davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Frostburg mining journal., 1895-01-26
Correctly Stated.

We are evidently approaching season of
journalistic amity and good will. Within
the past week the Times gives us its un-
qualified endorsement in one thing, and the
JOURNAL as heartily approves us in another.
A political NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NewS.
No, not political millennium" Politically,
we are as far from concurring in the fallacies
OF our contemporary as the JOURNAL is from
conceding single point in rgument-Cum-
berland Times.
Quite right so far as the JOURNAL is
mentioned.
We cannot ''concede single point
in argument when every point is
founded upon the Golden Rule.
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S|DELIGHTS,

From the dailies it is learned that
four orang-ontangs captured by the Me-
mage expedition are in town. In this
connection it may be added that the
gentlemen who attempted to capture Mr..
Menage are also in town.
If the parents who send their children
to the public schools in this city were
given an opportunity to vote upon the
question, it is more than probable that
fully four ffths of them would cast their
ballots for a proposition giving the posi-
ton of principal in each school to a
male.
Was that really a war between China
and Janan We have heard so much about
during TIE past year? The records show
that about 1890 persons were disposed Of
on both sides during the entire. time
tw0-thirds OF them estials-most Of
whom, it is evident, died of fright. More
1ne,, were killed in one second rate
.skirnish during the Franco Prussian un-
plsasantness than in twelve months Of
so-called war between China and Japan.
The indications are that the new in
sane law, with it's excessive fees and
mileage, will prove about as satisfactory
as the old law, which was very unpop-
ular. Under the new measure. which
went INTO e1sect April ~, Judge steele
is of the opinion that it will cost the
county about $50 each to send man to
St. Peter, or about twice as much as
heretofore. The inmates are in no wise
responsible for improvements made upon
the old law.
Patrolman Joseph Ryan, of the park
police, has been suspended FROM duty
pending the result Of q charge of black
mailing. Charges and counter charges
have been made which ought not to be
allowed to pass without thorough in
yestigation. Facts, not hearsay, should
prevail and the police committee of the
Board of Park commissioners 'cannct
afford to pass this matter over lightly.
Hayward continues to be heard from.
A Jail delivery is the last r7inor: Such
no particular benefit to the officials, and
the causes that lead to them ought to
be avoided.
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THAT TIRED FEELING.

