Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-01
TOM TRACY PAID
CROKER VISIT ON
TRIP TO IRELAND
Sergeant Declares That Country
Is Prosperous and People
Are Happy.

When Sergeant Thomas Tracy, of
police headquarters, arrived at his desk
today fresh from a trip to his old homo
in Ireland he was confronted with an
immense harp Of roses with silken
strsamer on 1t bearing these words:
Welcome Home From Tipperary." Tho
sergeant, who Is most popular with the
rank and file OF the department, showed
his qualification at the pretty remem-
brance and thanked his fellow workers
in a few words
The sergeant's health began to fail
some time ago, and he was granted q
months leave of absence. during which
time he visited his old home IN tho
Emerald Isle. He comes back TO work
with his health fully restored end de-
clarfng that the ocean trip and the rest
had done him world of good.
Sergeant Tracy has many interesting
"reminiscences Of his trip to relate. in
and grounds of Richard Croher's estate,
which he visited on June IL He was
very much impressed with the evident
prosperity Of the peopie In the country
districts, as we'll as in the larger cities,
and declares he win never again accept
a story Of hard times IN ireland with
out personal investigation.
''why, they are better on and ap-
parently more happy and contcnted on
the average than we are, and they are
not clamorfng for home rule. either"
is the terse way In which the sergeant
summed mp the situation as he found 1t.
'Tt Is no wonder Boss Croker stays
there, for his estate is g perfect para
alsa With o considerable amount of
persuasion I induced the cabby who
drove mo out to the estate, which is
located seven miles outside of Dublin,
to enter tho grounds.
DRIVERS were very careful. he told
me, not to risk offending Boss Croker
that's what they call him over there as
well az in New Tork-and It is an Of
fense to enter the grounds without per-
mission.
white we were arguing one of the
boss's refinue of retainers came along
and said there would be no harm If we
went In through the rear entrance. I
told him we wore not in the habit of
going In by the back way in the States,
but supposed I had to make the best
OF It.
'.Just then I spied the boss him
self leaving the stas,aes, and they're
fine ones, and started across the lawn
to meet him. ] hadn't the pleasure of
a personal acquaintance with MT.
Croker until r introduced myself and
told him was weil-known by promi-
nent Jersey friend of his.
He made me feel at home at once.
treated me royalty and insisted ON my
fnspecting not only his grounds, but
castle as well It Is not a house at
ali; it's q palace fit for king to live
In, and I believe King Eldw1rd would
be alive yct IL he lived there.
1.-THE people appear thoroughly con-
kentad, and II there Is any demand
among the masses for home rule It
does not appear on the surface. Tho
only people out of work arc those who
don't want work, similar to some we
have over here.
prosperity Is reflected on every stde
and everybody appears to take things
easy. The first morning after my ar
rival in Tipperary City got up about
o'clock, intending to arise early and
ride out to the cemetery where my
}larsnts are buried.
THE night clerk was still on duty,
as there was no sign of anyone moving.
7 asked him when breakfast would be
ready Between s and O'clock. sir,
was the clerks reply, and I thought
no would faint when / told him we
had half q days work done by that
time over here.
Talk about breweries, why. the
Guinness plant in Dublin is as large
as all TIE breweries in this city COM
bined They have uniformed guides
who show you through the several de-
part,nents and cordially invite the
visitors to sample everything in sight.
TT is the same way in the linen and
tobacco factories in Belfast One of
the latter plants I went through en-
ploys 12.OO0 and everything seems to
be arranged for their comfort. The
streets of Belfast" concluded the SER
geant, "are as crowded during the
business hours as BROAD and Market
streets on Saturday night"