Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-13
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for while in sweetest harmony.
One evening the subject for debate
was: rs prosperity coming or going in
the United States?" The discussion at
times was very animated, as all the
political parties Of the country were rep
resented, and each claimed that his and
his alone could give the people the horn
of plenty, The cut-down in the New
England factories was freely talked
over, and it was generally agreed that
cotton operatives in the States are only
befooled by the politicians when they
promise them anything. Their only hope
hes in themselves. When they agree,
north and south, to work only for living
wages and uniform hours of labor, they
may think as little of politics as they
do in other countries. Not pauper labor
in Europe, nor political parties in Amer
lea, are at the root of the present
trouble in New England, but the south
The fact is, and it should be pub
lished far and wide, the working people
Of the United States look far too much to
politics and political parties for the re-
dress Of their troubles. Their hope is not
in such. Here in Alaska we have no leg
islatures and no politicians and all are
happy, prosperous and contented.
Another evening was given up to the
discussion of the merits and dement's Of
the several armies Of the world. This
was the liveliest night of all There
were present men from all nations and
or course each reckoned his own best
and Nbravest. The Englishmen thought
thefe was nothing on earth that could
stand up before the redcoats, and the
lr1shmen present declared that that was
so because there were no Saxons inside.
The Celtic race alone made the British
army respected. An Englishmen here
1xr
such fools as to fight for the greatness
and glory Of old England?" "They have
to or starve." cried dozen voices. Pad
dy Sheehan, however, got into hot wa
ter when he attempted to prove that if
was the Irish who fought and conquered
in the late war of the rebellion.
Rhode Islander present was 50 cruel as
10 charge against poor Padd's race in
reply, that the only time it distinguished
itself was at the first battle of Bull Run,
when they made the quickest time on
record to the other side Of the Potomac
This led to pulling of reyolVers. and for
time there was a threatening war
cloud over the headwaters of the Yu-
kon 1t capped the climax, however
when Canadian boastingly declared
that there was a fragrant smell of the
English rose and a piercing sting to the
Scotch thistle; but nothing but butter
ny would either love or fear the sham
rock. Up to this point Widow Maloney
took no part In the discussion; but to sit
still and listen to a ''hathen furn'r',
speak disparagingly of the emblem of
her dear land was more than she could
stand, and taking up a stick that Law
by the stone she made for him shouting
An is it ould Ireland ye're abusin'. We
olackguard?" To pull his little gun on
a woman would have been sure death
to the Canadian, and he knew it. He
knew also that to stand up or sit down
was dangerous and therefore he mi
himself outside of Widow Maloney's
tent quicker than can tell 1t. Everyone
who had said anything slightingly of
the Irish race, or of Ireland was now
profuse in his apologies to Mrs. Malo-
ney. But Jack Rogers. from Chicago,
who had made discovery since cominp
to hndermann, went beyond all others
IN exalting Ireland, in that he declared
there was a woman in the moon, and