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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-18
THE ELECTIONS
And Their Bearing on the Issue of 1900.
Reform Press Bureau,

St. Paul, Nov. IS, 1899.
IN important review OF election re-
suits is i'll every way encouraging to
the reform forces. Such unbiased re-
view is necessary in order to counterfeit
The usual misrepresentation Of the facts,
| which in this case has been done will,
unusual ingenuity This will appear iii
the following reviews OF the four prin-
cipal states.
Beginning with Ohio. Our friends,
the enemy, made the comparisons with
certain former years when the state had
gone Democratic, or cast the smallest
Republican majoritics, such years as
those preceding presidential years, or
otherwise known as ''otf years" Does
anybody believe this was an "off year"
when vital questions were up, and cspe-
cialy that OF endorsement OF the Ohio
President. Therefore the comparison
must be with later or Republican years.
Nash has something like $4,000 plural
ity, whereas Bushnell, the present Re-
publican governor, received $4,000 when
elected two years ago Then the vote
was some 100000 less than has now been
cast. The change against the Rcpub-
licans has therefore been enormous.
But further. Two years ago there was
but about $4,000 minority, or third party
vote, whereas now Jones has received
fully 100000. This is estimated to be at
least three-lourths from the Democrats,
in the large cities. All of the Jones
vote is to be added to the Mclean vote
on the protest against Hannaism and
imperialism. Jones campaign was dis
tinctly Mckinley, and in his ad-
dress since election, he hopes that what
he has done will contribute to forcing
a halt in the wicked and un-Amcrican
Philippine policy The result, therefore.
is that, instead OF winning a victory in
Ohio. the Mckinley administration is
showed under by more than the Nasl,
plurality over Mclean, or at least 60 600
to 10000 votes.
Take Nebraska: All reports agree
that in the closing and effective parts oil
the campaign the chief figures OF which
were Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Towne, the
issue turned almost entirely upon the
administrator policy. OF course en-.
dorscment OF Mr.. Bryan and his position
upon all issues was co-incident to it
but MIR. Towne himself states that tn
; question OF imperialism was the burning
one to which the public never tired o.
listening The magnificent majorit,
there. mounting up to almost 10000, is
the increase over the meager fusion
majority for governor last year OF 2,721
and over the 1900 given Mr.. Bryan i,
'o6.
Entirely misleading is the statement
that the Republicans made little cffor
in that state. The testimony is tha
they made the fight OF their lives there
There was schoolllousc campaign mad,
all over the state. Unprecedented
amounts OF money were sent there ane
t everything done. in the Republican
power, to weaken Mr. Bryan's holt
j upon his home state. The victory i
5 greater ard more magnificent on tina
account. which IS beyond ques ion.
k AS to Kentucky: Misleading com
o PARSONS have been made when Ken
: lucky was Democratic. going back t,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-18
Feeding an Army.

1t requires 1o5,35o pounds OF food per
day to feed an army OF $4,000 men, A
horse receives IL pounds OF grain and
II pounds OF hay, and mule gets 9
pounds OF grain and II pounds OF hay.
Each soldier costs IS cents day, and
the cost OF an army can be easily reck-
oncd, whether it consists OF $4,000 or
$780, 900 men. ....
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Hereditary bondsmcn, know We not,
Who would be free, themselves mus
strike the blow?

Somebody asked him, why do you
repeat that so oiten?' His reply was,
Because it is true, and no truth can be
repeated too often
so we say of the declaration that all
government rests upon the consent OF
the govcrncd-so declared the founders
OF Our government; they incorporated
it into the constitution and made it the
foundation stone OF our government;
the wiscst and best form Of government
yet devised by the ingenuity Of man.
Until recently all Americans maintained
the doctrines set forth in the Declara-
ton OF Independence, The worshpers
of Mammon, the advcnturcrs and mo-
nopoEsts, all favor a policy OF robbery
and jobbery in the Philippines.
Unfortunately they have the car OF
the administration and are pushing it
lcadlong to destruction. The people
were ast.ounded at hearing OF the dec
larator OF a cabinet officer, that we
were under such moral obligations to
England ior neutrality during the Span
isl war we could not afford to express
friendship or sympathy for brave pco-
pie in South Africa, fighting to main
tain their independence. Have we then
fallen SO low under this spell OF impcri-
alism as to Join hands with the nation
whose flag is found, as London Truth
dcclares
North, south, east and west,
Wherever there's wealth to covct or land
that can he possessed;
Wherever are savage RACES
10 cOzen, coerce and scare,
Ye shall find the vaunted ensign,
For the English flag is there.
Where is the flag of England?
Go where rich galleons come
With shoddy and loaded cottons,
And beer and Bibles and rum;
Go to where brute force has &riumphed,
And hypocrisy makes its lair,
And your question will find it's answer,
For the flag of England is there!
as this to be the future story OF our
Wanted ensign, OF that flag which we
proclaim in Our national anthem Floats
over the land of the free and the home
OF the brave? Is the policy Of conquest
to be the policy OF our government? Is
our flag to march side by side with the
flag OF England? Are we to join hands
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-18
A YOUNG IRISH LEADER.
John Mcbride is Prominent in the
TranSvaal.