It is noticed that there is a good deal
of speculation as TO whether the recent
Legislation accomplished much good or
not. Some people argue that half the
laws that received the governors sane
tion should not have been passed; others
say that several other bills that should
have received attention did not pass and
were consequently shelved.
There is only this to say about the
matter: Too many laws are passed at
every session of the legislature as we'll
as Of the congress of the United States.
There is one thing that the people seem
to forget: that the laws in existence are
equal to almost every emergency except
in the cases of the amending of the laws
already existing in some particulars;
creating new statute for Improvement
in some county or district OF attending
to some minor detail. All that could be
done in the state Of Minnesota in much
less than ninety days time.
Legislators fool away-wasting of
time would be more polite expression
Of the session il getting
advantage of and browbeating each 9th
er, and then when the necessity is forced
upon them that they must do something
to pass their pet bills and provide for
the necessary expenses Of the state they
rush headlong into legislation, and, in
the parlance Of The day, nearly every
thing goes. Why doesn't this method Of
doing business attract the voter? The
average legislator will tell you he has
done the best he could. He did nothing
of the kind. Three-fourths of the time
and more, with few exceptions, he never
once thought Of his constituents or what
they demanded. He was, to the most
extent, on pleasure bent, and il q man
were permitted to use a common phrase,
he was ''bird'' during his excursions.
Nearly all the legislators at the end
of the last session said they were tired
worn out. The knowing people knew
they spoke the truth. But there are
other thing beside legislative duties that
consume a mans physical capacity and
consequently tire him out.
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s.,Ef ~ i 3
taste or within, appetite or propensity.No
undertaking was too great to embark in,
OF speculation too wild to deter. ItsWas
scarcely thought worthy to stop and
ascertain where the resources were to
spring from tomeet allthese obligations.
Sufficient for the day was the evil there
Of. Why put drag upon the wheels
OF q glorious career when the; horn Of
plenty was mourning its treasures into
the laps Of all and the god Of ease and
laughter and good cheer presided2 But
the descent to hill is easy.A day Of reck-
oning was soon to come and it did not
unnecessarily delay. The obligations
that had been entered into to satisfy a
CARELESS and confident past were
coming to the surface and demanding
satisfaction. The stream of gold from
the vaults of Midas were growing more
disagreeably less each day. The cred
itor was equally to blame with the
debtor. He. too, trusted to unlimited
SUCCESS and he, too, suffered when the
collapse was apparent, so that both
went down together. There is a medium
in all things on either side of which rec
titude cannot exist. Debtor and cred
itor Needed not that apprehension whose
truth the experience Of ages had proven.
Transactions had been carried on in
such high handed manner that they
were out Of all proportions to the means
by which they were to be satisfied. The
rate Of living was beyond all precedent
in the way Of extravaganza. After us
the deluge had become the almost uni
yersal sentiment. Warnings were un-
needed. Who could think Of stopping to
contemplate a more sober existence
amid such a. whirl Of luxury and dis
sipation? .-<
The books, being finally balanced 1t;
Was found that the majority Of the peo-
PIE he'd largely overdrawn their ac-
counts and We're without the means of
paying the demands which were pres
sing. Suffering quickly succeeded.
and great and abiding lesson was
Taught to those who would give the mat
t:r attention. Now it has been conceded
that such q mode of existence as that we.
have PASSED through before the hard
times began we would not dare repeat
unless we wish to draw down upon our
heads the calamity we have just exper-j
fenced. Not during the coming .dcade,
at least, one will be likely to be so for
getful, but it is altogether probable that
sometime in the future history will re-
peat itsief and national extravaganza
will take the place of sober sense once
more. Those living then will pay the
penalty just as we are discharging our
disagreeable obligations now.
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III
equal value? Do not millions Of people
say that the gold and the silver dollar
circulate Ell &, ate equally NOW? Yes, bnt now
| the tendency is to depreeiate silver and
keel gold as the only standard Of values.
Without going into the merits ofEthe
two nletals-Whe ether SILVER snould bear
the proportion to gold as IS to lit may
be stated as a fact, no matter what the
politicians may now say to the contrary,
that the silver question will be one OF the
prominent planks in the platforms Of the
two political parties in their coming ma
tional conventions.
To be plain it should be said that both
parties are in a restless condition at
present. in regard to silver They are
trying to make themselves believe that
the agitation will soon blow over-tllat
it will not be much Of a shower after all.
Nevertheless, the silver question, like
Banpuo's ghost, will not down. Politi-
cal parties are divided concerning it, so
that readjustment Of party lines must
be expected. 1t is matter that cannot
be laughed out of existence. Others are
interested in It's settlement beside the
lverproducing states and the owners
Of silver mines. II the characterization
Of the silver dollar in 1873 was the cause
Of much Of our financial misery the peo-
pie will want to know it and will ask that
a remedy be applied. If, on the, contrary,
that statement SO often heard is not
true that the people will insist on
knowing also. Discussion will bring out
the facts and when the facts are known
the country will decide what course to
pursue.
Perhaps the coming convention Of sill
yer Democrats in Illinois will not be
such q disastrous event as some have
predicted. It will give the people some
thing to think about, at least, and that
in itself would be great step in ad-
vance.
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ritory over which parliament has i'm
mediate control, is very small compared
with the territory for which our con-
gress is called upon TO make laws. This
explains the difficulty Of party govern
ment in this country. There is need of a
thorough reorganization Of party lines.
1t would be better to have a half dozen
political parties in this country, each
with definite principles and views, than
two great parties without any purpose.
When voters come to regard party or:
CARNATIONS as a means and not an OBJ
ject then we can look for formation Of
parties on consistent basis. 49,
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THE CITY PRESS.

