The Irish standard., 1897-11-06
WOLF IN SLEEPS CLOTHING.

AAo Ouhe VI 1OTh curing Ills recent
tour in Ireland was accompanied by rep
resentatives OF the London press who
telegraphed to their respective papers
the most glowing accounts Of the ova-
lions rendered his royal highness ard
consort by all classes of the Irish peo-
pie, but particularly by that large class
yclept the "peasantry," of which OCon-
nell used to say that they were the finest
in the world. One paper was blessed
with having special correspondent
whose descriptive powers eclipsed those
of his brethren. That was the Unionist
paper called the London Graphic, the or
gan of the British aristocracy. Though
the Duke was utterly ignored by tho
Irish Nationalist and the peasantry
gazed at his party with curiosity with
out manifesting any enthusiasm, yet this
imaginative son of Ananias sent daily
dispatches Of which the following is a
specimen: Royal tour has become a
triumphal procession. Castletown and
Dunraven simply astonished. You cam
not magnify significance" Lest the Eng
lish readers may doubt the news, or
that the correspondent had any political
bias which might lead him to exagger-
ate the warmth of the popular reception,
the editor of the Graphic declared that
he was strong and prominent Parnell-
lite who had Suffered" for the national
cause. This information led the Irish
journalists to ferret out the fellow who
was acting as special correspondent of
the Tory organ, with what result we will
let Timothy Harrington tell in the fol-
lowing words:
We are now assured from source
which We can scarcely question that the
special was none other than the editor
of one of the Independent journals. 1t
almost takes ones breath away to learn
that the gentlemen who would have 10
unity in Ireland for National purposes,
whose spotlesst patriotism would not al
low them to associate with John Dillon,
or Michael DavittS or William O'Brien,
or any of that body they called Wings,
were actually putting British gold in
their pockets ut the rate of penny-a
line for describingithe 'Triumphal Pro-
cession' of the Duke in Ireland. The
telegram in question seems to have been
private one,i addressed to the editor
of the Graphic to give him backbone in
describing the Dukes 'Trumphal Pro-
cession.' But when we turn to the Dukes
'Trumphal Procession supplied by the
Special himself. we find the following:
F." From this period until the special
train reached Mountstewart, where the
Duke of Abercorn entertains the royal
visitors, a run Of fully a hundred miles,
every station we pulled up at was a
duplication of the fervour displayed at
Killarney, Tralee, killaloe, and Banagh-
err. AS we flew along we caught but
passing glimpses of the knots of people
collected at every railway crossing, and
the long lines of spectators on the rail-
way platforms where we did not stop.
The shouts of welcome we barely heard,
but we could see the men standing I'M
covered. and the women waving hand
kerchiefs. There were a score OF signifi-
cant incidents observable on the journey.
In Banagher yacht moored in the
Shannon was availed of by some Roman
Catholic clergymen who cordially greet
ed the Duke of York, and as the train
was about to leave that place man
walked up to the window of the carriage
and. probably, installing me for some
royal official, handed me paper with
the remark. That's what I think and
walked away. Here are the lines OF
Thomas Davis that it contained:
And, oh, it were a gallant deed,
To show before mankind,
How every rule and every creed
Might be by love combined
Might be combined. yet not forget
The fountains whence they rose,
AS filled by many a rivulet,
The lordly Shannon flows
Mr.. Gerald Balfour told me that the
Duke had graciously consented to nam,
the course we took today the Duke of
York's route and the chief secretary,
repeated. with emphasis, that it was
source of intense satisfaction to the gov
eminent that the money expended on
the Shannon development had at last
given promise of bearing fruit. The re-
ception at the end of the journey capped
the days proceedings. The town was
ablaze with illuminations. and the popu-
laton of the tentife neighborhood was
present g IL
Shade Of poor Thomas Davis forgive
the crime. Did yoti ever think that the
words of your noble ballad would he
turned to such base purposes and by a
so-called Independent journalist? We
learn on the Authority of this saponaco-
GUS special that the duke graciouslt
consented to call the route the Duke of
Works. route @ How gracious of him.
Perhaps he would add to his gracious
Kindness by giving his loyal patronage
to the newspaper which this gentleman
conducts. We lhhvei Butchers by Royal
appointment and Bakers by Royal Ap-
pointment' Why should we not have
an Editor by Royal appointment:
The so-called Nationalist paper which