The Irish standard., 1900-01-13
OPENING GUNS
For s1eoo-W. j. Bryan and the Jackson
Day Celebration.

state readers all ROADS TO Rome Will
lead to Minneapolis for the greeting to
our great chieftain, Hon. w. ]. Bryan,
or be filled with the enthusiastic hosts
returning to the battle for American
ism for which, at the dawning OF the
new, year, there are so many omens OF
victory. For the benefit of those who
may receive this letter before it shall
reach all the press, as we'll as for indi-
cation OF what the occasion has been,
the following authentic statement OF the
program is made:
Mr.. Bryan comes on the invitation OF
the State League of Democratic clubs,
of which William Banquet Baldwin is
president. He will speak at both ban
quet and Exposition meeting, those
programs being so arranged as not
to conflict. Mr. Baldwin will say the
word of welcome at the Banquet and
his honor, Mayor James Gray, will act
as POSTMASTER. Banquet speakers will
be Mr.. Bryan, Governor Lind, National
Committeeman Thomas D. O'Brien,
Hon. ]. E. Ryan of Wisconsin, and
Hon. Charles A. Towne.
1t will also be widely known that
Governor Lind has fixed and AN
notn,oed his determination to retire
from political action, and not to be a
candidate for denomination. 1t will
probably be quite we'll known what has
led Governor Lind to this course. Sui
fee it to say that it is due to the gov
e1nor's. desire for better things than
chickering's and qusrrels over appoint
ments to Office, ana. the aversion he has
to association with that class of men
who see in the public service only what
there is in, it for them, regardless OF the
great good of the general public 1t is
no secret that from the time of retire
,lnent from congress- he steadEastly
turned his face from political action,
and only yielded on each former ocea-
sion to appeals to duty and conscience
for service to fhe state Inc so dearly
loves This he ieels tina, he will have
fully discharged by the close OF his
term.
1t is easy to i,nasn what will be the
feeling Of the people throughout the
state, when they understand what the
governor has undergone during she past
year, and realize the result OF Twin
City factions and dirty politics.
The first gain for 1900, and how do
you like it?
We have received from Hon. Ervine
Winslow, Eastern secretary of the Anti
Imperialist League, the proof sheets
absolute OF the crimnality OF the Nc
Kinley administration in ca.asing the
Philippine war. The witness to prove
this terrible :arraignment is Otis, whose
official reports reveal that McKM,ley's
proclamations OF Sovereignty" caused
the outbreak, andsthat Otis, hoping to
allay the suspicious OF the Tagals, actp,-
ally suppressed those words from the
presidents proclamation so as to de-
ceive the Filpinos and make them
think ouf governmenf really intended
to give them independence until such
time as we were ready to prevent any
Outbreak. General Otis says he es-
deavored to do this, but the trutia
leaked out through General Miller, a
subordinate, who used the real procla-
nation. hence the outbreak All is
fully proves by the official documents,
and it is these, we have no doubt. that
Senator Pettigrcn aims to place before
the senate. Was such infamy ever be-
fore known?
The Beers, with population Of $780,
600 souls have $4,000 soldiers, while
England, with 100000 people, has
10000 soldiers in the field, and more
may be coming. But the Beers have
more than soldiers, or people, or gold
they have God and liberty on their side.
Patriotic and lberty-loving St. Paul
ties are afre with the pro-Boer senti-
ment. Very little Toryism in the
Sanity City. Likewise fewer and
fewer 1n,peralists and other supporters
of vicious Mckinley policies.
The Reform forces OF St. Paul, deter
mined to wrest the city government
from Republican hands that have dis
graced the city, are making ready for
the spring campaign. The disposition
on all hands to sink personal differences
and to unite with the one fixed purpose
OF overthrowing the mis-rulers. is most
encouraging. There will this year be
but one battlc-cry with Democrats oil
all shades, with Populists and with in
dependents, namely. st. Paul must be
redeemed"
AS the case now stands. Republican
Remembering" will close the St. Paul
public schools long before the close OF
the school year. as the Minneapolis G,
o. p. did last year. Out with it
The total failures from the recent
panic footed $2I6,ooo,ooo, including
losses from shrinkagc in stocks, and
yet the commercial reports scarcely
referred to the matter, and their weekly
and monthly aggregates OF failures were
o,,l,y about tho normal How perfectly