The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-08-07
BATTLE OF TllE: nONNE CELEBR At
ED ACROSS THE BORDER.
DISPLAYS OF sEc1ARIAA BIGo1RY.
THE FURY AND vEliEMENCE OF TIE.
LOYAL BRETHREN.
THEIR BACCHAAALIAN DEMONSTRATIONS
KING WILLIAMS ADMIRERS RAMP
ANT ON TW ELETH OE JULY.

To whatever cause it may be imputed,
it Is quite evident, from the displays
made on the past twelfth of July, tnat
Orangeism in Ontario has kindlrd into
an unusual flame of rampant bis,try.
writes VIM. Ellison for the Buffalo
Union and Times
In the central seats of Protestant as
cendanry and intolerance vagaries of
each recurring 18TH OF July cause no
surprise; nor do they attract m,.cli no.
ticc among the enlightened 2ilizcns of
any creed or rank. The arden, lnvo-
tees of King William who generate
from year to year Il surplus fund of
blatant intolerance, take occasion to
| empty themselves on every returning
glorious twelfth" but the fanu.ical
proceedings are regarded even by the
sobcrminded non-Catholics of the
province as a harmless and nOnscnsical
display that in time will fade away as
civilization advances.
1t is, however. slrcwdly suspected
| that political motives are at the bottom
of the recent symptoms of renewed Wig
or in the ranks of the notorious order.
II has long been understood in Canada
that the ferocious vilencsS of Orange
ism largely draws its inspiration from
the influence of the Conservative pCli-
tlclans who advocate its nernicious
principles. Now that the Conservative
party is out of power in the federal par
lament, as we'll as in the several prov
inces OF the Dominion. they probably
think an appeal to the prejudicea OF HE
| people is an effective way to get back
to office. Again, the bigots consider
this an opportune time to strike a bow
| against the interests of Catholicism.
which they allcge is advancing too rap
idly in the Dominion. II CRATES hard
! upon prejudcial feelings to see a dis
| tinguishcd Roman Catholic premier
hold the reins of government in Can
ada, and what is more CALLING atill. to
see him reap unstintcd honor and dis
| tinction at the hands of the imperial
authorities In England, whittier he
went at the express Invitation of the
British minority to rcprescn. Canada
at the recent diamond jubilee.
Hon. Wilfrid Laurer being man CT
| the stamp OF Hon. Edward Blake, the
| late Hon. Alexander Mackenzie and
| Mr.. Gladstone, lie frequently refused
knightly titles, bn, Beng on Engli:;h
soil and In contact with tho sovereign
herself, he roEii not resist her per-
sonal solicitations, and 70" tina. reason
he returns to Canada as the Right Hon.
Sir Wilfrld IIauricr, X. G. NJ. g.. being
now a member of the Imperial Pr.vy
Council. All these multiplied honors
| to the Catholic premier will 20 harh
with the unqucnchabc Orange biguts
who know that by fair means they can
not deprive him of his political pre-
cminence nor of his great personal
| popularity. have an idea that /, is for
| this reason that OranSc;sm is bcs.ir-
ring itself in the lodges and on The po-
| lit!Cal platform of Ontario to counter
act the predominance of the great Lib
| cral party and its distinguished head
| But the thing will not work in Canada
as a whole, for the old, stnunch Cath.
oic province of Quebec is proud of hc,
| illustriouS French Canadian primo
minister and native born son. The clec-
tOral votes OF old Quebec put him
where he is, and the same agency will
serve to keep him there, despite the
hOwls of a few bigots in the Protestant
ccnters OF Ontario IT. would he unfair
| from these words to draw AZ Inference
that Sir Wilfrid l.auricy lacks popular
ity in Ontario. for no man is more cor
daily received when he comes TO dc.
liver one of his great orations in To-
ronto, Hamilton, London, Pctcrbor-
Ough or any town in he province. HIS;
political force and eminent qualities CT
sta. ecraft are recognized On all hands
and the far-sccing and progressive men
Of all crccds and classes know that 1!li,
wel-bcing of the dominion dapcmc
upon the presence of an eminent states
man at the head of affairs
The conviction is deeply rooted in
the minds Of all sensible people, and aIi
the schemes and plots OF b'gO,ry and
Orangeism will not prevail against ii,
II we turn for moment to Orange
ism per sc" and Judge it by NY test.
either social, religious or political, wc
find nothing in it's tenets and principles
but what are obnoxious and bad in the
last degree. In outward appearance il
pretcnds to cultivate a spirit Of fair
play and equal rights to all. It even
employs symbols and signs and en-
blems that would fain argue a respect
for the moral codes and rules Of virtue
and honor; but all these hollow pre-
tensions are falsifcd and contradicted
by the savage and unchrlstian conduct