produced
the bond certifying that Mr. Cryan was the
contractor.

Mr. Robinson - What is the nuisance complained
of?
Mr. Odbert - The medical officer's report is
there.
Dr. W. Hamilton deposed that on the 30th December
last
he reported to the Council that the street from
the
Crescent to Ross Lane was in a filthy state, as
manure
and other heaps of mud were on the street. He
recommended in his report that the manure be
removed,
and that the street be properly cleaned as soon
as
possible.
Mr. Robinson - By whose acts are those heaps of
mud on
the road?
Dr. Hamilton - I don't know. I should not think
the
contract put them there.
You say the people living in the houses in the
street
put them there? - Probably.
Mr. Jones - Why doesn't the contractor prosecute
so?
Mr. Robinson - Why doesn't the Sanitary Authority
prosecute? I am convinced that the law I
enunciated on
this day fortnight was correct. There is not a
shadow
of doubt about it.
Mr. Jones - A doubt there never is in your case.
(laughter)
Mr. Robinson - They should prosecute the proper
people. The road contractor is not liable in any
shape
or form.
Sub-Sanitary officer McDonagh proved the service
of
the notice demanding the abolition of the
nuisance, on
the contractor, which was handed up to the Bench.
Mr. Jones said the notice had not date, but he
supposed Mr. Robinson would not raise any point
on
that.
Mr. Robinson - I will raise every point I can.
This is
not a proper notice - "blank day of January".
Mr. Odberrt - In filling these notices, I leave
the
place blank for the sub-sanitary officer to put
in the
date when he serves them
Mr. Jones - I should not have said anything about
it,
but if they raise the point I will dismiss the
case.
Mr. Robinson - I will raise the point.
Mr. Jones - Is the place clean now?
Mr. McDonagh - It is not.
Mr. MacDermot - On what day did you serve this?
Mr. McDonagh - I cannot exactly say. I forgot to
fill
in the date.
Mr. Robinson - You are done. You have got another
know
out this time (laughter).
Mr. Jones - First the notice is not dated, and
secondly you do not know when you served it.
Mr. MacDermot - If your worship had not mentioned
it -

Mr. Robinson - I am very much obliged to him for
do so
(laughter).
Mr. MacDermot - Mr. Robinson will be raising
points
until some road contractor puts all the stuff
outside
his door (laughter).
Mr. Robinson asked for a dismiss with costs.
Mr. Odbert said on that day fortnight he brought
this
case before the County Surveyor, and told him
that the
defendant denied he was contractor. Mr. Mulvany
said
it was the duty of all contractors to remove the
refuse matter from the surface of the road.
Mr. Robinson - I am not prepared to accept Mr.
Mulvany's law on the matter at all. He read out a
great deal of bad law at the meeting of the
District
Council.
Mr. McDonagh now said that he served the notice
on the
17th February, the same day as others (produced),
which were dated
Mr. Jones - What has Cryan to say?
Mr. Robinson - Cryan will not say anything.
Mr. Cryan was about addressing the bench.
Mr. Robinson - Will you sit down out of that
(laughter).
Mr. Jones - We will adjourn it.
Mr. Robinson - You cannot do that. I ask for a
dismiss.
Mr. Jones said when they came to a court of
justice
they were bound to go according to the procedure
of
law, and if an official serves a copy of a
document,
and says he does not know on what date he served
it,
and that something was not dated, it was,
therefore
absolutely useless. They would dismiss the case
without prejudice.

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15 March 1902
Football
BOYLE v. CASTLEREA.

On Sunday last, the long-expected and eagerly
looked forward to match
between the Boyle "Freebooters" and the Castlerea
"Leos" took place in
Boyle. More than ordinary interest was taken in
the match, as the standing
of both teams in football circles is something
higher than is usually
attained by provincial teams. Expectations and
predictions that a close
contest would be the inevitable result, and if
the match did not end in a
draw, the victors would have a very narrow margin
to congratulate themselves
on, were certeainly justified, and rarely have we
witnessed such an
excellent exposition of the Association game as
was seen at Sunday' smatch.
A phenomenally large crowd watched the game, and
seemed to take the deepest
interest in its progress, and although their
inclinations were as could only
be expected, in favour of the home team, yet
their conduct was above
reproach, the victors being cheered as
enthusiastically as if the victory
fell to the lot of Boyle. The result of the game
ended in a "mishap" for
the "Freebooters," who were defeated by one
goal--as flukey a goal as was
ever scored. To a great extent the defeat, if it
is one, can be accounted
for owing to the absence of the captain (Dooley)
through illness, who
certainly has contributed in no small degree to
the victories secured by the
Boyle club during the season. The Castlerea team
are as strong an eleven as
played Boyle since the opening of the season, but
although they played with
vigour, yet, they lacked the dash, combination
and scientific play of the
"Freebooters," who on more than one occasion had
the goal of the "Leos" in
serious peril. play was evenly divided, if
anything the home team having
the best of it, the "Freebooters" practically
forcing the game from the
start. For the "Leos" McDermott, Flanagan and
McDonagh were prominent. We
refrain from singling out for special mention any
member of the
"Freebooters" as we could not very well do so,
each member of the team
played a magnificent game. Mr. S. O'Hara,
Castlerea, acted as referee, and
his decisions gave every satisfaction.

