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The Irish standard., 1896-07-04


tests that the issue 50 ~ very ght and
q very simple one. u tt,is cAse
1t Is complicated Ia. q mort a.xitTaor dinary
way. THREE leading and hlnd ment a Ally
important qusations VIII .cdiIls before the he
electorate nauaelY. the quest NOT pro-
lection VS.. fair trade; the question Of
gold vs. silver as the stndarl o, value IN
the currency Of the country. and. finally,
the question Of presidential third term %
1t proceeds to discuss these three topics
in very ponderous way, every step get
ting the writer into 2 more and more
muddled condition. m one sentence it
says: ~ s.. s.s sssss; Is.
Now, however, there is what seems to
be a very widespread movement amongst
the Democrats to have MI. Cleveland
nominated at Minneapolis = So 81 *tE
II the people of America who discuss
English and Irish affairs, or, IN fact. af-
fairs in Europe generally, were to show
such a lack Of knowledge. politically and
geographically, as this Dublin editor ex-
hibits, they might expect to furnish
amusement for their readers and in adj
dition consider themselves az laughing
stock In the community.
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04


lesnor;; Alpert Berg, secrets sof stasea;;ll
August Koerner, treasurer; II. Chtlds,
attorney general. The convention which
nominated q them was cut and dried afs u
5f e Even at The primaries the people
had little to say. The bosses directed W
eiy*hins. and the voters were out simply
to make q show. This, is a country III
which the people rule by ana with tn
consent of the bosses. European coun-
tries have much to learn from America,
especially Minnesota-much to learn, hi.
deed Over there, az rule. the people
7 know that they have nothing to do with,
Selecting ruler; ovenhere the people be-
5ltexe they select their rulers themselves,
but they don't. That's the, difference
BUTT 10 enough. . &,
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04

The topic of last week in London poli+
ties was the abandoning Of the gov
ernnent's education bill. The measure
itself was never liked and It was made
more unpopular by the demands, Of the
extreme clericals. The opposition news
papers do not claim the credit for defeat
ing the bill, but insist that it ia purely
the result Of a revolt within the Conser-
vative party. In fact, they assert that no
such revolt against parliamentary lead
ers has been known since the days Of
Peel, and they hold thatoit. furnishes
clear proof that the English do not in:
tend to allow themselves to be priest
ridden" So says dispatch. ,. .... - :,
The Speaker says that the govern
ment has suffered moral -shipwreck, that
1t may remain in Office two or three years,
but that it's prestige is gone. It is said
Mr.. Balfour will retire from the leader
ship. ..t- -
All Of which goes to show that the En-
glish are not capable of governing them
selves. That is an unfounded charge.
which they have laid to the Irish. ~,~. /.
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ST. JOHNS VIEWS.

Ex-Gov. John P. st. John, Of KANSAS;
being interviewed in this city, during the
week, said the Populists and the new
party Of Prohibitionists-the National
ists-z-wo,lld not unite.
He was asked II he thought the union
Of the silver forces probable, and he said
it was among the possibilities. Said he:
IF the silver men get together, as has
been suggested, the issue will be a square
and fair one. It will be fight between
the common people and Wall street, and
the result ia pretty we'll assured when the
common people are united on amy one
subject. ! can say without fear Of contra
diction, since the days Of Benedict Arnold
there never was more disloyal surrender
of American interests to British syndi-
Gates than that which was found In the
financial plank Of the St. Louis conven-
ton. have circular letter here from
the great Wall street banking house of
Henry Clews & Co., dated June 20, in
which occurs the following paragraph:
No sooner was an agreement reached to
incorporate In the Republican platform a
declaration in favor az the maintenance
of the gold standard and against the
free coinage Of silver, than London re-
sponded by large orders for our stocks.
This gave the keynote to the local mar
ket and produced rise Of Q and ~ to
per cent Now, would like to know
who made that agreements? Wall street
did not wait until 1t was carried into the
convention, but just as soon as the agree
ment had been made prices went up, and
Wall street raked in its millions.
"If the Democratic convention at Chi
cago should adopt straight out and out
free silver platform and nominate Teller,
there would be union Of silver forces on
him, believe. In that event, It ID very
doubtful If Mckinley would carry a
state west Of the Allegheny mountains
and south of the Ohio river. The free sill
yer sentiment is increasing today more
rapidly than any sentiment has ever in
creased heretofore, and especially is this
so In Massachusetts,, New York, Pennsyl-
vania and Maryland. believe the rural
districts OF Pennsylvania and New York
would return q majority for free silver
today if an election should occur there %
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04
A SILVER PRESIDENT.

