The Irish standard., 1910-01-08
.RUFF|ANS FROM ERIN
IN HOUSE OF PEERS
Among Them are Defendants
ofthe Infamous Scoundrels
Who Sold Their Country
at the Opening of the 10th
Century for Titles, Pos
, itions and Pensions from
the British Corrupters.

SAA~ AA4S WI - He~AS -
Every Irishman and his children are
familiar with the history Of the de-
struction of the Irish parliament just
40 years ago by bribery, fraud and
force. There was no Catholic among
the members. All were Protestants,
and though some of them were noble
patriots, the majority of them We're
glad to have country to sell for titles
and honors in England's service. The
chief conspirator, Lord Castlereagh,
did not long enjoy his reward. He cut
his throat with a razor. The others
did not follow his example, we are
sorry to say, but .propagated their
species and left offspring who are
chips of the old block. Some of the
latter are now in the British house OF
peers and are described in the follow
lIS dIIlClc Idhcll llOlll lilC bC1LooI IL 1911
Weekly of a recent date:
The English House of Lords, as a
legislative institution, is totally unlike
and apart from the many other Sec
ond Chambers known to the Parlia-
ments of the world. 1t is English; it
was created in England, and for Eng
land; and it's reduction in numbers or
in power, it's reformation" or it's
abolition, is matter mainly affecting
the English people themselves. Indeed.
! the recent Sensational and revolu-
tionary action of the House Of Lords
supplied another remarkable instance
of the incompatability between Irish
and English interests while Ireland is
ruled by Englishmen in accordance
with English ideas, and without re-
gard to the essentially different con-
dition which prevails in the two coun-
tries.
The budget was a bad budget for
Ireland, on the whole. 1t was for
Great Britain the best budget ever
framed by any British chancellor of
the exchequer. The House of Lords
rejected it, not because some of it's
provisions were unjust to Ireland
/ their political friends in the Commons
had resisted the Irish partys attempt
to minimize the injustice; they threw
it out by three hundred and fifty
votes to seventy-five, because it was
popular budget in England-because
it proposed to tax the wealthy and
spare the poor. If England wants
lords who have power to regulate tax
alton, the choice is her own. Ireland
has one hundred and three represen-
tatives in the English House of Com
mons, and they are elected by the
people of Ireland, whether they serve
the country's interests or otherwise.
Ireland, under the Act of Union, is
! Represented" by twenty-e eight peers
in the House of Lords
The original twenty eight were
chosen by all the titled persons in
Ireland, Immediately after the passage
of that Act. Since then the twenty
eight lords have been the representa-
tives Of their own "order;' as a nat
ural consequence, not a man amongst
them has ever been in sympathy with
the people of this country. Accord.
ing to the latest list available, the fol-
lowing peers Of varying degrees ol
mobility" represent Ireland in thu
House Of Lords now: Dunboyne, Inch
iquin, Westmeath Darnley, Massey
Bangor, Muskerry, Mayo, Farnham
Clonbrock, Wicklow, Lucan, Belmore
Crofton, Headley, Bandon, Dunalley
Langford, Ventry. Templetown. Castle.
maine, Kilmorey, Dranmore, Browne
Bellew, Rathdonnell, Curzon of Ked.
lesion. Is there one on the list who
:, could secure election to Distric
, Council or a Poor Law Board through.
out five sixths Of the area of Ireland
Not an individual. Yet those are thu
whole nations Representatives." II
the House of Lords. Their titles datt
from the extinction of the Irish par
Butler Of the Ormond family. Lore
Inchiquin is an O'Brien, Lord Mayo 1.
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