The New York herald., 1922-12-10

Parliament" This threat. for it was
nothing less, stunned the crowd-and
eventually made them aquiesce In the
scandalous thing. Biggar persisted in
his support of Lynch and made him
go to the polls--where of course. he
was now defeated by an overwhelm-
ing majority. Captain O'Shea, proving
himself to be what might be expected.
soon after paid Parnell back by selling
out to the British politicians.
When the final break came with
Parnell, after the O'Shea divorce suit,
Hea1y 1t was who led the country and
smashed his former leader. Tins
superlatively abusive tongue was now
used to good purpose. He covered the
Parnellites with ridicule by giving to
the country such sublime phrases as
"Parnell has flung to the breeze his
standard-tho petticoat of Kitty
O'Shea."
One of Healy's last mixups in the
British House of Commons was In
the brawl that occurred when the
House was in committee on Home
Rule in 1898. Chamberlain in his
speech had named Gladstone "Herod"
IT. p. O'Connor caused an uproar
by flinging "Judas," across the floor
at Chamberlain--an English Worship
er of Gladstone, O Liberal named Lo-
gan, to show his contempt for the
Unionists, strode across the floor and
sat him down in Balfour's just vacated
seat-Wyndham and Fisher tackled
Logan--Tim Healy sprang across the
floor to take on all the rest on the
Conservative benches poor Col
Sanderson, his martial spirit aroused
by shifting the baltic In the air,
glanced about him for something To
do, and. seeing a Nationalist. Michael
Austen, near him. knocked that In
nocent individual down--then Cream.
his Tipperary dander being up, very
neatly laid out Sanderson alongside
his victim--and In a jiffy the whole
assembly OF First Gentlemen In Eu-
rope" was engaged in one of the most
interesting mixups that has been seen
in n century. An Irish journalist the
next day recorded that when the fray
was finished and the House had emp
tied, the battlefield was strewn with
scarfpins and artificial teeth"
Tim Healy, several times shouldered
out OF the party of which ne was at
once the pride and the bane. party
which he couldn't lead and wouldn't
follow. remained a FREQ lance in the
House OF Commons for some time,
fitting at pleasure against Conserva-
tives. Liberals Redmonites-and ever
the fear and the delight of the House.
The terrace and smoking room quickly
emptied. and the House as quickly
filed crammed and Jammed when
ever lu8 word flew round, "Healy's
up" He fascinated his victims Just
,e is said to do. Men lis
N with fearful delight
moving where the lightning
Wa next going to strike. He dis
tributed his dagger thrusts with nom
chalant impartiality-and in his later
Parliamentary years his one rule Of
debate seemed to be, Wherever you
see head. hit it.
He finally quilted Parliament and
resumed his practice Of the law-the
most brilliant pleader and most terri
flying ross-examiner In ireland.
A good number Of years ago this
man quilted political life by tho back
door. Now suddenly rcappearing at
the psychological moment he, amid
showers Of laurels and with blare OF
bands, is again ushered into political
life through the gilded and beJeweled
hall door Of a palace.
Finally. 10 venture a prophecy: In
the new life that Tim has entered he
will shine. with the bulk Of the people,
for a short time. Then the country will
one morning wake up to find that their
popular" Governor has very cleverly
made use OF his new popularity to
put over something splendidly re-
actionary-something glaringly royal
istic or mperialistic-West British
upon the governed" And he'll carry
with him a significant portion OF his
subjects" If I'm your Governor I'm
your leader. Quit the incompetents,
De Valera and Cosgrave. Close your
eyes and follow the sound OF my
voice."
That's Tim.