The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-06-07

Gettlng 1t where the rooster got the axe.
God give them plenty of it. We can
stand it II they can. I'D.
CONrEMPTIBLE.
what is this ink spattering all over the
United States about, anyway? Why should
the speech Of an humble farmer, setting
forth the Qualities Of the greatest
Ire OF his political enemies all over the
country" 50 writes Patrick H Rahilly to
the Lake City Republican. At last Mr.
Rahilly explains his use Of Dougherty's
speech for Cleveland to nominate Donnelly.
ut may be possible. = Mr.. Rahilly blandly re-
marks. owing to the fact that have read
many able nominating speeches in years
past that fused one or more paragraphs
that were not my own composition. II SO.
I certainly used quotation marks. All I
ask Is fair play. Let those who published
the paragraphs referred to publish my
speech In full, and II they have the cele-
brated orators speech delivered 16 years
hence. publish 1t with NINE" And next
week the Republican will publish the whole
speech Mr.. Rahilly is q source OF joy.
Notice his delightful reference to the
speech of the celebrated orator delivered
'16 years hence."-The Minneapolis Jour-
nal.
The Minneapolis Journal is an able
paper, but it has on its editorial staff
some of the meanest creatures in the
United States One of them, named
Cochran, REVIEWS BOOKS WITHOUT
READING THEM. He praises or damns
them without knowing what is in them;
but leaves his deluded readers to sup
pose that his villainous bigotries rep
resent the intelligent judgment of calm
and impartial mind. after full and fair
study Of the subject matter. He ought
to be Stripped naked and branded
FRAUD" and set out on the front
steps OF the Journal Office for the de-
location OF Newspaper Row."
And the fellow who wrote the above
article thinks he has made tremendous
point when he shows that Mr.. Rahilly
should have written 1.'ago" instead of
hence" He forgets that Mr. R. was
not born in the United States, and did
not have the benefit of our grand public
school system. He came from a poor
and oppressed country, and had to pick
up his education the best way he could.
He began his career in the United States
with nothing but his clear head, his en-
ergy and his two bare hands; and he has
achieved a magnificent success. Today
he owns and operates the largest farm
in the richest part of Minnesota; and he
could draw his check for sum large
enough to buy a whole hitler of pups
Of the breed of his measly critic.
The Journal man seems to think that
is the same thing as ability.
We can point to men who can scarcely
read or write who, nevertheless, are at
the head Of great enterprises and WELD
an immense influence in every depart
ment Of life. And we can refer him to
others, college graduates, who are con-
everlasting darned fools, with
hardly sense enough to keep up the
semblance Of humanity
II this Journal writer had no more edu-
cational advantages than were enjoyed
by Mr.. Rahilly he would today be black
Ing boots on the street corners of Min
neapolis. But the generosity of great
nation gave him an education and he is
using it to pick petty flaws in the Ian
guage Of man ten times greater than
himself.
We would like to see this little crea-
ture hire hall and hold a debate with
Mr.. Rahilly on any Of the great ques-
lions Of the day. We will bet hundred
dollars that the farmer, while he might
make q mistake or two in grammar
and rhetoric. and his tongue might be-
tray touch OF tho -brogue Of one of the
noblest races on earth, would wipe the
floor with his impudent assallant, and
surpass him in knowledge. wit, elo-
luence and ability
And much Of all these attacks ON Mr..
Rahilly are because he Is Irish, and his
name is Patrick.
These fools do not seem to know that
The name Patrick meant "patrician.
aristocrat, gentteman;" and that It IL
low given to some Of the male members
II Queen Vietoria's family.
Nearly all of the great men and wom-
IN Of the United States have Irish blood
n them. II this, Ii denied, we can prove
It. The Anglo+Saxon myth is an ex-
oloded humbug.
The people Of the British islands are
made up OF Celts and Cloths.
Our own family has been in this coun-
Try considerably more than 100 years:
but we are proud Of the fact that, be-
vond that time. we can trace our line
age on one side back.. to. the Milesians.
who invaded Ireland from Spain 1900
years before the time Of Christ.
The inveterate prejudice against the
Irish. represented by this Journal writ
sr, II an Inheritance from the English,
Who, not content with robbing the Irish
of their lands. reduced them to such
that the population Of the
country fell from 100000 to 4,5o0, 900,
while 100000 persisted so years ago
of starvation and famine fever. But
his Is not enough. They pursue them
sven into this free country and cover
hem with insult and abuse.