Minneapolis Times: The Republican
national league will meet in Cleveland
June 10. The Republican national
league is composed of youngsters who
meet every year to make trouble for the
older heads Of the party.
Minneapolis Progress: Judge Jack
son is to act as umpire in the income tax
game before the Supreme cour! May s,
and rehearing is likely to be ordered.
This is the beginning Of the end of az
untimely piece of legislation.
st. Paul Globe: Our Republican con
temporaries have a great deal to say
about the positions of the Democrats on
currency Now will some kind hearted
Republican draw a composite picture of
the Republican view on money.
minneapolis Penny Press: When men
like Archbishop Ireland tell the people
that 'an Irish American. German
American. or French American vote is
an intclerable anomaly" new force is
impaired to the cohesive strength of the
republic The fact that he is bishop
makes Ireland none the less statesman.
He is a patriot Of the highest type.
Minneapolis Journal: If you will just
stand around for a few days you can
have chance to witness one OF the most
complete political shipwreck ever
known The Democratic party of Hill
nois is riding on the most tempestuous
sea the old craft has ever encountered
and is morally certain to go to pieces on
the silver reef.
st. Paul Call: The millennium may net
have arrived yet, but we frequently sae
some strange friendships. One Of the
most peculiar Of late years is the present
alliance between Germany and France,
the most impla eable Of foes, on the East
ern question. Both have Joined with
Russia in the protest against the terms
Of peace eyacted by Japan from China,
and it is mot unlikely that ere long their
soldiers will be fighting side by side in
the same battles.
Minneapolis Tribune: TO please the
widow of James 6. Blaine, President
Cleveland has done what President Har-
rison refused to- do when Jane G. was
alive He has iupaRed Col. Coppinger
over the heads ct q .a1ozen colonies WHO
are his seniors "a date Of commission
and service, and made him brigadier-
general. Coppinger is Mrs. Dlaine's
son in-law II is said that array men
feel that an Injustice has been done
though Of course officers III active ser
rice don't say much about II.
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It is said that the wit Of an Irishnan
sfs equal to every occasion. If So. and wit
and wisdom go together, cannot some
happy fellow earning dollar q, day and
Of course, with eleven children to sup
port, tell US What the chances. are TO,
Il Kinley'y nomination ,for the presi-
SSddancy Ths veins on the neck Of the
governor Of Ohio gre standing out like
whipeords because Of his physical and.
intellectual energy Tor the workman. He
wants to see him getting better pay by
] depriying him of the wages which he
earns. T..
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TARIFF AND SILVER.

A few years ago the question of tar
iff was little understood among the
masses. Advanced politicians and col
lege professors had theories regarding
it. but the question was looked upon in
about the same light among the people
generally, as those who consider the
higher Notwithstanding that Is
beautiful and elevating, but having
nothing to do with the ordinary con-
Germs OF life: A man who held plow or
shovel, a plane, could not see In what
way principles of tariff affected him or
his occupation. He was content 70 let
the representatives in congress manage
s:nat as best they could. It was only a
Aiscussion anyway, like many other dis
cussions in that body, which bore no
fruit, except to give an opportunity for
the airing of eloquence on the part Of a
few.
AS if by magic a new thought took
possession Of the people. This thought
was advanced and agitated by a compar-
tive few who saw how the toilers were
being nisled.. They wished to enlighten
the ,,nthinking people They asked
them to consider how they toiled and yet
their labor was 1tnrewaraed. They ask
/ ed them if this so-called impartial and
liberty loving government was giving
them justice. They told them that men
who were manufacturing goods in the
East could not make q liying-a fortune
unless they came to their assistance.
OF course they told this in derision and
the people understood it. The men who
listened to these arguments began to
think and ask themselves, Is this gov
eminent paternal? Il the Eastern peo-
pie want help against European impor
stations. can we not get help from the
same source because Of the multi farieus
drawbacks on the farm Or in the work
And the answer was 'flat
the people thin 81 than ever.
d knows the feslll
Nut hora para slslelsss
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themselves after they had secured po-

