The Irish standard., 1900-11-03
ignorance and all the time were an OBJ.

ignorance and all the time were an OBJ.
ject of loathing to his Utmost soul. A
few more such interviews, and the
Irish in this city will be saved
But the man who knocked DIR. Ames
higher than Gilroy's kite was DR.. AL
bert Shaw, then an editorial writer
on the Tribune, and now the accom-.
plished editor of the american Re
view of Reviews" In a leading arti.
Gle he produced facts and figures to
disprove the statements made by DR.
Ames, and said in part: I'm proper
ton to population there are more chill
dren in school in Ireland to-day than
in Minnesota. The report of the Com.
missioners Of National Education in
Ireland for 1887 shows that they then
had under their charge SIP schools
with an enrolment of about 1,1OO,OOC
one for about every four people in
the country. Minnesota in 1887 had
an enrolment of 253, 500 pupils with a
population-of 1,25OOOO. The average
attendance was one in ten of the popu.
lation and the enrolment one in five
as against eight and four for cores.
ponding categories in Ireland" He
then proceeded to say:
1.-THE archbishops and bishops of Ire
land are remarkably able, devoted
and patriotic body Of men. Under
them are the parish priests, than whom
it would be hard to find a drawer, more
Industrious, more useful and more self
denying body Of men. They are the
leaders of the people in their best as
pirations. They heartily favor the
National Education system. They
have the confidence of the poor and
suffering masses, and, as rule, they
do not abuse that confidence. Their
heroism in many instances is beyond
praise. It is simple justice to say
these things. 1t is most unjust and
most absurd to charge against the
priests that weight of national misery
that they themselves best appreciate
and most earnestly strive TO allevi-
ate"
These brave words of DIR. Shaw
drew no reply from Doc. Ames. The
next thing he did was to advertise
that the Irish were going to assassl-
nate him. In maudlin condition he
staggered into the Tribune office and
displayed a letter signed Gan Irish
man." which was written by some Of
his boon companions to scare him. The
Tribune reported his wild talk as fol
lows:
LET 'em come, and come face to
face, and if they get in on me first,
why, all right. Bluffs don't go. If
they're out for business, all well and
good. I'm right here to stay, and If
I'm murdered I'm sure there's enough
American citizens to see that the MUIR
der is avenged. When they think they
are going to scare Doc. Ames with
any letters of that stamp" pointing to
the letter, they're. barking up the
wrong tree"
This perpetual candidate for Office
hobs up again for the mayoralty. If
the people want retrogression instead
of Advancement in municipal govern
ment, let them vote for Ames and
blush for their action. The leopard
does not change his spots and Doc.
Amcs has not changed his character.
He is the same demagogue in the guise
of n Republican as he was when pos
ing as Democrat and a Populist. He
has no fixed principles and never had.
Two honorable men are his opponents
James Gray and w. J. Dean. Will
the people of this progressive city pre-
fer Ames to them? We cannot believe
it. In any event, q solemn duty de-
wolves upon citizens of the Irish race,
and that is to rebuke the slanderer of
dear old Ireland at the polls next
Tuesday and teach him a lesson he
shall never forget.