1hIolllSl lISluCl VI lllC 1llSll Ill tllS
Transvaal has come to the front The
lew leaders, name is John Mcbride, and
here has been much inquiry as to his
IDENTIFY, which. however, all the time
has been known to the revolutionary
clement in ireland. Mcbride is a young
man OF County Mayo, about "a years OF
tge. He is brave, unselfish and ardent
He was intended for the medical pro-
ession and devoted several years OF
study to it, but thinking a doctors life
md duties too exacting to give scope
O his Nationalist impulses, he entered
the establishment of firm of whole
sale chemists in Dublin Political life
in those days was hot and earnest there
and throughout the country, and when
the crisis in Parncll's career aroused
the feelings and passions OF the people
John Mcbride took his place by the
side OF ''thc Chief" and could find no
excuse or plea Of commiseraton for
those whom he believed had not only
deserted but betrayed Parnell.
Soon after Mcbride went to South
Africa and made the Transvaal Repub-
lie his home, where he could find more
liberty and brighter future than in his
native land. The spirit and conditions
which made him disloyal to Queen Vic
toria has made him loyal to Dom Paul,
and i'll June last, ioreseeing that war
was inevitable, he wrote home TO his
brother, who lives in Westport, County
Mayo, that he had determined to throw
in his lot with the Beers and was pre-
pared to fight and ii need be die for the
cause OF liberty and home rule in his
adopted country.
Now the news comes that he has
gathered around him from 1000 to 1000
of his countrymen-Irishm as ardent
and rcsoute as himself it may be be-
licved. They have already upliited the
green flag, and it is safe to say that
only death can lower it, 1t is possible
yet not SO probable as most people
thnk-that the two little South African
republics will be conquered, but
When the war drums throb no longer
And the battle flag is rurled,
there is no fear that the green flag OF
the Transvaal Irish brigade will have a
stain upon it-cNcept one made by the
blood OF the brave
The idea of a Transvaal "Irisl bri-
gadc," raised and armed to combat Eng
lands troops and sllatter the red line"
whether thin or thick, is a thrilling one
to the Irish patriot. 1t brings up men,
cries of Mcaghcr's brigade i'll our own
civil war, and the still proudcr ones OF
the brigade in France, which drove in
flight down the slope of Fontcnoy the
army OF the Duke OF Cumberland, and
snatched victory from acknowledged de-
feat 1t was this charge, inspired by the
cry OF Remember Limerick and Saxon
Faith!' that saved France and the shat
tered and beaten columns OF Marshal
Sake; and it was the famous victory
thus won by Ireland's expatriated son:
that caused King George to utter the
bitter lmprecation: Cursed be the laws
that deprive nc OF such subjects
And now even though it be in iar-of
Africa, McBride's brigade has aroused
a deep interest i'll this country, and higl
hopes are entertained that it will con
iinuc the glory OF the brigades OF Dillol
and Meaghcr.
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"Thin," said Mr.. Hennessy, "ye-er
frind Roberts ought to move to what
d'ye-call-th' place."
That's what Pm thinkin'," said Mr..
Dooley. "But It's too bad f'r him he
was BORN at home"
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M'KINLEY ENGLAND'S ALLY.
Speech of Hon. Thomas j. Gargan in
Boston, Mass.

At recent meeting in Boston the
Hon. Thomas J. Gargan said in part:
Daniel O'Connell, during his great
agitation for repeal in Ireland, began
his speeches with the quotation from
Byron's poem OF 'Childe Harold:
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Call Up Meagher & Co.
If you want good dry pine wood. Ev-
ely load warranted. Tel. 1861.
, 1899-01-04
INSISTED ON PAYING.
A Man Who wouldn't Accept Legal
Advice For Nothing.

