The Irish standard., 1893-09-02

is magnificent as we'll as colossal. II IT
were only in white marble, it would be
one of the art wonders OF the worl,h It
is, unfortunately, in bronze, as is the
whole group of figures round the pedes-
tai. This gives tho figures q dingy look.
1t could not, perhaps, be avoided, for
while marble would soon get discolcred
in this damp climate, bronze is the same
in any weather. and never changes it's
color. There are two other very fine
statues in O'Connell street, one. to
Father Mathew, and one to Sir John
Gray. There is, in fact, only one poor
statue in Dublin, and that is Moore's.
No fact could show forth the inconsist-
ency of the Irish character better than
this. The man who did more for Ire.
land than all those to whom the Irieh
have erected statues, he who immortal
ICED her music, who sang her sorrows and
aspirations in nobler and sweeter words
than any ever uttered by any other NOR
tai in any other time or cline, is placed
IN a back street overlooking a cesspool,
while men whose influence ceased at
their death have noble monuments
erected to them in the leading thorough
fares of the city. I have nothing what
ever to say against the greatness of such
men as Daniel O'Connell and Sir John
Gray. The world acknowledged that
they were great in their way; and de-
served to be remembered by their coun-
trymen; but to compare them with
Moore is to compare farthing candles
with the sun. It is an illimitable dis
grace to the whole Irish race and nation
to permit Moore to bs represented by
such statue as the one erected to him
in College street. The people not only
of Dublin but of all Ireland will be de-
spised by every soulful man of every
race, if they do not erect a statue to him
that will not be outdone by any under
the Irish sky. It is to be ardently
hoped that they will give this matter
their attention as soon as possible, and
not give an opportunity to the world to
say that they are nation of politicians
but not of patriots.
This city can no longer be ca]led"d dirty
Dublin for it is now one of the cleanest
cities in the world No American city
that ever was in is as clean as Dublin,
Providence, Rhode Island, perhaps, ex-
copied. All the leading streets are now
paved, heretofore they we're simply con-
creted. It would pay a member of the
New York City Government to come
over here and examine the pavement of
the streets There is nothing SO good in
any American city. The blocks of stone
are much smaller than any have seen
in any American city, and are laid down
with geometrical regularity. Here is the
exact size of the paving stones, seven,
six and five inches in length by three in
breadth This splendid stone pavement
makes the city much noisier than it used
to be-; but it is a great deal cleaner. If
Dublin were built of marble or even of
stone, it would now be one of the most,
if not the most, beautiful city in the
world; but being built almost entirely of
brick, it has dingy look. Dublin<is a
beauty of the brunette type-not so
striking perhaps as blonde, but never
theless a beauty.
After having seen Lake George. Lake
Champlain. the Hudson, and in fact al
most all that is worth seeing in the way
of scenery in America, Dublin Bay is the
same supremely beautiful bay that ever
it was, and stands still, in my estimation,
at least, as the most beautiful sea. loch in
the world And the environs of Dublin,
On all sides of it-mountains, plains,
rocks, woods and villas, seem now, after
having seen almost every city on the
North American Continent, more beau
tiful than ever they seemed before.
AN IRISH FRANCISCAN.