The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-08-04
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Albert Scheffer has decided not
to be candidate Of too many parties.
lis we'll for the Democratic party. Mr..
Scheffer has many admirable qualities
and would undoubtedly make a good
governor, but as Republican he would
never be able to reach the goal Of his
ambition on the Democratic ticket
even though the nomination came to
him unanimous. The rank and file Of
the party demand Democrat-one OF
the old school at that. Such man can
succeed in this campaign and certainly
such.a candidate as this should be placed
| in the field.
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Texas, with its hundred thousand
Democratic majority, could lily afford
to be split up into half dozen different
factions. And yet we find the Demo-
cracy of Minnesota in about this con-
| dition-and Minnesota is usually Re-
publican by about $4,000. With this
! majority to overcome, it would seem
! that the course now taken by the Demo
cracy will not redeem the State this
year nor in the next hundred years. On
the face of all this division there are
those who talk Of success, which may
| be an excellent pastime, but without
sense or logic.
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Col. Glenn is attending strictly to his
large business interests and he is tout
of politics." There is nothing that
arouses the average voter so much from
his lethargy, however, bringing his
whole being, physically and politically
once more into active service, than to
learn that the Colonel is tout of
politics. Such an announcement Is g.
veritable nerve tonic and blessing,
too, during this hot spell.
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The general free-for-all fight which
took place at Bass lake on Sunday last
was disgrace to any civilized COM
munity. 1t is not the drst time that
occurrences of this kind have taken
place at our lakes, in Hennepin or
Ramsey counties, and in all likelihood
will not be the last. The law is not
severe enough-in fact 1t becomes al
most farce sometimes in dealing with
cases of this nature. An indignant
public will hope, at least. for a thorough
Investigation, that the guilty may not
escape their just deserts.
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We are in favor of the Sunday after
noon baseball game, cricket, lacrosse
or foot ball. They are innocent games
IN their way. excellent pastime, physi-
cally beneficial, and surely no one is in
jured morally in attending or taking
part in these games for few hours
during Sunday afternoon. Better far
it would be to prevent the Sunday pic
MICS at our lakes which are too often a
curse in more sense than one. Give US
baseball by all means with all it's
hearty, goodnatured excitement, in
preference to the Sunday picnj, with
it's unreasonable hours, coupled With its
opportunities for disgraceful brawls
and murder.
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The great national Catholic Total
Abstinence convention opened Wednes-
day, and delegates have arrived in large
numbers from every state in the Union.
Three delegations, total of six hun
bred strong, came in from Pennsyl-
vania Tuesday. Tuesday afternoon
there was meeting at the Parker house
Of the national general executive com.
mittee, and Tuesday night torchlight
procession of five thousand men, repre-
sentlng the various state organizations,
was reviewed by the delegates and