllow-tyrant anu, :"
spite of the needs Of 2OOOOC people, ueo'uo' "
NIB old Lord Butes dock monopoly NO s'o"0
lef, ppturned no false hood no corruption stoon III
the way of the arstocratic owner oil the C"i"''
Docks in the accomplishment OF MS heiai'V
nnrpose Will it be believed by those WIN
have been accus omed to think oil an Hhk
hsh noblemsn as at least gentleman
that he would use bis absolute power 10 ofoei sn'P'
away from the coal-ups In the docks, then take "
u,,otoara,h of the idle docks and send it to the
uouse of 7 ords committee as evidence that there
was mt trade enough to keep them goinRf leu
,hs ia what his excellent nobleman did. OF course
nv his AGENTS whose ac's he adopts anu
profits by THIS was proved before the eon'"''.oo
and acc pted and approved by those right honoraoie
persouagrs. mi, ,,
Think for n moment what this means The WORKS
which this bill would have authorized wouiu nave
gwen employment to 10000 men. besides enen''
mo 300 900 more. Those 10000 with ther 'ain-
lilies could not bave meant less than oo'ooo peoPio
There are nearly million paupers IN Engian"' anu
at least twice as many who hardly know rom "aS
to day where their daily bread Is to come rom "'y
thousand of these the Barry project would have led
and clothed but Lord Butte objects. and because no
objects our legislature says these 6oooo must 10
hungry and naked to support his vested interest,"
And the people who do this absolutely irrespou
| sibIe The Con.mons responsible TO the'r CON-
stituents There scarce body IN the woriu tha'
| is not responsible to some one Even oespo'io
monarcn ia held in check by Tread of assassination
Our masters have no such fear They are above the
| law. which they make to suit their own ENDS.
| 1t is a very common thing in this country Win
| those who uphold monarchy as against TO-
| nub;canism to assert that in the United States
| WHITTIER the ewes of all the hopeful Of freedom
among Us turn) general corruption exists III the
| oonanct of oub' ic affairs But what Wall STREET
ring or what scheming for post offices is there IN
the United Sla,es that is not more thsn paralIeirn
by the combination hsre-and not mere onY, ouu VI,
| much of our public buslnes'r LORD Bute was Jnnou
| Inv another monopos body. the Iatf Vale Railway.
Lord Butte is a Roman CATHOLIC. lure out o. uVe
| of the Lords committee were Roman Cath3,cS anu
| one was a shareholder in the Tan vale RAILWAY
Where were the chances of fairness TO the public IN
| this snug little arrangement ~. Drloery aug
|
the one great lesson the struggle has taught us ID
| not 10 rely next year on sirenR OF argument,
| not on the justice OF cause. but, adopting tne
| tactics of our opponents to trust 10
! bribery and bribery alone TOT grUing
| the necessities of our district recognized by 'ne
| English HOusr OF Peers. &C.,.
| For Inasmuch the mode IN when the lnco'hs
tax collected mas Transformed Us mo n".'o
| liars 40 the monopoly of the land has made us
| nation of slaves dom mated by an dig 'rchy OF w
| ronts-apd every student of human nature hnu
| history knows what wees spring Naturally Hpul
that re aIinn 60 great Is ihe siaVlshneSs nee' 'a'
even the Radical paper dared not reprint your arm
Gle of June II though requested to do H. 30 mean
"a fine soirli oil the people that when their master
| comes next week to open the National Eisteddlod
| of Wales-redhauded as he Is from 80 foui wrong
Pill wager that tue slaves VIII applaud nun
| to the echo though their hearts are thlIst-
| ing for vengeance. But LOT inc pres
emf ne is triumphant. He has succeed
| ed nv means of which honorable man
Womb be ashamed rIyetlng ais letters on the lh-
| dustry of $50 900 people But Oniv Tor aho,her
wear I'm tue next session of Parliament we shal re.
| turn to the CHARGE aud again ana yel AGAIN upu'
| tbis rous Juggernaut "a broken down.
have read with horror of The Reign of Terror IN
France of the recent landlord and agentuuiueIs in
Ireland but # France in 1893 ana Ireland III 1851
were like Cardiff to-day, VINO shall blame VI, Pas-
| sioTate uprising of "a trampied peopief Mo ia
| England lrefer more legitimate mel hous Dut IL
through the zig o-handed violence of the House OF
| Lords the inst demands OF the toiling mlin"hs on
| whom they trey be much longer delayed, why Vnen
reformation must he achieved, even though al inc
! cost or a Reign of Terror. 49,
| CardG Uales, July 30, 1888.