A Man Who Wouldn't Accept Legal
Advice For Nothing.
The other day an old fellow slouched
into Attorney Oscar Kahn's office, on
Legal row, aud introduced himself as
Mr.. Smith, Jones, Brown, or something,
of a n~eighboring county. He said he
wanted to consult a lawyer and was &C.
corded a seat and one of the attorneys
sweetest smiles.
He her explained that while he was
away from home the sheriff or some
deputy had attached his wife's sewing
machine and bureau for taxes. He did
not propose to tolerate such imposition.
he declared.
"What is the amount of taxes?' in
quired the lawyer.
"Lemme see-Sl. 2S, " was the reply
The lawyer could not conceal a smile,
but hastened to say: "Well, Mr.. Smith,
if you want my advice, it is to go back
and settle that small amount. 1t looks
like the easiest and best way out of it. "
The old fellow thought u moment
and replied that he believed he would.
Answering, he asked, "How much do l
owe your"
"Oh, nothing, sir" was the reply
II won't charge you anything for a lit
tie advice like that"
"But | allus pays fer whut l git and
want ter pay yer jes' the same"
"Oh, that's all right; come in again
some time when you need advice on
something more important, and We'll
square it then"
Nav, I want ter pay it now. Jes'
squeal out. Eff it's 20 cents, I'll pay it.
Eff ye want 80, there it isl" And he
threw down a half dollar and left
Paducah (Ky.) Sun.
, 1899-01-04
PURITY IN POLITICS.

The Sun has always cOntended thu
there could be, and is, just as muC
purity in politics as in any walk of lif
If a mar is dishonest in politics he /
dishonest in business. All this hue ar
cry, raised by so many people, about tt
corruption in politics being so abhC
rent is 50 much rot. The people-th,
entire people-compose the politica
parties Of the day, and if political par
ties are corrupt then the people are cor
rupt. Corrupt leaders is a sure sigI
that there is corrupt soil beneath, and
that corrupt soil is the people them
selves.
Purity in politics can be brought
about just as any other reform in the
great body polite is, by the better and
stronger element rising up and crushing
out corrupt men and abolishing dis
honest methods. II any party finds
leaders at the head, who use question
able methods and employ questionable
means, doing such Things as make the
souls of honest men recoil with dis
gust, then there is just n thing to do
turn them down and send them to the
rear. Send every corrupt man about
his business, and put am honest man in
his place. Thus, and thus only. will
you have honest politics. When a large
corporation finds a man at its head or
in it's employ who employs questionable
methods it gets rid of him. If the peo-
pie of a community find that they have
a business man in their midst who is
tricky and dishonest they shun him.
If they will employ the same methods in
politics they will have no $ to
complain about corruption. Corrupt
leaders, employing questionable meth
DDS, are but the fruits of corrupt people,
and II they do not relegate such men
to the rear then tney have no right TO
hold up the hands In horror over the
they find in politics.-Sara-
Sun.
, 1899-01-04
PA AND FREDDIE ABOARD.
An Exciti-E Time For which There
Was Really No Occasion.

An ESciti7E Time For Which There
Was Really No Occasion.
As a passenger train on the Hannibal
was pulling out a tall countryman, in
numbered with four bundles, a scythe
snath, an ak handle, a bag of bananas
and a small boy, came out of the depot
and began to take his bearings. Up and
down the tracks his gaze wandered, up
and down the long lines of coaches
drawn up under the sheds, and at last,
as the rear coach was passing him, he
caught sight of the moving train.
Come on, Freddiel Thar she goes!"
be yelled and began to transfer some of
his belongings from his right hand to
his left as he ran. Freddie made an
amazing record for one whose legs were
so short, and they were soon beside the
steps On the rear end of the last coach.
There was "a man standing on the plat
form.
Hay, stop 'er, stop 'er!" cried Fred
dies pa. put on that ar wind brake,
mister! Pull that ar rope up over yorr
head and make 'er stOpp'
But the mar only reached down and
caupht freddie who was leaning and
srinniro I'D drona;na hr 80. ,, lie
cain efForts ,o moka bi0 sbor, Iogs
stretch far onongb "a gat his foet nm the
lover Stan Pa heId on to him with one
hand and the man on the platform
finally succeeded in drawing him up.
Gid m across tbo riatform and want
ororhoord an ,ha o.har s;do Do ID n
Ieon for tbe s,ons drowned a brpdIe and
sto1,od to ricL :, M rio rocoyary of
,b. burdIa ,ook bnt saoord J,+ .bo
TT vos no,tiro ,,ou rrdor WOW and
was =, toiI,s Iono7b ohpad yben he he-
nan tho cbaso n9oir 0ma lila sn,rt
With bis co.ttoiIs STANDING ont hobind
bin, a rocI,1oes 1oan md no .,a -,os
, 1899-01-04

