The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-09-15

Tim Iealy. one of the clcvcrcst
and most picturesque members of the
british Parliament, and Il gifted and
rrsourcrful leader of the Irish rcprc-
srntativcs in that body. is visiting
this country at present for recreation.
MIR. Joseph Gav;tn Il New York jour
nalist. gives us in the Daily News OF
that city. the following portrait of the
redoubtahlc Tim" taken at close
range and his views on some uucs-
tiunS of interest tu Irish sympathizers
the world over.
A Pen Sketch.
\ mediums sized man, With {: dome
of Il head. round and we'll propor-
toned, dark beard. literally sprinllled
with gray; clear steady eyes, shaded
by glnSscS; broad, smooth forehead,
dominating nose, ana firm mouth,
dressed in IL pepper and salt business
suit of Irish tweed and seemingly lost
in abstraction, attracted great deal
Oft attention in the corridors of the
Waldorf Astoria last night.
The faintcst suggestion of II stoOp
would make amy one say that here
WAS II student much given to study
and the burning of the midnight OH.
Yet the pOSitivcncSS of walk and the
rugnacious and determined manner
pointed out also the practical man of
affairs. who not only thought but ac-
complishcd things.
This unusual looking person. who
would have attracted attention even
in the greatest crowd, is Timothy NJ.
llraly. *. G., member of Parliament
for North Loutl, whom the late Will
liam T.. Gladstone complimented as
being ON" of the only two men in The
British Parliament who understood the
land acts.
Indeed, it Is now generally admit
ted That the act of 1902, which Mr.
lirnly warmly cllampioncd against
HE advice and wishes of his col
leagues, would have saved the tenant
farmers of Ireland $30000,0O0 had 1t
been adopted by the Irish Pnrlamcn-
tnr% party in preference to the ono
under which they are now purchasing
their farms. But, as Rudyard Kip
ling remarked that is another story"
Daughter Speaks Gaelic.
Mr.. Hcaly intended to leave New
York for Chicago Immediately after
landing here u few days ago, but was
ilissuadcd by his wife and daughter,
the latter II handsome and accomplish
cd girl of II. who speaks the Gaelic
language llucntly and is dcvoting all
her spare time to the study of it.
The Iicalys are here on n pleasure
trip. the first one taken by the re-
d"ubtablc 'Tm" since he was IL years
old, when he was compelled to leave
school to become Il bread winner for
his fnmily.
Mr.. Hcaly's services in connection
with the Education Bill, now before
tn" House of Lords, has been grntc-
fully acknowledged by the Catholic
bishops OF England. and has been
watched with intense satisfaction by
he people of Ireland.
In conversation he avoids all topics
of Il controversial character, pnrticu-
larly those bearing upon Irish poll
tics. which might leave "a bad taste
in the mouths of the rank and file of
the Irish people, for whom he enter
tains the highest regard and affec-
ton.
Tenants Paying Dear for Land.
He does not hesitate to declare, how
ever. that the tenants are paying too
much for their land, and that the land
lords are getting the best of the deal
In every sale that is made in Ireland.
Notwithstanding this fact" said Mr..
Healy, "thc punctuality and readiness
with which the new tenant purchasers
are paying their purchase installments
to the Government is a testimony to
their honesty and anxiety to improve
their condition
"The suggestion that the purchasers
under any of the Irish land acts were
deliberately falling back in their pay
mcnts. is altogether baseless as the
Land Commissioners show.