The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07
49, "a VI - sfll@ e 81 !.
PRESS Halls
ACT VICTORY
Redmond and Supporters
Score Point
LICENSE SCALE NEQUITABLE
Parliamentary Feud Is The Cause Of
a Real Fight.
Hssvy Peiies Mss.sainance Burden
seems - 1.dieste TAe Approach-
~ Bankruptcy Of The Funds
~ TIE galway County
osu.ssl-other Irish
LICENSE SCALE NEQUITABLE
n rrMorHY ). O,CoNNOn.

Dublin, Nov e.--Mr. Redmond and
his supporters have made the most of
the concession obtained from the
Chancellor OF the Exchequer on be-
half Of the small pubiic-houses OF
ireland The National press has hail
ed IT NJ great victory for the irish
party. and 1t 10 triumphantly pointed
to a. suficient answer to those
critics who charged the leaders with
interests. The satisfaction Is not,
however, universal Those interested
in the trade point out that nothing
has been done to lessen the heavy
burdens imposed on the larger houses
and -temperance sdvocates whatever
may be their opinion OF the conces-
sion as measure OF justice to those
affected can hardly regard II as an
aid to their movement.
In q resolution passed the other
day the board of management OF the
Beifast ana Ulster Licensed Winners
Association declared that half OF the
larger traders win probably be ex-
terminated by the oppressive and In
equitable scale OF new license duties"
The situation IL summoned up by the
organ Of the Sim Fem Society. which,
always eager to discredit the achieve
uaents of the Parliamentary party, as
serts that the chief effect of the con-
cession will be, on the one hand. to
keep alive and foster q class Of pub
lie houses, which. from the point Of
view OF both health and morals. ts q
danger to the people and a serious
hindrance to tbs temperance move
nnentl and. on the other. gradually to
squeez out OF existence the respect
acle and well-conducted houses in the
large towns. It states that In all Ire
land there are only ninety public
houses with valuation above $3.50
Nearly $50 OF these are In Belfast
which city alone win have to pay an
additional annual tax on Its better
class houses of over $4,000. Dublin
and Cork are in similar position.
In another issue Of the same journal
strong expression 10 given to the
widespread dissatisfaction, by no
means confined to Slim Peiners. which
Is entertained with regard to the gen.
eral attitude of the Parliamentary
party towards the Midget. In explain
alton. It 10 said. OF the ..extraordinary
spectacle" of eighty Irish representa-
tves supporting an English Govern
ment In passins q Budget which adds
an average OF $40 per family to the
taxation Of Ireland. the people were
definitely assured by the leaders that
the agricultural taxes would not. be
imposed, and that the tax on the dis
tilline Industry would be reduced. (,
Yet when the whiskey duties were
adopted. and the Governments mai
GRITTY fell to thsrteen. no fewer than
forty-nine Irish. members, including
, Messrs. Redmond and Dillon. were alb
sent from the division. "If these men
had attended and voted the tax would
have been defeated by a majority Of
thfrty-sixr What comment shall we
make on the party which has helped
to add s2000.0D0 annually to the tax
alton Of Irish ana to increase the Inn
post on Irish distiIling by, thirty-four
per cent,tand to threaten the destruc-
tion OF the irish tobacco industry?
The Sim Fein organ adds that In a
Budget the most disastrous since that
1858 Trfshmen are reaping the fruits
OF the folly that permits Irelands
fortunes TO be Ayuggled with by in
component or khavisfi politicians and
vlace-hunting journalists. 60 ~.
Farreii-PhiIlips Feud.
The feud between Mr.. j. r. Farrell.
NJ. p, and Mr.. John Phillips. NJ. p.
who. respectively represent the North
srn and Southern Divisions of Long
ford, gave rise to a free fight the
other day at Newtownforbes. Mr. Far
reli was about to address meeting
called for the purpose OF "reorganiz-
Ing" the local branch OF the league.
when Mr.. Phillips drove UP and ask
ed to be heard by the crowd. A vio>
lent alteration ensued. the peopl,