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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

A London evangelist named Rev. Hen
ry Marley spoke here last Sunday at the
First Baptist church, and in his John
Bull style he told his audience that the
American people were physically de-
teriorating. He scored them upon their
effeminacy, referred to the fact that
zone or two puny little children repre-
scented the family of an American cou-
ple," and boldly declared that were
Americans left alone to make a nation
of physical men, the effort would be in
vain. It was the brawny, vigorous for
eigners from Europe, he said, who, by
intermingling with the Americans, have
maintained the high standard Of physi-
cal manhood that prevails in this coun-
try. There is far more truth than
poetry in the remarks of the Cockney
evangelist and we hope the Baptists will
profit by his blunt talk. OF all the
Protestant sects there is not one that
boasts more of it's Americanism than
the Baptists. There is not one that
more strenuously opposes foreign i'm
migration, especially If from Catholic
countries, than they, They would Ger
tainly denounce any other foreigner
than an Englishman if he had dared to
address them in that way, and had he
been a Catholic Englishmaa they would
to use vulgar expression, "jump upon
him with both feet" for his audacity.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

that. but everything about It y most
reasonable to q person Of common sense.
The sooner the language Of this conn
try is used in all Catholic schools and
churches to the exclusion of foreign
languages, the better will it be for the
American Catholic church at large. Ma
tionality, both in religion and politics,
should be done away with as soon as
possible. The terms Irish, German,
French and Bohemian prefxed to "Cath-
Ollie" and connected by a hyphen should
be discarded for the general welfare Of
the Catholic church in this country, If
it intends to fulfill It's high mission Of
bringing this nation to the true faith,
as outlined a few years ago at the Bal
timore congress. We speak dispassion-
ately and for the best interests of the
church to which we belong when we ut
ter these sentiments. We speak indie
pendently as Catholic journal which
is not the organ of any ecclesiastic Of
any nationality, and we will continue
to hold our opinions until it is shown
we are mistaken.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

In the history Of the United States
there have not been SO many Catholics
in congress as at the present time. The
Apes are responsible for it to no incon
siderable extent. The more these can
tankerous creatures waged war on Gro
manists," the stronger the latter became
politically. The American people soon
discovered that the Apes were not ac-
tuated by patriotic motives, as they pre-
tended, but were out for the loaves and
fishes of Office. Those of them who got
Offices became boodlers, and were ousted
as soon as their terms expired, or sent
to the penttentiaries. Such men as Lin
ton, of Michigan, are heard no more in
congress. Every decent man who was
bamboozled into joining their order is
now wondering, why he was so easily
duped. If a Diogenes in this city start
ed out with the most powerful lamp
ever constructed in search of an. A. p. a.
he could not find single individual to
acknowledge his connection with the
conspiracy. The organization is defunct
and it cannot be galvanized into life
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

Cardinal Logue. the patriotic arch
bishop Of Armagh and Primate of Ire
land, recently delivered an address from
the altar on the danger young Irish
men were in Of becoming entrapped into
secret societies by government ennis
saries who are going about the Emerald
Isle. satan-like, seeking whom they
may devour." The experience Of young
Ivory Of New York should serve as q
lesson to the young men of Ireland.
Nothing can be accomplished for the
welfare Of Ireland by these dangerous
organizations, for at all times British
spies have entered them to give informa-
tion to the government. Cardinal Logne
was right in warning young Irishmen
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29
TIE REIGN OF ROBBERY.

We publish today: on the first page
OF this journal an article on the Queens
reign from that uneompromising organ
Of British radicalism, Reynolds Newspa-
per; and anyone who takes the trouble
to reflect on what is set forth therein
cannot help arriving at the conclusion
that the Irish people have no good
reason to show any enthusiasm on the
subject of the Queens Jubilee or to go
into OBSTACLES over i the longest reign
on record Of this }femhle monarch.
It may be all we'll enough for the
Presbyterians Of this: icountry to send
greetings to Queen Wictoria oh her
birthday and refer 4tot her gentle, gen
erous and righteous rjlle over the des-
TIMES Of the empira upon which the sun
never sets;" but were they Irish sub
jects of her majesty instead of being
American citizens, they would not use
such fattering aAjectaTes in reference
to her reign without being laughed at
throughout the dYorlde Her reign in
Ireland has been bhe reverse Of gentle,
generous and righteous" and that fact
is SO universally known that It requires
no demonstration.
< The sanctimonious John Wanamaker,
who is the author of the complimentary
resolution passed by the Presbyterian
general assembly and sent to the queen,
should not permit himself to be carried
away in his admiration for her mai
esty because, forsooth. she attended
a Presbyterian place Of worship while
residing in Scotland, as to be guilty
OF a msnstrous fals,hood. Does he not
know that ''the gentle. generous and
rule Of Victoria as empress
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