The Game.

Boyle won the choice of sides, and elected to
play with a considerable
breeze in their favour. For sometime there was
nothing worth recording,
each team seeming to test the other's strength.
Eventually Rice got away,
by a pass from Levingstone, but could not succeed
in passing the splendid
back line of Castlerea, although heroic efforts
were made by the Boyle
forwards to break through. Castlerea next
threatened, but the pressure was
relieved by Cryan and O'Keeffe. The play at this
stage of Conaton, D.
Cunningham, Cregg and A. O'Connor was especially
noticeable. In midfield
play was for a lengthy period confined, when
Gibbons, from a pass sent on by
M. Connor, made a dangerous swoop on the "Leos"
goal, which it took the back
line all their timeto repel. Castlerea now took
up the running, and made
things hum, and decidedly unpleasant for the
Boyle goal-keeper, who
cleverly, however, saved his post. In warding
off these attacks, Cregg, M.
Connor and Cryan took a leading part. At this
period there was a
considerable number of penalties given by the
referee, the fouls being
evenly divided between both teams, and the play
until the close of the first
half was fast and furious. Several gallant
attempts were made by the Boyle
forwards and when the whistle blew for half time
a dangerous attempt was
being made at the "Leos" goal. On resuming, the
Castlerea team set to work
with a will, their forwards carrying all before
them, and for sometime a
short scrimmage took place, resulting in
Castlerea placing a very easy goal
to their credit. After the cheers subsided,
considerable laughter was
created in the crowd by a Castlerea man yelling
at the top of his voice
"That was done by a '67 man." Until the close
the play can be summed up in
a few words. The "Leos" goal was continually in
danger, and it seemed on
innumerable occasions that the game would result
in a draw. However, the
Castlerea team made a dogged resistance, until
the whistle blew for full
time, leaving the score:--

Castlerea 1 goal.
Boyle Nil.

The following are the teams:--Boyle--Goal--F.
Cunningham. Full backs--J.
O'Keefe and John Cryan. Half backs--M. Connor,
R. Levingstone, B. Cregg
(captain "pro tem"). Forwards--D. Cunningham, A.
O'Connor, R. Rice, J.
Gibbons, and J. Conaton. Castlerea:--Goal--E.J.
McDermott. Full backs--H.
Lenehan and McDonagh. Half backs--M. Flanagan,
P. Hannelly, T. McDermott.
Forwards--Cregg, Nolan, McDonnell, Callaghan, and
Hawthorne.

The Boyle "Freebooters" travel to Sligo on St.
Patrick's Day to play the
return match with the Sligo Temperance Football
Club. The following is the
team selected to represent the club:--Goal--M.
Connor. Full backs--Cryan
and Levingstone. Half backs--J. O'Keefe, A.
O'Connor, and Cregg.
Forwards--Moraghan, Rice, D. Cunningham, Gibbons,
and J. Conaton.

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The Roscommon Herald, Boyle, Saturday, June 14,
1902

Shocking Accident Near Boyle.

Schoolmaster's Awful Death.

Falls from a Car And Receives Fatal Injuries.

Inquest and Verdict.

