The Irish standard., 1889-01-19

has served there. He understands tho
work. hou Sc system th orougbly, having
filled similar position in ether cities
Of the union.
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A number Of the G.. A. r. men have
asked Sheriff Eye to remove Turnkey
Kelly for not going to the aid Of JaiIer
Riley at once last Sunday morning,
when he was assaulted in the Jail by
three prisoners. The turnkey called
for assistance before proceeding to
help the officer assaulted, which seems
to have been the proper course and not
lack of bravery as assigned by these
men who have asked tor his removal.
It is an attempt to remove good man
to give way to a soldier. That is the
long and short of it.
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WHAT a pity it is that all our P;otes-
tant brethren are not AS honest and
fair- minded in their expressions as the
editor of the South Minneapolis News
shows himself to be in last week 8 issue
OF that paper. He calls attention to
various attacks made upon the Catholic
church in this city recently from few
If the Protestant pulpits, and wisely
claims that such sermons are n5t in
tended to appeal to the spiritual and do
not. He is right. It is farce to say
that there is any religion in such ap
peals, and only evil can come eventually
to those who engage in it.
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However rauch men may differ with
Henry Georges theory Of single tax ii!
will admit that it is at least practical.
But will it ever be carried into enect2
! is a question for the future to solve
Humanity is avariclous, prasping-with
az ambition always to reach for some
thing more. This exists among the
poor as well as the rich 1t reaches
every station of life. Can mans ambi-
! ton be curbed--can bis very nature be
changed: Perhaps, but the day is far
distant, and until that change takes
place can we see any hope for the adop-
ton OF the single tax theory, however
admirable it may now appear.
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The people of the North Will always
hold IN due reverence and respect the
soldiers who fought that the Union
might be preserved. and certainly
have not and will not forget to reward
them. But it should be remem bered,
too, that a new generation has sprung
up since 1850, who we're not able TO take
part in the rebellion, but who would
now battle for the old flag as quickly
and earnestly as the t'old soldier" did
during the rebellion. We mention this
fact to show that there are others who
deserve to be elected and to be appoint
ed to positions as we'll as the soldier
and that be is asking entirely too much
when he looks to M ore than an equal
distribution Of 'plums," great and
small.
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| The one great act OF the Minnesota
Legislature OF 1887 WAS togive Minneap
oils a police commission. 1t will AWAY:
be remembered for this if for nothing
more. Up to that time the city hae
been Flooding OH in her growth ani
prosperity in most peaceabe manner
! with but little fault to find with the ap,
pointments Of her Chief magistrate
whoever it proved TO be. But the spell
had to be broken by Republican reform
legislation, and il has been a reform
with a vengeance. Promises are abroad
that the laws regarding the commission
will be amended at this session of The
legj stature, which may or may not i'm
prove the condition Of things. A sub
stitute TO abolish the commission en-.
tirely would reem to be more proper.