The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-09
oRANGEMEN AND CATHOLICS.
The Political Situation in the Green
Isle of the sea-A Wonder
full Boat.
BELFAST. July 16. 1885.

| IL seems the emu is not yet. Inc leSdi
Irish Orangemen erected arches in the
Catholic neighborhoods, anger was ex
cited in proportion to the display made
by Protestants; one man has lost his
/ life, several policemen have been severe
I ly abused, and only last night woman
was ontrageously dealt with. A crowd
Of Catholics had been drinking and
agreed to raze one of the Orange arches.
The man selected for the work OF de-
molition is dead. Whether he was
struck in the head with brick, or
whether, as is claimed by Orangemen,
he slipped and fell, will probably never
be clearly established; but there might
have been a warning IN the fact that he
did not live in excess of five minutes
after he began cutting down the arch.
The Catholics claim it is case of muir
der and are correspondingly wild They
assaulted Orangemen, and row ensued
in which the police were badly mauled.
Last night, Tor last EVENING" lady was
driving UP North street on iaunting
car land North street is the hot-bed of
Catholic influence and filth when the
horse was seized by the wild followers
of the pope and tradition, and because
they took it for granted that the lady
who had thus invaded their strong hold
was of Protestant inclinaiions, she was
pulled from the car and viciouSly as
Saulted. Before she could be rescued,
in addition to the bodily injuries sus-
tanned every particle of clothing was
torn from her person, and the only
covering left to preserve her from rudity
was SHREDDED chemise. This took place
three days after the procession; and
passion must have been very strong,
one would think. / am told, the feelings
is likely to continue for an indefinite
period. and 1t may be months before the
wonted security and sense of peace is
To aggrayate matters, at
this season of the year, work in the
larger industrial establishments Is gen
orally suspended for ten days to two
weeks, in order that the laboring man
might have holiday. This holiday, |
instead OF proving day of rest and a
blessing, is a curse in the majority Of
Eases, for it is taken advantage OF for a !
drunken brawl. 4 business man told /
me that before the excitement and de-
set in motion each year by
the recurrence of st. Johns day or the |
day, in many, many fami- |
lies, both Catholic and Protestant, the |
savings OF months would be squand- |
cred. Sometimes the effects were plain |
" visible for three months afterwards, !
and the spree once started, some will 90 |
% such lengths that the very beds will /
De carried from the houses and sold for |
/ song that the protracted debauch may
)e continued uninterruptedly. Then
leeplng on the bare boards become the
rider, under the SOLDERING up period ar
ives, until money has been earned with
which to redeem or replace the neces-
AIRY furniture, and this is said to go on
'ear after year. 1t is a sad picture
ome of my Irish friends may not like.
It's presumable that good honest Scotch
)eople do not like the descriptions that
ire given of Glasgow. Neither do like
hem; and they, while true, be just as
in Stockholm, Berlin.
Paris, or any other city. National and
pride resemble each other in
he unwillingness felt at an exhibition
# national or individual weakness or
vii. All Irish are not Orangemen; all
re not Catholics. All Irishmen do not
et drunk and carry on the debauch ,
until forced to stop for the want of
1eans, or material with which money I
an be secured any more than all citi- {
ems of Glasgow are stepped in drunk :
mess and vice. You will find cannv :
cotch IN Glasgow, and canny Irish in !
'elfast; health beaming faces, warm !
nd generous hearts and noble men and
Tomen in both places; but in both YOU 3
NIL find vast amount that must shock {
ecency, and which, if they are to be I
iewed as the fruits of 800 years al
eyed Christianity, must stamp the old a
rec as abominably and unredeemably /
ad. :
1t is laughable to note the assumption !
the Conservative press since Lord .
and confreres assumed the /
sign of government The bulk of the :
defeat of the Gladstone Ministry. Q
hen it is a notorious fact that the a
ladstone. or Liberal sparty, practically a
lowed itself to be let out, doubtless h
referring this igncble method of escap- O
e the consequences of its own policy, o
meeting inevitable trouble like a
an; but that the Liberals could have
ED in, had they seriously wished to,
ems dead certainty. One finds by |.
intact that a ministerial crisis is a
isis among the holders of office, and
e sense of anxiety which hangs like a 81
oud over the few. has but little effect
l the weather of the many. The
.pers teemed with probabilities and -,
'nieetures, and advices from most re- u
lble sources, but so faras the major L
: of the worldly throng seemed to be =
ncerned, the crisis was no more than I
e momentary ruffle on the bosom of y
e lake caused by the Ger sweeping h
phyr. Policies NAV be good or bad;
en- may work themselves into afury
excitement-or those whose business
is to create a corner on the 'crisisn o.
cket NAV do so-Conservative may ,
feat Liberal, and Liberal Conserva- =
res; but the bread-winner has little if g
" interest in it; and ordinarily would ei
content with any form OF govern :,
ent so long as employment could be
ind that would enable him to su St;ifiy a
mself and family in miSerlv, or itgs 81
.rly comfort. About 20o00O vnierS II
I'VE recently been added. as under g
and.it. The requirement now L That :.
man shall be bona fide holder OF I Il
property-or $50 worth OF hou>tn0id fl
he can vote; and ii Is really n
nnsing TO note the SOLDERING which
e different party papers reSori {" Will "
view to securing this unirtelligent ana al