The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-04
Flunkeyism and Snobbery of
the Mercenary Crew.
THE REAL IRISH WITH THE BOERS
The Fusileers are not Entirely
Composed of Irishmen.

Some of our american" editorial
friends must have 4 queer idea OF the
intelligence OF the Irish race If they
think they can tlattcr our people by
ringing changes on "thc splendid dash"
O! the Irish Hcssians at Dundee, or
Glcncoe-two names ominous in Brit
ish history-in South Africa, says John
F. Finerty in the Chicago Citizen A
good deal Of this misapprchcnsion is the
fault OF many OF the Irish people OF
wealth and influence in America, and
outside OF it, who become snobs and
toadics the moment dollars lift them
above the memory OF their original
penury. There are many noble men and
women among the wealthy Irish OF the
United States, but there are also many
who duplicate the class OF f1unkeys in
ireland, who would sell their very souls
for an invitation to Castle" ball, or
smile from the "lord" or LADY lieu
tenant. Ireland, and the Irish cause, at
home and abroad, are cursed by two
classes OF malignants-the ignorant,
ant-national scum, whether Protestant
or Catholic, who know nothing about
their racial history, and the wealthy
fashionable" OF all creeds. who are
too "holy,' or too respectable" to be
Irish. OF the two classes, the former
is the less culpablc for ignorance, like
charity, covers a multitude Of sins. But
it furnishes, as food for powder only,
the mercenary wretchcs who have but
one virtue, if it be virtue, brute cour-
age, and one ambition-to slaughter and
loot" The other class furnishes the
officers who direct the murderous i'll
stlncts OF the scum, and the refined"
opinion, which applauds imperial high
wayism and laughs down Irish consci-
ence and honor, in Ireland. The fun
key imitators, the world over, act ex-
actly like their cxamplars In ireland,
the man who stands up for human
rights is marked man. In America
he is, generally, a misrcprescntcd and
prosecuted person, and, unfortunately,
among his misreprescntors and pcrsc
cutors, the renegade Irish are to be
found in the front rank. A great pro-
portion OF the dirty work done for Eng
land on the American press, is accom-
plisl,ed by the pens OF rccrcant, per-
vertcd and prostitutcd imperial" Irish
men. 1t has ever been thus, and, no
doubt, will SO continue to the end
In an editorial under the caption OF
The Irish at Dundee Hill," published
in yesterdays Timcs-H erald, the writer
thereof, after quoting a poem the very
reverse OF English in sympathy, con-
cludes by saying:
Even John F. Fincrty's pro-Bocr
and anti-Saxon blood will tinglc when
he reads OF Dundee Hill, and in the bot
tom OF his heart he will wish that he
had been with Kelly and Burke and
Shea and the rest OF the Dublin boys
as they ran the race with the Kings
Own and death up that bullct-swcpt
SLOPE
Permit me to say that my blood did
''tinelc," but with shame, at reading the
exploits OF the Irish Hcssians in the
British army, directed against the cause
OF liberty and justice in South Africa.
In both the top and bottom OF my heart
| sincerely hope that every 1risllman in
arms against the Beers for England
may be killed in action. My love OF
human liberty is not circumscrbcd by
the boundaries Of race or creed Lib
crty is liberty wherever it is planted,
and tyranny is tyranny whether cxcr-
cised by Cclt or Saxon, republic or
empire -Four -fiths Of my countrymcn
throughout the British empire and 90
per cent outside OF it sympathizc with
the Beers, because they are fighting for
the principle OF sclf-govcrnmcnt against
fearful Odds Ireland is represented
truly in South Africa, not by the
wrctchcd mcrccnarics who wear the
English uniform, but by the small con-
tingcnt, led by Colonel Blake, in the
gallant army OF Dom Paul.
1t is somewhat remarkable that, ac-
cording to Englisl, writer's, Irishmcn
are always heroes when fighting for
English interests, and generally pol
troons when fighting against them.
Read Burnet, Macauley, Froude and
other British writers on Ireland in con-
ncction with English history and be
convinced. England for more than 200