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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-14
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

It isssaid that Chief Stetson. of the fire
department. is opposed by certain alder
men and others in the efforts he is MAX
ing to better the service. the reason being
that they do not want the service bet
tered. One of the chiefs ideas is that the
department needs wedding out here and
there: that inefficient men should go and
CAPABLE men take their places. It would
he thought that such course would
meet with the appreciation Of every cifi-
rem and especially with the appreciation
Of every taxpayer. But no, unfortunate
" among the taxpayers there are poll
ticians of an unworthy clasp ,Hici-
ans like some patr;otssfor what there is in
it. These men have paid political debts
bys securing places in the fire department
FOR those who in the past acted as drum l
mers ia getting votes together hey
were not all aldermen either although
some Of the aldermen have cast an an
chor ia the windward in that way them Z, J.
selves
i Now this is a pretty state Of safIai y
There is nothing novel about II but it IS
none he less disgra ceful. nd of all the he
DEM ofs the g ilrs depart
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played hy those who were born in Eng
land OF Scotland, but no live in Canada
The only visible connection between
the two countries is that England APP
points the governor general, but makes.
the Canadians pay hin-fifty thousand
dollars year. rhe good will or Ill will
of Canada is never thought of in Eng
land. She knows the amount of loyalty
she receives, and she knows how much
shesis entitled to; and the bulk of Cana
dams know how much she is deserving
Of Canada had to fight for repr esent-
alive government before England would
grant 1t to her, and not only fight by
speech, but with determined bullets. So
that as far as Canadian home rule =
concerned the Canadians are in nowise
thankful to England for it. OF course,
England might have prolonged the strug-
GLE but Uncle Sans dominions lay too
dangerously near.
Canada didn't consult English feeling
when it changed a low tariff to a protect
i've. 1ldiill, dlid Jel HuSlea1u 10 uCoiiouoo
that the whole world shall become free
traders So that, all things considered,
Canada may thank the United States for
its present independent position. And
independent it is except in the matter of
choosing its own governor, levying war
and making treaties, things that do not
= ffect the nrDsnerity Of the peOple in the
least $50 . 4.
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ment should be com ose15 of men who are
ii every way capable off pert forming the
work to be assigned them. Clerical posi-
stions might be given to those who are
wholly unfit to do the work, but the only
injury in such cases would be the loss to
the city OF the salary paid. In the Are
department, however, unless men can eff
ficientlyS perform the duties, they are not
only useless but highly detrimental and
drawing at the same time money to
which they have no shadow OF right.
When it IS seen that Chief Stetson's in
5tention is to make the city more secure
by lettering the. fire department he
should be listened to with attention and
approval and given every encourage
ment.
1t property owners who are at the same
time politicians with a pull will not vol
UNFAIRLY give heed to the needs OF the
city as whole they should be compelled
to 60 so by the combined efforts of those
who take an interest in the welfare of the
community 1t is crying shame that
a city of 200 900 inhabitants should be at
the mercy Of few self-seeking, auda-
cious men whose only care is the salts
faction Of their own selfish ends.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-14


Some Of the city papers are taking up
the question OF good roads, and it is said
they are doing SO more in the interests
of bicycle makers than in the interests
of the farmers who ARE the ones who
stand most in need Of such improvements.
Good roads, Of course would be highly
appreciated by all classes and by none
more than the farmers, but still it is not
considered justiaable to tax the latterea
present for such q purpose. They have as
much as they can reasonably bear just
now. And ~ the sway, when It comes
to the matter Of taxation for good roads,
why should not the bicycle riders be as,
sessed to the fullest extent unless they
volunteer to contribute literally? Az a
rule they eoulds afford It. and 1t is they
who would receive the most enjoyment
from the success Of such q project 4
Ii
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-14
MoRdANs RECORD.

