The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-02-06

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4 st HAsasck atafly 1lAt.As3k 1Eazsen. hatasaak
Nngen: and Patrtch O.Ertsn% Nearly ~
e,tasf IRISH names Ntsse found among those
/ typical 1rl.h aannes! ga one q the bright
q OF seaps In He ruAse s1latfon Of A1hsri ham
:assstofv - that ha*tlsgR Bunker 1Eai a.As
! people OF Boston have, erected nons-
1nsuk OF spleadtd PM atssns dea1catsd by
shp xpsssA sf Danseii, stIBaeesr. in cozzrneaso-
$50 Bostm IN. many 5tsgas q 1a..n s st
4 4 yaz4al c1paasa. auaunsssaasn the believed
4 friends Of George .WAsh1pgton. The British
evacuated Boston 81 BE. patrick,s day. In
| 177s and tte Asaessbaass s1eneAed In and
tack Possession. 9eSr 5alltvaHL st Irish
blood; wa. as..gnatsa = e'he 90, Of sas asx Z
Rxayack EHI4.aun xas ths father Di TIE nsao-
brated John c. Calhoun. A receHt. sketch
4 states that his 'threa brothers fought for
! AHasrloaA inddpsndsnce. Ono persisted by
tho hands Of this 1o1aes, another feN at
the battle o1 tho Cewpens ana the third
B suffsrod freIn vvunds and was marched
pf to thu dungeons OF st. Augustine. 4
aaaots these surprising facts not only ba-
cause they win bs new to many OF the
| A11e1acan teopdA. but because thsy IRE q
/ proper reply to the ingenious but unfair
attack which has been made by the Pioneer
Press. the Burden or waach seems to be
that, although / was born In this country.
AZ H. 49, IT,,
established here more than hundred
! years. nevertheless have Irish blood In my
yetns and Is considered q proper ground
| For hooking and ridicullnB me. While the
| Irish would fight and do for American
| liberty, the progeniters OF tho gentleman
OF the Pioneer Press were engaged In the
delectable work CT killing patriots and rob
hing henroosts. cloud applaAse.9
object to this treaty, not because am
opposed to arbitration. but because l am
not willing to see the rights OF the nation
to it's own territory or 4ts own fisheries or
of its interests. great and small, submitted
to the Judgment CT any man who can be
/ selected. We are:not an aggressive people
Mr.. Speaker. In oa1r. more than a hundred
years Of life we have never Invaded any
other country across the Atlantic. We
hive followed the advice Of Washington
to avoid all entsngl:ng alliances with them:
we are not likely to, therefore why we
should tie ear hands for six years, for
probably A. longer period OF time In the
way proposed by this treaty. II any as
| pute arises with any foreign power lei
us meet 1t upon its merits. We are read3
to bold forth the OLIVE branches but 1t Is
just as we'll that the muzzle Of the cannon
| should appear between them. We demand
nothing that in not right. we will submit
to nothing that Is wrong.
The resolution OF the senate as It comes
to US does not meet my appreciation. II
starts out with a grand flourish of trhnl
pets and declaration that we are In favor
OF arbitration. and winds up with lame
and impotent conclusion that we don't de-
sire this to be understood as an indorse-
ment of the pending treaty, but that We
leave that altogether to the judgment OF
our senators. 1t needs no ghost to como
from the grave to tell senator's that
they huve the control OF this matter Why
should we waste time and stationery ia
such a declaration? II the resolution CAT
be amended to indicate opposition to such G
treaty as this, then 1 ghate no objection te
passing our acton upon the resolution OF
the senate. I have nd pride of opinion in
behalf of my own prescription. will not
be turned aside from my sense OF right
and duty by the Alanor that has been
raised In favor of pea ce'iat any price, WE
heard similar DEMONSTRATIONS at the break
Ing out Oh Lle CIVIL W.T. Wiei I1ol eIe
Greeley declared in Ifaver Of letting the
erring sisters depart in peace, and others
said there was not a human right which
was worth the sheddiHg Of drop of human
blood. Z. 81
There are too many gid ladies OF both
sexes crying for arbitration. Laughter)
have great respect for the clergy. Belong
ing to no church, am DIETER fitted to do
justice to all Qaughterl, but l must say
T11 In
the world at this tin4e is the rhapsodical,
hypocritical foreign clergyman who knows
very little about the next world and still
less about this. {Great laughter) We nave
got too much already of English DONNA
ton II, this country. They own our rail-
roads, our factories, our banks, our mills
and even our breweries. They are coercing
our voters, depriving them Of their rights
as American citizens. received yesterday
q letter from some workdngman OF the
city OF Minneapolis. who, having been en-
ployed by the great English syndicate own
Ing the mourning mills in that city. Will
ask the clerk to read 1t.
The letter referred to was from party
stating that they were compelled to sign as
menoherz Of a sound money club in the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. mills; that he held out
for hong time with a few others; that at
last he signed the paper. but on account OF
his well-known position on the silver ques-
ton he was discharged after ELECTION. II
gave names of parties and all particulars.
I don't present 1t with any desire to open
I'D political questions, because l don't De
ueye there is member upon the floor OF
this house who would be willing to see an
American workman deprived OF the freedom
of the ballot, but IL these statements are
true, and 1 have no doubt they are true.
they show a shameful and dangerous con-
dition of affairs.
We must keep alive in this country
the sentiment of American citizenship
American independence from all foreign
dominion, whether 1t confronts US with
cannon on the br unfarness at the
ballot box. We must express that Eenti-
ment that would teach US that war - not
The worst OF evils. War. ads.dt. Is 4
terrible resort. a brutal a:d cruel thing,
t.st Il !s not h8li ~ s.:,,al ~ the dsetruc-
ton Of 2. free people and the destruction
Of their rights. 1t is better that part OF
one generation should perish SO all gene
rations can retain their liberty. Every
step of our great career as a nation has
been based upon. war. We stand with the
hostility Of the world surrounding NE.
What rights the brave?
The sword.
What strikes the crown of tyrants down
And answers with g. flash their frown?
The sword.
AS Hamlet says:
Rightly to be great