On last Saturday evening a terrible accident
occurred near Boyle, which
resulted in the death of a schoolmaster named
John Naylor. It appears the
deceased came into Boyle on that day, and in the
afternoon was returning
home by car, and when some short distance outside
the town, in some
unaccountable manner, fell from the car, and
coming heavily on his head,
received shocking injuries. Medical aid was
promptly summoned, and the
injured man was conveyed in an unconscious
condition to Boyle workhouse
infirmary. No hopes were entertained for his
recovery, and he died on
Tuesday morning without having recovered
consciousness. Deceased, who was a
native of Longford, was teacher of Errona school,
and although only this
locality for a short time, was exceedingly
popular with all who knew him.
He came from Wicklow to Errona. The greatest
sympathy is expressed with his
bereaved wife and family in their awful
affliction.
On Wednesday an inquest was held in the
Board-room of the Workhouse by
Mr. J.J. Burke, J.P., Coroner, touching his
death.
The following gentlemen were sworn on the
jury--Messrs. James Lindsay,
foreman; Mchl. Drury, Michael Cunningham, Michael
F. Tomkins, John Cryan,
John Nolan, Matthew M'Manus, Robert Johnston,
Patrick M'Nally, Joseph Dowd,
John Leyland, James Ritchie, John Callaghan,
Daniel Moore.
After being sworn the jury retired to view
the body.
Mr. Henry Naylor identified the body as that
of his brother, James
Naylor, whom he last saw alive four years ago.
Mr. Jarvis deposed he remembered Saturday
last, and at about twenty
minutes to two on that date he met deceased in
Mr. Cryan's. Deceased asked
him to have a drink, but he refused. Deceased
then called him and asked him
for a seat on the car and he gave it to him.
They went upstairs and had a
drink with Mr. Cryan. They came down again and
deceased asked him to have a
drink in the hotel, and he said "No." He
afterwards went, and they had a
drink, and after going out again, they went on
the car for home. He also
had Miss White on the car, but she was not on it
when he fell off. They met
the garden cart coming up, and Miss White got off
the car and went back in
the cart. In the meantime the deceased went
asleep and fell off the car,
and after deceased fell from the car, he
(witness) got a boy to hold the
pony until he would send for Dr. White, who came
on the scene about twenty
minutes after it happened. He (witness) asked
was it better to send
deceased to the hospital or to his own home, and
Dr. White suggested that he
be sent to the infirmary, where care would be
taken of him.
Mr. Lindsay (foreman)--Was there any stand
or turning?
Witness--No, sir; the car was not going on
at what we call "full shot."
Mr. Lindsay--Did you remark him in any way
uncontrollable?
Witness--The man was rather sleepy, and I
noticed him falling off, and
made an effort to grasp him, but all to no
purpose. It was about 40 yards
from Rev. Mr. Watson's. On a side car I had no
power, and it never entered
my mind that the man would have lost his seat on
the car. If so I would
have used precautions.
Mr. Cunningham--He fell off his side, I
suppose?
Witness--There was no possibility of saving
him. Of course had I
thought that the man would not have been safe on
the car, I would have tied
him on it. I don't think he was so bad when I
took him on as when he lost
control of himself.
Coroner--Where did this happen?
Head Constable Gallagher--About a mile and a
half outside the town, at
Rev. Mr. Watson's.
Mr. Cunningham--I think this is quite
sufficient.
Miss Margaret White deposed--I remember
Saturday evening. I was on the
car with Mr. Jarvis and the deceased. Nothing
occured during my being on
the car. I was coming back again and didn't see
the deceased man falling
off the car.
Mr. Cunningham--Miss White can throw no
light on the subject.
Mr. Lindsay (foreman)--There is no occasion
to ask questions.
Head Constable--We have another witness
here.
Dr. White deposed--I saw deceased
immediately after the accident. I
found he was suffering from a bad fracture at the
base of the skull. I
recommended him to be brought to the hospital,
and he died on yesterday
morning, not having recovered consciousness.
Mr. Lindsay (foreman)--He was properly
attended to here by the doctor.
Coroner--You have been occupied here to find
a verdict by what means
John Naylor came by his death. In the first
place you will have very little
difficulty in finding that the death took place
in this Union hospital
yesterday. The medical evidence says it was
brought on by a fall off the
car on Saturday last in Drum, near Boyle. I
don't want to occupy your time
at very great length. You have to discharge your
duty.
Mr. Lindsay--This was accidentally.
Mr. Cunningham--I would like to add that
there is no blame attached to
anybody.
The jury returned the following
verdict:--"That the said John Naylor's
death was caused by fracture of the base of the
skull, brought on by his
having accidentally fallen off a car on the road
in Drum on Saturday last,
from the effects of which he lingered and died in
the Boyle Union hospital,
in the County of Roscommon, on the 18th day of
June, 1902, and we hereby
believe there is no blame attached to anybody."
The following riders were added--"That we,
the jury, hereby convey to
Mrs. Naylor and her family our deep sympathy on
the death of her husband
from the accident which caused his death." "And
that we recommend the case
of the widow and orphans to the consideration of
the Commissioners of
National Education."
Mr. Henry Naylor--I very sincerely thank you
for your kindness.
Coroner--It is a very sad accident, indeed.
Mr. Lindsay (foreman)--Indeed it is a very
sad affair, which I regret
very much.
Coroner--You have all agreed that this man's
death was caused by a fall
off the car?
The jury agreed.
Coroner--You are discharged now, gentlemen,
and I am very thankful to
you for your attendance.
The proceedings then terminated.

