The Irish standard., 1910-01-08


Irish families. The majority of the
others are modern creations:" most
of them are political children of shame.
Take a precious 3group-Bandon, Du-
nalley, Langford, Ventry, Ashtown and
Castlemaine Their present titles date
| from 1900!
was promptly made an earl. "As to
the Irish House Of Lords" writes Sir
Jonah Darlington "the serviie-al-
most miraculous - submission with
which they surrendered their heredi-
tary prerogatives,. honors, titles, rights
and dignities into the hands Of the
Lords Clare and Castlereagh, Is SUBJ
ject unprecedented. The capitulation
was disgusting" Other Irish peers OF
the period were advanced in rank"
under these circumstances.
Lord Dunalley's ancestor was H. S.
Prittie. He sold his country for the
peerage. Lord Langford's family name
is Rowley. Clotwprthy Taylor was a
son of the Earl of Bective. He sold
himself to Castlereagh, and assumed"
the name of Rowley when he was
made Lord Langford in 1900.
The horrible story of the first Lord
Ashtown Orchard Trench) is a mar
rative of the most disgusting episode
in the history of civilized politics. This
wretched man sold his country and
his own home openly before the eyes
of the Irish Parliament assembled.
"scarcely was There any member of
any party who was not Disguised"
writes Darlington, who adds: 'This
purchase of Mr.. Trench, however, had
much more fatal effect upon the
destinies of Ireland. His change of
sides, and the majority of one to
which it contributed, were probably
the remote causes of persevering in
a union. Mr.. Trench's venality excit-
ed indignation in, every friend Of Ire
land" The descendant Of this treach-
: erous scoundrel is the chief Of the
"carrion Crows and-httingly-a
"Representatives saa Of ireland" by
, favor Of his "peers"
Lord Castlemaiire's,s 4, political 1ances.
try is equally lllustrious. William
Handbook, M. p, for Athlone In the
betrayed Irish Parliament made and
sang songs against the Union in 179!
at a public dinner of the opposition
and made and sang songs for it il,
1900" This accomplished poet-vocalis'
became the first Lord Castlemaine
We might extend the list to columns
r The Representative peers" whose
r titles recall such deeds of shame un-
r paralleled have been chosen by Other
f lords "ennobed' in Castlereagh's "sinl
8 of iniquity." And men with these base
8 memories attached to their very names
= have been for more than a century the
3 accepted guides of British policy ir
t Ireland. Gladstone said many years
v ago: "The Act Of Union was carried
Y by means so indescribably foul and
9 vile that it can have no moral title fol
e existence whatever from any of tht
l circumstances out of which it sprang.'
3 The foul and vile circumstances
: were the sold and purchased votes O
! the wretched crew Of Trenches, Hand
: cocks, Rowleys and Pritties, whose
: descendants, bearing the hallmarks o
g ancestral disgrace still red upon them
q were in the House Of Lords last month
J. one hundred and nine years afte
q the Union-to mutilate an Irish Lane
g Bill and retain for themselves ant
their class the privilege of robbinl
. the Irish people. Lecky thus says
, 'The sacrifice Of Qrish) nationalit.
was extorted by the most enormous
corruption in the history of represen
tative institutions" The instrument
of this corruption in 1900 are well rep
!. resented, in blood and character
:. amongst the Irish peers" today
Whatever may result from England
battle against her barons bold no on
need mistake lreland's feelings towar
her share of the House of Lords.
Andrew Carnegie's philanthropy Wa
being praised on the piazza Of an 1lt
lantic City hotel.
"Mr Carnexie" said an aged Pitts
- burg clergyman, "is as profoundly reli
: gious as he is profoundly charitable
= All the same
He smiled.
"Mr. Carnegie attended some year
y ago one Of my business mems weel;
= day services. Seeing him in the con