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The Irish standard., 1896-03-28
THE GRAND OLD PARTY.

The silver men in congress have the
courage Of their convictions. They will
permit no tariff bill to pass for the next
ten years unless it is accompanied by a
provision for the free coinage of silver
They claim also that they have is votes
in reserve besides those that are already
known as opposing the late tariff bill
But it will be at st. Louis that they will
show their power. They assert positive
ly that no gold plank will be permitted in
the platform and should such program
be carried out the Republicans would be
left IN a state of CONSERVATION. The
silver men declare they have already So
votes secured for Don Cameron, of Penn
sylvania. for president, his platform to be
protection and free silver.
Those Republican editors and orators
OF good and evil who have been inform
81
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

The Republicans held their state con-
vention this week in this city and Sc
lected the following delegates at large to
the national conventions: Robert G..
Evans, of Minneapolis; George Thomp-
son. OF ST. Paul; l.. P. Hunt, of Mankato;
Charles F. Hendrix, of Saux Center. The
a.ternates are: Berger Thurstonson, Of
Wright county; Ira G. Richardson. Polk
county; Capt: A. Fl. Reed, Glencoe; Gen.
T. NJ. Din1ent, Owatonna. The nine pres
idential electors are: T. B. Walker, Min
napolis: EidG.. Holmes, Becker county;
First, district, Burdett Thayer, Winona
SECOND. district, Charles H. Budd, Of Chip
pewa county; Third district, James
Guirk, lie Sueur; Fourth district, Hon. E..
D: Eddy, Chisago; Fifth district, G. A.
Smith, Minneapolis; Sixth district, War
rem Potter; Aitkin; Seventh district, Wal
lace r. Brown, Polk.
1t was thought at first family row
might result as there was lack Of uni
ty as to whether Davis or Mckinley
should be the favored candidate but at
an early stage the favorite son sent in his
declination and SO all the delegates fell
on each others necks and wept with joy,
because the atmosphere was at last rari-
fed and the candidates for St. Louis
found the shackles had dropped from
their hands. Senator Davis gave some
varied advice, TOO, along with his declin-
alton and all this advice was absorbed
at once Among the job lot was the
warning that under no circumstances
was the convention to favor the free coin
age Of silver. and of course the conven-
ton said me, too,'' and silver received
a very ugly black eye.
But taken all in all the convention was
love feast and every man said his
neighbor was more beautiful than him
self. t-s.--ey : a.,
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ling an anxious and n somewhat over
credulous world that the Republ leans
would have walk over this year may be
obliged to revise their predictions. It
will be necessary to do some beautiful
straddling at st. Louis before all the
elements of the party can be brought into
lire. With the party divided on the tar
if, on finance, on the. currency, and on
other matters of vital import what is
there for an enthusiastic follower of the
to hold Office will sustain any platform
that may be put forth. For them it can
not straddle too much. In fact the more
it spreads itself on all questions the
more readily will it be accepted. But
with men in the party who have fixed
convictions on the leading national issues
the straddling business. will be de-
|nounced. The party will then find itself
looking into an open grave.
Still, to state the case fairly, it may
pull through, and if it cannot do SO this
year when so many Democrats have prov
en- derelict to the principles and tradi-
lions OF their party, and who have other
wise been neglectful in wholesome legis-
laticn when the opportunity offered,
coupled with the fact that they are
blamed-no matter how unjustly-for the
period of business prostration through
which we have passed OF are passing
still-if, under all these circumstances
and conditions the Republicans fail to
elect their ticket they might as well dis
band. The party is only kept in exist
ence by galvanizing processes, and its
blind and trusting and perhaps in some
cases hopeful adherents think it is alive
when it is only the electric current of its
past achievements that gives it any sem
blance Of activity.
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UNPREJUDIcED.

