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The Irish standard., 1896-03-21
AN ENGLISH AIR FORSOOTH.

An insidious assailant Of a sacred past
has written letter to the New York
Sun alleging that the air known as "St
Patr:ck's Day." and likely to be heard
during this week al lover the world, is
not an Irish, but an English strain. Nc
evidence is offered in support of this dis
turbiug statement, says the Chicago
Times Herald OF last Sunday.
AS to its being an English air, that is
obviously absurd, FOR, strictly speaking
there is no such thing as original English
music, in the same sense as there is IN
original Welsh, Scotch or Irish music
1t will be conceded that even in a more
modern age what is known as English
music is most indebted to Balfe and Wal
lace, two Irishmen, to Arthur Sullivan
of undoubted Gaelic ancestry, and to
large number Of brilliant Scotchmen.
The air Of St. Patrick's Day is GER
titled to as an original Irish melody in
.'The Ancient Music of Ireland,'' by Ed
ward Bunting. It's Irish name was "La
Feile Paidric. Its author and date are
admitted TO be unknown, but it was
played by Irish harpers before the re-
bellion of '98.
The faint is not in the tune, but IN
Tom Moore's having written words to II
in honor of the birthday of the then
Prince of Wales, for Moore, like many
another gifted man of his age, had tc
submit to the degradation of patron
The authenticity of the air is confirmed
by it's inclusion in "The Spirit Of the
Nation" where it appears with uneX'
ceptionable words by Michael j. Barry
author of one of the best. known quat-
rains in English poetry:
But whether on the scaffold high,
Or in the battles van,
THE fittest place where man can die,
lis where he dies for man.
There is no reason, therefore, why
The shrill trump,
Thes pirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercins
fife,
and exc what the miserable Milwaukee
ans cali the doodlesack. shall not give
forth the animating notes Of the familiar
air on Tuesday next.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21
DEMOCRATS AND SILVER.

Senator Cockreu, of Missouri, declared
in congress recently that the Democratic
party could not be divided by the silver
question. That question was the pillar Of
cloud by day and the pillar Of fire by
might the great constitutional beacon of
the Democratic party, the one on which
all the victories had been won and those
who opposed it were in the slough away
from the party, but the silver question
would not, nevertheless, divide it.
The sentiment has pretty ring to 1t
but what is to be done with those
Democrats who declare that they
will not support any presiden-
tial candidate who is not free
silverite? They may still call themselves
Democrats, and perhaps would prove
themselves such on all other questions,
but of what use can they be to the party
when they are opposed to its platform, ur-
less that platform contains free silver
plank? The free silver men have right
TO contend that the Democratic party is
ulltiluS away AtcAt 40 LfVoAAA5S "hSAA
|itsignores free silver, and they may claim
as undoubtedly they will, that It is they
| who are simon-pure Democrats and that
the others have been led. astray and are
running after strange gods. when they
are not influenced by personal gain.
It is not expected that the Republican
platform Will be a clear cut document in
relation tosthe. financial question, and that
gigantic straddle will be attempted in
the matter OF silver is almost certain.
This will not fail to have demoraliz.ng
effect and herein lies the great danger TO
Republican success this year. The Demo
cratic party should take advantage Of this
| and so frame Its plat form that there will
1 be nd mistak:ng stg intentio ~ !, win
win favor by Its diFectness and honesty
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

An English writer, in writing of the
Monroe doctrine, says:
"In another thirty or forty years, there
will be 100 100000 of people in the United
States, and the riches OF the country will
have more than doubled. 1t would be,
therefore, to England's advantage to fight
at once"
And in this way is cropping out the
great love England bears towards this
country. The cloven hoof is peeping out
and the whole body of the ruler OF the in
fernal regions would appear in striking
attitude were the opportunity offered to
crush the United States.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

In a. letter to an Irish paper MIR. kille-
lea, OF Nashville, Tenn, takes to task I
p. O'Connor, the Irish member of parlia.
ment and editor of the London Sun, fol
publishing a statement to the effect that
in case of a war between the United
States and England the southern states
would not be found loyal to the republic
This statement although it appeared II
so,Connor's paper, was not fathered bs
that gentleman He has since explained
that it was written by some one else il
his absence and did not IN. the least cOin-
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

