We fight our battles over again. We had many
allies, prominent amongst them being the City and Harbour Authorities of
Limerick. They were represented by good men who were hand and glove with
us. Sir (then Mr.) Alexander Shaw, John F. Power and William Holliday
were particularly conspicuous for their valuable assistance. Power (well
named) was a host in himself. Strong, keen, clever, energetic,
enthusiastic, yet cautious and wary, he was a splendid witness. I
sometimes said he would have made a fine railway manager, had he been
trained to the business. Could I give him higher praise?
Mr. Littler was in great feather at our success. He entertained us
(_i.e_., his Midland clients) to lunch. Over coffee and cigars we
learned that he had not been in Ireland for over 20 years; so to equip
him the better for next year's fight we invited him over, promising that
I would be his faithful cicerone on a tour through the country. As soon
as Parliament rose he came, and he and I spent a fortnight together,
visiting Limerick, Waterford, Cork, Galway, Sligo and other places. It
was a sort of triumphal march, for our friends, and they were many,
warmly welcomed on Irish soil the great English Q.
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