Talk Is current now that should the
election Of q president be thrown into the
house OF representatives that the silver
men would win by a large majority.
Then, according to the gold men, this
country would be thrown into such a
state of financial Generalization that It
would not recover from the effects for
century. But the majority of the peo-
pie are willing to risk the demoraliza-
ton. They argue that decentralization
has reached its height under the present
currency system. They reason that
whatever scheme or system the bankers
advocate is not the best scheme or sys-
tenn for the country. They reason that
the solicitude ON the part Of the monied
men for the working men is the sohcl-
tude of the spider for the fly. :.
The cheap dollar is still shouted from
the house tops. The bankers who are
doing most of the shouting, say they are
doing 1t because otherwise the wages OF
the working, man will be injured. Think
of the SANITY care that these men OF
money. have for the working man. They
pretend not to think Of themselves. You
never hear them mention their own In
terests: II they were frank and truthful
they would say that the adoption OF the
free silver idea would fnjure themselves
while It would benefit the world gener-
ally. But you never hear them mention
that fact.
It is the workmen, the downtrodden
workmen, they are thinking about.
Could hypocrisy be more refined? And
yet there are people who believe these
fairy tales.
Let the election be thrown into the
house and let man be elected who is
in favor Of tree silver. Starvation will
not be brought nearer our doors on that
account. We have listened to the song
of gold for nearly a quarter OF cen
tury-since, the demonstration OF silver
in 1873-and we have not found In 1t that
solace that we are told would naturally
spring form it :. We have been duped.
Now let us get back to ground we de-
serted through malicious legislation for
the benefit Of a few. When silver has
again had Its proper place in the none
tary world the gold advocates OF the pres
emit day will be silent, and when pros
perity returns through that agency the
malisners Of silver will attribute 1t to
some other cause. -
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04

The late Lyman TrumbuIl was one Of
the ablest men in the Republican party
but when the party began to show signs
of decay he left it, and for almost aaual :
ter Of century he has been identified
with the Democratic party. The Repub-
licans never forgave him for the position
he took against the impeachment Of Pre-
sident johnson, but the sensible men Of
all parties have long since agreed that
the removal of johnson by impeachment
proceedings would have been a grave
mistake affecting the, honor of the nation.
In those days Senator Trumbull saw fur
ther than did the excited partisan politt-
clans. -. i,r;'%' s''snn,'.''
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04

\, The Prohibitionists Of tho state havs
-nomh ated W. J. Dean, Of Minneapolis.
for governor; Prof. Ole Lockensgaard,
Madison, acknowledgements; J. A. Nc
Conkey, Fergus Falls, secretary Of state:
Judge e. Shannon, Duluth, attorney-gen-
eral, and F. V. Edwards. Spring Valley,
treasurer. It is feared that the Repub::
Hcan machine L. 80 creased that it will
run away with almost any other ticket,
and yet Clough and his associates could
be beaten by a proper combination.
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04
HOW SILVER STANDS.

The silver men are short between rs
and 80 votes Of having two-thfrds at
the Chicago convention. but they expect
to gain sufficient number before the
convention opens on Tuesday. But even
should they find themselves lacking in
the necessary two-thirds to nominate
they are assured Of majority and 1t re-
uuires only a majority to abolish the two
thirds rule. The membership Of the con-
yentson is 92s, and the following estimate
has been made of how the delegates stand
on the currency question::
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fees for the next fiscal year, barred on
receipts for the past year. The salaries
Of large number Of postmastern have
been raised and in some instances they
have been reduced. The postuasters
salary here has been raised from $4,000
to $4,000, and that Of St. Paul's postmas-
ter from s., 500 to $1,000. ,......
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SUPPORT THE CAUSE.

