The Irish standard., 1899-02-25
A FRESH COURAGE.
Impaired by the Stirring Political
Events of the Week.

politics that can be recalled by the ira
ditional oldest inhabitant." The pres
ence of Bryan, for the national interest,
the editorial gatherings for those of the
state, and withal the event of the first
veto OF Gov. Lind, marking one of the
leading issues for which he and his sup
porters stand, that of economy and
| equality before the law mark period
| long to be remembered.
| Gov. Lind's first exercise of the veto
power, applied to the beet sugar bounty
bill. was received with enthusiastic APP
prevail by the editors and prominent
citizens still at the state capital from
the weeks gatherings, many of whom
personally went to the capitol to tender
their congratulations. The response
from the people will undoubtedly be
equally appreciative since the protest
he entered against the action of the Re-
publican house, was but the act of the
people themselves through him. The
veto, applying the principle of equal
rights to all, special privileges to none"
will prove regular old fashioned Dewey
gun Of the biggest caliber.
Gov. Lind, clearly stating that the
state must pay for the bounty already
earned, yet insists that in doing so it
F.! should he made clear to what extent
i this bonus privilege is to be applied, if
| the law is to stand as it is. The Repub-
lican house as promptly passed the bill
/ over the veto, SO that it goes to the
senate, where two-thirds vote will be
| required to defeat the veto.
/ AS was predicted, there never has be-
fore been SO good opportunity for meet
| ing our great leader, W. ]. Bryan, as
was afforded this time. All the ar
rangements were simply perfect. The
state committees of Peoples and Demo-
| cratic parties were in session, and the
| Silver Republicans were also present to
the number of so or more. Mr. Bryan
was able to attend the Democratic state
central committee meeting, as we'll as
the meeting Of the reform press, to each
| of which bodies he gave talks of an
hour or more, touching on the issues
and mapping out the work to be done.
He emphasized to our editors the i'm
portance of the part assigned to them,
as interpreting the sentiments of the
people themselves, from whom all in
SEPARATION comes. He expressed himself
much as did National Chairman Jones
some time since, regarding the value of
our press as medium for reaching the
masses of the people.
To the state central committee Mr..
Bryan gave great encouragement in his
review of the national situation. We
have made, he pointed out, great pro-
sress since the campaign of 1896 He
| has no doubt of a united party, and of
the uniting Of all our forces in reafIirma-
ton of the Chicago platform He spe-
cially emphasized the value of the diff
ferent allies, and said that while we had
suffered some losses in 1898 in the cleo
tions, we had not suffered as much as
might have been expected in the all
absorbing issues of the war 1t greatly
pleased Mr.. Bryan to find the allied
forces harmonious and steadfast for the
restoration of silver and other planks of
the Chicago platform. The issues which
have been added by the war will, he is
sanguine, make up an irresistible cam
paign which will be on now in little
more than twelve-month.
| Within the year Mr.. Bryan has
changed but little, Notwithstanding the
strain to which he has been subjected,
from continued addresses and lectures
early in the year, from six months of
camp life in the South with his COM
mand and in the campaigning following,
from the moment that his retirement
from the service gave him leave to speak
of the new issues. Maturer, he may
seem to some, trifle more grave, per-
haps, but there is more fire and spirit, if
possible, under the noble promptings of
his nature aroused by the outrages being
perpetrated in the nations name against
| human liberty. When he reaches his
climaxes on that topic, it is the fire and
spirit Of that great day in Chicago, when
he declared against the crown of thorns
for labor's brow, and that mankind
should not be crucitied upon the cross of
| gold.
What a burning shame is that misera-
BILE lie, spread wherever Mr.. Bryan is to
appear, that he only does SO for hire
There was but one Republican paper, so
far as we know, to print it, on the recent
occasion, and that said that Mr.. Bryan
refused to come to st. Paul until the
Ramsey county Democrats raised him
$500. Humiliating as it was, at Mime
apolis commercial traveller who had
heard the lie in so many places, nerved
! himself to learn the truth from Mr..
| Bryan's own lips, which he did in the
presence Of Mr.. Winston, Mr.. Ankeny
and Senator Brown, of Steele county
Mr.. Bryan thanked the gentleman for his
question and assurance that he himself
knew it was false, and drew from his
pocket memorandum book in which
was cast up the amount he had paid out
for railroad travel alone, which was s187