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Show THE IRfSH Bf SHOPS AND THE IRISH PARTY. (From the Pilot.) The appended letters Vdth subscriptions subscrip-tions to- the Right Reverend Treasurer of the United Irish League speak eloquently elo-quently for themselves at this crisis In Irish affairs: His Eminence Cardinal Logue. His Eminence Cardinal Logue has written the following letter, enclosing a check fcr 10, to the bishop of Rap-hoe: Rap-hoe: Ara Coeli, Armagh. Feb. 2. 1905. -My Dear Lord I send the enclosed check as a contribution to the Parliamentary Parlia-mentary fund. In the present eircum-r stancea of the country It is vital to her highest interests, spiritual and temporal, tem-poral, that she should.be represented in the house .of commons by a strong party, united, Independent ' and efficient. ef-ficient. It is clear that the party can-net can-net be efficient if the leaders be not furnished with resources which will enable them to secure a continued and complete attendance of all the members. mem-bers. I am. my dear lord,' your lordship's lord-ship's faithful servant, MICHAEL CARD. LOGUE. The Lord' Bishop of Raphoe. The Archbishop of Cashel. His grace the Most Rev. Dr. Fennel-ly, Fennel-ly, archbishop of Cashel, has written as follcws to the bishop of Raphoe: The Palace. Thurles, Feb. 1. 1905. My D?ar Lord I believe I subscribed twice last year to the Parliamentary fund, but even so, I gladly enclose you lt) for the current year, in order to stimulate a ready and generous response re-sponse to the appeal of the standing committee of the archbishops and bishops bish-ops cf Ireland to "rally round our parliamentary par-liamentary representatives, and give them the whole strength of the nation's support in their endeavor to secure ordinary or-dinary civic rights for our Irish Catholics Cath-olics in educational and all other matters." mat-ters." With every best wish. I am, my dear lord, very faithfullv yours, TI I OM A S FEN N E LLY, Archbishop of Cashel. Most Rev. Patrick O'Donnell, D. D. The Bishop of Elphin. Most Rev. Dr. Clancv. bishop of Elphin, El-phin, has written as follows to the bishop of Raphoe: St. Mary's. Sligo, Jan. 31, 1905. My Dear Lord May I ask you to take charge of the enclosed check for i.5, and to forward it to treasurer of the Irish Parliamentary fund. Instead of sending It through the treasurer of oUr local branch of the United Irish League, which has hither to been the medium of such contributions contribu-tions from me. .1 forward it to your lordship, in order that thus I may emphasize- the more strongly my cordial cor-dial endorsement of,the resolution recently re-cently adopted by our Episcopal standing stand-ing committee, calling on the country, both clergy and laity, to give practical support to the Irish Parliamentarv party. It is manifest that without such support sup-port the members of the party cannot give such regular: attention to their parliamentary duties as the interests of Ireland demand.ijind as the Irish people expect from :-their - representatives representa-tives in the house of commons. The natural result, therefore, of remissness in support of the party would be neglect neg-lect of the national cause in parliament and elsewhere. ' And this neglect the country cannot afford at the present time. The settlement settle-ment of the land question has now reached its'most crucial stage, and unless un-less the greatest Vigilance he evprci,i by our political leaders in the near future, a condition of things which will mean ultimate disaster to the struggling strug-gling peasants of the west will be stereotyped on the map of. Ireland. The people have lapsed into a "slough of despond as regards the question of higher education, and the conversion of the, Elizabethan 'iUnlversity into a nutting soup kitchen . has not improved im-proved the chances of a settlement. The improvement of . the condition of the laborers, the enactment of legislation legisla-tion for the promotion cf temperance! the alleviation of the burden which undue un-due taxation places on the shoulders of the people-all these- Interests demand urgent attention and unwearied watchfulness; watch-fulness; and unless we make It possi- Ur Parliamtary representatives representa-tives to devote themselves to their du ties in the house of commons, progress in any of the departments 'referred to cannot reasonably be hoped for Trusting that ;the inspiriting' resolution resolu-tion adopted by our Episcopal standing committee at their recent meeting may have a stimulating effect upon the tT' a"hat.?lr;iSh party's cof! fers, of which your lordship is one of the trustees, may soon be filled to overflowing, over-flowing, I remain, my, dear lord, yours very sincerely, J. CLANCY. D. D. - Bishop of Elphin. An Irish King of Portugal. An Irishman was once King of the King's stead over that country In November. 1640. there was a revolution revolu-tion In Portugal, brought about by the tyrannical exactions of Miguel Vas-concellos. Vas-concellos. the secretary of stte Th. naiea minister was shot and the vice-queen vice-queen Margaret of Savoy, abdi'ca tel. The crown was offered to the Duke of Barganza who Was living at Villavl- IZl MeanwhiI?' until Duke should accept the crown, the people of Lsbon elected a popular and influential influ-ential Irish merchant, named John r?iWu-. res,dtd in tne cit 33 their nominal King. Darcy accepted -the honor conferred upon him and bore the title of King of Portugal" from December De-cember 1st to December 6th SHOULDN'T HANG A MAN ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY Gov. Folk Asks- Change of Date For t Hanging of Union Bank Robber. . Jefferson City, Mo. Feb. 30. Governor Gover-nor Folk whs asked today to change the date set for the hanging of William Rudolph to some other day than St. Patrick's day. Rudolph was convicted with his partner, George Collins, of the murder of Detective Schumacher over a year ago, when Schumacher trailed them down for the Union (Mo.), bank robbery. Collins wus hanged last year. Representative Hennessy of St. Louis in presenting the petition to the governor, gover-nor, pointed out that an execution on St. Patrick's day would throw a spirit cf gloom over the day'p festivities Governor Folk was inclined to delay the hanging. He said: - "I don't think any man should be hanged In the state of Missouri on the natal day of Ireland's patron saint. My formal answer Will he announced inat as aoon as I can get time to look up the papers in the case." When one has learned to seek the honor, that cometh from God only, he will take the withholding of the honor that comes from men very quietly in-died. in-died. George Macdonald. - - |
