The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-12-05

over by a bold Devic~--Humors OF
the Contest.
Hall Cainc, the novelist. writing from !
Grccba castle. Isle of Man, at the re-
quest OF the London Mail. to relate his |
experiences and Impressions OF the con- |
test which resulted In his election 70
the house of keys tAlanx parliament.
says:
"My propaganda was Intended FIRST
TO re-establlsh the credit OF the island
so as to make the English public real
Ize that, though the Isle of Man had
been badly Guanced aud was suffering
the penalty of bad financing. its earn
ing power was as good as ever-nay,
better than eyer-and that 1t might be
trusted absolutely. Next my propagan'
da was intended TO prevent recur-
renee OF the great disaster which had
desoIated our little laud by the nation
alzaton OF the industry which had
| been the chief cause of our calamity
and by the establishment Of princi-
pie OF cooperation among some other
insular Industries In order to build up
and secure the general prosperity. FL
nally my propaganda was Intended to
6oat our island on that great wave OF
social and economic reform which Is
| passing over the free and enlightened
| peoples of the world.
| Thus proposed to unite the steam
ship, the railway and the electric tram
way services, 10 promote state aid for
the farmers OH n system similar to that
| which has lately been proposed In IT.
ally and reeSntly established In Ireland
and to help he fishing industry TO n
better market than II can now COM
mand. Thus, too. proposed certain
reform In our legislative machinery so
as to make it respond more readily to
the win OF the people.
We have an upper house In our
legislature, consisting of the Islands
officials, its dcemsters. law officers,
etc. all appointed by the English gov
ernment. but supported by the Manx
lipeople. yet capable OF controlling our
representative chamber. ! proposed
that this upper house should be re.
constructed on aan elective basis or
perhaps even abolished altogether.
We have a governor who represents
the crown and yet exercises the pre-
rogative of Initiating our schemes of
finance. 1 proposed that the control
OF the income and expenditure OF the
island should be vested entirely I'm the
Manx people. or, II this might not be.
that the governor who exercised such
extraordinary powers should be one of
ourselves. N ns
Such. then. broadly and generally.
was the programme ! set before the
, Isle OF Man. But the effect of my little
} propaganda was sufficiently surprising.
Our island Is conservative, and one
half OF 1t was seriously alarmed. fear
this half was only able to discover in
| my schemes the sulphurous vapors OF
socialism. | was aiming at a Utopia
and the setting up OF a socialist state
: Naturally the church stood aloof from
Z me. Only one courageous clergyman, a
e primitive Methodist minister OF inde'
/, pendent spirit. took his place by my
9 side. But. TO my great astonishmeni
and delight. the other half of the island
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