A correspondent of the New York Sun
would like to replace the ugly Irish jig,
"St. Patrick's Day." by the bold and
martial "O'Donne]l Aboo," which, he
claims, is more worthy of the place than
that of the Irish National Anthem. 1t
has not been generally believed hereto
fore that the air of 'St. Patrick's Day.
was an ugly one. but on the contrary that
it is musical and exhilerating. Perhaps
this correspondent wauld like to re-
from Wagner which would sound some
thing like the music made by the work
men in boiler shop.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

q purpose. an At temp .shouId ben made
to befog the people by using Language
that 70 susceptible OF q double nneaniag s,
orslneaning nothing whatever thenS' such
portions Of the platform had better re-
main unwritteu. The people are-:.n no
temper to be humbugged. If It is the
intention of the trainers Of the platform
and their supporters not to recognize free
silver they should say 90 in ,1nmistakable
language; but if they desire that. free coin
age should be adopted that fact should
be made known. IN words that have a con-
yincing ring.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21
Says the Boston Post:

The "battIe OF the kegs is historic.
The battle of the barrels is now Joined,
and the prize of victory is the repub-
lican nomination for president. McKin-
ley has on his side the barrels Of the
rnonopolists-the iron men /, the wool
men, all the men who want that sort of
s.protection" which will multiply the mil
lions they already have in their pockets.
Morton has his, own barrel, and it is a
big one, though not SO big as the CON-
bination barrel at the service of McKin-
ley. Reed does rot appear to have any
barrel at the present moment.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

The Western Waterman tells the truth
in a plain but striking manner when 1t
advises the turbulent Spanish students
who are calling for death to the Yankees
and war to the knife and the knife to
the hilt to go to Cuba where they will
get all the fighting they want for some
time. And the Watchmans advice to
Spain is that she should stop making
faces at the United States and threaten
ing us with determination until she has
put down Maceo and Gomez and the few
thousand bum colonies who are living
on sugar and rice in the Queen Of the
Antilles.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

The Kentucky legislature has adj
journed without electing a United States
senator to succeed Senator Blackburn.
That and the enactment Of some legisla-
ton to save the financial credit of the
state were the only important matters
before he legislature and yet nothing
was done. except that nearly everybody
connected with the law making power
of the state utterly disgraced themselves.
The governor tried to- enforce order by
calling out the militia and now he is
liable to be disciplined for his conduct.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

The fish and egg dealers Of this city say
THAT, as rule, rs much meat has been soid
during Lent as heretofore and that the les
Of fish and eggs have not increased. Only
one dealer in this city reports to the con-
trary And yet eggs are sold at ten cents
a dozen aud salmon steaks at the same
price per pound. The only conclusion ar
rived at is that less meney is in circula-
ton or people have become more careless
than usual in religious observances.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21
KELLY IMPROVING.

The condition of P. II. Kelly. Of st
Paul. was somewhat improved last Tues
day evening. Mr.. Jordan saw him at .
O'Clock and said that he looked better
than for some days and DIR. NTH, Mr.
;ielly's physician, said that unless un.
forseen complications ensued, the sicl
nan would recover.
Mr. Jordan said that he was in no pc
J sition yet to make any sort ofstatemen
bout the affairs OF Mr. Kelly's house
+ Ie would know nothing until the schetl
lies had ben completed and that WORT
( ,ould not well be accomplished inside o.
week. sss 1. 81
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21
LORD DUFFERIN.

