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nEnORIAL DAY.

A correspondent asks the following ques-
tions: "Who were the orig:nators OF Me-
mortal Day" and did it apply in its orr
gin to Union and Confederate soldiers
alike or to Union soldiers only?"
When General Logan was commander OF
the G. A. r. he recommended In one OF his
addresses to that body that day should
be set apart, known az Decoration Day,
upon which flowers should be strewn upon
the graves of the Union soldiers who had
lost their lives in the conflict. Other ap-
propriate ceremonies were also to be OBJ
served. May Both was eventually fixed
upon as the date. Logan was in the senate
at the time. Previous to his action in that
matter Senator Sumner, during Grants
term as president, suggested that some
such action should be taken. and 1t Is PROB
able that Logan took the idea from Sum-
ner. -,-
The South had been cornmemorating
their dead soldiers upon various days In
the month Of April, no particular day hav-
ing been adhered to. Their day Of COM
was and is known as Memo
rial Day." while in the North 1t is called
Decoration Day" There is a tendency in
the minds of the people Of the North to
call their. day Of COMMUNICATION Memo
rial Day" also, 50 that the term would be
uniform, North and South. When the. idea
was proposed by Logan, and by Sumner
also, it was not the intention that the
South should be included: It was for Union
soldiers only.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-05-16
EcKELs ON THINGS.

James H. EckelS. comptroller OF Inc
currency, has been in Illinois during the
week telling the people the inside secrets
OF Washington political life. One OF these
secrets is that Cleveland will not be
a candidate tor third term. Of course,
should cleveland be candidate, never
theless; Eckels would have nothing TO-
say, and should he not be q candidate
he could assume the II told you so" att
tude. Nothing would disturb Eckels.
But when Eckels gets at the question
Of free silver then he becomes profound
and speaks like an oracle. He says the
course the. free silver men are pursuing
will lose them at once New York, New
Jersey, and Connecticut and involves
the loss of Maryland, Delaware, Ken
lucky and Indiana. Illinois, too, would
be lost and ruin, and devastation and the
Lord knows what would follow.
These views along with several other
comments wise and otherwise upon the
injury to Democracy caused by the tree
silver men were shown to Governor Alt
geld and 1t was fun for him to diseect
Mr.. Eckels as we'll as Grover. Altgeld
pointed out that the administration has
ruined the Democratic party to such an
extent that were an election to be held
tomorrow the party could not carry q
single state in the union, and he thought
it was certainly piece OF impotence
for the adherents of this administer alton
to attempt to dictate to the Democrats Of
Illinois. In commenting upon Eckels'
statement regarding the loss of the
states mentioned the governor thinks
that Eckels would have done service If
he had indicated what there is left for
the party to abandon in New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut. An election was
held there a short time ago involving a
gold platform and when the fight was
over the party did not have enough left
to bury it's dead. 1t was the same In
Maryland and Kentucky as we'll as In
other states. So that II there Ii any,
thing left in those states for the party
to lose it was not visible to the naked eye
or if it had been the Republicans would
have loaded it into their wagon for when
the fight was over they found that the
earth and the fullness thereof was theirs.
So that taking everything into consid-
Grafton the PROSECUTING trips of Mr.. Eek
els through the Sucker state has not &C.
complished much. The Illinois people
are only suckers in name. ~.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-05-16
WHAT M'KINLEY KNOWS.

All that Mckinley ever had to do with
tariff legislation was to lend to bill which
became law his name. With all his expe-
rience IN congress he knows little Of thd
necessary tariff reforms Of the country.
There are people who imagined that Nc
Kinley through the force of genius and
deep study Of the necessities of the country
formulated a plan whereby the nation
could prosper by making its citizens pay,
more for the necessities Of life. Some who
came into this world bereft Of reasoning
powers, believed him, because they had no
means of themselves of ascertaining the
truth: others believed him when he told
them that the foreigners paid the tax; and
others believed him, or supported him
nevertheless, whether they believed him or
not, because it was the party doctrine. So
that he gathered worshipers among the
thoughtless, unreasoning and hide bound
part;sans. But there is one class who will
always shout for Mckinley, or rather for
what McKinleyism stands-protection This
class IS composed of manufacturers VINO by
high protection can create a monopoly.
There are others who gain substantially by
this scheme but in more indirect way.
But they are nearly all fat friers, all mo-
nopolists, all educated to selfish greed and
care nothing for the prosperity Of the coun-
try. -
Among the highly protected sometimes
an honset man is found This was the case
of congressman from Ohio, who, himself
a manufacturer and highly favored by pro-
lection, told the truth about the monstroua
robbery of the system a couple of years ago
in speech in the house Of representatives.
He acknowledged that he was opposing his
own interests in asking for the abolition of
this iniquity Of high protection and his
manly nature could not stand the sight Of
seeing his fellow men so wantonly de-
ceived and so mercilessly plundered. He
was a man who would rather tell the truth
than add to his bank account by hypocricy
and injustice. ~.
In McKinley's speeches it is readily seen
that he has never made the wants of the
country in the way of tariff law, a special
study, or else he has such mastery over
his language as to conceal his thoughts.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-05-16

