The Irish standard., 1898-08-20
THE TINES IN A TANTRUM.

Z THE TIMES IN A TANTRUM.
The Hawkeye man who officiates as
editor-in-chief of the Minneapolis Times
is exceedingly sensitive to criticism He
got into such violent fit Of hysteria
after reading last weeks Irish Standard
that it was feared by his colleagues he
would burst a blood vessel He recov-
cred sufficiently, however, to write an
other diatrbe against the Irish Standard
for saying that the Times was as change
able as q weatherccck on all subjects Of
public interest save its advocacy of An
glo-Saxonism, it's antagonism to foreign
ers and its constant opposition to the
president OF the Great Northern railway,
Instead of replying like a gentleman, this
Original package from Iowa" uses the
following vtuperative language, which
Is worthy of Brann, Of the Iconoclast, in
his palmiest days. The Standard mere
ly degrades itself by such wild accusa-
lions, and forfeits the respect of all but
dynamiters and blackguards and bigots
VINO, when driven to the wall in an ar
gument, resort to lying and personal
abuse as naturally as swine to their
wallow."
OF course the Irish Standard is too dig
nlfied to retort in the charming style of
this literary scavenger and will merely
say In the words Of Cowper--
"A moral, sensible and well-brcd man
viii not affront us: and no other can"
Now, what is the cause of this charrin
on the part of the Times editor? The
head and front Of our offending is the
repuke We administered to the Times
for its offensive illusions to foreigners.
and our opposition to any Anglo-Ameri-
can alliance, either in war or in peace.
But what seems to have aroused the ire
or this Anglomaniac to fever heat is the
charge that he sang God Save the
Queen on his recent trim over the Ca
madam Pacific. On this point he saws:
me statement Is an error of fact, The
editor didn't sing the British national
anthem. simply because ne cannot sing
would not reciprocate the hearty manner
IN which our Canadian brethren sang
America at the top Of their lungs, would
nave been Of those who are without
music III their souls, and only fit for
treasons, stratagems and spoils.'
God Save the Queen! some sang so free,
And some, My Country 'Tis of Thee,'
Then, like unfettered birds,
They raised again with might and main
The old unstudied, sweet refrain,
Nor thought about the words
IL was grand. inspiring. patriotic
and let the Standard and other foreign
organs not forget it,
Inc editor of the Times did not sing
the British anthem because he never re-
celVed any lessons in vocal culture, but
ne would have sung it in the highest kew
were he able to do SO. in order to rccip-
rocate the hearty manner in which his
canadian brethren sang america" In
otner words. he would have sung the
anthem of Old England to show his an
probation of his Canadian brethren for
singing the anthem of New England. Bur
ala they sing it? An editor who was there
says in his paper that it was a band Of
Indian boys from an Indian school who
played a number of patriotic American
airs, but we were informed later" he
says. that American patriotic airs are
seldom heard in Canada, An American
lady ut Victoria Informed us she was
glad we came, for it did her good to hear
the dear Old tunes again."
Why should Canadians sing "Mv C,n,n-
Try anu get enraptured over the land
or the pilgrims PRIDE" any more than
over the "Marseilaise' or the "Wearine
OF the Green"' The fact Is, the Indian
children, and not the Canadians, sang IT
III return for God Save the Queen" and
the editorial yell of
Rah. rah. rah.
Wales and his ma,
Min-ne-so-ta,
Having expended his wrath on the
Irish Standard. the Times vi]lifer tries
to argue, and this is how he does II,
There never has been the slightest in
tlmation given that the two nations
should pledge themselves to assist in
each others private quarrels. When the
English ministry cut loose from the holy
| alliance that was seeking to rcconourr
, american territory and sealed with the