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The Irish standard., 1897-02-13
DIDN'T DO If.

1t don't cut, any ice with us if our
friend, the editors.of the Irish Standard,
thinks that J.rAdam Bede boasts of more
mouth than intelligence, the fact still re-
mains that the self-sa,ne J. Adam is
about as popular as they make them, He
is in great demand, and so far the little
Journalist hasn't. disappointed his hearers
once, but instnadahis bright scintillations
of wit have lcahght the crowd If you
call that mouth, for the benefit OF the
world give us1naone of it--Anoka Union.
The intense. mental strain over the 10
cation OF theGneW insane asylum must
have injuredstht' balance wheel Of the
brain works lof DIR always good-,1atured
Bt6thef Pease, OF the above
mentioned paperi,s eles he would not have
accused the Irish Standard of attributing
to ]. Adam Bede more mouth than intel
ligence. The fact is that Bede hasn't
mouth enough to give expression to
one l1t,ndredth part of his intelligence,
and by no word, sign or symbol has
this paper ever limited otherwise. 1t
might have said, however, that Bede
was keeping in practice his well-known
proclivities for ht1mor and sarcasm when
he was stumping the Sixth district in
favor of gold, but that is another story.
Beyond that it would not dare to go.
However, this is a free country, and
those who cannot afford to wear shoes
can 90 barefooted
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13
SUBLIME CHEEK.

A Mr.. Searles, an officer of the sugar
trust, was served with subpoena to at
tend the Lexow investigation of the same
trust, in order that the committee might
be enabled to get some further light Upon
the rascally transactions Of that combine
When Searles was served he was about
to take train out of town, and SO he
disregarded the subpoena and went
about his business, appearing before the
committee when he returned. The chair
man, Lexow, sharply admonished him
saying that the millionaire was no more
to be shielded in the investigation than
was the beggar, and it is not unlikely that
Sear1es will be punished for his contempt
and impertinence in disobeying the man.
date.
But where was this sugar trust man 60
ing in such haste? He was on his way
to Canton, Ohio, to see Mckinley and
urge upon that high tariff gentleman the
necessity there was for more protection
upon sugar. This gigantic swindler OF
the people as one OF the CHIEF factors OF
the sugar trust whose stock was watered
to the extent of about SIC, 600 900 and who
was making the people-thc consumers
pay highly satisfactory dividends upon
that non-existing capital to the stock
holders, had the audacity to urge the in
coming administration to saddle the
masses with greater burdens than those
under which they are now grooming.
One moments reflection will show to
the most casual thinker that there is no
limit to the cheek and robbing propensi-
ties OF the men connected with all these
grasping corporations, Under whatever
name known. And yet the pity of it is
that the people went blindly to the polls
last November and by their ballots gave
them another four years in which to ply
their calling and continue TO rob the
masses
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

When William Gilean was sentenced to
the penitentiary this week he was asked
the usual question by the court as to why
sentence should not be pronounced
against him, when he gave the informa-
ton that lie neither drank nor gambled,
and when he was asked if he had any
friends to refer to he answered that he
had so many that it would take him a
day to name them. 1t is difficult to think
of man of such good habits and with
such host of friends being sent to the
penitentiary for subornation Of perjury
and of having been tried for grievious
offenses many times before, but always
escaping. His case will puzzle the Pro-
hibitionists, the social reformers, and all
those who argue that drink. and the
gambling room are responsible for nearly
all the crimes on the calendar of wrong
doing. And while it is undoubtedly true
that the statement in the main is just
regarding the crimes arising from drink
and gambling, i'll such an instance as this
the downfall of Gillen must be attributed
to his multiplicity of friends.
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13
THE THlEvlNG TRUSTS.

