St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-11
AN UNFAIR REPORT.
But Ii Only Harms the Author.
After ALL

But Ii Only Harms the Author.
After All.
To the Editor of the Globe
Permit me to call the attention of
your readers to the palpable unfairness
of the report of the opening proceedings
of the recently elected city assembly,
published in a recent issue of the Dis
patch.
The animus of the report may be dis
tinguished in the following extracts:
Referring TO the confusion which pre-
vailed when opposing demands were
made for recognition. the report in
question SAYS: 1.-THE old IRISH parlia-
ment could not have done better"
Again, referring to the applause attend
ing the reappointment of Chief Clark,
the report goes on to say: "Clark stood
amid crowd of his admiring country
men. looking a little disturbed at the
din"
The Implication IN the first instance
is, OF course, that the "old Irish par
lament" was an aggregation of howl
ing madmen. The historian of the
Dispatch is of course welcome to his
the reputation of that sheet at least for
common intelligence, were its histofi-
cal references less distinctly the
product of ignorance and foolish pre-
Judice combined. Indeed the only
member. OF alleged member of the
present assembly who would seem to
fulfill the requirements to membership
IN the sold Irish parliament" accord
Ing to the understanding of the Dis
patch. is that distinguished Republican
patriot, andeXemplar CT pure primaries.
Timothy Reardon.
Doubtless even the Dispatch will
admit that "Ciark's countrymen" had
the same, right as those WHO are not his
countEymen to applaud on that cocoa
sion. Since Clark's countrymen are all
native Americans, however. it js.safe TO
say that the Dispatch is about as wide
of the mark i'll his case as it is in the
case OF the old Irish parliament. Since,
too, there were so few of Clark's coun.
trymen who have sufficient eff active
interest i'll the progress of our municipal
affairs to attend that session of the
assembly. the reference might, perhaps.
have been better omitted. | sup
pose, however, that since, according to
the philosophy of a certain class of
very patriotic. persons. n man is neces-
bdTllS a HdtiVe OF Ireland III only lie has
an Irish name, especially if he takes
part III politics, even though he is re-
moved for many generations from that
land, the Dispatch may be regarded as
having accomplished its petty purpose
by the allusion to Chief Clark.
The plain purpose of all this kind of
thing is. of course, to create prejudice
against certain class of the city's
people. 1t represents in IA diluted
form the contents of the cup which
was held to the lips Of this same class,
among others, during the late election,
i'll the interest of the aggregation in
local politics which the Dispatlh seems
to represent. 1t Is small business at
best. and the Dispatch may safely be
left monopoly Of its pursuit. 1t will
do no harm whatever to those who ars
thus assailed. They may content them
selves by following the example of
their big countryman, who, when asked
why he allowed his little wife to beat
him so severely, answered.: "Oh, well.
1t don't hurt me, aud, be COB, it seems
to give dale Of pleasure to Nary
Yours, Eo NoMINE.
st. Paul, June 9, 1894.