The Freeman's journal Of New York
says it is more than likely that the
Rev. HON. General T. J. Morgan regrets
by this time that he ever went5to .Califor
MIA to lecture for the A. P. A. or that 60
ing he found Father Yorke there, or.
that finding Father Yorke there he got
into a discussion with him. The result
of the discussion has been that the Hon.
Generals very unsavory record in the
army has been ventilated and spread be-
fore the public, From the military rec
ords preserved in washington it.appears
that the Rev. Hon. G. neral was court MAR
tailed, first, for violation Of. the fifteenth
article Of war; second, for conduct unbe-
coming an officer and gentleman; third,
for conduct prej,M:cial to good order and
military discipline. The specifications
contain such items as confluence nj false
.musters, opening another officers letter,
allowing friend guilt Of stealing amule
so go UNPUBLISHED, etc. The court found
him guilty, but, owing to 4 technical err
ror assigning less punishment than
that designated by ihtary law4-Ee es-
capped being casffiered. e.
Whatever feather she brought witt, him
to San Francisco have been plucke.d by
Father Yorke. It iii highly applopriate
that man, with such. s reeord should be-
como - apostae d can.
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1t is suggested that since Rev. u. j.
Morrill, is out OF a Job. OF preaching that
he Join his two brothers III Chicago, who
ride about ON a bicycle-both on the same
Notwithstanding plug hats and white
chokers and expounding the gospel as
they co. Some time ago they rode into
Portage, Wis, for the, purpose of spread
ing the Word and they were considered
such a gospel nuisance that their presence
created riot, But. If go Lightly
should join and three Of them ride on ri
cycle il, the regulation attire adopted by
the Chicago brothers they would create a
sensation, and that. would fill with happi-
ness the cup of GIL. to overlooking. He
may not have the elements in him to stir
up good listed riot, but his Alternative
vocabulary would at least make the peo-
pie uneasy and that seems to be part of
his mission. Yes, the wheels the thing
He could call 1t the gospel machine"
and "Go Lightly" could act as land pilot
as well as sky pilot as the three went
securing through the country.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-14
THE OLD nUMBUd.

At the Republican State convention
held in Ohio this week one Of the speakers
said that the wage worker has learned
that his prosperity depends on the main
tenance of a protective tariff policy. The
e. @. D. shoauters never learn anything by
experience During the time McKinley's
high protection law was in force can any
workman point out whereby his wages
were raised through it's operation?
Not one Protection is not intended to
protect any but the favored manufacturer
who doesn't need protection. Instead Of
the workingman's wages being raised by
and through it's operation, his wages re-
main stationary, where they are not cut
down, and most of the articles he buys
for his own comfort or necessity cost him
more than they otherwise would. And
besides the government does not derive
any benefit from the operation Of the
principle, so that it is double wrong
it cheats the government and robs The ID
boring man of his earnings by making
him pay more for his living; the leaders
of the Republican party know it, hut tens
OF thousands of workingmen belonging to
that party are hoodwinked by it aud are
slow to learn.
Even should Mckinley be elected he
would not dare endorse a law that sane
toned tariff as high as the one that pre-
viously bore his name. He knows the
masses would rebel. 1t is true the tariff
law enacted by the present administration
is not satisfactory, but it was not the
fault of the peoples representatives in the
House that it is not go, but the fault of
the senate and even some of the members
who butchered it there we're Democrats,
much to their shame. But that does not
change the fact that the people of this
country will never be satisfied with a
high protective tariff. They have seen its
iniquities and do not wish it to be again
saddled upon them And it will not be,
for. any great length of time. The party
that relies upon it as it's main support VIII
be short-lived and receive the denuncia-
tion it deserves.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-14
ITALIAN TROUBLES.