The cry that once went up In such
mournd,ll tones that the "silver craze
was rapidly dying out Is mot heard In
the land to any such extent as 1t once
was. In fact the craze Is increasing
and the opposition hurricane has sub
sided into almost a gentle ZEPHYR. me
silver movement. is not one to be driven
out OF existence by false statements OF
the general disaster that would follow
its adoption. or, rather, its re-instal-
ment to the position it once occupied.
All the combined efforts of the money
power are useless Wall street may, SER
pent- like, hiss it's hate and illuminate III
denunciation against the remonetiza-
tion Of silver, but it will avail but little.
such tactics may cause some delay ~
granting relief to the people, but it Wall
for that very reason come with greater
force when the day Of deliverance ar.
riyes That day, too, is not for on. II
any reliance cam be placed upon the IN
dications already prominent IN Cnicago'
the silver men will achieve such y1c
tory, In the convention which meets on On
Tnesday next as will drive terror ana
distnay into the hearts Of the goldites
But the success Of the silver men IN the
convention will not end the struegie'
Defeated there, the Wall street men VIII.
buckle on their armor for renewed on
slaugfts. That they will put 9 ticket OF
their own in the field is generally con-
coded. so that IN one sense the hight is
only in It's primitive stages. 1t will be
waged from now until November, no
matter who should receive the nomtna-
ton at 4the regular convention, and that
is as y,etsa mystery.. Defeated In the con-
yention, the. Wall street men may place
iii noninaAion either Cleveland or Whit sh1' :,
ney. ana ID that event the gold men OF the
country night be expected TO dock 70
that. standard, Democrats and Repub-
leans alike, Irrespective Of the Repub-
lican no,ltninee, TOR although McKinley
has accepted the platform adopted ct ST.
Louis, 3hs does not inspire conn enoe In
.the minds of the Repuh licsns that be
would uadder aal oircainnstta nces By trslss
tai md while The enid
bug 40 mol love their party
IN tt.Y me- their morn,
Mc ii1IIley Md he l1nitsd III tie
III, d, ia
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The Irish standard., 1896-07-04
BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE.

! Among the many beautiful things that
were said concerning the late John Boyle
O'Rellly at the memorial services in Bos-
ton recently, perhaps none were more
truthful and edifying than this extract
from the address of DR.. Elmer H. Capen,
president of Tufts College, when in speak
Ing OF O'Reilly's religion he said:
But no account Of John Boyle O'Reilly
would be complete that failed to recognize
his religious character. In this he occu-
pied a. peculiar place among literary men
ii an age that is sometimes called agnostic
and irreverent. His religion was an ever
present reality, pervading his whole being,
not as is often the case, even with church
members, something to be kept in the back
ground of ones life, and to be apologized
for to his friends. Wherever he went, he
walked, consciously and with reverent
steps In the great temple Of the everything
and omnipresent God. The spiritual ele-
ment Of the universe no more needed DEM
sonstration than,the air Of the sunlight.
His faith was so lofty and clear that he
could affirm with st. Paul, e'1he things
which are seen are temporal; but the things
which are not seen are eternal" With
every fibre of his being he was Roman
Catholic. Why should he not be? Not
only was he born and reared In the Cath
olio Church, so that her traditions and his
tory were interviewer with every
thread Of his conscious being, but she
touched him gently and with irresistible
force on the better and more sensitive side
Of his nature by her artistic creations, her
stately and gorgeous ritual. her noble and
devoted priesthood, her orderly and power
full administration, her countless and mex
haust!ble philanthropies. her vast and
worldwide fellowship and communion,
and her clear and unwavering answer to all
the deeper questions Of the soui.
Yet am constrained 70 ray that he was
more than q Catholic. No single name.
however venerable and prehensive; no
label. however broadly and carefully
phrased, could adequately describe that
subtle and elastic quality Of soul which We
call his relig.on. by strange and uner-
ring instinct SIS mlnd, With the sxtftnesa
81 light, seized the inh e.elt and essential
truth which istfeysr defines az relation he
tween the humsn sotll and God. He sAw
hat the quai.ty q lnen Y faith Il not deter
mined b q =
3h, hoji sa . ND
"a q 4,
r IllIl l|||l|l|| ~
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04