Among all the diplomats, ambassadors
and ministers plenipotentiary of Eng
land, none of them stands out as con-
spicuously for merit as Lord Dufferin
He has been tried in every possible way
and in the most difficult situations and
has invariably proved himself more than
equal to the task assigned him. Of course
he is an Irishman, as all of England's
ablest diplomats and warriors have ever
been. He has watched carefully over
England's interests in all quarters of the
globe, wherever she has had possessions
and he has ever come out through the
most trying ordeaIs with the highest
honors and the sincere praise of those
with whom he mingled; and he and his
wife--the countess-never thought it
lowered their dignity to mingle with the
earnest, honest, intelligent people, al
though their stations might be lowly in
life.
At present he is the English ambassa-
dor to France and is nearing the end Of
his 10th year. When the end of that
year comes, he will be retired.
The career Of Lord Dufferin adds an
other commentary upon Ireland and
Ir;shmen. The latter, born with genius
find no exercise for their talents In their
native land, but must seek abroad for
that recognition which they should OBJ
tain at home.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

5his lifs 81 Limb II sstts apparsntll 4
strange freak; but TIE real son IS
that this y 4 bad year tor the Demo
cratic party and " atterson wants to get
out Of the wet. sz 81. ~
or perhaps Henry seeing the diasen,
aions among the Republicans, all on a q,
count Of the ohices, feels that his pres
ence in this country is not needed and
that the Democrats can pull through
easily without him.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

Rev. T. H. Malone editor of the Col
orado Catholic, published in Denver. is
occurring on the subject: Modern mf-
8dels VS.. 1ngersoll,, and is meeting with
marked success. The followers Of inger-
lsnll have concluded that Father Malone's
position is one that cannot be shaken
Nv. 81 i the ammunition Of doubt and i'm
flt,eltty. 4estakes even the sou rc 9. from
yhIc tlrasys his Oar az
svii d d ri 81 q Buck cyl per,
liI ifr aa1 Denc l tier
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

It is noticeable that all the presidential
candidates-and there are a number OF
thenl-who know that they have not the
least chance Of success are anxious that
the country shall learn that they are not
stalking horses or stool pigeons for some
body else But they might as well be.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

italy is determined to punish Menelik,
the Abssinian gentleman who gave her
such a trouncing recently. Perhaps in
the next encounter the Italians may be
able to realize when they are whipped.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

And now 1t is Secretary Carlisle who is
spoken of as the Democratic presidential
candidate. He will have Cleveland's sup
port. The latter, it is expected, will soon
publicly announce that under no condi-
lions will he permit his name to go be-
fore the convention as candidate, so
that will effectively dispose of the third
term idea.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

Secretary Hoke Smith and Ex-Speaker
Crisp will soon entertain the people Of
Georgia with joint discussion on the
financial question-Hoke Smith advocat-
ing Sound Money" and the ex-speaker
unfolding the doctrine of free silver.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

IT is said that Paderewiski gets $4,000
from stienway for playing the latter's p:-
ano in public, but then Paddy pounds
it for all it is worth as well az for what
there Is in it.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

Cardinals Satolli will leave this coun-
try early in May never to return. He has
expressed himself as attached to America
but duty calls him elsewhere. 1t is prob
able, that he will be succeeded by Arch
bishop Averardi, who is already here.
and who is one of the ablest of the young
men who have found favor in the eyes
of the Pope. He belonged to the ancient
see of Tarsus in Asia Minor. Mexico. it
is thought, will be paced under the con-
troll of the 'papal delegate in Washington.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

Senator Sherman says he proposes to
keep the Cuban question before the SEN
ate, to the exclusion of everything else,
il it takes all summer. This might be
taken as an argument in favor of the
transmigration of souls and that the fight
ing spirit of Tecumseh Sherman nestled
In the body of John when the former
quit these earthly scenes. Let's on to
Madrid.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

earitiass thai 1ngsrsoll:s sdoctri Of
dgubt and Mysticism sare the mere
swnn dsr1ngs d morally diseased bfain.
As a great daal Of Ingsfsoll s success is
derived from the d1ippaney with which
he treats sacred matters it would scarce
sly be expected that he could successfully
oppose an array Of facts and arguments
such as Father Malone adduces.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

1t is said that the emperor of Germany
is going to curry favor with his grand
mother, Queen Victor purpose. He
does not love his grandma more than
usual, but he has a magnificent opinion
Of the emperor Of Germany.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

When the Cuban question is disposed
OF in the senate the matter relating to the
statue of Father Marquette will be dis
c,,ssed. 1t would not be a, bad idea dur
ing these discussions to have Linton of
Michigan exhibited in his proper light
as he would look when seen through
the small end of a telescope.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

1t appears that johannesburg contains
about 1000 Catholics, mostly of Irish ex-
traction and that great many Of the ma
t..ves are Catholics; that there are two
Catholics churches, which are served by
five priests Of the order Of the Oblates, the
Superior of whom is am IrishInan, Father
De Lacy, who is Tipperary man and
most popular in the mining capital.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21
Harmonic fall.