Italy IS certainly between the devil and
the deep sea- The triple alliance of
which she forms a part-Germany, Aus
tria and Italy-is likely to be broken up
and it is said a new one will be formed
between Russia, France and Germany.
National policies, like politics, make
strange bed-fellows. France and Ger
many cordially hate each other and .'et
they will join hands for their own indivjti-
ual ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
King Humbert of Italy should have
taken Cardinal Wolsey's advice and
flung away ambition. What did he want
with Abyssnia? 1t was far away land,
a nation of half~sayages, but withal des-
perate fighters, as Italy has found to her
cost: it could yield no revenue to the conn-
try that conquered it; it was almost mac
cessible to an army modernly equipped
and thoughtful men must surely think
that Italy's dream of colonial possessions
il that direction was terrible nightmare.
After the campaign of Napier in tnsut
country England abandoned 1t as not wor-
thy of her time and money.
Various ,r1mors are ahoat as to the ac
ton the king of Italy VIII take-whether
he will abdicate in favor of his son or net
the stubborn part and send more men
and money into darkest Africa. The
Italians are in state of frenzy over their
oil 1r,j11 1:etor IN q
continuance of the slaughter with its con-
stinued unbearable taxation. In the mean-
time new ministry has been dragged to-
gether after much difficulty, no one ap
pearing willing to undertake the forma-
tion of a cabinet and succeed Crispf, who
so ignuminiously resigned. However, the
Marquis di Rud:ni has succeeded in secur-
ing a cabinet and now the whole of Eu-
rope and America will await further de-
velopments. Should the war be prose-
cuted the country will be drowned in debt,
and in that respect the sunny iand Is
hopelessly saddled already, and should
Italy withdraw and leave the Abyssinians
to themselves her prestige among the ma
tons. would be lost forever. 1t is said
that Abyssinia was armed by Russia ard
France and that it is not likely to come
|: to any terms for peace with Italy. So
taking it in whatever aspect it is possible
one can hardly conceive of a condition
more terrible than the one in which Italy
now: finds itself.
Nations. like individuals, have friends
lin prosperity: when adversely comes they
are lett to struggle alone.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-14

James S. Clarkson, Senator Allison's
presidential manager, was asked the other
day who would be the nominee of the Re
publican convention and he promptly an
swered "Allison," and that he would be
nominated on the last bel,ot and Mckinley
W. uld get the mcst tes n he first bail I,
He said also that everybody was anxious
for return of good times and that good
times could only be brought about by q
change Of administration. S. NJ. Owen, OF
this city, tells story of meeting man
recently who said we would all have good
times TOW. &c How so?" asked Mr.. Owen.
Because said the man, 1--WE will sooa
have a change of administration" Owen
says If he had been ON his way to drug
store for an emetic that he would not have
been Obliged to take another step in that
directions.
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ability and persuasive powers things
that he had kept icleverly hidden before
he went to Washington. #
THE PUGS TO RULE.

Those states that did not have a Law
against prize lighting recently enacted one
for the purpose Of preventing such exhibi-
tons and the people have been congratu-
slating themselves that at last prize fight
| ing was thing of the past:
F. Now comes John L. Sullivan and tie
clares that the sports, meaning thereby
the buffers and buffers, plug ugl.es: ex-
convicts. gamblers and gentlemen Of leis-
ure, who have a we'll grounded inclina-
ton to live upon the earnings of Others
and generally do it, should form, kind
OF a franchise trust so that all their votes
m times, Of election should go to men Of
their own choice-men who would be will
ing to allow pugs to hammer each other
as often and as thoroughly as they pleased
and no questions asked.
..But hear the great ex-champion upon
the situation. He says:
Cover in England last year the sporting
league beat 113 candidates for parliament
because their views on sporting did not
satisfy the league. We want to ask can
tlidates for the legislature or for congress
or for the senate what they think OF box
ing, horse racing or any kind Of sports,
and # their views coincide with them we
will vote for them. But ii if they don't,
we'll beat them. People have got
a bad view of boxing. If a horse gets
killed or jockey, the race goes ON just the
same; but if two box and one gets killed
a lot of ministers get up and call it an out
rage. That amt fair. Boxing amt
brutal, and we're going to try and show
that it IS just as legitimate as any other
sporting proclivity.: II a man wants to go
to church, let him; If he wants to go to a
fight, he's got right to. We want to
educate and tone up the people to UNDER
stand boxing. OF course, if "a man don't
want to see boxing he don't have to; but
he's got no business to interfere with those
to tell how to- go to heaven. Let
I'm stick to that. What business has
he got to interfere with legitimate SPORT: o.
So there you are in nutshell. We
have been taught, and led away by such
teaching in the past that Legitimate
sport" such as exists IN the minds eye
Of the ex-champion, is demoralizing to the
lowest degree, but it appears the majority
of people have been in error. 1t is those
who detest prize fighting and all its at
tetndant scenes who must be educated and
toned up to understand boxing, accord
ing to John l.. And John L. may yet
become the esthetic teacher of us all =
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-14