AT the big Irish bazaar in, New York
an Indian chief named Face
made an address to the Irish people
there assembled, in the course Of which
he said: ''The Indians, the forefathers
Of Rain-in-the-Face, once owned all the
country. Now the Irish have come to
rule around the coasts, and the Indian
Is driven into the interior" The Mill
waukee Citizen, commenting on the In
dams speech, makes the following
characteristic remark: ''Rain-in-the-
Face might have said further that It
was before the Indian knew the taste Of
sfiro water that he owned all the coun-
try and that they who now ruled
around all the coasts might think that
IAet over. y s;.4
YeD -in-the-F' Face might have said
III but 10 didn't He left It "a the or
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

A favorite phrase with gold-bug news
papers is "the two branches of the
Democratic party" There are not two
branches, but only trunk and limb.
The popular vote for Bryan in 1896 was
6,5o2, 685. while that for Palmer was
only 1851. In other words. the vote for
Bryan was nearly fifty times greater
than that for the "decoy duck" How
many gold Democrats voted for Bryan
we do not know. A great many must
have done so. BY 1900 they will have
returned, or at least the great majority
OF them, to the Democratic fold; and
they will be forgiven. II they cry out,
from the bottom Of their hearts, "Pec-
cavi," and go and sin no more. A
united Democracy In the next presiden-
tial campaign will sweep the country
like q cyclone.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

Richard M. Scruggs, st. Louis null
ti-millionaire, was arrested III New York
the other day with his secretary on the
charge of smuggling jewelry estimated
at $4,000. The wealthy prisoner ex-
planned that his secretary carried the
watches and diamonds In a belt around
his waist for the reason that the Euro
peans from whom the articles were
bought had informed him that they
were not dutiable when given away as
presents, and he intended to give them
as such to his friends in the Mound
City. AS Mr.. Scruggs is the president
of the st. Louis Sunday School Union
It is to be presumed that he would not
Intentionally cheat Uncle Sam.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

During the civil service Investigation
now going on in Washington, and on
which we commented last week. the
fact was brought out that Senator Cor
man, while acting as chairman of the
senate printing committee, had made
about 200 appointments on his own,
recommendation in violation of the civil
service rules. This is the acrobatic pol
itician who changed the Wilson tariff
bill in the senate from revenue tariff
bill to a protective tariff measure, and
to the credit of Grover Cleveland he
never signed it. Had Cleveland been
as consistent in other things as in tariff
legislation his administration would
not have been repudiated by his party
in convention assembled.
In reply to correspondent who asks
in what year John l.. Sullivan was
elected to congress and from what state,
the Pioneer Press says: This distin-
guished Democratic pugilist was often
mentioned as probable candidate for
congress to represent the culture Of his
native Boston, but that was as far as he
ever got. He was never nominated and
of course never elected, Sullivan himself
declaring on one occasion that his repu-
tation was bad enough without having
his name associated with members of
congress.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29
THE FALL in SILVER.

SILVER bullion sold In New York, last
week, at 60 cents an ounce, which is the
lowest point it ever touched, save for q
short period in 1894, when it sold. for So
cents an ounce. Ever since Japan decid-
ed to adopt the gold standard the price
of silver, although already low, has been
steadily falling, while gold, notwith-
standing the enormous increase in an
nual output, is commanding a premium
in Europe Tribune.
The reason of this is obvious. There
Is more demand for: gold since Japan
adopted the single gold standard, and
"the powers of Europe have taken
away the gold from this country to fill
their war chests. Consequently the
price of gold has gone up; and silver,
which is measured in value by gold, has
correspondingly fallen in price. If other
countries follow IL the example Of Japan
in going on a gold basis, the yellow
metal will be in greater demand and
enhance more and more in value; while
demonetized silver will depreciate more
and more in value 90 long as it is meas
ured by gold and Fl r B ri deprived Of its
monetary functions. Does our gold
standard neighbGg iS6e the point, or is it
So. SO on ta nsoaase 9f its partiSanShip
!, We desire to inform our esteemed con-
temporary that If th9 present financial
policy of the MCKINLEY administration
is carried out the >, TINE j4 will soon come
when we will! h1a!y have less and less gold
and silver in the: United States. .,s..
Primary money. will, be: taken away
by the European governments, and moth
ing but representative or. paper money
will be left. The gold bug party now
in power in this country will allow. the
finances of the nation to be controlled
by the bankers and spectators of Wall
street; and the greenbacks will be soon
retired, if the party can succeed in do
ing so. - 90
After 1900 the Republican party will
cease to exist because Of it's. treachery to
American interests. Gold is now king,
but, like cotton of old, it will. be de-
throned by the people,: and silver will
be restored to it's proper place by Amer
lean freemen whether Europeans like it
or not. The Republican party is now
being weighed in the balance and it will
inevitably be found wanting in its abil-
ity to give prosperity to an afflicted
country, as it promised to do, unless it
changes the policy it is now pursuing.
And it will not change it, for it is in
the grasp Of the money power. We
unhesitatingly go on record In saying
that if the Hanna-M Mckinley party con-
tinues to give no relief to the people,
and does no better than to increase the
cost Of living by levying higher tariff on
the necessaries of life for the benefit OF
it's friends, all the plutocracy of the
East cannot save it from defeat at the
next national election. Stick a pin
there. 49,.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