Here is a glimpse of the seamy side
Of life in Cornwall from The Cornish
Magazine:
I'm afraid, Jenny, you irritate your
husband with your long tongue"
law, no., my dear Miss Vivian, I'd
never say nawthen to en-. To'ther day
| was ONE waitin form to come ONE
to supper. Eight O'Clock come, an no
Jan 0 O'Clock come, an no Jan; 10
o'clock come, an nc Jan | put up me
bonnet an shoal an went to every kiddly
wink in town, thout Dyke Winsor's
When | come there, there wor Jan
says |, You ugly murderer yeilan.
Incest killed thee fust wife an now
heest wautt to kill me, too, an he up an
6naCked me down"
, 1899-01-04
ONE GLASS OF WINE.

4 belief That IT Changed the History
of This Country.
1t is said that n single glass of wine
probably wrecked the Democratic party
in 1860. The story is worth telling
After the breaking up of the national
Democratic convention at Charleston
the party in Georgia held a state con
~vention Great excitement prevailed
The leaders of tho party could not
agree. 1t was u critical period.
The majority report Endorsed the SO.
cedeIs or boilers at Charleston. while
the minority report opposed their aC-
tiOn. The leading champion of the mi
uOrity was Herschel V. johnson, and
his followers were confident that his
ploquenCe and logic would carry the
day.
1t is quite likely that such would
have been the case but for an unfortu.
nate mishnp Ex-Governor Johnson be-
gan his speech before the noon adjourn
mcnt on the second day and concluded
after dinner
Old men who remember hat speech
say that it vas a powerful argument,
and the impression gained ground that
after the noon recess the speaker would
demolish his opponents with a few
sledge hammer blows
But the overcontident friends of the
minority report were doomed to disap-
pointment. johnson felt the strain of
the morning session so much tina he
was unable to eat anything, and he took
a of wine upon an empty stomach
to strengthen himself. This was a fatal
mistake. That one glass of wine per.
haps changed the destiny of the nation
The great orator resumed his speech.
but the wine had nauseated him. He
was hazy, verbose and unintelligible at
times. His style and argument lacked
vigor, consistency and positiveness His
friends looked at one another in despair
The men oil the other side were exult
ant. 1t was evident that the speaker
had damaged his own cause.
Then Howell Cobb and Henry X
jackson followed each other for the ma
jOrity report. They spoke with an air
of eXpectant triumph and captured the
convention.
The majority report was adopted. 1t
is unnecessary to follow the history of
the next few weeks. The national De
mocracy was completely disrupted and
put two tickets in the field. Lincoln
was elected and the country was plung.
ed into "A civil war. Had johnson sue
ceeded in inducing the Georgia owen
ton to adopt his conservative ideas, it
iS safe IN saw that nthnr sDnfhnrn Sfatac
, 1899-01-04
PLATTE VALLEY TROUBLE.

1t is a matter of extreme regret to ali
law-abiding citizens of the state that
the sheepmen and cattlemen of the
Platte valley have been unable TO dwell
together in harmony, making such equi,
table division of the common range as
seemed e and proper to a majority
of the inhabitants of that splendid
country. The latest trouble has re,
suited in the arrest of three men, who
have been charged with a grave of,
Tense.
The fact is that the men arrested are
not, in the eyes of the majority of the
best citizens, guilty of a serious offense.
Many years ago the people Of the valley
agreed upon a line dividing the cattle
from the sheep. The upper end of the
valley. beginning at Spring creek and
extending clear through the North park
was given TO the cattlemen-Old sturdy
pioneers who settled in that section long
years ago-while the lower portion Of
the valley and elsewhere in Carbon
county was considered open to all. The
opinion was general that no cattlman
could support his family in the Sara
toga valley if the sheep were permitted
TO come in and eat off the range. The
agreement was kept inyiolate for sew
eral years. Then a man introduced
some sheep. a delegation Of his neigh
Dors ualttL zipUiI rim him and finally re.
Quested their removal and they were
taken out Another mar tried to breaf
the agreement with the same result
About three weeks ago the agreement
was again broken and with the evident
intent OF making a test case A few
neighbors protested and the violatol
agreed TO move his sheep within two
weeks. The time passed and the sheer
remained. After waiting what was
considered a reasonable time, a number
of men with masks appeared at the
ranch in question and told the own.
er of the sheep they would b.
forcibly elected from the valley. An.
CRY words passed, but the sheep wer
removed without serious violencs
Later warrants were sworn out &c
three reputable citizens of the vale
and the matter is now in the courts.
There is a Legal right to pastuy
sheep or cattle anywhere upon the ope
pubic domain, and again there is
moral principle involved which he
nearly has nearly the force and effeC
of law. If men who own small home
in a certain locality find that the
property is threatened, that it would |
iTgc5s.ble for them to exist withC
tie maintenance Of personal compac
between man and man, then they az
net likely to sit idly by and see the
agreements broken and what they CO..
sl3er their sacred rights tramp!ed u.
der foot.
Thlre are some matters in ]connectio
with the open range business that car
not be adjudicated in the courts.
, 1899-01-04