The operations Of the sugar trust are
being Investigated in New York, but
strange to say the principal men connect
ed with these unlawful combinations have
very poor memories when anything is
asked that would injure them to answer,
and not only this, but they frequently
contradict one another when they have
no chance of preparing concerted
scheme OF downright perjury beforehand.
The results of this investigation. even as
far as it has gone, are enough to justify
the complete 'wiping out OF every trust
and combination, of whatever character,
in the land. 1t is disgrace to our laws,
or rather to the lax administration OF the
laws, that such prod: stot,5 swindles are
allowed to exist, whereby the masses OF
the people are robbed in all outrageous
manner
These gigantic: swindlc5 and swindlers
penetrate into every section of the coun-
try and iasteu themselves Upon every
community Tie capital stock in most
OF these concerns Is wa!ered to the ex-
tes.t OF ten, twenty, fifty or hundred
t;rues its actual vaiue, and the consumers
are bled SO that handsome dividends
may be declared upon this fctitiot1s
wealth.. - : 4 = m sss's rs
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The Irish standard., 1897-02-13
DIGNITY OF THE SENATE.

The ways of the trained newspaper
man are past finding out When a day
was set in the United States senate for
the discussion of the arbitration treaty
this week Senator Hill. OF New York.
erdeavored to have the discussion take
place with open doors instead of in ex-
ecutiye session. This being against the
old-ti1ne dignity OF the senate, the mo-
ton was voted down. The next morn
ing, however, the newspapers contained
a full and accurate report of the session,
and this led to further lengthy discus
sion as to how the proceedings leaked
out. One senator declared that only a
trained newspaper man could have given
the facts in such an accurate manner.
and that there must be an expert EN-
p1oyed somewhere about the chamber.
Senator Hill again reminded the senate
that it should have taken his advice OF
the day before and held an open session.
Nothing was accomplished by all the
talk. however, and the dignity" of the
senate will be maintained when further
discussion OF the treaty takes place.
There is good deal OF llunabug about
these executive sessions. Perhaps not
in a hundred years in the existence Of a
Legislative body is there any occasion for
an executive session. A case might
arise when aslegisIatre body wotrld find
It necessary 70 discuss behind closed
doors SOME nat ionat o. hternatii iona,
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13
AFTER A JOB.

Whenever Hanna has been mentioned
for any particular position in the cabinet
the Republicans all Join in chorus and
sing :'he's just he man for the place"
When he was spoken of for the treasury
it was pointed out that his success in
business would assure him as success
in the treasury, although, perhaps, the
means employed for his success in trade
would hardly be acceptable in the treas
urv, no matter how shady some of the
transactions i'll that department. Of the
government sometimes are. But, al
though Mark was a successful bulldozer
it was pointed out that he might not be
a successful financier for the people, al
though nobody questioned that he might
make a success of it for himself. An
other man was selected, and Mark was
then spoken of for the remaining places
in the order OF their Importance, except
ing those of secretary Of state and attor-
ney-general, and it is not known that
Hanna would not have accepted the at
torney- generalstip had it been offered to
him. He ~asfinever known to refuse
anything that would in any way contrib
ute to his own advancement Mark is
now slated, it is said, for postmaster
general, and of 'eourse, the Republicans
assert he would make good one: Fix
up the Clevelahd boss with pair of
wings, and Ibis thangers-on will shout
exultantly that f,eis wanted in heaven.
Hanna has fafled SO far in obtaining his
reward for settles rendered and al
though he intiniates that he is Indifferent
and wants n6thirfg. yet it is the old story
OF the tox ard tiie grapes. He worked
every scheme slitifwn to practical politics
to break infb lie United States senate,
but tie opposing forces were too strong.
Money has generally been found 4 potent
factor III reaching the American house
o. lords, sttr IN izantla' case the money
pc,,ycr was divided and r. was compelled
to suffer But i no place can BE- found
Tor him 10 I'll in the United States the
world might be ransaeked Tor some took
or Granny wherein he fright be slowed
away Mckinley owes this much 20 the
man wlloa has made him. He should not
let one wao thinks he is a second Atlas
carrying the world on his Shoulders
come gangt eaed for want Of a political
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

The Congregational, Baptist, Presby-
|terian, Methodist and Unitarian churches
of St. Cloud, this state, propose to unite
and dispense with all their separate
creeds, taking for religious guide only
the declaration: eve believe in the
Of God, the brotherhood of
man and in the life, teachings and char
acter OF Jesus Christ" It is thought, how
ever. that the orthodox and liberal mem
bers will fail to unite, and that two
churches will result instead Of one.
When the announcement OF the console
dation is made it may be. expected that
Knox and Calvin and Wesley, and the
founders of the other sects mentioned,
will turn in their graves and ask them
selves if they really accomplished any
thing at all while they were on earth.
Their own creeds were varied enough,
and harsh enough, and sometimes non
sensical enough, but what will they think
of an amalga1nation that will have no
creed at all? Can it be they believe that
at their point of destination no questions
will be asked as to their religious course
OF life? The sulphurous gentleman with
the forked tail and the trident, and the
horns and hoof, is not very exacting
about such trif1ing matters.
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

