New-York tribune., 1906-09-30

weeks tramped the streets. seeking any ,o-. =.
enjoyment tried to get a place az a shc~.
nano writer. or anything else. but failed s,s
not despair, however, and the thought nsvas
entered my head OF leaving London, no roas,s.
s.s,. wnss sne outlook spent six weeks walking IN
Finally. through political Influence rna,...
70 BeI letter TO Sir Edward Lawson, who
started me IN on "The Daily Telegraph" a.
ser, sore OF 9od man nan at a salary Of SIS week
reIIalned on The Telegraph" for a year ana
nan, ana during that time my two most notabls
pieces or work were the translation U knerv
ootn French and German very welD OF CoYIr.
Bisrnarcks dispatch about the surrender os NJ
poIeon az Sedan and the description OF the ar
rIVal az Hastings Of the Empress Eugenie
STRIVING 70 better myself, asked FOR ana ,n
tained position in the London Office AZ ssTs.
New York Herald" and remained in that piacs
FOR about year and half
Then began for me a period OF abou, ,b~.
years OF utmost misery-the usual fats OF "a
young writer. knew what hunger and desnai,
meant tackled anything that came TO hand
short articles. stories and penny dreadf1Iss-
and went through the fire OF rejected manu-
scripts.
1t seemed TO me In those days that II could
become publishers reader II would be we'll
went about seeking such post and chancad "a
meet s. o. Beetsol, who told me there were hat
ter things in store for me. suggesting that
could not think Of such proposition win.
out alarm. In the first place. I had no Confidence
IN my ability 10 write. and many years passed
before could bring myself TO think had ary
talent In that direction.
In all this time the thought never occurred IN
me to enter politics. and If it did banished II
from my mind. I firmly set my face AGAINST
Irish politics above all things for In considering
the lives of famous Irish Ieaders-fronn OCone
nell TO Butt. and may say from the latter 70
wretchedness ~
l attribute my success in the journalistic line
10 the fact that became a very close student OF
American Journalism. which was a radical de-
parture IN those days, though subsequent Eng
Ish puollcations have also fallen into initiating
the American press. I think the influence OF
American newspapers on English journalism has
been almost revolutionary.
My becoming a member OF Parliament vas
practically a matter Of chance One Of nv best
friends had resigned the seat from Galway. and
many OF my friends asked me 70 take his place
l was we'll known in Galway having spAnt nv
boyhood there. and had made a number op
speeehes there In debates and things of that
sort My Life Of Lord BeaconsheId'' had also
contributed to better knowledge Of me in my
native land.
AT the same time I encountered a tremendous
amount OF opposition from the wealthy class
and my seat was not easily won. In the first
place. the expenses OF the election-something
IKE S10OO-fen heavily upon me.
The shertff's fees had TO be paid and had no
money. managed 70 raise small amount OF
money from my Beaconsheld book in the way
OF an advance; and the seat was won through
sheer force OF speechmaking. In those DAYS
lSSO-things were very different from what they
now.
A Member of Parliament for Ireland to-day 70
he has not the money for his election Is taken
care OF by the United Irish League. and his ex-
funds Of that body. An election costs about
81, 900.
On this topic wish TO say one thing and to
emphasize IT: A Member OF Parliament from
Ireland always loses money by his position the
returns being very small compared to what 2
man reHnqutshes in the way Of business and
other sources OF revenue There are many gro
tesque lies circulated to the effect that Irish
members are in Parliament for what they mako
out OF H. This Is far from being the case.
Mr.. O'Connor neglects to insert at the proper
place small fact that vividly nlumnates his
character. On his first day In London after SIX
hours Of steady and fruitless search for job.
the weary youth Of Twenty-Five sat down ar the
edge of the fountain in Trafalgar Square and
dreamed Of the large things that he should one
day bring TO pass In that great city He was the
dreamer then. and his whole life and lifes sue
cess have grown out of the dreamer who became
talkative and interested in people.
II needs another than Mr.. OConnor too. to
draw the line between the wide poles Of intellI-
gence and versatility. As a struggling youth he
could write dime novels for a ltving-perhaps
the lowest exercise for wits of his education.
Not many years after that period in his life he
had composed his biography Of BeacOnsfeId, a
work not the less solid for deserving that over
worked word brilliant Out Of that pliabilit- oS
mind the years have drawn Mr.. O'Connor's rank
as leader in Parliament and in British Journal
ism. IT. p. founded. earlier in his career, The
Star. The Sun and THE Weekly Sun" But
his notable success, up 10 the present has been
with M A P" CMainly About People'). bor-
rowed from a title in The Boston Pilot"
Shortly afterward he began ct P's Weekly
which he ran parallel with M. A P" OF late
months he left IN. A. P" because control OF Il
was secretly wrested from him. He then started
another weekly journal. ingeniousIy called p.
7. o.. the printers abbrevation placed at the
bottom of a page Of manuscript, and meaning
Please turn over II also contains Mr. O'COn-
nor's initials inverted. The owners Of M A. p"
tried to prevent mis- using a title similar TO
M A p" but feiled to. secure the Injunction
sought
On his American visit the president Of the
United Irish League will talk 70 US in the In
tereStS of his URODIA -ROStOu TrauIcrfDt