The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-03-31
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Dublin, March 10, 1900.
The electors of South Mavo bayt
proven their wisdom, patriotism anf
consistency by electing at the poll Mr.
John O'Donnell, whom they had se.
lecteo IN their popular assembly. This
result is not in any sense 2. rehuff r.
MAJOR Mcbride, who being engaged
hghung against Britain in South Afri.
ca, was unconscious of the rhertv
taken with his name in noninatinp
HIM Every man who voted for O'Don.
nell sympathizes with the Beers and
respects Mcbride for his courage
support Of that brave people. Land.
Iords and land grabbers, who saw in
the candidature Of Mcbride a chance of
btraIning the resources of the United
LIlsh league and dividing the National
ranks, nave, no doubt. voted for hin
Whlle detesting both him and the Roa,s
II ls not Major Mcbride but they w.
nave Deeh beaten by six to one And
- - iOI even they who are most 10
pidlhe Tor TINS Wanton contest. and who
are most severely snubbed bv the re-
sun, but more unnatural professor
NdI1onaIsts, fresh from the chan,l1ey,
OF reconciliation in London. who sf+er
the clergy and people OF the constit,,-
ency mad freely selected their candi-
CATE, played the enemy's game nv re
WING mat candidate and urging the
eIecIlon OF an opponent who was NOT
~ a position to repudiate their action
4heSe, the real authors Of the contest
are the men who have been beaten. Rv
scandalous devices they induced a few
extreme Nationalists who have no fairb
~ ColLsll Iutlohal action of any sort to
canvass the constituency in the sup
posed interest Of Mcbride But the
shreWd people Of South Mayo. seeing
mat Ihe attack was not so much upon
y ponnel as upon their organization
ana the National cause through it.
nave elected as their Parliamentary
representative man who has worked
successfully and suffered Imprisonment
lot them and for that organization. Mr.
y Dohneu IS Mayo peasants son. and
as such may not be so highly cult
Nhted as some suspected pIace-hunt-
ei's, but he is a young man of consid-
cradle natural talent stainless charac-
Ter, lndomitable courage, tireless en-
ergY and sterling patriotism. The near
future promises abundant opportuni-
ties upon which young man so
equipped may render good service to
Ireland.
The truce recently effected in Lon
don among the sections Of our Ma
uonalist members Of Parliament till
then WranglinG without cause. led some
TO hope, and all honest men to wish. for
mutual courtesy and cooperation
among them. Two Of the sections. [
am proud to say are Loyalty observing
the terms Of their truce, and by that
simple means earning the gratitude of
every true Nationalist. Perhaps the
ordinary mem beTs of the third section
also are we'll disposed: but, God help
them, they have an extraordinary lead
CT. and he controls certain newspapers,
and these two forces have displayed.
If possible, greater want of decency and
more virulsnt unscrupulousness since
the truce, TO which they are parties,
than ever before. While processing
unity, amity, reconciliation and every
virtue Of Christianity and OF patriot
ism, and even assuming with the
tongue in the cheek, a special cham
piOnShip of those virtues, they persist |
in jaunty gibes and insinuations as foul |
as they know them to be false against |
the most spotless characters in Irish |
public life They stir fTantiCally. and |
do their utmost to Tekindle the dying |
embers Of faction, and to renew all the |
shame and impotence, sin and sorrow, |
which faction breeds. Fortunately for |
the honor and peace Of the country. the |
leader in question viii soon have nei- |
Their party nor section, but only a |
family circle, to lead, and the news |
papers he inspires are so restricted IN
circulation and in influence that ] /
should not deem them worthy mention
ing in these notes were it not that some
bishops and priests take them for the
purpose, as it now appears, OF warning
their flocks against them. Referring 10
these newspapers, Cardinal Logue, IN
his Lenten Pastoral says:
1T must alse be confessed that, in /
the management Of some of our lead
ing home journals, there is room for
much more care and prudence than has
latterly been displayed. 1t is mnch TO
be desired that the claims Of charity
and good feeling should receive greater
than has generally been
bestowed on them. Important public
interests may often justify ctrong
writing, and, in rare cases even the
of individuals, though, in most
cases. the censure would have more
telling effect were II directed to the
principles rather than TO the persons
But the persistent pursuit and meTcl-
less abuse Of individuals, even when
there is no adequate public interest to |
Justify it, is hardly in keeping with
the dignity OF respectable Journalism;
IL is certainly not in keeping with the
demands Of charity. / might even be
Y
that it is a source Of grave disedifica-
ton and scandal. Surely such course
be acceptable 10 the great body
Of readers. l rather think that, on
opening their morning papers, they eX-
pec+ something Of more general in
terest and utility than graphic ac-
counts Of the shortcomings Of this or
that politician. There is even a like
Iihood that quiet people will fall back
for their supply Of news on papers with
whose principles they have no SYM
pathy. rather than have their feelings
daily narrowed by personal chickering's.
1t strikes me this state Of things is
specially unfortunate at the present
moment, when politicians are ende2y-
BRING to close up old wounds. to heal
-euds which have wrought much mis-
chief to the country and to join in a
United effort for the defense Of her {
lights and the promotion of her inter
ssts.
says:
II is impossible to witness without
oain and humiliation the continued
ma nifestations Of open discord be- {
ween public men Of influence amongst
M. people. exhibited in certain writ {
rCs in the public press Of our city, !
With an utter disregard Of the elemen-
airy precepts Of Christian charity. ]
Owing to historical causes, Dublin
as never taken a leading part in ma
ional politics. one National movement {
fter another has originated in the {
ountrv: and Dublin, instead Of rous- E
me-. organizing, and guiding the coun- I
ry-as its intelligence and manifold j
ABILITIES qualify it to do-has waited
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