Mrs. Acklins-I don't want to be i'm
pertinent, but how old are you any
way? Some of the ladies were discuss.
ing your age at the club the other day,
and several of them claimed hat you
were at least 30, but l insisted that you
were not more than 33.
Mrs. Biswick-I'm glad you were SC
kind. OF course you didn't mention the
fact that you We're ready to leave the
grammar grade when l was in the
primary class at school. did you?-New
York World. .
, 1899-01-04

At a school inspection some of the
boys found a difficulty in the correct
placing of the letters ii" and 'e" i'll
such words as "helieve,' receive, >
etc.
When the inspector said blandly
My boys, | will give You an iufallible
rule, IL | invariably use myself, " the
pupils were all attention, aud even the
master pricked up his ears.
The inspector continued: 1T is sim,
ply this: Write the i and e exactly
alike and put the dot in the middle
over them. "-LivcrpoOI Mercury
, 1899-01-04

The Egyptian women wore bangle
hoops of gold in their ears, which
were regarded as the wearer's choicest
possessions, and were parted from only
under direst stress. The golden calf was
supposed to have been made entirely
from the earrings of the people.
, 1899-01-04
HOt,, Sides.

Papa-IOu saw that Zig boy whip,
ping the little one, and you didn't in.
%terfere. Suppose yUu had been that lit.
tie boy?
Bobbie-l did think of that aud was
going to part 'em. but theu | happened
to think s'pose | was the big boy? So
[ left 'em alone. london Fun.
, 1899-01-04

I've called to tell you, sir, that the
photographs you took of us the other
day are not at all satisfactory. Why,
my husband looks like an APPEL" well,
madam, you should have thought of
that before you had him taken. =
Household Words.
, 1899-01-04

The death penalty is rarely enforced
in Germany, Austria, Denmark or
Sweden. In New York II out of ~
murdereis escape without any punish
ment, and in the United States only one
murderer in 90 suffers capital punish
nent.
, 1899-01-04

La Grippe is again epidemic. Every
p%recaution should be taken to avoid
it. Its specific cure is One Minute
Cough Cure. A. ]. Sheperd, publisher
Agricultural Journal and Advertiser,
Mo-, says: mo one will be dis
appointed in using One Minute Cough
Cure for La Grippe" Pleasant to take,
luick to act. F. H. Eggleston.
, 1899-01-04

James, if anybody inquiries for me
today, tell them | am not in"
Eyes, sir"
There might possibly be one who
would not have a bill, " muttered the
young man, but III not risk it
Cleveland Plain Dealer
, 1899-01-04
What You Want to Know
When You Want to Know It
EXPLANATION OF MARGINAL INDEX.

The ingenuity of the device deserves special explanation, trh I'll a patent system of fin.
Hsin a nushel. These wonderful pahs compiled by experts and absolutely up to date area
miniature counterpart thew o1dsp physical appermcea as it eMsb at this moment The maps ARE
merely pictorial charts; they are also biographies and gamtees combined. Ther ruled border
on the four sides of very mPs dvdd into equ-dstats spaces designated upon the sides b. let
at top md botom by numerals. If lines were projected from te marginal points, small
squares would Def ornedb by their intersection. On then margin of each page appeusa classified list
of all 1.-THE principal divisions cities and towns inscribed uponth lat special map. whme they are
alphabetically and @cordngt to tGrc commercial Importance and prominence cnterd
, 1899-01-04

Mr.. S. A. Fackler, Editor OF the Mi
Gla.) Hustler, with his wife
and children, suffered TERRIBLY from
La Grippe. One Minute Cough Cure
was the only remedy that helped
hem. 1t acted quickly. Thousands of
use this remedy as a specific for
"a Grippe, and its exhausting after eff
ects.
, 1899-01-04

When you neA1s anything in the WAY
# job printing and stationery, call q
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, 1899-01-04

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