The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-01-25
IRELAND ~ II n
TIE Rsnaa CseAesss Lard Mayer 81 DsNila
AttsAAs shs NaahsAeal Aa haa AeAss.


Catholic. both Of these qualifications having
az late become indispensable to the occupant
OF the FIRST civic chair In ireland. have been
watching very carefully the Manifestations OF
extreme Irritation which the growing ascend
ancy Of the National party In this city and In
Cork naturally produces in tho minority who
have until now ruled both municipalities. as woll
as tho destinies Of this country. To Ameri-
cans the phenomenon OF tho bitter religious
luminosity that in this country and in Dublin
more. perhaps than elsewhere. Is mixed up
with political strife. there Is a something that
surprises and saddens. In the groat cittes OF
the United States we have outgrown tho spirit
OF narrow bigotry which was displayed in the
Know-Nothing movement. and In the protested
determination to make OF our public school
system an engine OF prosclytism against the
Catholic Church. The best minds In our great
REPUBLIC now sec and proclaim tho necessity Of
making me school the toachor Of religion as
well as OF letters and science. and tho wisdom
community fol, tho creation and support OF in
situations by which they cannot profit. =,
minority OF. the population have been. so long
accustomed to lord 1t over the majority. that
shsrs q social eaasty and pS tic T rights has
always been doenimed AGAINST as wrong. II
especially to wTi,s on this topic With enndor
and fairness without creating In tho minds OF
So 81 snSsr se sns
were l q Protestant OF the Protcstants. and
coming here from tho 6riyht, md free a,m9s-
nounce with infinitely more energy than l
should now dare to do the iniquity. the crying
cendnncy which still reigns and rules in Dub
lin Castle, psrvadine every rank Of ofrcalsm.
and oppression. on tho whole country. through
the Judiciary, the inferior m ,s q tho
armies OF tho police and tina detective forces.
We may question; for momcnt and at first
eho ,he yd "s' tat The Lon4
Mayor OF Dublin shall now DO Nationalist
snS Apsrt from the bitter sSrsr
enptory reason for this in the fact that this is
tho crisis in the struggle Tor nat onal life. and
that while the battle Is still at its height no
nnn shall be appointed to any great public
office in tho PEOPLES gi, Int man who is
toward Home KuIe, This is simple common
sense, tho prompting and dictate Of that IN
plo SEQ clearly tho road to self preservation
aud remove every obstacle in their path. This
present jmnc,urc frc so bitterly tn anomaly Of
their prentcs or priests holding aioof from tho
to which tho majority nave pledged their sup
port with unHnimity and an earnostness
There il a special renson. both in Dublin and
In Cork why the majority OF ths citizens VII
because their religion has been here so deenly
Illuminated In tho past; so wronged. SO perse-
!i.member, in OConnc!l's time tho, Church .,
Ireland had not been disestabished, aud such
Catholic .cathgdral-was i'm possible. The DO;
by severe penalties. When, after, centuries Of
Protestant ascendancy. O'Connell was elected
do was to 60 In full state to the cathedral door,
there divest himself OF his splendid robes OF
office. and enter the sacred edice in the dress
Last sunday tho Lord Lieutenant went. with
n n tns Of IT, a
sn ns nS Of pY Mayoe
cathedral in Marlborough street, and after mass
health II ths Lord Mayor is represented as
friends OF religion to find Q city like Dublin So.
Letting such man for its Lord Mayor" ~,
cities at present Ia to place in The civic chair
only mon who belong to the people men taken
There are those who complnin Of this tendency
both here ana sh in GorG r. h%%syer Only
when tho guide OF. workinsmen governed tho
city themselves had created, and appointed all
its magis;r"1es. The medieval custom Gust; stiL
Ireland. with the revival OF tho popular liher-
ties and the growth of the people's power.
there Ia also u tendency to return 10 the dem
ocrntic customs of the ages when religion WAS
tn" soul OF liberty. and whom tho lnborinl.
enlightened gudanc' Of reIigion. II Their" u
country on this side of tho Atlantic where tho
the best interests II society or loss of in,n.
enc" IL, religion. believe tina, coun,ryis Ire
to the Old faith. which made her peope so en-
ligliteneh. so harpS. go enved by their neigh
tanned them through he fearful ordsals which
snc"eedei. and witch is now laborins to pre-
pare them for fruitful use of their full meas
At The Lord Mayors banquet on New Years
Were eonsp;:cuously absent Tho presence OF
Il vica-rnyal court in Dublin so many centuries
mas made all the substantial people snobbish
and in'oeran' OF the Democratic rena ssance.
Tb" fact thHt he popui ation Of Dublin j. largely
| mai. up OF the professors and students OF
with tie privileged mnie and female schools
end end wed ~ p torM.r soyereGns or founded by
numerous officials. civil military, and semi
military. dspe.ndent on the Castle, makes it the
stronghold OF Professionalism In ireland. 1t Is
hard for all these. with tho memories OF "a
domineering past 10 look back on, to sec ono
minstra,vo oilces oecuped. with 'G prospect Hs
OF perm9nsncy. by persons OF u relig ion 40 long
i do not approve of chanting hymn. OF
| triumph when the Catholic majority succeed in
bSet s some hvs one i ing great ss
But when you look closely into the long lists Of
officials belonging to every department Of Gov
religion of the majority is so miscrah!y repre-
scented In every on. OF them both in the ad;
OF the University Ssnates and Boards OF Eiu-
cation. The National Board and the Inter-
mediate Board contain only "A very small
minority OF Catholics; so 10 IL with tho SenptGs
OF the Royal University, and tho Queen's Uni
Yarsity. so is II on the Judges bench. One
remarkable Protestant monopoly has lately
been pointed out by the English rs wei! ~ by
tho Irish pross-the Dublin General Post ON CO.
Every lucrative position in it Is filled by a
Protestant; Indeed. until quite recently. this
Se Tho .y FgSh Sai
deservedly bstallen Cornwall. and French and
Bolton has caused the English public to look
moro closely into the personal elements OF tho
local adm Illustration IN ireland. Do not blame
tho Irish. therefore. for feeling jubilant over
every successful effort to dislodge some one of
these odious pacemen.
While the now year opens on q most depress-
ed condition OF all business and industry in
Ireland and Il very dishearten ng prospect
ahead the national heart is far from depressed
about the political prospect. True. the work.
ing Of the Redistribution bill and the opera
tons Of the Boundaries Commission are far
from renliHnG tho eXtravagant hopes OF tho
mora RanLsmina patrinls. Vha Com Lila innera