Congressman Tawney in the First con-
gresional district, McCleary in the Sec
ond and Heatwole in the Third were
nominated this week in their respective
districts without opposition. :: The ma
chine works as smoothly In the country
Or outside districts g it does in Henne-
pin and Ramsey counties. There is
nothing like oil witch q dollar mark b.
fore 1t. >5lss
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04

The editor evidently intended to do
the square thing who got on The follow
ing: "1f any subscriber finds a line in
this paper which he does not HE and
cannot agree with, if he will bring the
paper to this Office, and point out the
offending line. the editor will take his
scissors and cut it out for him. sc.
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04

Senator Teller was born and bred a.
Democrat, and remained such until 1853.
Even then and for years afterwards he
was not considered a Republican Of
strong sympathies, and it was not until
1860, upon the nomination of Lincoln,
that he came out strongly for the party.
When Grant was nominated the second
time Teller proclaimed his party - cor
rupt, and he only voiced the sentiment
of the whole country at that date and
since.
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ship x.th. The sons Of Pilgrims and Puri-
tarsyIhen tho game hither hating the
Papacy astheinstrumen Of Satan -he saw
the. sefenity and beauty Of their piety, and
that they were the very elect Of God for the
more perfect esta bl:shment Of his kingdom
among men, = 81 S 81
n Not even Longfellow could more truly
SPY than he that
sGod had sfted three kingdoms to find the
wheat Tor this planting.
And then had sitted the wheat az the living
seed Of the nation
II "He perceived that there is more than
one way into the heavenly presence. The
poor heather mother pressing her babe for
a moment to her breast in agonized atfec-
ton before abe casts it to the crocod.les to
appease the vengeance Of her deity. the
ministers, Of Protestant copvent:cle
preaching in harsh and strident tones q
divisire gospel, and the Indifferent, yet
gently charitable sceptic, can all present
an offering that
MAY rise @
To heaven. and find acceptance there
no less than he whose petition is borne up
ward on clouds of incense that float from
censers swung by priestly hands before
cathedral, affairs. This clear-eyed, tender,
transcendent and ll-comprehending faith
was the solvent in which provincialism,
prejudice, bgotry and vindictiveness van
ished utterly and forever. 's
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04

1t might be just as we'll for Mckinley
not to begin selecting his cabinet until
after the November election 1t Is al
ways the unexpected that happens.
The Republican state convention was
n love feast with the love feast missing.
Every man carried a razor and Clough
carried the delegates.
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Total ...sss:.'':,. -
With the two-thirds rule abolished the
silver men could control the convention
as they pleased, making what nomina-
tons they thought best and adopting any
platform necessary for success. AS 1t
locks now upon the eve Of battle it would
not appear that the gold men have any
earthly show for success, not even as OBJ
structionists
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04

Mckinley has accepted the nonina-
ton. This fact will perhaps relieve the
minds OF great many people who
might have been induced to believe that
Nice would hesitaye about accepting It.
There wasn't plank in the .plstforna
that he didn't take kindly 20 and when
lit came to the currency question be was
I'D willing to sHallow that 90 any other
no portion Of it. The only regret he prob
ably had was that the platform swas not
made more difhcalt to swalilor D. that 80
sscCodld show his faith IN spsrty "
Is,,lping II down without ! ssrimalless.
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04

Ambassador Bayard said in g recent
speech in England that he was In that
country not to discover difficulty, but oo~
casions of agreement. But Bayard need
not worry himself about discovering
diffculty. There are lots Of people now
on this side who will attend TO that Tor
him. 49,. T.. sS5t. Il. , s. :
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04

