The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

who adopts the title Of official In order
to draw salary and burgle by license.
An interesting old custom was honored
the other day. when from the Hill Of
! Tyuwald In the Isle OF Man. was pro-
claimed a new law-the only law Of the
Manx legislature which this year re-
ceived royal assent The very little and
very picturesque Isle Of Man has ever
enjoyed home rule More than a thou
sand years ago the Manx began the prac-
tice Of proclaiming unto all the people
from the top of Ty.iwald Hin every new
law adopted, and this picturesque mode
Of publication is still persisted In. Their
house OF legislation is called the House
OF Keys. Unfortunately the Manx have
almost lost their Gaelic language. and
with it most Of their beautiful customs
and many Of their simple characteristics
Their only compensation is that they get
the cheap "trippers' by the thousands
from all ends Of the three Kingdoms. and
their Isle Of quiet and poetry has become
one Of riot and music hall songs
The Town Tenants Association is. in
many cases. becoming disguised with
Parliamentary politics. The Tocercurry
County Sligo branch at its last meet
ing unanimously passed the following
resolution; THAT with the complete
failure, after twenty-five years trial. of
Parliamentary action in London. it is
the plain duty Of the Irish party to with
draw from Parliament, return to Ireland
and adopt in its entirety the Sim Fein
policy as advised by Parnell. viz: To
strike England by an organized boycott
Of her trade. her revenue. her flag army
navy, and police, by fostering Irish in
dustTial enterprise; by promoting trade
and commercial intercourse between Ire
land and the outside world. particularly
with Germany and the United States;
by making the government Of Ireland
by Parliament difficult or impossible, and
by creating trouble for British states
men when and wherever opportunity Of
fers' %
DR.. John Roche Ardnl. Of Sligo, in
the course of a controversy in the daily
press. is startling many with undeniable
proof that the union between Ireland
and Britain was not merely favored, but
ardentIy striven for by a great number
I
bishop Troy. Dr. Ardin has overhauled
the records Of the period, especially the
/ Castlereagh correspondence. and there
discovered many wonderful and eye-Open-
/ ing documents. An opponent OF ArdilTs
/ theories claims that Bishop Bray was
against the union Dr. Ardill then sup
/ piled one Of Bishop Bray's letters 20
Archbishop Troy-and as it is a fair IL
/ lustTatiOn of the attitude of many Of the
/ ecclesiastics. give il here.
Thurles. July !. l7s9-My Dear Doctor. I received
the letter With which yoG favored az the request
/ OF Lard CastieTeagh. expressing his hope that l
wil disTeety exert ms influence IN the counties q
TipTeT4ry and Waterford 10 procure the sguatII-s
q the respectable Catholics IN favor of lcgIsa-
tive union between tins kingdom and Great Britain.
! need not observe 20 sou. who know 50 vel the
dispositions Of our respectable CatLocs. wh2t IL
tie influence We have over them IN political matters,
and with what reserve and secrecy should inter
fere the present occasion IN order % insure any
degree Of sIccess TO it. and 20 avoid censcre Il We
act II any osteusihle capacity IN the business %
the union either by personal signature % an ad-
/ dress ia favor Of Il OF otherwise IN my humble
opinion Instead Of serving the cause We may inI1Te
it. As far as / can understand the measure It
vii BE- productive q substantial benefit % both
countries. and therefore Il meets with my good
wishes and shall have the whole q MS little mite
Of assistance but via alIautlll 70 Llr
sarv cautions and hints wisely suggested by Logd
Castlereagh.- -Castlereagh correspondence, ISil.
DartmOOr Prison. situated on a wild
and bleak moorland in the southwest Of
England. has great interest fer Irish
men. since hardly has there been a year
during the last half century that its
walls did not hold one or more of the best
men our island kneW-men guilty Of the
objectionable crime of striving for their
country One Of ours never escaped It,
so We'll were they cared for and guarded
Two English convicts, though, tempo
rarily freed themselves last week. and
paid soreIy for their bold dash. These
convicts. Thomas Ellis and Alfred Par
rish, who were convicted in North Lon
don, and who eluded capture on Dart
moor for thirty hours. were, by the board
/ Of management. ordered nine days bread
and water diet, twenty-one days No
I diet, to lose all marks which would count
/ for remission Of sentence, TO wear chains
/ for six months. and also 70 wear q yellow
1 dress This is known as the yellow pen
/ atty I don't know how il is in Amer
/ lea. but in England, as you see. the way
of the ambitious convict is beset with
tTials-and, still worse, sentences.
When AIr. John Sweetman. one Of our
richest men, and one of the leading men
/ in the Sim Fein movement. threw up
/ his Parliamentary career IN disgust
/ twelve years ago, realizing from bitter
experience that Parliamentary agitation
was a heart-sickening farce. he wrote to
the papers a letter which is now being
recalled, as It is most interesting In the
/ light of modern events. Here is a pointed
portion which for many people. who Won
der why John Redmond clings to Parlia-
mentary methods if they be useless, viii
make a mystery clear. Il know the
! House of Commons" Mr.. Sweetman says
from the inside, and I say we can gain
nothing for Ireland there. Mr.. John Red
mond knows It also from the inside, and
he says we can gain everything by Civ
/ ing him eighty members who will do
what he tells them. / gain nothing by
/ being in the House Of Commons. Mr..
Redmond gains everything. The applause
which his eIocutionary powers receive in
/ that house is the very breath Of his life.
To take John Redmond from the House
/ of Commons would be as cruel as to take
/ q great actor from the stage This may
! explain our difference of view. Electors
must judge for themselves as TO the
/ truth, and not judge by the authority
/ Of Mr.. Redmond. or Of any one else. but
must judge on the logical arguments that
are brought before them
Mr. Sweetman, writing TO the Dublin
nous change in the customs Of the Irish
I M rfv and a denIOrabla change From