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Thanks to Rosalie and friend.

From: THE ROSCOMMON HERALD, BOYLE

SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1903

Dawnboy Union (Co. Cavan)
******
APPLICATION FOR SURGICAL APPLIANCES REFUSED.
******
Modical and Surgical
Appliances.

Dr. Crean, Newtowngore, sent in a
requisition for
medical and surgical appliances.
Clerk---All new tradesmen require new tools.
Mr. Shannon---Has he applied already for
appliances?
Clerk---Yes.
Mr. Shannon---You had a fair idea that there
was
a sufficient supply of appliances there?
Clerk---Oh, that is not for me. There was a
lot
of very old appliances there.
Mr. Shannon---Dr. McGovern, while he was
there,
got all the appliances that were necessary ,and
I think it is
really
too bad when one doctor leaves a dispensary for
the
next doctor to
requisition
appliances
so soon. Dr. Crean should furnish the Board with
a
list of all the
appliances there.
I
certainly object to allowing him appliances until
we
get a full account
of what was there
when
Dr. McGovern left.
Clerk---I took an inventory of what was
there
when Dr. McGovern left, and when Dr. Crean came
to the
place
I went there, but he was
absent.
Mr. Shannon---Had he any knowledge of your
going
there?
Clerk---I told him the day before.
Mr. Shannon---A dispensary doctor has no
right to
be absent from his dispensary.
Clerk---He was absent when I went there, and
I
had no alternative, but to turn back.
A Guardian---He might be away on a call.
Mr. Shannon---If he was on a call, Mr.
McGovern
would be informed of it.
Mr. Shannon---I object to any appliances
being
given until we see the list of appliances that
were
there in Dr. McGovern's time.
Mr. Lynch---I quite agree with you, Mr.
Shannon.
Clerk---Medical appliances are a different
thing
from surgical appliances altogether. The former
are
frequently required, while the latter last for a
long
time.
Dr. Crean's application was refused.

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Thanks to Rosalie and friend.

From: THE ROSCOMMON HERALD, BOYLE,


Saturday August 8, 1903


A Cregane Dispute.

Martin Cryan, Cregane, charged Michael Coen,
of
same locality, with trespass of cattle on various
dates. Mr. E. J. M'Morrow, solicitor, Boyle,
appeared
for Cryan, and Mr. Dermont MacDermot for Coen.
From the evidence it appeared that a river
divided the holdings of the litigants, and in
consequence of this there was trespass on more
occasions than were desirable.
After looking at the Land Commission map,
Mr.
Holmes said Coen was probably in the right.
Mr. M'Morrow said there was a similar case
tried
at the Boyle Quarter Sessions some years ago,
where a
Mr. Judge,
who had a farm on one side of the Boyle river,
sued
Captain Robertson, who was then the estate agent
for
the trespass
of cattle. The magistrates dismissed the case on
the
grounds that Mr. Judge had no fence on his side
of the
river. There
was a process brought, and the chairman of
Quarter
Sessions, with a similar result, but the Judge of
As__ize reversed the decree.
Mr. Holmes adjourned the case, in the hope
that a
settlement would be arrived at.
The court then adjourned.

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From: THE ROSCOMMON HERALD, BOYLE


Saturday September 5,1903

BALLAGHADERREEN PETTY
SESSIONS (CO. MAYO).
******
A PECULIAR MEARING FENCE.
******
"WANTS TO KEEP HIS CATTLE OUT."
******
These petty sessions were held on Tuesday before
Mr.
W. Holmes, R.M._______W. Clark, J.P.