Is,
jt t. I ,ss ~ TEN men 81
NM that at dng
si1,y flnd their M pock
thte banker an
when the street car emf loyes struck
tlless other day ia ls,atke e sfor the raise
81 u 3couple 81 cents Ar hour they were
getting is cents and \ asked fofs Ibid
they get II? MI Payne, y high priest
inss the counsels Of the Repu iicans party,
"a party that never ceases prating about
its love for the working men, fs superin in
tendent or president Of the street car
company, and II was he that refused and
kept the men from receiving the small
additional allowance asked for. And he
.is gold bug, too. and Of course hds love
Tor the advancement. the care and COM
fort OF the laboring man is all consum-
ing. No doubt he would justify his ac-
tion or want Of action, as he refused to
arbitrate the matter, on the ground that
the men were getting enough already;
that to give them more would De only
throwing the temptation Of extravagance
Ia their way and that they had better
be contented with their lot. Such argu-
ments have been offered. But Payne
himself growled because he was paid
only SIS, 900 q year AZ one Of the receiv-
ers Of the Northern Pacific railroad-a
lob in which be had nothing to do except
to keep all the useful information he
possibly could from the stockholders
and others interested in that corporation.
I This may be taken as an object lesson
of how the gold bug and the average
Republican show their affection for the
man obliged to toll. Their professions
Of solicitude for labor is as hypocrttal as
is their indifference towards the work
man as to, whether he sink OF swim.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-05-16
JUST POOLING.

Last week the Irish Standard pointed
out that the A. P. AS would vote for
Mckinley, irrespective of their ostensi-
BILE opposition to him now, and that the
present seeming opposition is nothing
but scheme to draw the wool over the
eyes of the people. This attitude Of the
A. P. AS brings to the mind Of the New
York SUN similar experience and ii
is as follows:
Apropos of this circular It IL interest
ing to recall how the Honorable, and at
that time ever wicked, Gibbs once elected
himself state senator. The situation in
the old Ninth ward, where Gibbs was
running, was desperate for Gibbs. Some
thing had to be done. Then Gibbs
thought of a masterpiece. Election morn
ing before the voters were up men went
through the district with arms full Of
circulars. These circulars read some
thing like this:
Down with Gibbs, the friend Of the
Roman Catholics! Gibbs has done more
for the Roman Catholics than any man
who ever sat at Albany. It is the duty al
every patriotic American citizen to work
and vote against him. A vote against
Gibbs is q vote against the Pope. Arise,
citizens, and bury him.
"The Protestant Association Of the
Ninth Ward u
b.. B Z p . 3 L.. $ .. .
Dozens Of these circulars were left at
every tenement house in the district, and
at every house where 1t was known there
was a Catholic. The Wicked ones friends
fumed and heaped curses on the people
who had made such dastardly stack.
Gibbs himself said 1t was despicable
piece Of work the part Of his enemies
but he coyly admitted that they told the
truth in the circular, and he was proud
Of it. Gibbs was elected BY an over
wheming majority. The sturdy men N
the Ninth, especially the Catholics, went
to the polls. and q million dollars would
not have induced them To- vote agains,
Gibbs. 5ss3 .53 V ~. s s.55#s;
(. 70
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THEIR HEARTS BLEED.


F The gold bug men continually tell us
that their only anxiety Tor the main
tenance Of the single gold standard Ii
because that under q free silver system
the working man would suife he
would be paid IL 4 cheap dollar. one
worth only 50 cents, ana would thus Is
cheated out q half tie profts u hisi III
Dor. III
Il u not necessary here Is asain xo
into l,l: the guInent u olsder q show tie
falsity st this post Il HIS lbee,
done often and oftten 81 late and IL s,,cl,
g. way "a leave 40 ground for tue x,o1ti
standard men q sand IA A.tttention III
q & How ludit lods
the III. bsnlk ers
alnd llll ctine u, -,
* q
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-05-16

81 Repuhl ara hopeful thai Their
ppltstcal rsthreps is Montana WIN stand
by. thee pEty, no master what Die 81:
Lofts oolayssnti lon ,z,las TeIar "a
silver. They should not bank too much
ION that, however. Montana silver men
st all parties have minds 81 their nwn
and think more Of the silver question
than they do Of plattorm which has Tor
Its object.tne enriching Of the few q the
expense Of the many. d 5 s}s523s
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-05-16
SAYS IT'S CLEVELAND.

