The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-11-05
or Uncle Sam has a strong arm, and


at need can deal a mighty blow.
"Wolf. vampire, nlan-eating tiger, call
her what you will, so that you convey
the idea of cruel, treacherous, greedy
creature, with Unsuitable nav, against
whose insidious advance men who love
their freedom can never be sufficiently
guarded. We know her as painted by
her own artists under the familiar en-
blem of the lion. The famous British
lion! Well. let it be that, beast o. prey
we will not dispute the title. British
lion. whose ferocity has survived thy
strength, if not thy courage. that shrinks
from powerful foes, but falls with saw
age fierceness upon weaker ones.
"Woe to the weaker nation that falls
into thy merciless grasp. 1t will expert
ence the fate of India-of Ireland. Star
walton. beggary and ruin in every shape
await its people. Poor Indian, Poor
African! What crime have you commit
ted to bring that scourge upon you. You
may have been poor hitherto, but you
will be- poorer henceforth. The very
uattHtl lltiicS VI your country Will prove
a curse to you. You will experience all
the evils without any OF Che benefits of
civilization. You will live to toll in the
fields owned by your fathers, not as
masters. Ent as slaves. You might dig
the soil and SOW the seed, but another
will reap the harvest. Once that yoke
is placed on your necks you are 10 long
er frccmen. You are helots less cared
for than the helots of old-for these were
at least fed and clothed, but to your new
masters. the men of the Open Bible
the Pharsees Of the past-you will be
which surely they never read or read like
SO many human machines to be worked
to death in their service. You will be
which surely they never read or read like
subjected to q system OF extortion-a
system perfected by ages of experience
but from The condition OF contentcd free
men you are brought down by slow de-
greeS--s slow but sure as death-to a state
of Disconnected hrOkcn-hearted beggary
To the miseries cntailed by the dread
full system all the ruin wrought by the
invading hosts is, however, barbarOus in
comparison, but tritling evil. A few
years and ordinary conqueror either
makes his home in the land he has con-
uuered, and his race minglcs with that
Of The conquered. or he departs and peace
soon revisits the land, which brightens
once moro under her smile. Not such
the fortunes Of those visited by this
scourgc Of mankind. He neither settles
on the land as a peaceful cOlOniSt. nor
departs thrrefronl hut plants his gar
rison there. and from l.nd"r their loaded
guns the taX-gallercr Salles forth and
lays his hand upon everything the lane
contains, upon all the Injuries and all
the necessnlie$ Of life. Nothing escapes
him. not even the very bird in the air
and the fish in The river. Earth air and
water must yield their tribute. IN this
vortex of taxation all the riches Of the
country disappear till misery broods
lar6ly over every field, over every city
and town and village in the country,
while pcsticnce ;lnd famine decimate the
miserable people. Such are the dread
full consequences Of British rule, for the
establishment Of which British wages
Wl-.ana gets lrishmen royal Irish reg
imcnts to help her.
~ certain English histol ian not many
years since called us Irish u besottcd
race. This, no doubt, was very insult
ing language, and naturally stirred up
breasts when it WIS uttered. But was
there any truth in it.? ! am sorry to
have to confess there was, and that for
some OF our actions we deserve to- be SO
tainted. and in nothing have We been
so besotte'l as in helping England in
her wicked wars; who but VIC have built
up the fabric il English power? Who
but Irish soldiers have marched forth
north and south, cast and west, to rob
and spoil: to cnslave and reduce to want
and beggary whole races OF men who
never did us the slightest injury? All
these vilianouS acts Irishmrn have done
in the past, and are doin% in the present,
for the sake Of England. In fact we
made thai nation strong and powerful;
We were her sword and shield. We
have always stood in the foremost ranks
Of her relocated array in the hour of
danger. We took part in all her IN
famous wars. great and small. We did
not even spare our own friends AMI we'll
wisheis when her interests We're mt stake,
for, mind you, VIC are n generous and a
wise people and not at all 'bcsotted'
Nov. Tor q ease in pOnt Napoloon
the Great WAS Il real friend OF ours, pre-
ciscly Because he was a terrible enemy
OF England. Well the crisis of his fate
and that OF England came cllshng to-
gethcr. England stood face to face with
her greatest foe and our greatest friend.
The scale OF fortune hung long evenly
balanced. till the bayonets of Irishmcn,
or rather their hearts blood poured out
Oh the field of Waterloo-turned the
scale In favor Of the Saxon, and Ma
poleon's bright star went down in the
darkness of defeat, and the Union Jack
was up tri,impilantly. Our hands, Irish
hands, raised the flag and nailed it to