themselves after they had secured po-
litical autonomy.
| Sometimes we see 9 Well-meanlng
Irishman who when confronted by a
|loquooious, even if not eloquent opp01-
emit 1nan who argues that the Irish
cannot govern themselves say that
that well-naeaning Irishman will agree
with his antagonist. Think Of q sane
man because Of being free who would
cut his own threat!
Nothing new is stated in saying that
the Irish are born politicians. They
may be such in their native land but the
opportunity lis rarely offered to display
the gift; the aspiration is crushed, ex-
cept to the. few, and hence the genius
for making laws and entering into the
spirit OF freedom is transplanted to a
new soil.
Knowing the yalor Of the Irishman
during the last thirty-fye years in this
his adopted land; knowing his love for
the land of his birth; knowing that he
may be oftentimes mistaken and often
go astray-knowing all this can it be
truthfnlly said that the Irish cannot GOV
ern ireland themselves?
Have the English any better genius
for government? Have these people who
love the bauble called the crown not been
misled by such men as Anthony Frolde
concerning the people Of ireland, their
instincts and characteristics? Is not a
little education q dangerous thing when
applied to nations as we'll as scholastic
acquisitions?
The statement that the Irish are not
fit or accomplished, to govern them
selves, while being able to govern and
regulate other countries with transcend
ent ability, is assuredly libelous
charge and one not worthy the consider
alton that is sometimes unduly given it.
Let the Irishmen fight on.
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men who worked with him side by side
at the cease" and they knew him best,
will feel that here was his first great er-
ror. And perhaps it was-perhaps 1t
would have been better had he entirely
avoided the political arena. On every
hand the utmost sorrow has been mani
tested at his sad and untimely death
a proof in itself Of how George Ledger
wood stood in the estimation of his fell
lowmen..
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THE LESSON OF HARD TIMES

IS n Every drawback III lifehas its conpen-
make during life should be, and gener-
u ally are tbs stepping stones to success.
If they are repeated too often material
\ success may not be gained but wis
dom is acquired. Mistakes which we
/ have once made we are apt to avoid
In the future, but the trouble is life's
"a projects are always presenting them
selyes under new forms and we are
thus to a greater or lesser extent being
continually misled. When old age has
crept upon us we may have become won
4 derfi1lly wise, although our earthly pos
sessions may be Of the most meagre pro-
]. portions. Still experience is the only
lamp that is left to guide us.
8S4$sT Che nation--the whole world, IN
fact has recently passed through per-
q iod of general depression, and the peo-
4 PIE have not yet rid themselves of the
disastrous results. Still the worst is
passed and the welcome fift in the
1. darkening clouds is noticed. CONNER
scia centers are showing signs of ac
1stivity, manufacturers have again set the
wheels Of their operating concerns in
y operation, workingmen are mere content
II than they were a short time ago and
4 although large numbers are still out Of
employment. yet that disagreeable fea-
Il tire will gradually wear away as the
season ad yanccs and new avenues Of en-
spicyment are opened UP, whether in the
workshop, on the farm or in the: mines.
Contentnent is better than wealth and
Il signs OF that happy condition are be-
8so0ming apparent on every side.
The causes OF the recent hard TIRES
D hard times have been vario';sly argued.
Same foplishly maintained it to be the
%prospec1ive change in the tariff; some
I tkat the delay in The Sherman act was
responsible; some said that it was over
1 production; some that it was reckless
isllsins and wild speculation. Still other
q theories we're advanced. Some Of these
i causes certainly brought about the de-
tsUIESSlEtWs 1SfSaAS I'LL Lily HIOHOS9ut
sahange Ia the tariff for the Mckinley
inv Was still in operation and every. one
Knew vixen its power would cease. That
Sit was not in the delay in repeating
sfhe Sherman act has been demonstrated
4 time and again. It could not have been
Hill over production when SO many were
1 ffaring for lack Of food and in need of;
f1els and raiment. UNEQUAL distribution
& have been one OF the causes but the
adpcer nat part with his product
sFtril eas hs 3recei an equivalent. Com
sjl 10 less living and wild
not these the most 20
uttered 70 the nationsa
B aed some llapa.
iIlS
8t| alIB6 ha1.
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A LIBELOUS CHARGE.