The people OF this country who are
incensed at Ambassador Bayard for his
toadyis1n to everything English will be
glad perhaps to know that he has
achieved something whereby he may be
remembered, providing his subscrviency
to British snobbery should be forgotten
He has tickled the palate of the Prince
OF Wales by feeding him On branded
peaches at the dinner which he recently
gave to his Ri1e 'Ighness. 1t was the
first time his pampered nibs had ever
tasted such luxury, and he at once be-
gan to think that America must have
some redeening qualities, even ii it pos
se5ses such men as Bayard.
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13
Catholics as DeIinQue1ts.

The February number of Donahoe's
Magazine contains the following refer
ence to delinquent subscribers:
Why is it that Catholic publications
have such struggle for existence1
Even the most prosperous are hampered
and restricted by lack of means Catho-
lies, as body, seen, ready and willing to
support any and every cause excep.
that of the Catholic press. Take up the
Catholic exchanges and in how many of
them do you find an appeal not only fer
wider encouragement. but to the hon
esty of delinquent subscribers, exhorting
them to pay their just due.
People who are scrupu'ously honest IN
other, respects have no scruple in letting
subscription run as many years as the
confiding gcharacter Of the publication
will permit.
An editorial brother, long suffering we
doubt not, thus expresses his opinion on
this point:
III they have not the amount Of the ar
re.rs, they should pay what they can,
and it they cannot pay just now, they
should write and state their reasons and
make arrangements for payment. TO
send back q draft without paying any,
thing 1t all On 1t, and without giving any
re:tson, looks as il such persons did not
intend to pay, and il so, such persons
should be known to the community. To
;ako paper for two or three years and
then refuse to pay tor it, is stealing, and
We honestly believe it would be we'll for
. Ike community to know such people.
and we have great mind to publish
tEeir names, end we very probably will"
He has oar hearty sympathy. Even
such publication as Donahoe's, with
subscription list Of which the manage
1nent is Justly proud, has its plant to
make anent thoughtless subscribers.
whose remissness in measure prevents
the addition Of new features and the pur-
chase Of further attractions.
If this hould come to the notice of
such subscribers It Is our earnest hope
that they will read carefully, apply tho
moral and remit to our counting room,
where even tardy receipts arc very ac-
ccptabla.
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The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

Ambassador Bayard gave it out that
his dinner to the Prince of Wales was
personal affair, and that the latter and
the other guests attended out of personal
regard for him (Bayard). This, however
is not so. The prince and other guests
wore their full uniforms of state, as show
ing their respects to this country. Had
they attended only in purely social way
they would have come dressed suitably
for the occasion and not in the regula-
ton court dress. As the Dutchman
would say, Bayard never speaks but he
puts his foot in his mouth
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

a :.ss -ezef ~ -.ss4ss
lily and reduced the sasons to serfdom.
BY amalgan'afing with the inferior race
they PRODUCED the Tudors, who gave
them 'Ansomfaso Hlrry' and Virgin (D
Queen Then. fths Scotch stuarts took a
turn at ruling, Snd robbing England, and
were followed ,Ry 1 Re religious bieots and
witch burners: The French ruled it
awhile through. their puppets and were
succeeded blythe Dutch, who held it in
such contempt Sd tlh se they would not per-
NIT IFS language 80 be spoken at court.
They are stily| mi milking it for more than
three millions per- jannum, with an extra
pull at the udder whenever one OF the
seventy odd descendants OF the sovereign
concludes to found family. The Scotch,
the Welsh and Dutch enabled England
to enslave and plumber Ireland, and upon
this meat John. Bull, the J. Caesar Of
pawnbrokers, is growing great
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