1t is gratifying to find a Protestant
who has no ,prejudices against Catho-
lie. In such a case, however, he is usu-
ally an educated man. This is the case
with Douglas Hyde, a highly educated
Irishman. Although Protestant his
eyes are not blinded to the condition OF
affairs in Ireland and particularly to the
great sacrifices rendered by the priests
to their people. Mr.. Hyde has travelled
extensively through Ireland and in its
widest portions he has gone from one
cabin to another and thus learned the
ways of living and the manners and as
sociations of the people. He says:
s'The long years, full of ruin and pow
erty, which the Irish have suffered,
without anyone to stand up for them but
their own priests, bound to them the
heart of the nation, strongly, firmly, in
separately. The people saw during a
hundred years the priests in poverty ano
misery standing in the gap of danger,
seeking to fulfill their sacred Office, COM
ing and doing good among them, anolnt-
ing those people who were at the point OF
death, tying young couples, assuaglng
the grief of the poor, and administering
the sacraments of the church, although
themselves suffering persecution and
death in doing so.
eff the thing which have just said is
true, namely, that there is not another
country in Europe in which the respect
for the Roman Catholic priests is as
great as it is in Erin, and if we seek what
is the cause, we can easily understand
that it. is because Erin still remembers
the misfortunes and prosecutions which
she and her priests suffered together
during the penal laws. She has not yet
forgotten that; and if the priesthood OF
Erin has as good position in compari-
son with the Roman Catholic priests OF
other countries it is not on account OF
Celtic blood being in the people nor on
account of anything of the sort, but on &C.
count of the comfort, the satisfaction,
the aid and the continuous help which
the poor people of Erin received from
their priests in the last two centuries,
when there was no other person taking
their part but them only
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28
A YEAR AGO AND NOW.

A year ago ardent Democrats would
scarce take the trouble to dispute the
proposition of Republican that his par
ty would sweep the country in 1896. But
change is coming over the spirit CT the
country. The failure of the Republican
party to do anything at all in congress,
the difficulties under which it labors by
reason Of the silver element within it's
ranks which may become a schism after
the St. Louis convention, the atrocity Of
Republican state legislatures in increas-
ing the volume of taxation and in inter-
fering with customs and with PERSONA
liberty, have given a great check to the
Republican party, says the Chicago
Chronicle.
And besides the party has grown so
great of late that one wonders upon what
meat it feeds. 1t talks of sweeping this
country from Maine to Mexico and from
Florida to Alaska and that in November
next it will come into a heritage that will
last till the crack of doom. Being the
salt of the earth it should of course pos
sess the earth, but the over sanguine
may discover when it is too late for their
own comfort that there are forces at
work which are apt to undermine the
best fabric they can possibly erect The
gold standard men laugh at what they
call the puny efforts of the free silver
men but their laugh is lacking that
hearty ring that betokens confidence
They see the handwriting OH the WALL
but they tremble to ask the aid OF a
prophet to interpret it.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28
CANUCKS ASTIR.

England never tires of talking of the
justice Of her rule everywhere, even the
Tories proclaim that Ireland is treat
ed in a. magnanimous manner-magnan
imous because England does not see fiji
to keep the whole of the population in
iail She boasts, too, Of the contentment
of her colonies all on account, of course
of her beneficent rule. But those con-
tented colonies have perfect command OF
their own affairs and yet many Of their
people do not relish the idea of having
tue least tie connecting them with Eng
land. no matter how slight that tie may
be.
Over in Canada, for instance, they have
a Canadian Republican committee which
has addressed the people through clrcu-
lar letters and otherwise, both III Eng
lish and French, asking them to arouse
and throw off every vestige OF British au~
thority. One Of these appeals says:
1--WE are today governed, not in the in
terests OF ourselves-the people of Can
ada-but in the interests OF and by an
oligarchy composed Of corrupt and needy
politicians: and-place hunters in Canada
and usurers and bondholders in England
We are, as you know, only too we'll, eaten
I'D by taxes, the greater part OF which
goes to maintain and strengthen the po~
sition of these parasites, 1t is estimated
that every year Canada has to send out
of the country to England not less than
about s3O,OOO,00O to pay the interest on
government loans, mortgages, bonds,
debentures, etc. This money comes out
Of the earnings of Woodworking people.
We are in slavery to these politicians and
usurers."
This appeal concludes:
"The monarchial form of government
has no place on American soil. 1t is only
AS q free and Independent republic that
Canada cam enjoy her political freedom
and deliver herself from her present con-
dition of vassalage and subsection.
And vet the Canadians make their
own laws adopt any system OF taxation
for raising revenue they may please,
build their. own ships, construct their
own railroads and are in every way mas
ter of the situation. Still they are not
content to have John Bull cast even a
fatherly eye upon them. And yet poor.
unhappy, distracted Ireland only asks to
be allowed some measure of relief from
it's degraded position, still remaining a
part of the empire, let it be borne in
mind, and England refuses. Let Ireland
change locations with Canada-irrespec-
tive of the bull that may lie half CON
cealed in the intimation-and England
would grant it every demand without an
hours delay. This she would do through
fear and not through her sense Of JUS
tice. She would consider the close prox-
unity of Uncle Sam and her heart would
melt. as does the heart of mouse with
the paw of cat upon it.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