Edward and ]. F. OBrien, editor and
general solicitor Of the Irish Standard.
respectively, will leave thecity next Mon
day morning on an extended business
trip along the line Of the Northern Pa
cific railroad between this city and Port
Land, Ore. e.
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04

The silver men are confident that they
will have the necessary two-thirds to
nominate candidate at the. National
Democratic convention. The nearer the
convention approaches the more: conf
dent they become. .. -
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04

If the principle of protection Is good
for the manufa cturer, why is it not good
for the white metal? II the manufactu
-er has the right to claim protection for
his wares, why has the silver man not
right to ask protection for his wares
silver? But above and beyond all this
the majority Of the American people
want free silver. Why should they not
have it?
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04

IRA justice of the peace in Morris, this
state, in making out warrant for the a.
rest Of an accused person last week in
serted his own name as the culprit end
let it go at that. ALI justices Of the peace
are not as conscientious as this law dis
penser of the inland city. ::
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04


This man III Wharton Barker whose boom
- q silver stcandi date has Y, Just been
launched. He is a. rich Philade lphia
banker, and is also editor of the Amert.
can. Judge ] 3 Nj Washburn, Of Coll
has gone, East to organize . meeting
IN New York to talk for silver and fer
Barker. The Judge says he Will fstit
for the Philadelphia until the. nomina-
tion is won. Mr.. Barker is disting uished
as a student. writer, financier and 7com-
mercial diplomat. His family. on both
sides, Is noted for its conspicuitya In early
American history. AS a banker he has g
reputation even in Europe. III 1878 and
1879 the Russian car charged him With
the placing OF contract for four war
ships, and so highly pleased was Alex
ander II. with Mr.. Barker's work that he
conferred upon him the order Of st. Stan
islaus, an honor rarely given to q for
eigner. A contract was offered him by
the emperor involving SIS, 900 900, ia; de-
yelop the iron resources Of southern Rus
STA, but the czar died before the work was
begun. Mr.. Barker secured several t con-:
eessions from Ii Hung Chang, .ytceroy
Of China, in 1887. He has ever-l been
keenly interested in the questions Of So
cial and public policy, and to advance his
ideas he established the Penn Monthly
in 1870. In 1880 he founded the Amer
lean, of which he is still the head. Mr..
Barker urged the nomination Of Garfield.
and supported Gen. Harrison in 1885. and
1888. He was Gen. Harrison's first and
warmest advocate. He is the founder Of
the investment company Of Philadelphia
and the finance company Of that city.
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04

Much figuring has been done Of late
:as to the strength Of both the gold and
'silVefites at the convention which opens
In Chicago on Tuesday next, and it would
seem that the silver men will have the
necessary two-thirds to nominate. It has
been estimated that they will have 5s4
delegates and the gold men ga. s@"s
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04

It is said that Thomas If. Carter, Of
Montana, and the recent chairman Of the
Republican national committee will de-
sert the Republican party and join the
free stlverites. If this thing keeps up
there will be little left Of the Republican
party but memory, or rather, the re-
mem brance of q nightmare. -,
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04

The Republican machine was found In
good working order this week, thanks to
the lubricating material furnished by
Banker Merriam. ~ Z ~
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04

Every silver man should faithfully sup
port that newspaper OF periodical now
earnestly doing battle in the great cause.
Victory can be achieved through an hon
est and thorough presentation Of the facts
and generous and hearty encotlra cement
towards loyal silver press with be the
most certain means Of reaching this most
desired object. 3%e
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04

:, It has been said that the gold men
would flock to Teller at the coming con-
vention for the purpose Of splitting the
party and killing the silver men. Such
a course would be a truly novel way Of
killing an opponent.
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04

r. H. OHara, substantial business
man Of Graceville, this state-a Demo-
crat of the old school and a splendid gen
tleman. withal-has recently been ap-
pointed postmaster OF that progressive
Village.
The Irish standard., 1896-07-04

An amusing incident Of the Stock
Yards hotel catastrophe in the st: Louis
tornado was the blowing Of d goat
through the window of a saloon. The
animal was quickly ON it's feet and, leap
ing to a table, bleated greeting to the
astonished bartender.