The Irish standard., 1905-07-29
HIGHLY PLEASED
Congressman Timothy D. Su,-
livan, Of New York,
Says Ireland is Beautiful Be-
yond Fancy.

Congressman Timothy D. Sullivan of
New York arrived in London, recently,
bronzed and hearty, at the Hotel Cecil
from Ireland.
Il enjoyed my visit to the old coun-
try" said he to the World correspon.
dent, "far more than l ever expected.
Everything has been hurry up to the
present, but l want to tell you have
been surprised and delighted. Ireland
is beautiful beyond anything that 1 had
ever fancied. She is we'll called the
Emerald Isle. When l landed at
Queenstown my friends and mysef
had run round Cork city and went
to Blarney castle. Then we went to
Kenmare. county Kerry, to visit the
birthplace of my parents. My father
was born some miles outside of Ken
mare; so was my mother. was born
in America, but that makes me none
| the less an Irishman."
He wore a dark blue REFER serge
suit, straw hat and black tie in sailor
+. knot. He looked type of vigorous,
healthy manhood and was in excellent
i spirits. From Kenmare," he contin-
ued, I'VE drove to Glengariff and Kill
larney, where we saw the loveliest bit
of lake scenery ever hope for. 1t is
easy to understand why Irishmen love
their country. This was my first visit
and every day feel sorry I delayed
coming so long"
What did you think of the people
and Dublin?" -"
"1rishmen are the same everywhere.
have lived so long among them in
New York that there is nothing strange
to me to see them in their own coun-
try. Dublin is very fine. 1t strikes me
Boston has been modelled somewhat
on it. There are many similarities be.
tween them. The fine spirit and com.
Portable, cleanly, prosperous cottages
in the country were delightful to see.
The railways, of course, don't com.
pare at all with ours. In that respect
both Ireland and England are entirely
behindhand; they are out of it alto
gether."
Did you see Richard Croker?"
Yes, l visited him at his place near
Dublin. He is interested in everybody
in New York, but it is the interest OF
a man in the scene of his former activ.
lties He has done with active Ameri
can life, has gone out of it for good
and l can tell you he has selected a
beautiful place for his retirement. He
is greatly cut up about his sons deaths
You can see how deeply he feels their
loss at every turn. But he is strong
and healthy, has great spirit and a
great heart. He is not man to slob
ber, but you can see that the blow cut
him deeply. He will certainly never
return to public life or to Tammany
again.
There is nothing over here or in
Ireland, comparable to Tammany?".
why, should think not" replied
Mr.. Sullivan. "You can't do it in this
country. How could you? A man
finds job over here and gets pushed
into it by some one above; he can't
help anybody; people don't follow OF
work for that sort of man; he can't
attract them to him. He gets place
for himself and there he sticks The
jobs here are filled up by the govern
ment. The government makes the
jobs on this side of the water; we
make the government in America, and
that's just the difference. And with
the government we make the places tc
be filled, SO there is something for a
man to aspire to in Tammany"
rs Roosevelt very popular still?"
why, of course; he is president!
He is fine fellow, too, and splendid
man. His movement for peace be
tween Russia and Japan has added
greatly to his popularity and he is a
great man, but the Democratic party
will come right in time, though allow
it is not booming just now"