New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-07
IRELAND'S CAPITAL.
WITH RANDOM COMMENTS UPON CAsTIs
GOVERNMENT MR.. O'BRIENs MOVE
MENT THE COUNTY COUNCILS
AND OTHER MATTERS


pressive capital The River I,iney pierces a
broad. sem-crculsr plateau, broadens toward
the mouth and emptes into a capacious
sheltered bay on the outer rim ~ tho amphi-
theatre Of hills there Ia a lovely scenic setting
Of meadows. woodland and mountains s.
Patrick did not need the gift ~ prophecy %
forecast tho future greatness Of city with -
magnificent a alto. for ho had only T. look
about him u 500 a capacious harbor FOR com
merce. river banks fashioned for long lines NJ
qusys. a broad ,evel for busting streets and
thriving manufactures and an environment n.
sloping hills and verdant valleys where splendid
parks could be laid out. residences built for the
rich and suburbs multiplied phere tho poo-
might live IN comfort II has not been through
any fault Of Nature that Dublin is NOT mo o,
the most prosperous cities Of tho word Ma
ture has proposed man has disposed
The jarvcy. who is too shrend 20 talk polite.
With stranger is content 20 say, attn A
twinkle ~ tho oye that thc onlt hing thar
old Dublin needs H. nate and d. eni pros-
porous country forninst it, Nature could p,
safeguard the capital against economic cslses
which have emptied rho STAND Of neari, ono
half - It's population during century ~ rns-
fortune Readers If tho earlier I.okr v.h,
wrote LEADERS II Publio opinion .n Ireland
know Why there vas not sori-s o., vel
organized manufacturing industries here as Ia
England and Scotland 70 absorb tho surplus
rural population when agriculture ceased 70 BE-
profitable and there Vas famine DO The and
The jarvey unconsciousy enforce fhe N.g-
torlans moral when h. points our tep d.
tillerles and brpweres and salesroon- ~ lrs1
poplins and lace a. tho chief centres ~ NAM
facture IN Dublin n were 10 % or % Belfast
- sec the great shipyar1 whore ffo 0cean.c
has been built. and the prosperous seaf = linen
and other manufactures. T would INA the ~.
oeption that proves he rule that mo msfor-
tunes Of ireland have been largely due - the
lack Of urban Industries in island inTovsr-
shed by Improbable agriculture How 6rf
have Irishmen been - the plain fac- 0, Their
own islands history when they have gone %
America and never missed an opporrmlir .
vote early and often for low tariffs and fro.
trade,
Dublin may not have entered upon the high
commercial and industrial destiny marked out
for it by Nature. but IL IS a CITY n noble pro-
portions. wen-constructod quays beautiful
parks. and splendid streets adorned Nth stately
architecture. statues and monuments Plcca-
diy is d mean thoroughfare 10 comparison
with Sackville-st and its extensions beyond
facade Of Trinity College TO II stephens Green
and the Royal and Catholic universities Ore
monument or statue follows another the street
archltectur, is imposing, and the small parks
are well-kept and fresh in foliage a complete
system Of electric cars attests spirit Of enter
prise when is as yet unknown In either London
or Edinburgh: and Phoenix Park is finer
! pleasure ground and more constantly used BY
the masses than Hyde Park. AFFECT poverty "a
not 70 be Witnessed at every turn IN Dublin az
in Cork There is an air Of wholesome hustle
in the streets: everybody looks videawake ard
we'll fed and there is A tone of rollicking good
| humor everywhere Dublin is not a faded and
| desolate capital with an aspect Of declining
| fortunes and impending ruin. II is alert, nope
ful and disposed to make the most OF such luck
as it has
Dublin's historic State House has been con-
verted into a bank and the closest approach
70 q Home Rule Parliament Is the informal
/ conference ~ county councils when mas oeen
/ held this week but there IS Court with stately
functions and complexities Of etiquette IN me
| Castle and in this sense the metropolis Is
capital although not A legislative ono. The
Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland reigns with pomp
and glory as the personal representative Of thH
7 There
and state concerts and balls AT the Castle than
there are at Buckingham Palace and the ell
quette Of all these yiceregai ceremonias Is
rigidly enforced. There has been noticeable
increase Of liveries AMI uniforms under Lord
Cadogan's administration. ana win larger
retinuc and more lavish entertainment the
Court functions have been conducted with IN
wonted splendor The Castle has been full OF
nd hD o. N ..
Dublin Is strongly Nationalist. but it does not
Ike a shabby gentee Court. II there must be
a Court. it prefers real one like The present
Viceroy's
Il is not the gilded hgurehead. but the power
behind the throne that is disiiked ~ National
ist Ireland That power is the cons' abu.ary oy
which order is maintained without The ald or
the military garrison. Viceregal splerdors "oud
be A vain show without this well organized
force to maintain the authority Of ia" ana NV
| Crown That is what makes Castle goFe.n'"e".
a real power. and Nationalist ~ these oass =,
| reconciliation and peace are as ANXIOUS "
undermine il as they were in the times ~ La"'
League agitation MI William 49, D. WV
was i'm Cork. explained At A Jni.ei l'S"
League meeting how money was 70 - hau q
once for carrying out various reforms i0'
have only % reduce the Irish ConS'ao"'''
force" he said, 10y five thousand men, an'
you have in your own hands right away WIN
out the cost Of a single shilling 10 Eng anu ''
means Of abolishng landlordism On terms ''"
both landlords and tenants viii hail WIN D'
light: and you have also the means Oh r,'-'
complete justice to the aborers without A1'..e
a penny to the county rates. and OF fe''o' '.
the evicted tenants 10 their homes ana s'',e
them fresh start In life DUNN 49,,
would he like house built upon q"l'NS'"1
II the constabulary force were weakened u '"'
way.
The Nationalist have failed IN 80 "'' -.
lative Parliament. and the c'dFeS' ''''''