Nearly all the divisions of che A. O.
H. throughout Minnesota have sent in
the names OF officers from each locality
for the ensuing year. But tine official
directory, which appears each week i'll
The Irish Standard, is not yet correct,
and cannot be until all are heard from.
All changes and corrections arc made as
fast as they appear in this Office, and we
trust divisions who may have over
looked this matter thus far will tend to
it at All early date, that the directory may
be perfect in every way. You who have
neglected the matter thus far send in the
names of your officers without further
delay.
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

Hanna wants to go to the United
States senate but Mckinley won't let
him. Bushnell also wants to go but be-
ing governor he can't appoint himself
He has scheme, however, and that is
to appoint the lieutenant governor for
Sherman's unexpired term and then
have himself elected for the fall term
two years hence. AS this is neither sat
isfactory to Mckinley nor Sherman, the
latter is thinking of holding on to his
lob as senator and thus defeat all plans
of the pIotters &c this heroic action be
,,snn onted TIE znocrats may take
xtll ageI ne sQt1a bbis sand clean ouit
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

A man named Patrick Brennan, aged
60, died from starvation and exposure
in New Jersey the other day, and his wife
is dying from the same causes New Jer-
sey is the home OF Hobart, the vice-pres-
intellect, who, as the first assistant Of
the advance agent OF prosperity, is evi,
IDENTIFY waiting for something to turn up.
Of course, starving people, in New Jer-
sey and Hobart being resident there
have no connection with each other, and
besides New Jersey is not i'll the United
States, anyway.
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

Rev. William Fielder, OF the First M.
E. church OF this city, in his sermon last
Sunday, spoke of ':the Anglo-Saxon race,
to which we have the honor to belong I"
To whom did the gentleman refer in that
comprehensive we? 1t may have been
his congregation, but certainly it could
not have been intended to apply it to the
people of America in general. 1t is prob
able that the preacher imagined himself
for the moment as occupying the edi-
torial chair OF the old-time editor.
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

The editor of the Boston Pilot, in dis
cussing ex-millionaire Tabor's one thou-
sand dollar night. shirts, comes to the
conclusion that his experience proves to
him that the reposing robes he usually
purchases for $1oo or $3.50 are just as
comfortable as the more highly priced
ones of the lavish Tabor Our own ex-
perience is the same, but we put period
after the. number I when we purchase
at these prices quoted by the Boston
man. ....
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

President Cleveland Immediately after
his retirement from the White House will
will make trip around the world, &C
companied by his private secretary, Thur
Der, several members of his cabinet. and
perhaps Mrs Cleveland and the children.
Mr. Cleveland, it is stated, will go as a
private citizen. We are ALL in this coun-
try, OF the same belief, that if Mr.. Cleve-
land does not go abroad as private
citizen he will not go at all. ...
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

It may he we'll to announce so as to
save the strain on the public mind, that
Mckinley and Hobart were elected pres
ident and vice president in Washington
on Wednesday last. Most people had an
inkling since the third of last November
that matters would turn out just as they
have done but still the question was not
fully settled until the date mentioned.
Prosperity dates from Wednesday.
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13
THE TREATY.