out sc Ii? I'D ee ai the ooloneg
.sNEe don't want war with that country,
but there is q great danger before Us
for the United States is watching with
great jealousy the growth and develop
ment of Canada which is destined to
control transcontinental trade and which
is possessed Of such great agricultural
and mineral resources. They want Can
ada and we must be ready"
Let us see.' Is not this Col. Dennison
the military gentleman who fled before
the Fenian invasion of Canada in 1866?
He was in command of the Queens Own,
regiment Of Canadian volunteers, and
although the invading band was small
and badly managed yet it put to flight
the pride of Canada and the darling of
the redoubtable colonel's heart. After
the first attack he was neither in COM
mand of the regiment nor of his senses.
He tool, to hi1 heels and scarcely ever
looked behind him until he reached Mon
treal a distance of between 500 and 400
miles There he found peace and re-
counted the slaughter he had been en-
gagged in. 1t was with difficulty he could
be coaxed back to Ontario because he
thought he saw fighting Irishman in
every bush. And this is the gentleman
who now says he must be ready-to get
out of the way, Of course.
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thing that he was SO there.
The baggage a consisted OF some
face powder paint, hair pins,
curling irons, a lead pencil sharpen
ed by Mary herself,5Fa reposing garment
and other lingerie. At forced sale the
articles would not bring great deal-not
anything like the amount of the bill-but
Mary valued them for their intrinsic
worth at about $40, but upon their in
trinsic worth she had placed no valuation,
Attention is drawn to this little BUSH
ness transaction only to show that the
pugnacious saint of bleeding Kansas is
much like the rest of us, and perhaps
more so.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28
nARY's BLUFF.

It is a sad and serrowful thing to
think that Mary e. Lease. the apostle of
all that is good and manly, is not in
clined to pay her bills. When in Kansas
City recently the sheriff attached her
baggage for an unpaid bill and when the
officer afterwards served her with the
usual writ Mary told him he couldn t
wiring in any bluff on her such pathetic
language did Mary use-but the officer
told her he already, had the goods in
his possession. and then Mary said he
might keep them he mean. hateful
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

Congress. after wOful waste of words:
has done nothing in regard to Cuba. The
senate has concluded that the house res
o]utions are too severe and the result will
most likely be that the senate resolutions,
which are much milder, will be adopted.
From these, however, Spain will have
nothing to fear and sometime hence peo-
pie will be asking themselves what all
this talk was about. In the old school
books there was a poem telling OF the
battle of Blenheim and youngster asks
an aged man what they killed each other
for and was told that neither he nor any
body else knew, but it was famous vic
tory.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

The Democratic state convention will
be held in Market hall in St. Paul on
Thursday, June IL, at II q. NJ, to elect
is delegates to the national Democratic
convention to be held in Chicago July Z,
and also to nominate nine presidential
electors The representation will con-
sist Of two delegates from each county
and one. additional for each $50 votes
Or major portion thereof cast for the
Democratic candidate for president in
1892.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

The American consul at Leipsic, who
has been inspecting the electric agricnl-
tural machinery manufactured in Ger
many, is under the impression that the
United States is not up to date in this
field of progress. He considers the cleo
trio pillow q success and the digging of
potatoes by electricity the best and
cheapest plan.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