Mayor Carter H. Harrison, of Chi
cago, is very fond of cycling. Last
Sunday he led the annual parade Of the
Chicago bicycle clubs, being escorted
by eight officers in knickerbockers.
About 5000 cyclists participated in the
parade, $50 Of them being women. II
Mayor Pratt. of Minneapolis, rode q
wheel at the head Of bicycle parade
on Sunday he would be apt to hear from
the Methodist and Baptist ministers
next day for desecrating the Sabbath.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29
gan OF. the Beer-in-th Face patrons q
the breweries Of Milwaukee to say--it
for him.

Last Friday week. the. Minneapolis
Times gave graphic sketch Of the finan-
cial vieissitudes. through which the: Eve
ming Press has passed from the day Of its
birth up to the present;time. Last Mon
day the Evening Press displayed its
gratitude by giving detailed account Of
the origin, rise, fall and resurrection of
its esteemed contemporary" The his
tory of both papers, according to- what
each says of the other, has been quite
romantic from financial point of view.
They now ought to bury the Ratchet and
smoke the calumet There is room
enough for both of them in the North
vest; The present owners and mana
gers of both sheets should not be held
responsible for the reverses and mis-
fortunes of their predecessors.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29
GOOD NEWS GROIN ROME

The Chicago Tribune of last Sunday
contained a piece of information, which,
If true, will reflect additional lustre up
on the pontlficate of Pope Leo XIII. and
endear that great ruler of the Catholic
world to all patriotic citizens o. the
American republic. The information,
which reached Chicago on Saturday,
was considered to be of so important a
nature that it was transmitted by the
Associated Press to the leading cities
of the country. It was to the effect
that the papal authorities in Rome had
forwarded to the United States a de-
cision of His Holiness in reference 10
Catholic parishes made UP of foreign
born citizens. The Chicago ecclesiastics
when called upon by a repre-
sentative of the Tribune to verify the
report professed entire ignorance of the
matter. Why the news should first
reach Chicago instead of Baltimore is
not apparent. We give the news for
what it is worth, and hope to learn
later on that it is absolutely true. It
Is as follows:
Children born in America of for
eign parents, whose native language is
not the English, are not obliged when
of age to become members of the parish
to which their parents belong, but they
have right to join parish in which
the language Of the country-that is,
English-is used.
Catholics not born in America. but
knowing the English language. have
the right of becoming members of the
parish in which English is in use, and
they cannot be compelled to submit
themselves to the Jurisdiction of the rec
tor of a church built for people who
continue to speak the language of a
foreign country"
Taking for granted the genufneness
OF the quoted paragraph, the Irish
Standard, as a lay organ of English
speaking people, has no hesitation in
going on record as being In favor of this
new departure. The decision appears
to be in accord with the enlightened
policy Of the illustrious Leo XIII. There
is nothing radical about it, and it would
meet the approval of every progressive
Catholic who is in favor Of true Amarf-
canism In the United States.
When a young man of foreign par
entage attains his majority he ought to
be at liberty to become a member OF a
parish in which the language Of the
country is spoken. instead Of remaining
attached to parish in which a foreign
language Is used. Again, Catholics not
born in this country, who do not know
but English. and who may be within the
confines Of parish where the rector
uses 9 foreign language, ought to have
the right of going to a church where
English is used by the rector and con-
eregatlon. Nothing unreasonable: about
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

Sir Walter Besant estimates that the
living descendants of the Pilgrim Faith
ers in the United States number about
$4,000, although not 10000, he thinks,
know the relationship. At that calcula-
ton the descendants Of the little band
that landed on Plymouth Rock have not
been very prolific. AS Bayard has the
book of the Mayfower he may be
able to give a better showing for the
Pilgrims than Sir Walter does.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

