The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-28
TIM HEALY's SPEECH.
Shafts of Wit Fired at Eng.
lands Prime Minister.
THE ROLE OF A UGANDAN ASSUMED

Irish Members Speech In the Brit
ish House Of Commons Was Consid-
cred One OF the Most Effective
Pieces of Political Irony Ever Ut
tered.
Mr.. Tim Healy's speech in the house
of on the reassembling of
parliament q few days ago won gen
eral praise as n of the most effective
pieces of political irony ever uttered
within the walls of st. Stephens. AS
reported in the London Daily Tele.
graph the speech ran as follows:
Mr.. Healy said he rose for the pur.
pose of saying a few words on the
subject Of the Uganda railway. Speak
Ing as a matter of Uganda, he wished
to THANK the government for the great
measure of advancement, which he
was sure would bring calm to Kerry
and balm to Balladehob-namely, the
proposed expenditure upon that coun-
try of II large amount of public money
and the taking up Of the time Of the
house with regard to a project of that
description. He could not help felici-
tating the government on the proposal
to spend time and money upon the in
habitants of that distant and neglected
land. Uganda was a place which had
always been foremost IN his thoughts.
They had been brought up to love
and reverence it, and it was at least a
consolation that that long neglected
country should at length have won
the favor and appreciation of the prime
minister Of England to such an extent
that he was prepared in a time Of
great stringency and when the educa-
ton bill was exciting so much passion
to give the people of that country the
hope Of having a large portion Of the
time of the house Of commons devoted
to it. There must be some reason for
this fattering attention to Uganda. He
believed It was a crimeless country
and that its administration was in the
hands OF the most pure souled removal
bles which the British empire could
afford.
Law and order there proceeded with
a regularity of which they had no ex-
ample in this country England, and
hence it was that the British parlia-
ment turned aside from mere paltry
topics, such as the affairs of Ireland, Of
England, Scotland and Wales, and de-
voted itself with one voice to the in
terests of the people of that afflicted
area. New as the right honorable gen
tleman was to the office of prime min
lister, he had given a pledge to the en-
pire at large which would rebound
through Australia, Canada and every
island and kingdom and republic, too,
absorbed by England that, however
much this parliament might have it's
hands full, if you were a nigger, a
painted savage or a heather roaming
the woods the prime minister of Eng
land still had a tear at his disposal and
that in his generosity he would be pre-
pared to appeal to the chancellor of
the e~Nchequer to pour out the gold of
England for the benefit of this be-
nighted and detected savage.
The Irish members had long gloried
in the destruction of their own parlia-
ment, because when in Ireland, within
the narrow walls of an Irish parlia-
ment, could they imagine such disinter-
estedness? Where could they imagine
such altruism, when their own country
was palpitating, thrilling and throb-
binS with passionate emotion, as to
turn aside to contemplate the position
OF the niggers of Uganda? Hence it
was that in future the admiration
which he had always felt would now
be something ethical and ennobling,
and they would go back to their own
country with the glorious and glowing
principle that Kerry might be neglect
ed. Connaught might be starving, but
at least the house had an eye and a
Watchful care for the people Of
Uganda.