Omaha intends to- have curfew ord:n-
ance that will have some style about it. In
stead Of being directed against children it
will be against the married men to keep
them off the streets after a certain hour
at night. Children are harmless but it
would seem that Omaha married men re-
quire restrictions How is it elsewhere?
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

In the new American Salvation
Army, under Darlington Booth,
there is trouble. The women in
sist upon wearing blue instead
Of brown. A Salvation Army woman
could not be expected to worship God in
a proper manner and to battle with sin
in the Sums of a city unless she is dress
ed according to her taste. The dress
maker seems to be ruling power among
the salyationists, but the mi]liner doesn't
seem to be in it.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

There is, says DR.. Zham, in his latest
book, Evolution and Dogma a broad
reach between ultra conservatism and
,.reprehensible LIBERAL ism or arrogalthte-
!; noaie,riitv. In this golden mean there is
ample field for research and apeculat ton ll
5aiyyIft hont amy danger on the one side or
4 frenching OF faith, or Of putting q bar to
.dnt e1lectual progress On the other: The
aaIS 6ers 81 Chm chs and the
pa III; d. l!gll y { u, alss
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

When John J.. Waller was in French
prison for his actions as American consul
in Madagascar he was willing to get out
on any terms, and this government
agreed that no claim for damages would
be set up should he be released. Upon
these terms he was allowed to 60 and now
he is claiming enormous damages for his
Imprisonment and thinks this govern
1nent is treating him badly when it does
not enforce them. Waller would only
have received his deserts had he been
permitted to remain in prison as pun
ishment for his conduct in Madagascar.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28
AS Others See Us.

In Minneapolis last week citizens raid
from 81 to 81 a seat and for boxes still
more per head to hear Paderewski play on
the piano, and The house was filed. DUR
ing the same week no less than four men
from Minneapolis came to our door to
beg for food. They had made their way
here hoping to find work In the fields
when seeding commences. One Of them
SAID he expected to he able to find q place
to work II he did not get more than biz
board for his Z boz. eorbead News. ca
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

'Mr. Mckinley Protection" as the Nor
wegian farmer delegate in the Republic
an state convention, this week, called
him, carried everything before him. How
many will there be behind him when he
faces the music at St. Louis?
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

Sam Jones, the farnboyant, fopdoodle
evangelist, says the free silver craze is
like the smallpox-those who don't die of
it will eventually get we'll. He further
says it is like the smallpox in another
respect-none ever have it but once. Sam
should have told his hearers that those
who have the gold standard fever have
it as often as they can put money in their
pockets by exposing themselves to the
contagion, irrespective of how grievlously
their neighbors are swindled.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

The Friendly Sons of ST. Patrick gave
a dinner on the evening of the 18th, inst,
IN New York-the 112th anniversary din
ner at which Charles A. Dana, editor Of
the New York Sun, made an address
which was received with such frequent
outbursts of applause that he found 1t
difficult to proceed. Among other things
he said:
I'VE of the old stock Americans like the
Irish better than any other kind Of immi-
grants for three reasons. First, the Irish
come here with the political instincts of a
free people. Then after they settle here
they become Americans always, often
more so than many of the native stock;
and finally they never turn their backs
on the flag
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

Senator Davis, in his letter of declin-
alton, says: Il am bound to. always did
and do most loyalty respect the wishes
of the people of Minnesota But did
Davis respect the wishes of the people OF
this state when he fought against their
interests by turning corporation attor-
ney? {;
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28
Here's an instance of che fitness O

Here's an instance Of che fitness Of
things. The town of Bath, III Maine, goes
for cold water as a beverage as well as
for ablutions, no doubt, considering the
name. It, however, has elected man
by the name Of Bibber for mayor and
as might have been expected he is
against the cold water principles Of the
town. Now that's like Maine.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

Nicholas Crouch, the author of "Kath-
leen Mavourneen," is dying of starva-
ton in a. lonely back room in Baltimore.
The lovers of music in this country can
pay man like Paderewski a million and
a, half dollars a year for music which the
most Of them can neither appreciate nor
understand, and yet the man who has
gladdened the hearts Of millions by his
music is permitted to die of hunger and
neglect on an iron cot in a city of cul-
ture and in a land overaowing With
abundance.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