What with Davis carrying Minnesota.
the two Dakotas and some other, outlying
territory; Allison carrying Iowa ana other
portions of the West; Morton carrying
New York and the greater portion Of the
East; Reed carrying Name and overlap
ping Morton on New England soil; Cullon,
carrying a few counties in Illinois and
Mckinley carrying everything East, West.
North and South, the Republicans will
have monkey, and parrot time of it when
they meet in convention in St. Louis. The
platforms OF the different states are varied
enough to suit all tastes. The silver lles-
ton IS treated in way to catch voters
a comm and gwine and so every body
is happy and the feathered biped is
altitudinously suspended.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-14
INJUSTICE IN MANITOBA.

It is thought that the Ottawa govern
ment will back down somewhat on the
separate school question in Manitoba.
1t started out with great flourish Of
trumpets to the effect that the Catholics
OF the western provinces should have the
of confederation. one Of these rights be-
ing the privilege Of conducting their
own schools, these schools receiving a
share Of government support. This the
local government of Manitoba opposed.
and in the recent election the question
was made an issue, Premier Greenway
and his government being sustained.
Now Greenway is invited to Ottawa for
conference, and the result of that con-
ference will be that some patched-np
truce will be entered into, but one never
theless which will deprive the Catholics
OF Manitoba of their rights in separate
schools. sr
The Manitoban Catholics have both
law and justice on their side. Their orig
inal rights in the matter of separate
schools have never been abrogated, al
though they have been questioned by
Greenway and his supporters. The law
which disturbed the original concession
was held to be unjust by the highest tri-
bunal in England, and yet Greenway's
party fought against it. Obedience to the
law was a secondary consideration when
bigoted principles were to be satisfied and
sustained.
If the protestant elemnt of Manitoba
were advocating some measure that was
opposed by Catholics, and it was carried
into the courts and ustained-carried
even to the courts of last rasort-what
howl of Indignation would be set up
in opposition to the Catholics for their
audacity in opposing the law. They
would be branded as traitors and citizens
unworthy Of the name. GreenWay, how
ever, can stalk around and utter mouth
ings about the justice of my govern
ment'. when neither he nor it cares a fig
for the interests of a large portion of the
people simply because that portion hap
pens to be in a minority. If the Cath
olics were in majority in Manitoba and
the professionals We're denied the incor
poration or recognition of an Orange
lodge, the cry of injustice that would
rend the air would be as penetrating as
the wall of lost soul.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-14

There has been much speculation con-
corning the exact date of st Patrick's
birth, some claiming that 1t was on the
eighth Of March, while others insisted
that it was on the ninth.
Some fought for the eighth
And some for the ninth would de,
And who wouldn't see right,
Sure, they'd blacken his eye,
Till Father Mulcahy he showed them
their sins.
And said no one could have two birth
days but twins.
Said he, "Boys, don't be fightin' for
eight or for nine,
Don't always be separtin' but sometimes
combine,
Combine eight with nine-seyenteen is
the mark
Let that be his birthday amen" sa:d
the clark.
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HOPE FOR IRELAND.

