St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-21
does for its non.Catholic fellow-coun-

trYmen.
The cardinal, in answer to question
as to why the Maynooth professors did
not write more, gave curious and in
teresting answer. He said 1t is well
they do not, because professors who
write books do not attend well to their
classes. The Maynooth dons like above
all things to attend we'll to their classes.
In France the professors write great
deal more, but attend to their classes
great deal less.
A Patriot Prelate's Views.
If at times Rome is not fully and ac-
curately Informed on Irish ecclesiasti-
cal matters the Irish bishops have them
able and fearless representative in the
Eternal city who would faithfully pre-
sent their views, and, as Frank Hugh
O'Donnell would put it, they should not
permit interested EngliShmen to beguile
with spurious mendacity the pastoral
simplicity of distant pontiffs. This is
Archbishop Croke's opinion. The
patriot prelate holds that legislators
should be paid. if for no other reason
than this, that otherwise feudalism will
always have an advantage over democ-
racy. He is one of the most generous
men in Ireland, and realizes fully that
the lot of the mOneyleSS members OF the
house of commons is hard one, par.
ticularly of late years, since constant
attendance has become necessity. He
holds that historical circumstances still
make necessary the presence of priests
in Irish political life, but that they will
gladly withdraw when Justin Mccarthy
becomes speaker of an Irish parliament
and John Redmond the leader of an in
dependent opposition.
Archbishop Croke is all advocate of
the principles of Father Mathew, al-
ways, however, with the proviso that
the Irish people must not be held up as
examples of intemperance. He is fond
of proving that the English or Scotch
drink more than the Irish, but the Eng
lishman is dull and the Scotchman is
cautious, whereas the Irishman, being
neither cursed with dullness nor blessed
with caution, tells the world when he
has taken drink.
A Picturesque Character.
London has more literary landmarks
than any city In the world. Most of the
great names which have adorned Eng
lish literature since the days OF Chaucer
are in some way associated with This
| marvellous metropolis. English literary
history is its proudest record. Fleet
| street, where one may yet almost hear
| the ponderous tread of DR.. Johnson, has
| far more attraction for the intelligent
traveller than the palaces Of Bucklng-
ham or Whitehall. But l am dealing
with the living. and the most live man
in London is L. w. Stead, editor of the
Review of Reviews.
Mr.. Stead is the busiest man in Eng
land, perhaps in the world. Ever since
he came from Darlington to London, a
! dozen OF more years ago, he has sue
ceeded in keeping that city and most Of
| the EngIish-speaking world besides,
| useiully aware of his existence. He is
by no means a favorite with the aris-
tocracy, particularly since he published
! his ''Maiden Tribute" But like the
| great Roman poet, he deems nothing
| that relates to man foreign to his feel
| ings. He has never sat under the pre-
| tentious lectures Of university pro-
| fessors, nor has his mind been trained
| in collegiate halls. He has schooled
| himself in the parliament Of man, and
| interests himself in every subject per-
| tanning to humanity. He left school at
| fourteen. A woman who has a grlev-
| ance against prince i'll India comes to
| HIM for counsel; another. whose work is
to index Hansard's Parliamentary De-
! bates, consults him as to methods.
| lie plays the part OF lay conIeSSor eX-
traordinary to all who wish to offer
their souls to him. He works harder,
! and dresses worse than any editor in
London. His theory is that dudes can
afford to be careless Of costume, and
having the bump of self-appreciation
fully developed, he very properly looks
upon himself as an unStamped dude.
He is brilliant talker. He is also able
to listen. He lunches somewhat hastily
for an Engllshman, at Gatti's on the
Strand-a favorite time for him to con-
verse with his friends. He is a strong
homeruler, though severe critic of
some parts OF Mr.. Gladstone's bill. His
great dream is to have union of all
the English-speaking people, so as to
suppress standing armies and establish
universal peace. Ever since his visit to
Rome some years ago, he talks of all
English-s speaking pope, and mentions
the solitary instance of Adrian the
Fourth, the only Engllshman that ever
sat in the chair of Peter. But this is a
mere dream. "lf there were any hope of
such thing" he says in his own frank
way, protestant of the Protestants
though l am, the son of Protestant
clergyman, l should seriously recon-
slider my position"
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