The principal item of interest on the
program at Harmonic hall on Tuesday
night was the eloquent and comprehen-
sive address OF lgnatius Donnel]y on the
subject: The Mission of the Irish Peo-
ple." The evenings entertainment was
varied enough to be pleasing consisting
OF piano, violin and vocal music in solos,
duets and quartettes. The entertain
ment was held under the auspices Of the
church of the immaculate Conception.
In introducing Mr.. Donnelly, Father
Keane made a pleasing and elegant
speech.
The attendance was surprisingly large
considering that so many other attrac-
tons were being held
In the morning at the church Father
Keane, addressed the congregation on
st. Patrick and His Work"
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

Governor Morton's campaign expenses
are said to be $11.000 week. 1t is his
own bar'l that is furnishing the sinews
Of war Think of what a lot OF fun Mr..
Morton must have, all by his own little
Gale
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

The people III England are becoming
less and less in favor of an international
agreement OH the question of silver.
Uncle Sam should pay no attention to
what England may do in the matter.
be first, sure he's right and then go
ahead.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21
REMITTANCEs.

Remittances may be made at our risk'
either draft, express money order, post
Office money order or registered letter
addressed The irish Standard mime
epolis, MINI. Money sent IN any otner
way IS at the risk Of the person seho-
Ing Il.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

This weeks edition of the Irish Stand
ard will go into the hands Of many who
are not subscribers, and it is hoped that
they may see it to their interest, after
perusing it, to become subscribers. This
news, but everything Of general interest
in Irish affairs.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21
CHANGE OF ADDRESS.

It has been suggested that # this thing
continues both Spain and Cuba Will soon
be called upon to recognized the beillger-
encv Of Senator Hoar and Sherman.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

1t seems almost cruel that the members
of the Kentucky Legislature should be
compelled to meet unattended by their
mothers or some other guardian. AS it
IS there is a likelihood that somebody ma
get hurt
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

1t is said the a. p. As will control
the spirit of the Republicans at their ma
tional convention in St. Louis. This
might be taken AS an index of the grad
ual downfall of that once great political
organization.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

President Cleveland is inclined to
think that the West is wicked, and he
is right, but as compared to the East, it
is paradise of holiness.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

.., The unsavory row in the family OF the
Booths of Salvation Army fame, shows
that repentance and regeneration IN the
ranks of the evangelists, like charity,
should begin at nome. j.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

Lord Rosebery strikes the sensible idea
when he says that international arbitra-
ton is worth trying even If it fails says
the Indianapolis Journal. That's the true
spirit Of reform The eternal hesitation
and building of imaginary. objections to
the trial to accomplish great and desir-
able result is folly. Try something. Fail
ures are not new in the world and coming
generations may profit by them even II
we do not. IS
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

Should the free silver men nominate
candidate this year how would 1t be 10
let the lightning strike Senator Carter, OF
Montana? The silver men might go
great real farther and fare much worse.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21
ExPIRATIONS.

The date CASUALLY abbreviateb which
is printed with your name on your paper
or wrapper. shows to what time your
subscription is paid. Thus jan 'o'
means that your subscription IS paio up
to January, 1895; Nov. '96, to November
1856, and SO oL. /.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

Those Republicans who think they have
q walk over this year in elect:ng their
presidential candidate may find out that
it is always the unexpected that happens.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

Mary E. Lease is determined to be-
come the attorney general Of the state OF
Kansas if only the people will permit
her. 1t is generally conceded that Mary,
like necessity, knows no law.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

The remains of Marquette DO not re-
nose at Mack:9aw as has been asserted,
but at St. Ignace, the most Southern
point of the Northrn peninsula of Mich
igan
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

