The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-08-18

other hand, England surrendered to us
ninetcen-twcntieths OF the land, whose
possession had been in dispute"
In plain language this means that the
administration has done well by giving
England only a part OF the territory
which she demanded, but to which she
had no sort Of valid pretcnsion. Instead
OF complaining we should be grateful
to the president for not allowing Eng
land to take more than she did.
Governor John Lind is nothing ii not
prompt to action when occasion de-
'nands. There was no unnecessary de-
'ay in dealing with the Indian scare
some time ago, and neither was there
any now in taking measures to protect
the people in the northern part of the
state who we're. being terrorizcd by d
gang OF lawless circus men. The COVER
nor is awake all the time. The people
have come to understand thoroughly
that he is to be trusted to do his duty
without fear or favor, and in the fall
they will be glad of the chance to record
their wish that he shall serve for two
years more.
1t was stated in this bulletin last week
that Van SAINT was a falsificr when in
his Minneapolis speech he quoted Mr..
| Bryan as saying that this country would
manufacture no goods for export in the
event OF McKinlcy's election. Every
person OF sense knows without being
| told that Bryan never could have made
such a silly remark. To make assur-
ance doubly sure, however. a St Paul
friend Of Mr.. Bryan sent him the ex~
cerpt in question from Van SAINTS
speech and received an answer in which
Mr.. Bryan declares that he has been
misquotcd by the Republican candidate
for governor OF this state.
By the way, is Theodore Roosevelt in
a position to pose as a shining light in
the matter OF honesty? He condemns
some seven or eight million American
voters as guilty OF dishonesty because
they do not believe in the 2oo-cent dol
lar which has been saddlcd on the poo
pie for the benefit OF the bondholders
But how about the noisy candidates
own record? The people will remember
how he not long ago was caught i'll an
attempt to avoid payment OF his taxes.
When the assessor came around and
wanted him to pay taxes on his per-
sonal property in New York, Roosevelt
| made oath that he was resident Of the
District OF Columbia, where he was
holding down a job as assistant secrc-
tary OF war Later he was nominated
for governor OF New York and some
mischcvous person made the point that
the candidate was not eligible as he
was not resident OF the state. Then
Roosevelt discovered that he had been
mistaken i'll claiming to have his home
in Washington He rushed around
and paid his taxes in order that he
might run for the governorship. 1t
will hardly do for him to set himself
up as the one great representative OF
the honest people.
The Pioneer Press says cditorially,
that the anarchist who assassinated
King Humbcrt was only student in
the same school in which William ].
| Bryan is professor. This is entirely
in harmony with its other position that
the assassin of Gocbel is a patriot
Some simple minded people may not
be able to subscribe to either Of these
doctrines. However, there is no qucs-
ton but that boil, arc of the genuine
Republican brand.
Our Republican neighbors- across the
Wisconsin line have dose of Hanna
ism on their hands, quite the equal of
the forcing OF Sherman out of public
life in Ohio, to make room for the
great boss. Their we'll loved Senator
Spooncr is the victim in this case, and
Hanna and Mckinley have issued the
| tNdSS, tidt opoOIlSi IliuSl ~ W MS po-
litical graveyard. 1t is in order to make
room for Henry c. Payne. The whole
chapter is black one, and will be
fully aired as the time goes on, This
imperialism which makes and unmakes
senator's as we'll as carries on wars OF
conquest, is of the real old-fashioned
kind-Cacsar kind.
The schoolmasters this year are for
Bryan. scores OF able cducationalists
have declared for him, who bitterly op-
posed us in 1896. In Indiana there is
said to be regular stampede of faculty
professors to the Bryan standard
Carry the news to Prcxy Nortl,rup
He should catcl, on.
Wheat has been rising gradually il
the face OF the disaster from drouth
and SO has silver, without droutl,, tc
the highest point Of years. But wfel
normal conditions return the raiscrs O
wheat will continue to be in deadly
competition with the wheat raisers o
the silver countries. The fact all tho
time remains that free coinage would
relieve our producers from such ruinou:
compctition-from the "5o-cent wheat
that is always with us under the Re
publican English policy. IS.