Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-26
CROOKED TORY SCHEMES FAIL
Protestant District in Ireland Elect
Catholics, and Vice Versa.
MEN OF DOTd FAIIEs UNITE
Patriotic Devotion to the Interests OF
the Country Marked the Actions
of the Nationalist In North
rnd south alike.
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DUBLIN, Feb ESPECIAL TO The B0e)
That the tory politicians who have h'"'
secretly using Orsngemen TO provoke
religious outbreaks and crine1 against
property failed in their plans ia shown by
the fact that at the recent election ca h1tc
s,rongholds elected Protestant n1tional sts
to Parliament. ard that Protcrtan, C.s-
tricts elected Catholics.
The national executive COMMITTEES @ r1c
United Irish league in a sateue7t 's,uec
recently has this reference to the spirit cf
toleTation
"The capture Of South Dublin by trium
plant majority the recapttrc o. m d
Tyrone the Increased uaioriHes in South
Armagh and East Tyrone, and the noldiu6
Of West Belfast were evidence OF M rally
Of Protestant ana Catholic alike TO the
standard Of the Irish party. The tor es ca
only boast of majority OF one out Of
thirty-three Ulster seats. The Uls Q:
county seats gave the nationalsts ma
iority and th,re was an actual majority
OF votes in Ulster pollsd for home rule.
The Irish party now include eight Protest.
ant members. against seven in the las;
Parliament elected in the most Catholic
constituencies in this country.
Religious Lines Wiped Out.
Bishop. priests end people Joined in sup
porting Captain Denean. William Abro-
ham was returned by an enormous major
ity by the Catholic electors Of the Harbor
division Of Dublin. Richard McGhee recap
tured Mid-Tyrone by an overwhelming
Catholic vote, and amongst other Protest.
ant members returned were Messrs Mac
Nell and Law for Donegal, and Haviland
Burke for Kings county. These facts are
a sufficient answer to the charge Of in
tolerance brought against Catholics. what
ever faults Catholics may have, RELIGIOUS
intolerance is not one Of them
No AbIe-DOdied Paper.
Ireland apparently has no ablebodied pau
pers. The Limavady guardians are agita
ted because, owing to the number of old
men who left the almshouse to get old age
pensions, there are not now sufficient able
bodied men in the house to supply the
establishment with water. The prospect.
4 however of pension will not Induce some
aged paupers to desert these institutions.
III specified cases in which I thought II
4 would be a hardship TO- discharge old peo-
pie, as was proposed. A case which oc-
/ CURED In Limavady workhouse may be
cited. one of the men who had gone out
j to claim his pension returned again and
refused to leave. He was blind and could
not get any one to.-looS after him when
out Old people who have no relatives OF
friends outside may have to submit to
privation if they were to leave the poor
house.
Compliment 10 Americans.
ITO his honor. Judge Todd, living OF
. dead" was the address ofSa letter which
Judge Todd received in connection with a
case at Dungannon sessions In which Peter
Begley sued to recover SO damages fol
the wrongful seizure Of a horse, COW and
heifer.
Judge Todd said the signature purportet
to be that OF Maria Begley 1t was i'm
proper TO send such letter to judge
The plaintiff said Maria Begloy was bis
mother and was dead. His brother NIGH
have written the letter.
you are nice boy" remarked thu
Judge amid laughter. The plaintiff wal
then directed to write the line, ITO hi
honor. living or dead" Having examined
the writing the judge remarked. ''oh. he Il
cute enough. All Americans are prtt!
smart"
Begley lived in the United States To-
several years.
Demand for Home Work.
There has been an uproar in Derry be
cause Of the action OF the Board OF Guar
dams. who have decided to obtain an am
bulance from a Lancashire firm withOu
giving any opportunity to Irish firms L
bid on the job. The excuse given in sup
port OF this course was that the Lancashir,
makers were specialists in ambulances. an,
that 1t was impossible to get in Irelan,
vehicle as good as that which they OF
fered.