ed and is now in full force. We shall
have no war with England for the next
five years. King Oscar and his commits
sion will not have much trouble holding
US back.-Western Waterman.
ST. Louis is an enterprising city but all
the newspapers were hardly prepared
for such a Scoop as that. From pres
ant appearances several moons will nave
come and gone before the proposed trea-
ty is an accomplished fact. The senate
has so amended it, for the. purpose OF
saving our honor and integrity as ma
ton, that the English have become ex-
asperated and now declare that in its
present shape they are Indifferent as to
whether it will pass or not-indeed
would prefer that it should be rejected
Through this treaty England was not
so anxious for perpetual peace as she
was for reliable support and as she sees
the essence of the latter feature almost
wholly eradicated from it she naturally
becomes Respondent and wrathful and
gives full vent to her feelings in ad-
versely criticising the people of this
country who express themselves AS not
anxious for an alliance with her on the
proposed terms. The earnest, honest,
humane and thoughtful people of this
country are ever willing and anxious
111 slQ 1Cxcf
any terms consistent with national hon
Or, as they know by experience that
war is helI' as expressed by the late
General Sherman but they are not will
ling to be trapped into an alliance with
England for offensive and defensive
purposes-to be used when necessary as
the catspaw to pull English chestnuts
from the fre---under the guise of a. treaty
Of peace. Hence the senate is endeavor-
ing to throw about the measure every
precaution that may seem necessary for
our own preservation and preserve
rights that might be endangered through
England's political and territorial COM
plications with Europe or her :insidious
advancement and grasping tendency to-
wards any portion of American soil.
The story Of the Alabama claims is
too fresh in the minds Of the people of
the United States not to warn them how
tardy and unwilling England is to give
any measure Of justice to this country.
When she is compelled to accede any
thing to America she makes virtue of
necessity and recedes from the disagree
able task with as good a grace as posi-
ble but it seems absolutely certain that
were this country in trouble tomorrow,
and no treaty of peace in existence with
our old-time enemy, England would be
the first and perhaps the only nation that
would throw any stumbling block in our
way, and the only nation that would en-
deavor to crush us. The blood of the
two English speaking nations only be-
comes thicker than water when England
finds herself at disadvantage and fears
that she will be worsted in contest.
Her love for us is and ever has been OF
the most diluted and unreliable charac-
ter and it is only when we boldly assert
ourselves as we did IN the Venezuelan
affair that she shows any regard for
our feelings, Force John Bull to keep
his place and he is as gentle as a suck.
ing dove, but give him an inch and he
will take an ell
We want a treaty OF peace but we do
not want one that will bear the name
and not the substance.
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

stand without rising up Il open revolt.
Andrew Carnegie found he could make
rails cheaper than the others and i'd con-
sequence retired from the conspiracy
known as trust. Rails will now be sold
s. ton cheaper than before. Another
striking evidence of how the people have
been robbed
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13
REN1ITTANCES.

Remittances may be made at our rlsK'
either draft, express money ordef. posi-
Office money order or registered iettef'
addressed to the Irish Standard" Min
neapolis, Mimi. Money sent N any
other is at the risk Of the persons seno"
Ing It.
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13
OPERATIONS.

The date Casually abreviatedo when
is printed with your name on your paper
or wrapper, shows to what time S'u'
subscription is paid. Thus. JAN w.
means that your subscription Is pa'o NY
TO January. 1896: Nov. '96. to NoVehlo7''
1896, and so on
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

The picture of Charles Hansen, the
OF the daily papers, looks much like the
Sphynx That's probably the reason be-
cause the original won't talk
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

Saltwater objects to the proposed law
Of having all the cases Of capital punish
ment executed in that city. Would Still
water prefer having the criminals Of the
state live in their midst than to have
them sumrarily put out OF the way?
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

The new immigration law provides
that a. man who can read and write
English or some other language will he
admitted to our shores and his wife and
family also, although the latter may be
utterly uneducated.
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

Another roar is now due from the A.
p. Apes. A Catholic is going into the
cabinet in the person Of Judge Mckenna
Of California. No doubt Mckinley is a
Jesuit in disguise and the pope will now
promptly gobble up the whole country.
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

Republicans are fighting among them
selves in Ohio. Those engaged in the
contest are Mckinley, Bushnell, Hanna,
Sherman, Foraker and some lesser lights
all for the spoils Of Office. That's the
Ohio "idee."
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

The steel rail trust, the longest lived
and most successful trade Organization
ever formed in this country, has col
slapsed because the gang. Of public pi,:n-
sderers could not agree among themselves
as 70 how much robbery the people could
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

The Cubans emrhatically declare that
they viii accept no so-called home rule
schemes from Spain under any circum
stances whatever They will continue
the fight fer absolute freedom or die in
the ditch.
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

It is said that Archbishop Corrigan
will, without doubt, be made cardinal
in the near future, although nothing Of
fcially has come from Rome to that
effect.
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

The Bradley Martin bali took place in
New York on Wednesday night last as
advertised and was such marvellous
success as display of beauty, brilliancy
and wealth that the Martins can now
be considered to have fairly won their
title to place in the front row of the
400.
The Irish standard., 1897-02-13

Senator Morgan has ceased champi-
oning the Nicaragua canal bill for the
present session OF Congress and has Civ
en- notice that he will take up the fight
at the extra session. In the meantime
the bankruptcy bill will have a hearing.