The Irish standard., 1900-10-27

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lives that the black man should be
| free.
After an expenditure of S2OOOOO,OOO
and two years fighting with undaunt-
ed courage these little brown men still
face the greatest power or the earth.
1t is tue cruciiixion of freedom by its
Grstwhilc dcvotccs! If these people
arc not to become citizens they can
not become as long as we remain re-
public, dependents.
When by the providence of God our
country has been blessed with great
and abundant harvests this confidence
administration claims the credit Of any
benefits to the people arising there
from, but when it is tnunted with it's
own conduct i'll the Philippines and
Porto Rico 1t raises it's hands to high
heaven and eXclaims: "'Tis the will
of God!' If God willcd that we should
go to war with the Filipinos then he
must also have willcd that we abstain
from going to the aid of the Beers in
their struggle for freedom. What kind
OF God does Mark Hanna worship?
The trouble with Hanna is that he he
licves in the doctrine that "might
makes right" and therefore attributing
to God tyrannical attributes does not
seem to him absurd or irreverent
What we need is Il tribune to lash
these pharisecs from the peoples tenn
pie. .....
| In the harbor of New York is that
; magnificent statue of liberty enlight-
rning the world. SO strong was the
belief that the fires of liberty would
never burn low in this land that the
statue was placed with it's face toward
the sea in order that the other people
might catch the glow and beauty of
freedoms countcnnnce. Is it possible
that we have already reached time
when it will be necessary for us to
turn the statue that we may study
again the face of our once loved god
dess?
Time was when we inspired and en-
couragcd republics in every part of the
world, and 1t was the dream of Amer
icnns that the day was coming when
all countries would be under demo-
cratic banners. Yet within n few
save them from the nation that had
thrice tried to destroy us, and the
sphinx itself was not more cold or ST.
lent to their appeal. Our changed po-
sition in the eyes Of mankind was new
er more aptly illustrated than when
one Of the Bocr ENJOYS to America said
in Chicago that they realized that the
| administration, OH account of It's deli
cate. position in the Philippines, could
do nothing for them.
Hanna, who had used the United
States troops against the miners in
Idaho, feared the result Of the Penn
sylvania troubles upon the election.
He rushcs to New York, sees n single
man and within n few hours, without
even consultation with the striking
miners, the coal bnrons announce that
they will give an advance Of 10 per
cent in the wages Of the men. Mills
are shut down throughout the country.
town to town holding conferences with
the millionaircs Of the country and it
is announced that the sinews of war
are forthcoming. A Republican attor-
ncy general of Ohio boldly attacks the
Standard OIL trust. Hanna rclcgates
him to private life for his audacity.
Senator Pettigrew of Dakota publishes
to the world the evidence tending to
show that Hanna bought his seat in
the senate. Without deigning to an
swer this charge he has gone to Dakota
to pay the undcrtakers for the political
| luIlcIil VI ctIlSIcW. Mcu LCdE " diCL
or speak their minds lest this political
monstrosity destroy them. And this
man is to control the destinics Of this
nation for the next four years! God
help us all!
I see a battle raging! On one side
are the common people with a valiant
leader. see banners reading IA Re-
public, Not m Empire" 1 see this
mass Of people attacked by an army of
Hannaitcs bearing imperialistic and
trust banners On which side shall l
fight? I am an Abraham Lincoln Re-
publican! My duty is clear. will
stand by Bryan, the Declaration of In
dependence, the Constitution and the
republic.