The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-07-20
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IS sshicag0 ti5enE links the
Irish should rem home "a gays
also that there ri AS ant ipatllyy against
them in this country ch iisfly because q
their reli gion, the ma orlty 1.-The Irish
being Catholi
The nloiI1 der's DC pu lie opinion some
times sit down, A pine atnl,d 5light It.
blow the dust OFF q sheet Dc paper and
forthwith i've the Yori a such informa-
tion3as is necessary to guide It'll They
are all-wise am iff their published opin-
ions do not agree with the facts, why, %
much the worse for the facts. tsai.
There III no antipathy in this country
against an Irish Imam nor q man OF any
|other nationality. AID are melton q com
mon level. Success is attained by abil-
ity and a Hottentot can succeed as we'll
as one ct the bIuest blood. Perhaps
there is no such thing as genius, except
the genius Of hard work and persever--
what he thinks Of the law Of Moses nor
does anybody ask q laborer to define the
ance, but the genius Of success In Amer
lea is merit. Nobody asks a mechanic
divinity Of Christ. Sometimes a politi-
clan is asked upon what grounds he ex-
poets support but that is necessary, as
politicians as a rule are tricksters.
Any man who IS healthy and has an
honest heart. with an inclination TO
work, can succeed In America, no mat
ter in what corner Of the earth he may
have happened to be born. He may not
nnakeHTa million dollars. The piling to-
gether Of that much money 10 not sue
cess. There are men ID this country
who are millionaires and yet are abject
failures. A man with one idea only is
not a success as a human being. He
may develop on some other planet but
as to his mission on earth he is to q GER
tain degree failure. #
Looking at the. past have Irishmen
not succeeded In America? Is the list Of
successful men Of that nationality not
too long for enumeration? And In our
own day is not this statement equally
true?
There are far more Irishmen today in
America than were ever In Ireland ut
any one particular time. Were It prac-
ticable or necessary would it be possible
for all the Irishmen to live in the land
of their birth? Even with home rule, a
parliament on College Green, or a presi-
dent in Dublin Castle, would the Irish
remain at home? Not they. The Celtic
blood is restless. The most obscure
island in the sea has within its confines
sons OF the Emerald Isle Other nations
have spread also, but not to the same
extent. But why should an Irishman re-
main in Ireland? Can he find there any
exercise for his talent or can he use his
gifts to the best advantage? Is there
any encouragement for him to remain
ON the spot which gave him birth? Let
him be as creative as he will; have the
strength of Hercules, heindustry Of the
bee or the forceTof Napoleon, to what use
could he place such talents in, his native
land? I. n. 81;
The thought is a pitiable one, too, that
the Irish im11st leave their: native land to
better their condition. But the whole of
Europe is doing the same to a greater or
less extent The cities and hamlets and
fields Of Germany are constantly pour
ing their population into America. In
some European countries where the peo-
pie are less active or the peasantry
dnller the influx Of immigration is not
so great as from Germany and Ireland,
but still westward the course Of empire
takes It's way"
The Irish will not remain in Ireland
under present conditions and, frankly
speaking. it does not look as If those
conditions would be changed very soon.
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