The enthusiastic friends of Cleveland
have that gentleman slated for third
term and give assurance that there Is no
mistake or doubt about his election. One
of these friends, John w. Bookwalter,
who was the Democratic candidate for
governor of Ohio in 1887, makes the
statement that Grover is the man for the
people, because of his tariff reform ideas,
and his martial spirit and Warlike atti-
tude against all countries who dare say
boo to his foreign policy. But this beau
tiful prediction appears to lack stability
when it is coupled with another one
which says that the Democratic platform
will be for free silver, and that all the
elements Of the party will march should
er to shoulder and by this unity sue
coed. 4@G
That there will be large, earnest and
aggressive free silver element at the Chi
cago convention there can be no doubt,
but that the platform will contain free
silver plank there is very grave doubt,
indeed. There may be boiling and 1t
may be that two platforms will be pre-
sented to the people as the outcome Of
that convention, but the platform that
recognizes silver will not be acknowl-
edged by Grover. It is this fact which
knocks a large sized hole in the proph-
ecy of Mr.. Bookwalter. 1t is possible that
Cleveland may be elected but if 80 it will
be done by combination of circum-
stances that have not as yet been pre-
scented to the public. q,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-05-16
THE BOERs AND THEIR LANGUAGE.

The st. 10 Herald calls on its German
readers to give it some information about
Dutch nomenclature, having gotten into a
tangle as to whether 1t Is loom Paul Kru-
ger" or "Paul Kruger Ohm No wonder
the Herald is mixed when it conf,lses Ger
man with Dutch. The two languages are as
different as Latin and Greek.
Minneapolis Tribune.
But the editor Of Tribune must also be
mixed when he intimates that the language
of the Beers is the Dutch language of Hol-
land : The Beers are not Hollanders.
Some Of them are descendants Of that coun-
try, but the greater number are descend
ed from the Portuguese and French Hugue-
nots. Many Of them are descendants Of
different countries of Europe. They have
a language Of their own which differs
widely from any European language. The
Dutch descendants would find it difficult to
pass an examination In the language Of
their forefathers. It would be 90 with the
descendants Of other countries. The Beers
are conglomerated people and look upon
themselves as distinct from all other ma
tlonalities. They have no especial love for
any other country. Those who are de-
scendants OF Dutch stock have no memo
ries to cause them to cherish the land Of
their ancestors. Centuries ago when
rough soldiers and sailors made their homes
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-05-16

Emperor William sent Bismarck aslot Of
taffy on the 25th anniversary Of the signing
Of the. treatysof Frankfort, at the conclu-
sion OF the Franco-Prussian war, and BIS
marck sent back more taffy addressed to
"Your High Mightiness." Still Bismarck
is an exile from German affairs and 1t is
! through the. young sprig Of royalty who
attempted 70 Aatter, him that Is be = 50.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-05-16

= The TIE impression stillprevai!s that if Pres
ident Kruger should hang the real author
Of. the Trapsvaal troubles, Cecil Rhodes,
would have to be probated. AS for Pr:
Jameson. his trial. threatens to become
chronic. It has again been adjourned"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-05-16

Joe Pulitzer, editor soff the New York
world, saiyasg..in an interview that Cleye-
land will .deslare fof sound snapney s. \ e
Cuba andsagainst mono olies and trusts
and in favor Of tariff reform that he WIN II
give him :the support /, q ter or Z
third ter That ought to bs de e 4 . aasy
for Clevennd Declarat tons ara safly
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-05-16

The Tribune Of this city says: "Ret''
Glarkson Is still talking about the hope
slessness pf McKinley's chances, but no
body appears to~be listening to what he
is sthfs. 5fns be taken as evidence shat
the editors,osf that :papsr considefs himself
nobody NJ; e.s%.s a 81,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-05-16

Pennsylvania can go to both the Repuo-
Sl.can and Democratic conventions this year.
Mr.. Quay can claim it as a Republican
state. and Mr.. Harrity as Pattison state,
and it's history will support both. -
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-05-16