"a refined Partisan widow advertises
In IL New York paper that she would
like to marry an elderly professional OF
business widower." 1t strikes us that a
professional widower'' is matrimonial
partner to be avoided. -"
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

New York sends Thomas G.. Plat,
Warner Miller, Chauncey NJ DepeW and
Edward Lauterbach as delegates at large
to the St. Louis Republican national CON-
vention. The convention was divided
between Morton and Mckinley, but final
ly the Morton men won. Free silver
was of course, denounced.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

Spain denies that there is any war in
Cuba. How, then, can there be any obli-
cation on the part of our government to
interfere with perfect freedom OF inter-
. course between our citizens and anybody
In that island?
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

A year ago it was stated by one l.
Macbeth Findlay, that ST. Patrick was
born in Scotland and consequently that
the Scottish Societies should join
with the Irish in COMMUNICATING
his memory. The suggestion seems to
have been productive of good in
bringing the two nationalities to-
gether this year on St. Patricks day,
The Caledonian societies in many por-
tions of the United States mingled with
their Irish brethren in doing honor to the
memory of the man who made the snakes
walk out Of ireland. This miraculous
feat is proven by the fact that the snakes
have never walked in Ireland since.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

Now that congress, after much worry
and eioquence, has succeeded in censur~
ing Bayard, our British ambassador.
would it not be wise for that body to adj
journ? The greatest efforts put forth by
OFF congressman this session have been
in directing the movements of wind.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28
AF,dHTING COLONEL.

At the annual banquet of the Irish
Protestant Benevolent society this week
in Toronto Col G.. T. Dennison speaking
in response to the toast: ''The army, navy
and volunteers said that in view of the
great preparations now under way the
world could not be possibly far from
war and with England at war, he asked,
how long would the United States keep
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

Three newspaper men go to st. Louis
as delegates at large-Thompson Hunt
and Hendryx. Them ID litery fell
lers" always get themselves at the top
of the column, which is proof that
they know how to stick" They beat
the 'devi].''
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

A New York protestant minister says:
"This town could not be held from the
devil twenty-four hours if it were not for
the Catholic priesthood" Is there not =
volume of sermons in that?
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

Capt. Helm has been acquitted Of the
charge of perjury and has resumed his
old position at the central police Sta
ton. He is evidently more popular than
ever before.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

The Northern Pacific railroad has is-
sued very attractive map of it's system,
using the back of pointer dog while on
full scent as basis upon which to dis
play it's line. That road has been IA
vorite with the travelling public from it's
beginning and the new map may be taken
as pointer" that it is still rapidly gain-
ing in the estimation of the people.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

- = a special dispatch announces that an
editor insOntario county, IN Y, has been
swindled out of a large sum OF money
but the dispatch fails to state whose
money it was.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

gress and out of it to do away with the
the present system of electing United
States senat tors, and that instead of the
elections being made by the legislatures
the people direct No matter what rea-
son existed, or was supposed to exist, AT
the time our constitution was framed
that the elections should be in the hands
of the different legislatures no reason
can now be adduced for continuing the
practice On the contrary the greatest
evils have resulted from following the TN
republican and ANTICIPATED law. The
people can be trusted.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

The new Easter bonnet is a close imita-
ton of that worn by the Salvation Army
women, so that the latter, like the boil
ret. are we'll now to the front as regards
the fashions.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

. Menelelk. king, of the Abyssinians, ap-
pears to be man UP to date. He not
only thrashed the Italians but now sends
in a bill OF some $S,000,000 for doing SC.
Such nerve as that should not go unre-
warded.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

A Kentucky genius has invented an
automoatic, bartender, but what that
state seems to need most just now is an
automatic undertaken.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

AZ dispatch. from Philadelphia says
that the mind OF a. man in that town has
been a, complete blank for seven years
But how did they discover it?
The Irish standard., 1896-03-28

A St. Louis priest calls Menelelk, King
of Abyssinia, the black Brian Boru. The
Italians have choice lot of names for
him also.