CONT. PAGE 37

River as Moaring.
Martin Cryan of Creggane, sued Michael
Coleman,
of the same place, for damages to a boundary
fence.
Mr. E. J. M_Morrow appeared for the
plaintiff,
and Mr. H. MacDermot, LL.B., was for the
defendant.
Mr. M'Morrow said the case was adjourned
from the
last court to ascertain the position of a
boundary
fence.
The litigants held land on the opposite sides of
a
stream. Coleman's case was that he, was entitled
to
the
use of the whole of the stream, and that his
client
had no right to it. He (Mr. M'Morrow) applied to
have
the
case adjourned to give an opportunity to his
client of
producing a map, and he wrote to the Registrar of
Titles
for a certified copy of the map, from which their
worships would see that the red line on the map
runs
with the
stream, showing distinctly that if the stream
belonged
to Coleman, as he alleges, it would not be in
that
position.
Mr. Holmes---This is merely a case of
trespass.
Mr. M'Morrow explained that it was set up as
a
defense at the last court that his client would
not
allow
a fence to be erected, which would have the
effect of
shutting out his client's cattle from the stream.
Mr. Holmes said they would have to refer the
case
to the County Court Judge, as there was a
question of
title, involved.
Cryan deposed that the stream or river runs
between John Coleman's land and his own.
He found five cattle belonging to Coleman on his
land
on the 23rd and 26th of July. He demanded
trespass in
the ordinary way.
Cross-examined by Mr. MacDermot----Are you
disputing about where the fence is to be?
---Yes.
Mr. Holmes---Have you any fence on your land
to
prevent cattle coming in? ---We have a fence
made
from the road down until it meets the red line on
the
map.
I suppose cattle came across the stream?
---Yes.
Is there any thing on your land to prevent them
coming in? ---No.
Mr. Holmes--- Well, I will give you no
trespass.
Mr. M'Morrow said they had summoned several
witnesses,
and he expected before they would decide the
case
they would hear them.
Mr. Holmes said he would give no trespass
for
cattle trespassing on plaintiff's land, as he had
nothing to prevent them. Mr. M'Morrow said in
cases
like this the usual thing is for the people
concerned
to make half the fence.
Mr. MacDermot said the point was purely a
question of title, which he had no doubt his
client
could clearly establish.
Mr. Holmes---It is merely a fight about the
ownership of a stream. Mr. MacDermot---Yes.
Mr. M'Morrow said his client had witnesses
who
hold land adjoining that half the stream belongs
to
both parties.
Mr. Holmes said the court had not the
smallest
power to decide or even consider who the stream
belongs to.
Mr. M'Morrow asked the bench if they would,
hold,
irrespective of that question; if Coleman was
responsible for the trespass of his cattle on his
client's land.
Mr. Holmes said he would not. Mr. MacDermot
asked how could they if there was no fence to
prevent
the cattle trespassing?
Mr. Holmes said they would mark the case "no
jurisdiction," as a question of title was
involved,
which could be fought out at Quarter Sessions.
Mr.
M'Morrow---We will have to go to a higher court,
Mr.
Cryan.