Coxey says he will march again on
Washington with his Commonweal
army to demand that the Mckinley adj
ministration fulfil its pledges made prior
to election to give prosperity to-: the
country. This time he will not keep
of the grass"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

Col. John Hay, our new ambassador
to London, has already made a good
record as a speaker before an English
audience. He made speech at the I'M
yelling of the bust of Sir Walter Scott in
Westminster Abbey, which was admira-
bly delivered in a clear voice and In a
finished literary style. Mr.. Balfour
spoke after him, and his speech was
much inferior to that of the American
representative both in style and deliv-
cry,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

Father Cronin will please accept our
hearty congratulations on the occasion
of the silver jubilee of the esteemed
Union and Times. We hope he will live
many years to exercise salutary influ-
ence on public opinion through it's
pages.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

beneficial influence that Moore ;exerted5
In behalf Of Ireland in every civilized
country Of the globe. OConnell knew;
the value Of his patriotic strains, aud
frequently interspersed his speeches
with stanzas from the Melodies" when
addressing monster: repeal meetings on
the hill Of Tara and at Mullaghmast:
He never failed to arouse the patriot
ism of his countrymen to the highest
pitch Of enthusiasm by an apt quota,
ton from Moore. l..
Though the Irish ,melodist lived and
died a Roman Catholic and wrote q:
book in DEFENSE of the national creed
which has never bean surpassed in the
English language, either before or since,
yet he was an Indifferent sort of a Cath
olic himself, when it is considered that
he permitted his Protestant wife, to rear
their offspring in an alien creed. :.
While living in England during the.
latter part Of his life he was so far
away from a Catholic church that he
rarely, If ever, attended one, but neither
did he attend any Protestant place Of
worship, except to accompany his wife
on Sunday to the door Of the village
church. Fondly. as he loved her she
could never induce him to enter it's por-
tails. This information we have on the
testimony of the officiating clergyman.
Take him all in all, Moore deserves
well of his countrymen, and for. ages
to come his sweet melodies will be sung
with delight by the patriot, soldier and
lover !" whose pulse will be throbbed at
his lays.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

Quoth the Brainerd Journal: E. A..
OBrien, editor of the Irish Standard,
of Minneapolis, was here several days
in the interest of his paper, and left on
Tuesday. The Standard is an excellent
newspaper, and deserves the splendid
success It has achieved.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

to London, will be Fourth of July ora
tor iii Boston this year. The citizens of
the Club" are talking Of making him
mayor, but he does not care for the Of
fee.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

Says the Chicago Citizen: We want
to ask Cardinal Gibbons, who is head
of the Catholic church in America, "Did
your eminence ever hear of an Irish
American Catholic, who had also race
pride, becoming an apostate?" The car
dinal will answer that question in the
negative, Mr.. Finerty. p
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

, The manager Of DR.. Albert shaw's
periodical, the Review Of Reviews, re-
Gently insisted upon being excused from
jury duty in New York on the plea that
he lived part Of the time in the metropo-
lis and part Of the time at Greenwich,
Conn. where do you vote?" asked Re-
corder Goff. II don't vote" replied the
magazine manager, smiling. II am sor-
ry can't excuse you" the recorder said,
''and I must express my surprise that
man of your intelligence and station III
life should so far forget his duty to the
commonwealth Of which he is member
as to, practically speaking, evade jury
duty by the thin pretense Of non-rest-
dence. Complaints are sometimes made
about the quality Of our jurors, and you,
Of superior order Of intelligence, de-
liberately evade your duties as citizen.
It is something to be reprehended." The
recorders words are to be highly COM
mended. Intelligent citizens like the
manager of this great publication are
not performing their duty to their coun-
try when they stay home on election day
and try to shirk Jury duty besides.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

We thank our enterprising and pro-
gressive young contemporary, the Grand
Forks Daily Courier, for the following
kind words: The Irish Standard is one
of the very best class papers published
in the United States, and it's clever edi-
torial management is appreciated by
hosts Of citizens of Irish descent now
located in the Northwest.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

Mai. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, who Is
now in Constantinople, will represent
the United States as an army officer at
Queen Victoria's jubilee next month.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-29

Rev. R. R. Kane, the grand master OF
the Belfast Orangemen, recently adj
dressed meeting composed of the
workingmen of the Ulster capital and
told them that he was IAN Irishman
first and Unionist afterwards" He
has awakened at last to the enormity
Of the injustice of the Tory government
in it's treatment Of his native land, and
protested vigorously against over taxa
ton and discrimination made by the
government against the Irish farmers in
the matter Of the grant in aid Of agricul-
tural rates. We are glad to see the fol-
lowers Of King William getting their
eyes open after the lapse of two hum
dred years.