The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-11-24
MR.. CROKER IN IRELAND.

MR.. CROKER IN IRELAND.
How the Former Democratic Chief
'- Looks to . Dublin Reporter.
Getting out of the train at the de-
lightful little village of 'Dundrunl on
Tuesday afternoon (says Dublin
Evening Telegraph representative,
on Oct. %, l walked for about three
miles through Il very beautiful coun-
try, with the blue bay OF Dublin on
my left, Ben Edar. looking very brown
and very majestic. keeping guard to
the north, and killiney Hill, just III
front on the south. Green fields, trim
hedges. houses with rcd-tiled roofs
that suggested the county of Cheshire
gested anything in Ireland; solid gate
entrances that led, no doubt, to pleas
ant lawns and beautiful houses--tllis
was the kind of countryside I passed
through. Everything looked comfort
able, happy, and prosperous; and
thought to myself what a. good judge
was Mr.. Richard Croker, tate of New
York, when. after his strenuous life
there, he came home and pitched his
final tent here. in tho land where :le
was born. For was going to see Mr..
Croker. and just to have a. chat with
him about Taninany Hall, which
made such a. piquant appearance III
London the other day ofn connection,
with his own name, and Of which he
was the l,onored chief for so many
years.
There was "a southerIy wind and a
cloudy sky" SO dear to the soul OF
the huntsnan. and one could not help
noticing the fact in connection With
a man so devoted to horses, and to
our chief Irish sport. "Glencairn,
Sandyford,' was told, was Mr.. Crok-
er's residence. One could not mis-
take the house after he had heard
about ii. for it is cut granite through
out--gra ante from the very neighbour
hood-and has been built, evidently,
without regard to expense. in what
take to be the Italian Renaissance
style. with a handsome tower or cam
panile, and an elaborate nut very
chaste porch. There is little chapel,
too, right in the center or the pile,
which Mr.. Croker points out with IL
kind of sad pride, for il has been
erected by him to the memory of his
two sons who passed away. Passing
himself in q. house quite unlike the
old mansions of this country. Doors
and passages there seems to be none.
one apartment leading. without any
ceremony. into another. and the
whole place appearing to be- SO, SO to
speak, en- suite---the kind of house. in
deed. where a. great political hostess
would hold a salon. A very beautiful
house. beautifully furnished Ana
ehGtS, WI SouISc' are ttll IIlo llOSt 3
most famous horses. in oils, on the
walls. and in one corner, not too
prominent, is a well-known painting
of Napoleon, which reminds you again
that this was the Napoleon OF what
he calls. with obvious pride ana
pleasure, the most democratic city the
world has ever seen.
"Why is it that Ta,nmany has go.
such a bad name among certain
classes Of people on both sides of the
Atlantic?" 1 asked
Mr.. Croker's reply was pretty COM
prehensivc. GIVE a dog bad name,"
he said with a wave Of his hand.
NO; ! tell YOU" he suddenly said,
with something approaching to We
hemence. "Tamn,any Hall succeeds
on its merits: and entirely on it's
merits. 1t is the most democratic
institution in the world-there is
none in such close touch with the
people. II there is anything wrong
with it, then there is something wrone
with the people themselves. II two
men go up for election in any coun-
try in the world, the poor man will
nearly always vote for the ADLER; that
u . 4 . rs IL y ia