The Irish standard., 1902-11-15
MEMBER FOR UGANDA.
A Specimen of 7. N. Healy's Satire
and Sarcasm.

A Specimen of 7. N. Healy's Satire
and Sarcasm.
At the opening of the British parlia-
ment the prime minister, Mr.. Balfour,
declared that zone of the things which
they ought to consider was the finding
of money in connection with the
Transvaal, and possibly also for the
Uganda railways" He declined to
pledge himself to give any time to the
consideration of Irish matters. This
brought forth a complaint from Mr.. T.
L. O'Comor. between whom and the
speaker a spirited colloquy then took
place, closing with a demand by the
former that as the government had
silenced the voice of the Irish people
in Ireland, at least in this great court
of appeal their voices might be heard.
Mr.. I. Healy said he rose for the
purpose of saying a few words on the
subject of the Uganda railway.
cloud laughter.) Speaking as native
of Uganda (renewed laughter), he
wished to thank the government for
great measure of advancement, which
he was sure would bring calm to
kerry and balm to Ballydehob Qaugh-
teri namely, the proposed expenditure
in that country of q large amount Of
public money and the taking up the
time of the House with regard to a
project of that description. He could
not help felicitating the government
upon the proposal to spend time and
money upon the inhabitants of that
distant and neglected island. cloud
laughter) Uganda was a place which
had ever been foremost in his
thoughts. (Renewed laughter.) They
had been brought up to love and rever-
ence it, and it was now 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, at a time of great
stringency, and when the education
bill for England was exciting so much
passion, to give to 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 .f1attering at
tention to Uganda.
He believed it was perfectly crime
less country. cloud laughter.) He be-
lieved it's administration was in the
hands of the most pure-souled re-
movables that the British empire
could afford. Law and order there
proceeded with regularity of which
they had no example in this country,
and hence it was that the British par
lament turned aside from paltry
topics, such as the affairs of Ireland,
of England, of Scotland, and of
Wales, and devoted itself with one
voice to the interests of the people of
that afflicted area. Uaughter.) New
as the right honorable gentleman op-
posite was to the Office Of prime minis
ter, he had given a pledge to the en-
pire at large which would rebound
through Australia, through Canada
and through every island and king
dom, and republic, absorbed by Eng
land Qaughter) that, however much
this parliament might have it's hands
full, If you are a niger, a painted
savage, or heather roaming in the
woods, he still had tear for you at
his disposal cloud laughter), and that
in his generosity he would be prepared
to appeal to the chancellor of the ex-
chequer to pour out the gold of Eng
land for the benefit of this benighted
and detected savage.
The Irish members had long gloried
in the destruction of their own paria-
ment, because where, in Ireland
where, within the walls of an Irish
parliament-could they imagine such
disinterestedness, such altruism,
when their own country was palpitat-
ing, thrilling and throbbing with pas
sionate emotion as to turn aside to
contemplate the condition of the mig
gers of Uganda. Naughter.) Hence
it was that in future the admiration he
had always felt for the House of Com
mons would now be something eth
ereal and ennobling, and they would
go back to their own country with
these glorious and glowing principles
that Kerry might be neglected, Con-
naught might be starving, but at least
that House had an eye and watchful
care for the people of Uganda. loud
laughter.)
Net Needed That Time.