Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1900-03-15
LORD MAYOR TALON
pUBLIN'e CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND
HIS VIEWS.

He Thinks Ireland Is Getting Nearer
Home Rule Every Day-He Deolares
That the lrishman Is CIeverer and
More LovabIe Than Anybody Else.
The Lord Mayor of Dublin crossed
his legs and filled his briarwood pipe.
He was on q comfortable settee in the
Hoffman House, New York, and he
felt comfortable himself
do you know" said he to a New
York World reporter, pressing the to
bacco firmly down into the bowl and
striking match, we are going to set
home rule In Ireland eveptualltP i
may take some time, to be sure, but
| believe we will win. We have gone
a long way already. 1t Is bound to
come"
The Lord Mayor of Dublin speaks
beautiful English. but 1t is beautiful
Irish, too His English is pure and
undeflled Written, it would compare
with any English. Spoken, 1t has
the softest brogue. 1t is Irish all
through, but never tense is violated,
never case. The grammar is all
there, and the rhetoric. The brogue
Is all In the manner it is dropped from
the lips Of the most august citigen
Of Ireiand's capital-Daniel Talon,
EsQuirs, Lord Mayor Of Dublin.
THE late extension Of the fran
chise," he said, taking a few media
tive puffs Of the stubby pipe, ~ 40
ing everything for ireland. It has
been In operation only few months.
but it has already worked wonders.
Managing Local Affairs.
Eve now have the management o
local affairs In our own bands. Here
tofore they have been In the hands OF
Grand Juries, composed Of the lahd'
lord class. whom we look upon as the
garrisons Of England In ireland.
Now we have got the affairs OF the
country districts-the county affairs,
In our own hands. These are managed
directly by the representatives Of the
people elected by them. Town Ma,
yors, sheriffs, bailifs, justices, all,
are elected by the people. We are,
fast coming to American ideas, when,
we will elect all our officers. If the
people choose to elect the landlords
to govern, why, all right. Let the
majority rule,
I'VE, Of course, would like to see
a Parliament sitting in Dublin to gov.
ern ireland. We would like to see
such a Parliament having the power
of imposing taxes on Ireland, which,
We now feel are unjust and excessive
AS a matter Of fact Ireland is now
taxed G2,750,0O more than she should
pay, or nearly $14,000,000. These are
not our figures; these are the figures
Of the Royal Commission on the fin,
ancial relations between Ireland and
Great Britain. This in excess Of the
amount we should pay under the
treaty of the Act Of Union"
The Lord Mayor had dropped his
jolly mood now, and was getting seri-'
GUS, He puffed fast on his pipe and
laid down the law with emphatic ges-,
lures. He uncrossed his legs and,
leaned forward
These Royal Commissioners he,
continued, were men of great abili.l
ty In questions of finance. They knew
how wronged Ireland had been and
Is on matters of taxation. There were
Englshmen, Irishmen, and Scotchmen
on the Commission. All We're of the
highest attachments. OF the English
l may state all were masters Of fin-l
ance.
"The seventh article of the Treaty.
of Union provided that out of every,
9100 raised by taxation in the Uni-I
ted Kingdom, Great Britain should,
pay GSS and ireland R12. These pro-
portions were explicitly stated by Pitt
and Lord Castlereagh to be based up.l
on the taxable capacities Of the two,
kingdoms. If this bargain had been!
kept Ireland would be taxed nearly
G3,0O0,00O less than she Is today