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Letters to the Editor

Tom Collins' Christmas Wish

Dear Comrade,
Joseph also had a coat of many colours and:
Was thrown into the pit by his jealous Brothers!
Unfortunately it that time of the year again, a
period
of reflection as to not only our success, that is
if
any working class Australian could claim even one
skerrick of this rare commodity, but also our
mistakes. Sadly, some of those that claim to be
the
Vanguard of the downtrodden are in most
circumstances
the oppressors. Oppressors only intent on
maintaining
the status quo , because that position is
-sitting
comfortably in their own warm, soft and excrement
filled Snugglers , and they are enmeshed in their
own
fears of loss, be it status or financial.
We have lost trust in our elected
representatives, and
with a total reversal of stance in political
parties,
the A.L.P., has become the equivalent of
hereditary
peerage, with safe seats being passed from father
to
son, through power play within the Unions and
factions, thereby sowing these previous fallow
fertile
fields with the seeds of discontent and dissent.
This
is only possible through cronyism and nepotism in
the
branch structure, with recruitment energies being
focussed on personal vendettas. It is possible
that
this structure could accomplish something, if
these
relatives, cronies, hangers on , drones and
bludgers
were of any consequence, or even if they were a
little
better than mediocre. Alas! With the case with
the
A.L.P., and the Trade Unions, only the hyena like
pack
animals, are permitted to thrive in an
environment of
rotting Offal, Filth and corruption ,with some
branch
meetings depicted, as with eerie accuracy in the
1757
Hogarth print "Canvassing for Votes" , where the
rich
bought votes in the rotten Boroughs.
Free speech is stymied within not only the Trade
Unions, but the A.L.P., and members are
continually
disenfranchised, thereby demeaning the value of
membership.
Both the A.L.P., and Trade Unions have been
bereft of
real leadership for many years, and as a
consequence;
to maintain self respect members distance
themselves -
firstly from the behaviour of the organisation
and as
this corrupt behaviour becomes entrenched, they
feel
the necessity to cut any ties from not only the
organisation, but also some of their own, deep
seated
philosophies and beliefs. If only because these
philosophies have been corrupted by self seeking
incompetents, and to continue to adhere to these
infected beliefs is a reflection on the
individual.
The continued White Washing of these Socialist
sepulchres , by the power brokers , is the
epitome of
an exercise in futility and this reluctance to
leave
the past behind ,has been recognised through the
ages
by many contemporary thinkers of their time ,
including :-
Jesus, who said in Luke 9:60:-
"Leave the dead to bury the dead; "
"But as for you, go and proclaim the Kingdom of
God."
It was Seneca the Roman intellectual 4BC-65AD.
Who
said:-
"The fates lead him who will - him who won't they
drag."
Is our uncorrupted secular message not worth
leaving
the dead behind for, or do we also wish to be
dragged
into this pit of predatory betrayal?
There can be no doubt that some organizations are
beyond restructure, and must either be dismantled
or
be permitted to wither on the vine, this is
validated
by the continued and unabated loss of life blood
, the
membership, from these Unions who are incapable
of
contemporary relevance. The imitation of large
corporations by these unions in their continued
use of
this worthless cosmetic surgery, is akin to
treating a
malignant cancer with a Bex, a nice cup of tea,
and a
lie down in a dark room
The Howard Government is on a roll, and the grass
roots of the A.L.P. have been alienated by the
political correctness of those that assume,
behaviours
totally alien to the Australian ethos, whereas
the
Liberals are now the working class heroes.
Where can one find a commonality with a political
candidate, who has had absolutely no experience
with
the difficult challenges most Australians need to
confront every day of their lives.
Is it only coincidental that Bob Hawke be once
again
embraced by the party , almost 10 years to the
day
after being ousted from the leadership by the
worlds
greatest Treasurer ? None the less, the
appointment of
Hawke and Wran, with both being yesterdays' men;
to
inquire into the recent election drubbing will
also be
a waste of resources, if this denial of the
emperors'
(plural) nakedness continues unabated without
rebuttal.
All success is based on role models, and New
Labour
United Kingdom style was only a success because
it
once again re-adjusted it policies to reflect the
views of the greater number, to the extent of
excluding those belligerent Unions who were
intent on
the destruction of not only the country but the
whole
fabric of society .The A.L.P., factions must
accept
this, and the reality that, populism is the very
quintessence of politics. For the A.L.P., to
pander to
special interest groups, left wing loonies, and
Café
latte socialists who are more aligned with Greens
or
Democrats is the foolish path of self immolation
and
as was shown at the last election, political
irrelevance.
While these individuals may appear to be a large
minority, it is usually only their high noise
factor
in the branch structure, and because of this and
their
idleness in other aspects of their parasitical
lives,
that creates this illusion. The reality of this
truth
was manifested at the last election.
Democracy is government by the greater number,
and
this is the system we have chosen to be governed
by.
The resentments shown by the electorate toward
the
A.L.P., with their attempts at social engineering
,also indicate the truths of alienation toward
Chardonnay Socialism which has also been
rejected,
particularly by the working class , recent
migrants
,their families, and people who have been caught
in
the abyss of this culture of change , and
destroyed ,
not by diversity but division, and those who have
watched their jobs being sent overseas by
consecutive
Labour Governments, in consensus with the Trade
Unions.
But all is not lost, there are still a few Union
Leaders prepared to defend their members, one
being
the AMWU, boss Doug Cameron, but his futile
efforts,
obviously indicate punishment for misdemeanours
in a
previous life, as he, like, Sisyphus and the Rock
of
Hades.....appears to be condemned to an eternity
of
rolling the rock up the hill, knowing full well
that
when it reaches the top it will roll back down
again.
Perhaps in this previous life, Oor Dougie as a
Cameronian , a clan who are not renowned for
their
mercy, behaved badly toward that Irish Mercenary
Simon
O Croidheain (Anglicised Crean) who fought with
the
remnants of Viscount Dundee's' army ,at the
Battle of
Dunkeld in 1689 , by impaling him on a halbert
(Halberd)?
As for our own inimitable Simon and his cross of
political sin, he can surely take solace in the
fact,
that it was another Simon who carried the cross
for
Jesus to his crucifixion. Let's hope that this is
not
the same journey on which our Simon intends to
carry
the Australian Labor Party.