Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-04
ANTI-HOME RULERS ARE BUSY
Endless Chain Scheme is Adopted to
Enlist Protestants.
BISHOP o'DEA SCORES CORRUPTION
Galway EccIesiRstic Uses Language
of scathing Import to DenOunce
Bribe GIvers and Bribe
Takers.
BY ROBERT EMMETT.

DUBLIN. June 3.-(Special to The Bee. -
The Orangemen OF the north of Ireland.
egged on by Tory politicians, are circulat-
ing a petition urging PrOtestants to fight
against home rule. The petition reads as
follows:
I'VE. the Professionals Of Ireland, recog-
nizing how closely religion and politics are
connected in this country view with alarm
the proposal of his majesty government
to grant a measure OF home rule. believing
that any such measure. however carefully
drafted. cannot guard against the insidious
workings of Rome. whose Interference has
ever been preiudicial to the peace OF the
community and the prosperity OF the ma
ton.
I'VE pray you not to take this step which
will drive many OF our brethren from these
shores leaving those who must remain to
fight a hard battle against organized boy
colt"
The idea is that each person. receiving
the document is to make at least six cop
les. to I'LL one himself and send five to
five Protestant friends, who in turn are
expected to I'LL one and to make copies and
forward them on 70 their friends, and so on,
until the name OF every Protestant in Ire
land opposed to home rule has been Sc
cured. when that has been accomplished.
it il proposed to present the petition to
Parliament with the hope OF preventing
the passing Of the home rule bill.
bishop DenOuAces Corruption.
During recent official visitation az
North Clare. Bishop O'Dea, Catholic bishop
OF Galway. bitterly denounced political cor
raption and bribery He compared men
al hrAIa RI yahn
and murderers. In the course OF his ad-
dress the bishop said the people had a
splendid opportunity to show that Catholic
Ireland would be worthy OF its best tradi-
tons, and they should elect the best men.
There has been. amongst some people. a
tendency to vote for men, because of party
interests. or because they we're cousins or
friends on whom they could rely TO do "a
turn for them.
He knew OF three men who took $50 each
for their votes careless Of whether the
man they voted for was the best or not.
The selling OF votes like that was despic-
able. dishonest. false TO Catholic principles,
selfish and unmanly The man who sold
his vote would sell the lives OF the people.
sheep stealers had been treated with ig-
nominy and he hoped the sellers OF votes
would be similarly dealt with. A man who
puts rogue into office was worse than a
rogue himself
He wished to have public opinion created
which would not tolerate bribery, and
would drive out OF public life the man who
took a bride. In a recent Galway election
the people had elected honest men and the
Improvement was encouraging. They were
likely TO get home rule within a few years
Irish il a Loyal Race.
John Redmond. the Irish leader. recently
wrote an article for an English publication
wherein he denied that the Irish were dis
loyal 10 the British government He con-
tended that Irishmen are by instinct and
nature not a disloyal but a loyal people.
This has been proved by the test Of his,
tory, which shows how repeatedly Ireland
has previously suffered for its faithful
loyalty TO English sOvereigns. II has been
proved also by the loyalty OF Irishmen in
every self-gOverning dominion in the en-
pire.
Irishmen. generation after generation
have struggled TO obtain something 10 be
loyal 70. Home rule will create loyalty in
Ireland as it had done in Canada, Aus
tralia and South africa. and II the fears
similar to those about Irish "dislOyalty'
in the future have been allowed to prevail
against the concession OF home rule to
Canada. Australia and South Africa. and
II the fears similar 70 those about Irish
"disloyaIty'' in the future have been allowed
TO prevail against the concession all these
possessions OF the crown would be indie
pendent republics like American colonies.