The Irish standard., 1899-02-04

means OF the f0rms OF laws that were
written by the, lovers Of liberty for the
protection of dthes people.
THE LABOR VOTE TRlUMPHED.
In the late municipal elections heidi in
Ireland under the local government
act, the workingnen carried the day,
to the surprise and dismay of the pre-
tentious patriots who have kept the
country In a state Of unrest for the past
! seven years by their chickering's and dis
sensions. Like sensible men, the labor
Ing classes placed. their own candidates
IN the field. and elected them by enor-
nous majorities. The "laborite up,
heaval' Is what the newspapers call the
revolution effected by the sons of toll,
in the first municipal elections in which
they have participated in Ireland, by
electing their own representatives to
seats in the councils heretofore occu-
pied by wealthy politicians. They elect
ed John Daily as mayor of Limerick.
When assuming the chair he made
years of suffering in British dungeons,
my fancy painted many pictures, but
never in my widest dreams did 1 ex-
pect the cruel, iron chain of my English
jailors would be replaced by the golden
chain of the city of the violated treaty
l will do all in my power to preserve
decorum in this council, and l trust it
will be found that my party displays a
spirit Of intelligence and fair play to
those who opposed u.s." Mayor Daly's
salary as chief magistrate Of his native
city is $4,000 year.
Some instances of the great changes
made by the laboring mems votes are
mentioned by the correspondents of
the New York papers.
William Shaw. one of the wealthiest
millers in Ireland, was defeated by
drayman earning $3.50 week in his
own employ, for alderman.
Maurice Leonard. the earl of Ken
wares agent, ground landlord and
hitherto dictator Of his town. was de-
feated, while; the first place on the poll
was taken by .q{ane of Leonard's day la
borers earning 1925 i.rS5 a week.
All the old ideas a of electing men of
property and social standing have been
completely upset in the smaller towns.
Councillor O'Connor is working
baker in the employment of defeated
candidate. Councillor Egan is a printer,
while Alderman q. Murphy, the youngest
alderman in the United Kingdom, only
%, says: Il attended the first meeting
! of the new council when the mayor was
elected, and took note Of the new men.
They were perfectly cool and an unem-
barrassed lot of gentlemen, a trifle elo-
quent but having minds of their own.
Some of the faces recalled the French
revolution, one alderman in particular
closely resembling Robespierre''
Alderman Kelliher is working tail
or. Three working carpenters have
been returned, while Alderman Caves,
the most intelligent man, sits all day
! mending boots in, one Of the old-fash-
toned shanties on Quayside. In Dublin
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man printer Of the Evening Telegraph.
The other Laborite aldermen and coun-
cillors are workingmen of different
kinds. In Listowel. small town of
County Kerry, the whole district board
| except one merchant is composed of
laborers. The merchant resigned, refuI>
ing to associate with the rest of thez%
The Dublin Freemen's Journal says
of the National upheaval No matter
what local issues were at stake, the peo-
pie saw to it that the seats at their dis
posal were given to candidates who be-
| lieve that Ireland is entitled to self
government. Where Home Rulers were
in the majority Home Rulers were re-
Limerick, the same story is to be told.
Nationalism triumphed everywhere
and in Dublin and Cork and other places
where coteries insisted upon dividing
the Nationalist into warning sections,
lessons Of the most remarkable signif1-
canoe were taught to the disturbers.
The elections have carried us far on the
road to unity. All the bitterness which
characterized former contests was con-
spicuously absent-even in the metrop-
oils, where reckless Tory agents made
desperate efforts to revive all the bad
suicidal passions associated with the
"split." 1t is evident that labor is the
power Of the, future in this country.
Our workingmen have utilized their
very first opportunity with far more eff
fectiveness than we anticipated, and
with far greater intelligence. than has
yet been displayed by British toilers.
who, after many years enjoyment of
the franchise. renstill under the heels
of the landlords and the greedier classes
OF capitalists and monopolists.
ACME OF, BRITISH lMPUDEkCE.
The London correspondents of the