The Irish standard., 1900-03-10
BRIToNS HISS THE NAME OF Gov, LIND.

British vice-consul at St. Paul, one E.
II. Murphy, who has changed the gu"
in his name into an 90" for the sake Of
cuphony and to conceal his nationality,
made vlrulent attack upon Gov. John
Lind and Mayor Gray for having ex-
pressed sympathy with the South Afri-
can republics on recent occasion. This
lrlsE-Canadian renegade who represents
the Carthaginian government at Mime
sofas capital stigmatized Gov. Lind as
"a rampant politician who was prosti-
tuting the governors chair for the sake
of votes" The $50 Britishers present
Kissed the governors name in sibilant
chorus, and they did the same with the
name of Mayor Gray. Having given
vent to their pent-up feelings of hostility
towards the constituted authorities of
both state and city, these British loyal
lists resolved to organize a social So
| ciety to be known as the "Sons and
Daughters of the British Empire of
Minnesota" the object of which is to
give balls for the benefit OF the widows
and orphans of the British soldiers who
may receive their quietus from Boer
bullets in the South African campaign.
In a country like this where free
dom of speech is guaranteed to every
one, whether alien or citizen, the Brit
ish-Americans have the right of holding
public meeting to express sympathy
with England, but it is in exceedingly
bad taste for men of any nationality to
hiss and boot the chief executive of the
commonwealth and the chief magistrate
of the city for entertaining contrary
opinion on the Anglo-Boer war, and for
giving expression to it on public oc-
casion. 1t is in worse taste
yet for British vice-consul
to make personal attack upon Ameri-
can officials for any utterance of theirs
on any question in which republican lib
erty is involved. In his speech at the
pro-Boer meetings in Minneapolis and
St. Paul, Gov. Lind was careful to dis
criminate between the British govern
ment and the British people. He said
in this city: "For the English people l
have every respect, but draw line
between them and the Chamberlain gov
eminent. If the destruction of Great
Britain were sought would be just as
earnest in my endeavors to create SYM
pathy for that nation as am now in my
efforts in behalf of the Transvaal repub-
lic."
And the attorney from Winnipeg who
bears mutilated Irish name as a token
of recreancy to race and creed, and
who serves England in the capacity OF
vice-consul at the state capital, calls him
"a rampant politician who is prostitut-
ing the governors chair for votes for
giving expression to sentiments held by
IS per cent of the American people. E.
H. Morphy with the 20" says he is an
American citizen and therefore he has a
right to apply such reprehensive Ian
guage to the governor of Minnesota.
We have not had time to examine the
records as to the naturalization of Mr..
| Morphy. 1t may be that to qualify
himself for the practice of law in Ameri-
can courts he renowned his allegiance
to every prince, potentate and sover-
eighty whatsoever, but particularly to
the queen of Great Britain and Ire
land"; but he must have done so with
a mental reservation or he would dis
play democratic principles by preferring
republican to imperial forms of govern
ment the world over instead of repre-
senting an effete monarchy in St. Paul
and denouncing the head of the state
like an Orange rowdy.
The Irish Standard has never said an
unkind word of Englishmen for loving
the land of their birth. It is natural for
them to have an affection for their kin
dred and to render aid to the widows
and orphans of the victims of Tory
rapacity in South Africa. No one
blames them for that. But they make
a grievous mistake when they hiss the
governor of Minnesota and the mayor
of Minneapolis for favoring republican
liberty rather than imperial despotism
whether in Africa or in the Philippines
! The English people at home are divided
on the African war just as the Ameri.
can people are divided on the Philippine
instruction. Frederick Harrison, Johr
Morley and William T. Stead are borr
Englishmen who are opposed to Cham,
berlain's war because it is unjust. The,
have been more vehement in their de-
nunciation than either Gov. Lind OF
Mayor Gray, and no E. H. Morphy ha:
attacked them to elicit Kisses from tn,
British people. Even Morphy himsel
admits that mistakes may have beer
made by the British government in it
dealings with the Beers, and says: CON
cannot say anything against the Draw
little people who are fighting for wha
they believe to be their rights, but tn
time has gone past when people cal
{ have taxation without representation.
, If Morphy is not a citizen OF this repub
lie and has not abandoned his allegi
: ance to Queen Victoria, he will find on
r there is taxation without representa-
ton" in the United States as we'll as il