The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-22
THE IRISH IN POLITICS.
wHY THET ARE PROMINENT IN lHERE-
CAN MUNICIPAL POLITICS.

The old and familiar question. Why do
Irishmen make the best politcians4" IL again
engaging the attention OF the magazines and
provoking ali manner Of controversy. some OF
n rancorous, and nearly all oft ignorant and
misleading. According to the last census. there
we're 200. 900 inhabitants OF New York city
who we're born In Ireland. There were 10000
1risb-born inhabitants'of Philadelphia $500
IN Brooklyn. 10000 each in Boston and Chi
caeo 10000 in San Francisco, 10000 in St
Louis. II, 900 in Pittsburgh. and more than
10000 each in Baltimore. Cincinnati. Cleve-
land, Buffalo. Newark. Providence. Worcester.
New Haven. Lowell Jersey City. and Albany.
II the foreign born population OF any Ameri-
can city be multiplied By three. the spproEl-
mate native born population Of foreign parent
age will be attained, and II the latter figure be
again multiplied By two. the total population
Of recent foreign descent can be computed.
Under these circumstances II is not at all
strange that Irishmen or men OF Irish parent
are should be prominent in the affairs OF
American cities. though their proportion Of
efaeehoidsrs Is no greater than their per-
ssntsgs - . factor In the population war
rants The magazine writer's, however. and
especially those who have imbibed som ethinR
Of the logic OF the A. 2. A, insist that an un-
due proportion Of Irishmen hold office In the
municipalities OF the United States. New York
city. IL 10 true. has . popular Mayor born 10
ireland. but the relns OF the municipal gov
eminent In the cities to the east and west OF
New York. Brooklyn and Jersey City are held
By German Am orleans. 6ehieren and Wanssr.
About fifteen per cent OF the people OF the
United states ar. foreign born. yet in the
UnitsdlBtatss Senate. com posed OF eighty-eiRht
members. there are but two men OF European
birth. and both Of these were born In Eng
land- The present House OF Representatives
n col, pos.d OF 35B members. and Is per cent
ofthis. the percentage Which inc iorsiRn- porn
population bears to the whole population OF
the eountIn would % o.. !ns.eao' however.
eI % ioIeikn-porn UNDERSTANDINGS there are
but ~ porn In ireland. In dermany or
"a az. ~ .,.,. a. c.sd. No..
Ano. sno tne remsinue. IN Osnsua
ls0islatiys or AId.rm.nio bodies. and In the
Hasn.,r. S.n...m.n,. =, ' ,hs r.%.,.i .nS
fact tbst Irishmsn max. IN. most suee.s.,ui
municipal politicians. and tn. dispute which
has recently been resumed on this question. so
,.5 :, from .unDl.ips reason , Shy this should
s sssSia "n'' '0ns'''a'0'' and necessarily 1t
t 5. 70 b. sct PHI tSa has
t sMsysy 20 I'm ihs on s
snescb from the irish Senobes In the Honse Of
SSo%% pf ,t In favor o. Mr. elndstones Home
yssn S :russs sesns 1n sbe On s
iii: he: S.sn marx ID b. incidents d trssehery
when the irish Parliament sold out for pIaee
and pension and endorsed the listed Act Of
ap PS.I m Ssys w Ss1sr T d.
s result & H. NM
n oss SSns SRd DsS
mon ty.npInyb 10 prefer Other things being
sion OF honor or trust As become spart OF irish
blood Ssta, 81, s. Sscaass iPT nearly twenty
.a . BAT T.h ss9 S HIS n,a T s
ns in aSS:s IsS ts. belly q
bacau.a nav Az iriss Tha .dyant.ss ies
i've: the IIi.h RSitisi.n l. 0byISv. Tor il
p.Ien and begin the work Of securing votes
nan 81 these S1tes for him
;ssHlsssISSS: ,si Sisa ., rSd.E ys5isS; nsmss
,s II: 1909 VIII O. e.. s:I nGsns sS
S:R sssn s : Il psIaa
sh tSs .St1 SO oh In no
TO act on the minds Of others by plausible
raDraaAntatiOna bean deyalopad n a in fha
frish. The mower which las bssn tbsir oniY
material salvation in the past they did moi
lad one been asked to prepare q race Tor
people o. the tnitsd State. 81 Snissr:s f
sourss shns tSSt which fnssaS sss to Hs.si
With refersnoe to Ireland. fime is very slow.
ovss 70 ths Irish In ireisad II payin sG NE
IN tSrsst In this country. In Enstr.fis Tsn"da
ths t~ps and yhsrsyer In efish liz tha snoEsn
fanSuags.
Tkua ths fnfiusnss whtoh Irish Is.dsrs ar.
A IN Imericsn noIItica dsnanj. cSisHv a
I've Of the sffscts OF EnSiisb rule on frsh
shSrsstsr First the slannishn ess which ere
sfss for them a soiid nuclsus OF yof.s: seeond
N tks noWar N narsnssion which cav sInn.
Infiusnss nm acid al and und etsrmined votsIs
In spck 4 county as this. In other rsspssts
tks idsh Ieadora have NO adyantaaa oyar
othsra Their course must command ths a.
ant Of Ina yotsrs and thsir ACTS Nhiis IN
noEss must be sndorssd nv The snnroval al
he vetsrs II they are TO continue TO rule.
JudefnS from the lsssone al nolitiesl hiseorx
sfEs1 YORK Irishmsn Are The natural "born
pofiticianab They seem slmost insti ctiysly
"a adsrstand the srisfin son ditions ~ A ms,i.
IN poiitics and enjoy 4 decided adysntsas