The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-11-16

name and religion. He was regarded
rs !: necessary evil to be utilized for
the mcane>t and toughest kind of
labor. lie chrerlully accepted what
| rlli" To him. meantime keeping his
eyes open for an opportunity to better
| his condition. and after Il while he be-
gam To improve He sent his sons to
school. and SOGn Il new generation of
| Irish WAS born, educated and able to
cope with their opponents. They
| found warm friends and champions in
| liberal minded Americans like the late
Gen. Il. +. Butler. When Butler was
| elected governor of Massachusetts, it
fell to him to appoint two Judges in
| TIL" city Of Boston, aud. true to his
ideas of equality. he appointed an
| lriShman and Il negro. The freshman
WAS Major McCaitcrty, now dead.
Butler had bcfrirndcd McCamrrty
years before by loinin= him money to
put lin through the Harvard law
school.
General Butler. who WAS IL soldier
and lawyer of national reputation. in
hrritcd Irish blood from his mother.
lie worked in IL factory in his youth
and later studied law. In MasSa-
rllllSrttS if one reads law for three
years he is entitled to admission to
the bar without passing an cXamina-
ton. Butler refused to be enrolled as
an attorney unless he was first cx-
Aminrd. He applied to the district
court for examination. He said he
wanted to see low much law he knew.
The court appointed three able law
SerS to quiz him, and Butler surprised
his examiners by the depth and scope
of his knowledge of law. Peace to his
ashes, and peace to the ashes of every
American who treats the foreigner as
Il brother and IL fellow-citizen.
The lriShman notes with regret the
mpcrialistic tendency of alleged Amer
leans who are doing the governing
just now. Eastern traders are largely
responsible for the republic losing it's
pristine beauty and vigor and copying
En"lalHl'S questionable methods.
oh! America, America, weep for
thy dccnde,lcc. Tie crown of Justice
has been torn from thy brow. Great
Britain. that once tried to destroy Co
lumbia'S greatness and unity: that
sent her pirate ships to prey on our
r"mmercc: that armed the savage to
scalp and murder and burn the Amcri-
can settler, is now the god of the
American tondy. She is the pattern,
the cXrmplar the guiding star of the
An%ln-SnXon worshipcr and fraud;
and Il few fawning, BRINGING Irsllmcn
keep step to their music only to he
'lrSpsri by those they serve
The duty of Irishnrn is plain.
They should be filled with the love of
liberty and justice. Whether at home
or here. IriSllmrn should hammer the
head of wrong, injustice and imperial
trndrlcirs-th tendency to tyranny
and the tendency TO outrage Justice,
which. unless checked in time. will
bring anarchy and ruin to the land of
the Stnr-Spanglcd Banner. Let Irish
men be patriotic fearless. and honor
able. We need lriSlmrn with the
courage of lions. ready and prepared
I" stand up for country. principle. and
right.
The freshman should be the most
liberal of men. Intolerance should
find no place in his heart Having
suffered from intolerance at home, he
should condemn it ut every oppor-
tunity. In Il word. the IriShman
should he the most perfect of men.
He should scorn deceit and hypocrisy.
He should live that when he passes
from earth, the world may say of
him, in the language of Shakespeare.
"IIr wAs Il man"