EfOIli the llSC, Oh men VINO WISH 10 De
considered impartial and intelligent how
often do we hear the accusation made
that to grant Ireland the self-govern-
n1ent it's unhappy people demand would
be to plunge the country into perpetual
warfare. The argument is made that
the impetuosity Of the race and the riv-
ditions would foment contention to such
O. degree that peace would be unknown
and that the unrest and rebel]ious SEN
ti1nent of the people under present con-
ditions would be as nothing compared to
the disastrous struggles Of the opposing
factions under the new regime. These
self-congratulatory philosophers point to
the lack of unity existing among the
present representatives Of ireland in
the British parliament--that one wing
proposes a certain line Of legislative
conduct and that another wing diamet-
ricalIy opposes it; that one faction de-
mands the most drastic measures while
another advocates constitutional and
conciliatory methods; one insisting that
the unsh .eathed sword, the use of dyna-
mite and the keeping Of England in per-
petual fear and perplexity are the means,
and the only means, whereby Ireland
can obtain her freedom, while the other
argues that peaceful but unceasing agi-
tation and appealing to the Justice Of the
civilized world are the mental instru-
nents by which the Celtic land can at
tain that proud position which it held
when Malachi. wore the collar Of gold
ere her faithless sons betrayed her.
Why cast derision upon Ireland or its
these opposing views? Why fling forth
the taunt that the Irish are incapable of
self goyernment? Why say because they
disagree among themselves as to the
best means to an end that they are, in
consequence, rebellious without cause
and that what they complain of in the
rule OF England today would be ten-fold
aggravated in trying to govern them
selves in the future? Have Irisllmen
rot made admirable Legislators here in
the land Of their adoption? Have they
ever been false to the flag that gave
them projections. If not, why should
they be false to their native hearths and
homes? Would they have contentious?
Most assure1ly. Is this great boasted
land Of freedom and intelligence without
contention? Have our most progressive
statesmen agreed with each other? On
our foreign policies, our questions Of
tariff, Of finance, Of immigration, of the
admission Of the panper labor Of Europe,
of the encroachment upon states rights,
Of educatiUn-of the hundred and one
things that come up in the course Of ma
;tional legislation, have we been unani-
nous, have we been forbearing, have we
been consistent? On the contrary, have
we not opposed each other bitterly; have
we not only been argumentatiye but
abusive; has the strong not oyer-ridden
the weak even, when the advantage was
possible, thus giving sanction to the
ignoble sentiment that might is right;
and has not political feeling efen been
carried 50 this country that We
hay seen riTers &c. lopd TOW and
lions &pf sssQ,ls Tered AZ oraef
niit ,urgel
u, ~ - q
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PRESIDENT EAURE'S HOrlE
LIFE. 4,

The Catholic president of the French
republic is modest man, fond OF home
life. His greatest happiness is to pass
his few moments left him by his public
functions with his wife and two daugh-
tiers. An accomplished man Of the world,
it is with the most consummate correct
ness that he has always filled the social
duties brought on him by his high office
Affable and genial, he is endowed with
uncommon energy and force of charac-
ter. Madame Felix Faure is very intel
ligent woman of a refined and delicate
mind. She does not like show or pomp
of this world, and prefers her own fire.
side to balls and parties, but she re-
ceives with perfect grace. The navy Of
ficers who have frequented the salons Of
the Rue Royale the past eight
months have been charmed by her agree
able humor, and the warmth of her well
come. M. Faure was then secretary Of
the navy. President Faure was the first
of the rulers of the French republic who
sprung from the loj11s of the people
Felix Faure was the son of a poor work
ing weaver. He is g. self made man and
a self educated man.
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Tv ;tnsurA Insertion correspondence
from various outside points should reach
this Office not later than Wednesday. We
trust every representative cf the Irish
Standard throughout the Northwest will
kindly bear this in mind hereafter.
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CHANGE or ADDRESS.

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the subscriber Should give both the ol1A
and the now address. $50
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