A movement has been set on foot in
St. Paul to make P. H. Kelly postmaster
of that city. Mr.. Kelly is as yet unaware
of the intentions of his friends in this
matter and if he would only accept the
position it would be granted to him with
out the least hesitation. He has been
the dispenser of federal patronage him
self in that city; he is a personal friend
of President Cleveland, and almost every
man in St. Paul is his friend also. He is
now in very embarrassed circumstances,
his business affairs being in such shape
as to necessitate an assignment. Mr..
Kelly is the soul of honor and generous
to a fault. Of course, his appointment
would crush out the hopes of some aspir-
ing ones for the position, but even they
would no doubt gracefully retire in favor
of Mr.. Kelly The latter has been broken
down in health recently and when his
business collapse came he was utterly
Frustrated. The latest accounts. however
show that he is rapidly improving.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

Capt. Thomas Phelan, of Kansas City,
wants to fight duel with Congressman
Linton, of Michigan, because of the lat
ter's opposition TO the placing of the
statue Of Father Marquette in the ma
tional capitol. Phelan should have bet
ter sense. Men like Linton crawl away
and die in some obscure corner of the
earth, knowing that their existence is a
blot upon humanity.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21
The Chicago Chronicle Saws.

II am tired of Ohio men," exclaimed
! Boss Platt, with his experience Of
Hayes, Garfield, Harrison (who was born
in Ohio) and Mckinley up to the present
time. But Plat is not as tired Of Ohio
men as Ohio men are Of him.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

Murdoch, MINI. MIR. Andrew Welsh, a
pioneer Of Swift county, who resided a
short distance from De Graf, died
yery sud- denly Friday morning last week
nd was buried Sunday in; the DeGraff
cemetery. his remains being followed to
he grave by g large Gree Of mourn
# the GA. R. society. He leayesaa wife
( Ind eight children to mourn his sudden
leini1e. ss $ u & ss
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21
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The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

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The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

According to the New World Of Chi
cago the recent defeat and humiliation of
the Italians in Abyssinia will be consid-
cred by many as visitation Of Divine
providence because of Italy's bitter OPP
position to the Catholic church. 1t may
be-, but to most people 1t will appear
that the defeat was due to the fneftic-
iency of the Italian troops and the brav-
ery and determination of the Abyssinians.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

The niggers down south believe that
they too belong to the Anglo-Saxon race.
just the same as any bloody Britisher,
We know. A colored preacher liz. Balti-
more recently sent UP this prayer to the
throne of grace: eE -
"Oh, Lord, let us have peace. Bless sll
the nations of the earth, bless ali the
races, bless us Anglo-Saxons especially,
and prevent us from entering into a fra
tricidal war" .s
Johnny Bull will no doubt take special
pride in this. 81
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

eide with his belief az peopie d tha
north have no misgivings Is % /. TIE az
lions Of the South In case 81 war: They
know that IN such an event Mason. and
Dixon's line would be obliterated
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

The Irish Standard this week has taken
pains to give as complete an account Of
the celebration Of St. Patrick's Day. in The
various sections OF the city and elsewhere
as space and circumstances would permit
and trusts that its readers may appre-
ciate the effort A gentle hint may be
dropped here to the effect that those Whe;
are not subscribers already should be-
come such at the earliest opportunity
The Journal of this city says: s.
! There is some inquiry as to why Henry
5Wauerson should 50 TO Europe tosytrils
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21

It is said that Mark Twain is dying. Old
scytfe and bones has of late shown par
ticular grudge against the disciples OF
Menus. The production of matter to
make others merry would seem to have a
disastrous effect upon the humorists. Ar
temus Ward. Bailey of the Danbury News,
Griswold, 1.-THE fat contributor" Eugene
Field, ''Bill Nye'' and others, not recelled
for the moment, have all died in harness
and at comparatively early age. The
ranks of the hu1norists are being sadly
th:nned out and no one Of late years has
arisen to attract attention in marked de-
gree. OF mediocrity there is more than a
sufliciency, as there always is in all the
walks of life, but the genius of humor who
can laugh himself into the hearts Of the
people has not been presented to the pub
lie n recent years.