4 A,writer in the Timsa Of tbis,scity says
that he thinks the number Of free silver
Democrats In Minnesota is more appar-
.ent than real. He had better keep his
ear to the ground until after the Chicago
convention. He may then want to write
the Times another letter explaining how
he was mis1ed. That is the usual course
with those who have 50 much previous
Information. Il q: , Il,
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d is is boldly asserted sthats The AS
vii poll 100000 : efs votes 1,ext fall.
sNonsense.a That 81 half the voting
strength ST the country. Though 9
/ traction Of the people may 10 crazy that
is' III no q. reason Is assert thst slf ths pop
ulatioh Il on ~ WY 4 IL IS ltlll,
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The report that Baron de- Hirsch ! left
( 1000, 600 to the Prince of Wales may=an-
,swer the question asked at the time of his
death of how the prince was going to pay
the f1,ooo,ooo he owed, the baron on I. O.
us.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-05-16

The money the czar's coronation VIII
cost would pay for whole American pres
idential campaign.
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Senator PETER is satisfied in his own mind
that no mstile fleet will ever sail over Kan
sas. praiSisss : - :. -. .-r
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Some of the delegates to st. Louis are
suspected Of having Harrison pasters IA
their vest pockets.
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It is singular coincidence that LORD sal al
isbury's Health always improves when the
British lions tail has gone without a twist
fora fewsqays. Il =; =:
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The festive oyster has handed over ms
gastronomic part to his understudy' the
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THE CIVIL SERVICE.

Until quite recently there were $4,000
;oficeholders IN this country who held their
positions only until 4 change 81 admins.
tration took place, but ~ one bold stroke
President Cleveland has placed all the
,officeholders of the nation under civil sery-
Ice rules, with the exception Of us per-
sons, and these are holding minor posi-
TONS only. ,5s.5.=
~ salraadv ,,nder co,er a.: rat,one
49, co,,,s n a., !, - s,,t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-23
Sound Money the Only Hope.

Democratic National Committeeman
Wall, of Wisconsin, proved himself in
the great and successful campaigns of
1890 and 1892 one of the best politicians
in the union. 1t was under his manage
ment that Wisconsin was carried by the
democrats in both those years. Asked
in Washington the other day what he
thought of the democratic chances in
the approaching presidential campaign,
Mr.. Wall said: "All depends on the
handling of the money question. If
the republicans fail at st. Louis to adopt
strong, sound plank, and the demo-
Gratis have the good sense to grasp the
opportunity and adopt one at Chicago,
we shall win" This corresponds exact
ly with what the World said on Monday
in its historic review showing that
sound money-hard money of the high
est standards the traditional demo-
cratic policy, and that the party has al
ways succeeded when true to this prin-
ciple, and has always been defeated
when false to it. The democrats can
not carry single eastern or middle
state on free silver or dubious plat
form.-N. Y. World.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-23
silver and the Fall in Prices.

The Philadelphia American, paper
published in a sound money city, but
devoted to the cause of free coinage, re-
peats, in a recent issue, the stale old as
sertion that it is the adoption of the
gold standard which has caused such
q marked decline in prices. Without
going into the general question of the
effect which the quantity OF money in
q country has on the prices of goods,
it is only needful to point to the fact
that prices have fallen just the same
in countries on a silver basis as in
those using gold. Wheat is cheaper in
America than it was some years ago.
1t is also cheaper in India and Russia,
both silver standard countries-in fact,
it is largely the competition of their
low-priced wheat which has brought
down the price of the American wheat.
Can the American explain why the
cheap silver of Russia and India has
not kept up prices in those countries?
If using more silver would benefit our
farmers by giving them higher prices,
why has it not done so where silver is
the only money used? How can we
expect that bushel of wheat will buy
more goods if measured by silver dollars,
when it is found that in countries which
have always had the silver standard
wheat brings no more than in America?
These are questions which the be-
lieversin sound money have been asking
ever since the present agitation for free
coinage was started. Is it not about
time that the silverites tried TO answer
them?
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quently would be beaten disastfously
in the election upon that issue.
Third. That it cannot hope to carry
the house of representatives upon that
issue. The majority against free coin
age has increased from IS in the Fifty
second congress to 125 in the present
house. There are no signs of gains for
silver anywhere this year.
Fourth. Being unable to elect either
n president or house upon this issue,
do its supporters hope to throw the cleo
ton of president into the house? In
that case the choice of the republican
candidate is absolutely certain.
Conceding that the free silver dem
ocrats will be able TO write their idea
into the platform, what can it profit
them? What are conventions for if not
to improve the conditions of success or
TO put the party in the way of triumph
in the near future? Is the free silver
fad all there is of democracy for our
friends at the west and south? Only
common sense is necessary" to show
them the utter futility of their present
course,-N. Y. World.