The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-27
THE DAVITT BR ANOH.


Thomas Oanty Believes Not Etirely j,
College Education.
"A large audience were present aa
usual at the National Land League
meeting held in, Window Hall last Sun.
cay evening. In the absence Of the reg
ular secretary, the reading Of the min
utes was dispensed with, and there being
inc routine business to dispose of the
4 program Of entertainment was proceed
ed with. It consisted as follows: Piano
selection by Mr.. Stapleton; address BY
! Thomas Canty, Esq !, who said his sub
\ iect would be Education of self made
men, There was time to speak o.
ourselves and let the people in Ireland
have an occasional rest. Book learning
is necessary, but worldly education is
much moro valuable. Sef-reiaEce
should be cultivated Nearly all men
who have succeeded in life have been
men that we're born poor. Life is a bat
tie and those who conquer are not sim
Eply the scholars or men deep yersed in
book love-but soldiers Of fortune who
possess the stern and sterling qualities
Of manhood requisite in such a warfare.
| Men who have been born and reared
amid the ease and luxury which sur
rounds the homes Of the millionaires
are liable to lose the race in this world.
On the contrary the poor boy, born in
what may he termed the Worlds Camp,
learns how to successfully fight the bat
tie Of life, long before he has reached
the age Of maturity. His self-reliannce
and solid determination is his capital.
| A boot-bla may become the peer Of
any man, and, provided he has the sa-
gacity to avoid vicious courses, he may
| if he chooses become conspicuous star
among the galaxy Of great men of his
century. It is drawback, in fact, to be
| born with o silver spoon in your mouth,
and be reared and educated in atauence.
AS have remarked before, almost every
man who has achiexed great success
was born and raised poor. In future as
well as past generations the we'll known
axiom inculcated by the poet Long
fellow, 'sLearn to Labor and to Wait"
will continue to apply. Out Of all our
members Of Congress not one per cent
have been college bred, and still they
rank superior to men who have had the
so-called advantages of collegiate or
academic course In their knowledge of
men and affairs. In this country as a
rule, man or woman never amounts
to much who is the child of wealthy
parents. The children of the affiuent
from their cradle to their grave live in
a world of fattery, deception and insin-
cerity, and their intellectual vision is
weakened by the false glamour with
which their wealth serves to surround
them. Their lives are lives Off Incidence,
and their careers are usually interward-
ed with vicious habits and practices.
Book education is not a quarter educa-
ton. lron-will is required. Look at
some Of the great examples. What
wonderful patience and persistence Of
effoft Moan Webster displayed when he
ransacked all the books of all the libra
ries in the world in order to complete
his great dictionary. Horace Greedy
studied day and night and accomplished
more than any collegiate that ever
lived. Abe Lincoln and Andrew john
son were conspicuous and shining il
| Illustrations of the old adage that 'sthe
noblest work Of God is a se!f-made
man.
After Mr.. CAVITY had concluded
Messrs. Mccarthy and Hanley delighted
the audience by splendidly rendered
piano duet. Miss Kehoe then recited
aFontenoy' in truly dramatic style, and
when she delivered the lines Right up
against the English lines the Irish ex-
lies go, = she received an ovation Of ap-
plause. It is to be hoped Miss Kehoe
=
will often favor the committee on en-
tertainment In the same way. Mr..
Stapleton followed with piano selec-
ton, $ While We We're Marching
Through Georgia, with variations,
which merited and received an encore.
John Swift, who by the way is great
favorite, prefaced his song by remark
ing that he had heard it while yet q
little boy, at his mothers knees. Every
Irish boys heart thrills with patriotic
feryor and emotion when he hears those
little songs about the shamrock
green. Nh. Swift sang, II
am an irish Laborer. and was
cheered vociferonsly. President Nc
Partlin urged the members of the
league to continue the good fight in
their sacred cause, and never to relax
their efforts until the independence Of
Ireland was achieved. Things looked
bright and prosperous across the water.
Parnell is conducting matters on the
right principle. We should be on our
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