At the recent enthusiastic gathering
held in New York in commemOration of
Emmet's birthday Bourke Cochran was
the orator of the occasion, and among
other things he said:
Il deny the statement that there is not
warning factions of Irishmen. All that is
needed is proper leadership to form a
stepping stone to Irish independence.
Within tine lifetime of this generation the
emancipation of Ireland will be an accom-
plished fact. This statement is basel on
the fact that England herself will realize
that her own pathway to safety lies N
the policy of reparation, and that il she
fails to do this the civilized world will
compel her to do what an enlightened
policy could NOT
every Irishman at home or abroad should
pray for their realization.
Mr. Cochran further said that when
the civilized world realized the CONNER
cial value of Ireland as a free nation, Eng
land would be compelled to grant her in
dependence
However, irrespective Of what England
may be compelled to do for her own safety
and interest, the sons of Ireland in this
country and elsewhere should not relax
their efforts to be thoroughly organized
for the hour of emergency. 1t may be
true, as. Mr.. Cochran says, that England
may grant Ireland it's. Fights sometime in
the future upon her own voiition, but long
before she may consider herself sufficient
ly justified in doing SO she may become
so entangled with other powers that Ire
land may see it's opportunity IN such en-
tangleme1at. To wrest from her such
rights, without waiting for England to
move in the matter, would prove far
sweater than to have justice doled out
under cunpulsion.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-14

The house committee on elections re-
ports that Charles j. Boatner, the Demo
cratic member from the Fifth Louisiana
district, was elected by fraud and there
fore declares his seat vacant. Should
the report of the committee be sustained
by the house a new election will be nee
essary. Boatner is the gentleman who
had on his hands the bloody duel with
New Orleans editor and under present
conditions it will most likely remain
there.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-14

The gold bugs think they have q nice
joke on the free silver men when they
ask the latter why they didn't make
money out Of aluminium because it is
cheap and not waste SO much silver
But why do not the other fellows make
money out Of diamonds because they are
dear ard not waste SO much gold tina.
might otherwise be confined to CONNER
cial uses? The one idea has about as
much sense as the other.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-14

When the people of New Orleans
mcbbed and killed number Of Italians
some years ago this country took its time
to apologize to Spain. When some mad
cap students in Spain the other day made
wild and unseemly demonstration
against the United States, without injur-
ing anyone, that country promptly came
forward with an apology, besides PROM
isingSto make all possible reparation and
amends. Give the devil his DUE,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-14

Senator Sherman is shouting In Con-
gress Con to Havana This is. o.
course. to help Maceo, the insurgent gel-
eral, out Of his difficulty, and yet some
years ago when Sherman was travelling
through Cuba this same Maceo concocted
a scheme to carry him off into the moun-
tains and hold him there for ransom
That he didn't succeed is perhaps the
reason John is grateful to him now.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-14

General Henderson, ex-United States
senator from Nebraska, is one Of those
modest men who are an outgrowth of
the Western prairies. He says he is one
sof the probable three whom the presi-
Dental lightning will strike at ST, Louis,
the other two being Davis Of this state.
and Allison of Iowa. Neither Reed nor
1 Mckinley Is in 1t. Henderson appears
sto be d far-seeing and disint crested in
ss,dividual 5.,. s,S Ne
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for human gore
else Ii 10 nov but those 'vtao arc
ssponsible for q useless war should le made
to partie ipate. That might cool tieirI
sardor. sszs }s.3 s

Judge Kerr, Of this city, has laid down
the law as regards Migrants This week
he found IA young man guilty Of thai Of
Tense and imposed a fine OF $25 on 30 days.
Offenders counsel argued that his client
had money in his pocket, that he lived
with his mother, who was we'll to 10, and
that he could work or leave Ut alone as
he wished. But the Judge was not to be
moved by such plea. He said it made
no difference; that man might be as
rich as Croesus and still be a vagrant.
And when it was argued that he lived at
home the Judge replied that he might
have six or seven homes and still the ap-
pellation of vag would stick providing he
had no business and nothing to do but
disturb the peace.
The decision is just one particularly
In such cases as this, where the young
man admitted he was dissipated, and who
had in his possession goods that were pro-
cured under suspicious circumstances.
Young bloods about town who live In idle
ness and upon parents bounty should
make note of this.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-14

The Ohio Republican platform prom
ises and pledges all the good things Of
earth and throws in heaven as an induce
ment for the people to support Mckinney.
OF course the leaders Of the 6. Q. p. never
went back on the platform. Never, so
help me Matt Quay.