The Irish standard., 1890-03-22
MINNEAPOLIs AND ST. PAUL. SATURDAY, MARCH 22

can add to what has already been said
and written by poets. statesmen and
philosophers of the Irish women? Their
virtues and accomp mpllshments have been
the wonder ana admiration Of the
world for more than two thousand
years. They have never appeared in
the divorce courts which have become
such a common practice amongst
women of all other nationalities, but
ALWAYS bearing their sorrows and afflic-
tions in Meekness aud silence. You
remember those beautiful and philOso-
ph1c words Of Pope's, in which he says,
"a wits a feather and a chiefs a rod,
and an honest man Is the noElest work
of God" Since reading those lines |
have always thought Pope made mis-
take and that the lines should have
closed: ''ADd an Irish woman is the
noblest work of God" The cost of this
insurance can be summed up briefly.
The total salaries paid all the
officers in the state is three
hundred dollars year, that sum going
to the state secretary, who pulls the
laboring oar. Add to that two hum
dred and fifty dollars for stationery, and
you have got the total cost of the lnsu-
rance, every dollar paid by policy hold
ers, aside from these two items I have
mentioned, going to the beneiciarles.
Compare this with the cost Of other
insurance companies, the class of risks
they take. 1t is a matter Of fact that
these life companies do not accept a
man unless he Is ironclad and brass
mounted, while we. by reason Of our
benevolent character and reputation.
have to frequently take in men who
have but little hope Of rivaling Methu-
selah in longevity.
/ In the straight life companies fifty
per cent OF the premiums paid annually
by the policy holders go to the officers
Take the president of the Equitable
Lite Insurance company who gets fifty
thousand dollars annually and the pre-
sident Of the A. O. H. Of Minnesota,
who gets nothing Nothing from fifty
thousand and fifty thousand remains.
! My friend John Pewters had Q dream
Erecenely which has quite q q y bearing l on
this subject and which I must tell you:
John said he dreamed that he died, and
though many of you might have doubts
about where John would go If that
event occurred, nevertheless in the
dream he went to Heaven and was ad
| mitted by St. Peter, who showed hIm
through that beautiful place, where we
all hope and expect to reach when we
Law aside the cares and troubles Of this
world. He met many friends OF his
childhood whom, it seemed to him, as
if he had but parted with Yesterday.
There, too, he met some Of his latter
day friends from Ramsey county, who
were anxious to hear Of their friends
who were still on the shores of time.
They inquired about the Order in
Ramsey and asked how many county
delegates were now in that county; he
said att one time thev had two, but were
now reduced to one aud there was no
telling what the future might bring
about; they asked him who he thought
would be the next mavor of st. Paul,
how was the No. / and 3 Democracy;
| which appeared to be ahead and when
their next. scrap occurred; whether it
would be with soft or hard gloves. He
saw some men who seemed to be i'm
pounded; they were enclosed by 8 high
fence or wall; he asked ST. Pstter who
4 they were and the saint ansWsrsd that
i they we're Hibernians from Minnesota,
who were called away before joining
the insurance and had left their families
/ in straitened circumstances, and as a
slight punishment for their negligence
he had assigned them to that enclosure,
to be separated from their families till
the end Of time. Then let us remember
my friends the duty we owe to our
wives, our children and posteritY. and
i if we cannot improve on the record left
by our ancestors in the foot prints OF
i time we can at least avail ourselves OF
the opportunity furnished by the insu-
rance, coming, as it does, within reach
Of us all, and when we como to render
up the tenor Of q we'll spent life We will
/ have left a heritage lasting in its bene
6cent effects for the prosperity OF the
! Irish race .s ssss
i Judge NethaWaY, Of Saltwater. re-
! piled TO the toast, Ireland and her
Sons, q and it was one Of the gems Of
that most pleasant occasion. As he re.
cited oyer the illustrious list Of names
that has made Ireland famous for her
orators and bards, his hearers inter
.rupted him again and again with ap-
4 planse, and when he closed with an ele-
CANT tribute to that staIwart defender
of Ireland III the English parliament. q
|strong intellect. q ready vii, q tireless
l voice 60 defend his native country
that man among mon. Charles Stewart