The Irish standard., 1895-10-19

A3City in Which the A. p. AS Try to
Run Everything.

Idaho. The fruit fair which was open
during the past week proved success
beyond the most sanguine. expectations
of it's promoters. Father Held's fair was
also in progress during the week. The
editors Of the =so-called reform press of
Washington held "a convention during
the last two daysiof the week, at populist
headquarters. Their supposed effort Ia
to formulate a plan Of campaign for the
coming state and national election. am
not certain as to their intention regard
ing the pestiferous A, P. A. One thing
is certain, our state central committee
man from this district is a full fedged
"A. r. A. and the Populists seem to be
as deep in the mud as the others are in
the mire. Our Populist organ, The Daily
Tribune, that can boast Of adroit clever
ness at making faces at John Sherman
and the money power, and accusing dem
ocrats and Republicans Of all the ills
that human flesh is heir to, feels inclined
to condemn the Irish -Americans who re-
Gently convened at Chicago for the. idea
Of assailing John Bull with physical
agencies At least that conclusion might
be dedueed from some Of its reprints
from exchange res. The Tribune ought to
know that all peaceful methods have been
tried in vain to extract justice from John
Bull in his dealings with Ireland. And
what IS true Of English methods Of gov
eminent regarding Ireland, may find a
mild parallel in the early history Of Amer
lea. All true lovers Of liberty should be
ware Of those who speak with contumely
OF the Irish race in their efforts to liber-
ate ireland. sRumor says the Irish Amer
leans of Spokane are about to found a
club, the glittering magnificence (which
viii surpass anything Of Its kind extant.
Il hope they may do something to redeem
their race from the odium that is being
foisted on them in this part Of the
country The question as to whether
the mayor of this city, or the city COM
,missiuners have the right to appoint the
chiefs Of police is undecided. The cues
ton is being argued before Judge Sulli-
van Of Colfax, Whitman county, in the
equity conrt at present, al interested
parties having agreed TO abide by. his de
.cision. Strange when the people want
impartial Justice they. have to agree on
some one h0 has a spontaneous flow Of
Irish blood in his veins. We are a great
people, as a whole, out here. We seem
to possess a characteristic faculty of do
ing things wrong end to. Our public inn
provements seem to be peculi arlys mud
died and wpefully il need OF proper ex-
ecutive ability. State, county and city,
public structures are invariably in the
hands Of designing men Of in competent
officials. The state capital at Olympia,
which lis partly constructs is in the
hands Of men whose prejudtces do not
seem to allow chem to deal fairly with
honest competent men. The Moffet
Brothers Of this city were awarded the
contract of bull ding the has eInent OF the
capital They have compl eted their con- IS
tract under sfBancfa difficulties and now
the board OF pital commits ioners, with
Gov. McGraW as cha irInan refuses to
treat them in a manner ecoming TO men
of high moral character OF pub DIG sefilal-
eney Gov McGrsaW frank aeknoWl-
edges the work done on this contract to
he the best Of its kind IN the state ct
Washing but the board Will not re-
inlbnrse these men for the disad vantage
forced on them. The facts az near as
can be ascert ained are that the A. = a.
are III the najori and the contractors
being Irish; not s. otch- Irish, they are
doomed to- financial ruin. 1t Is reliably
run1pred that even the menbers #of the
supreme court Of tie are members
ofsfItheS lilrs senators and con ga
congressman are also koned with tlh &
aboninabls Our superior court V ],
Judges oSnessi instances are Ct them
several subo 9 g ties in 4