The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-03-04
THE IRISH BISHOPS AND THE
IRISH PARTY.
(Fron the pilot. !

(From the Pilot.)
The appended letters with subscr1p
tioI4s to the Right Reverend Treasure
of the United Irish League speak el9
quently for themselves at this crisis L
Irish affairs:
His En1inenee Cardinal Logue.
His Eminenee Cardinal Logue ha
written the following letter, encios1ni
check fer e10, to the bishop of Rap
hoe:
Ara Coefi, Armagh. Feb 2, 1905.
My Dear Lord send the enclosed
| check as a contribution to the Parlia
! mentary fund. In the present cfFcum
! stances of the country it is vital to he
! highest interests, spiritual and tenn
| poral, that she should be representef
| in the house of commons by strong
| party. united, Independent and eff
| ficient. 1t is clear that the party can
net be efficient if the leaders be moi
furnished with resources which viii
| enable them to secure a continued anG
complete attendance of all the mem
bers. I am, my dear lord, your lord
ships faithful servant,
MICHAEL CARD. LOGUE.
The Lord Bishop of Raphoe.
The Archbishop of CasheI.
His grace the Most Rev. DR.. Fennel-
ly, archbishop of Cashel, has written
as follows to the bishop Of Raphoe:
The Palace, Thurles, Feb 1, 1905.
My Dear Lord-I believe / subscribed
twice last year to the Parliamentary
fund, but even SO, ! gladly enclose you
e10 for the current year. in order to
stimulate a ready and generous re-
sponse to the appeal of the standing
committee of the archbishops and blsh-
ops of Ireland to rally round our par
liamentary representatives. and give
them the whole strength of the nations
support i'll their endeavor to secure or
binary civic rights for our Irish Cath
ones III educational and all other mat
ters. With every best wish. ] am, my
dear lord, very faithfully yours.
THOMAS FENNELLY,
Archbishop of Cashe1
Most Rev. Patrick O'Donnell, D. D.
The Bishop of EIphin.
Most Rev. DR.. Clancy, bishop of Ell
phin, has written as follows to the
bishop of Raphoe:
ST Mary's. Sligo, Jan 81, 1905.
My Dear Lord-May 1 ask you 10
take charge of the enclosed check for
90 and to forward it to treasurer of
the Irish Parliamentary fund.
instead OF sending 1t through the
treasurer of our local branch of the
united Irish League, which has hither-
TO neen the medium of such contribu-
tions from me. Il forward it to your
lordship, in order that thus I NAV
the more strongly my cor
dial endorsement of the resolution re-
NV u,,o
ing committee. calling on the country.
both clergy and laity, TO give practical
support TO the Irish Parliamentary
party
1t is manifest that without such SUP
port the members of the party cannot |
give such regular attention to their !
parliamentary duties as the interests
Ii ireland demand, Eand as the Irish I
people expect from their representa- |
ives In the house of commons. Phe |
natural result, therefore. of remissness !
n support of the party would be neg !
ect of the national cause in parliament
md elsewhere. ~.
AND this neglect the country cannot
'Hord at the present time. The settle
nent of the land question has now t
eacned its most crucial stage, and nm
ess the greatest vigilance be exercised
}! our political leaders in the near
uture, a condition of things which will
mean ultimate disaster to the strup-
llllg peasants of the west will he
tereotyped on the map of Ireland.
ne people have lapsed into a slough
| despond' as regards the question of
ignef education. and the conversion
| the bltzabethan university into
uetlng soup kitchen has not i'm
roved the chances of a settlement
ne improvement of the condition of
ne iaporers, the enactment of leeisls-
on Tor the promotion OF temperance
le alienation of the burden which nm
ue taxation places on the shoulders of
ne people-all these interests demand
rgent attention and unwearied watch
llness; and unless we make It possi-
le. Tor our parliamentary representa-
yes to devote themselves to their drL
es IN the house of commons. progress
any of the departments referred to
tnnot reasonably be hoped for.
trusting that the inspirfting resaIu-
on adopted by our Episcopal standing
'nnlttee at their recent meeting NAV
ave stimulating effect upon the l
'untry' and that the Irish party's COT I
rs, OF which your lordship is one of I
e trustees, may soon be filled to over
owing, L remain, my. dear lord. yoi,rs !
cry sincerely, J. CLANCY. D. d.
Bishop of Elphin. = =