The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-09

the Buffalo Union and Times, the
Western Waterman, the Baltimore
Mirror, the Chicago New World, the
Michigan Catholic, the San Francisco
Monitor, the Colorado Catholic and
others we could enumerate, he would
have been slow to place the twinkling
Siamese twins at the head of them all.
The Irish Standard has no desire to
detract from the merits of the Mil
waukee Citizen as Catholic paper.
1t is a good, newsy and attractive
sheet, gotten up with little mental ex-
ertion by a gentleman who is an ex-
pert in the use of the editorial scissors.
Of course, our reverend friend may
not consider the Irish Standard worthy
OF mention among Catholic papers. He
may think it is not Catholic at all, be-
cause the word Catholic" is not in
cluded in it's title. But it is Catholic
paper, nevertheless, and is recognized
as such by the bishops and priests of
the Northwest, many of whom were
its ardent supporters and patrons at it's
first appearance sixteen years ago,
long before Father Keane came to the
city. During it's existence the Irish
Standard has been the uncompromis-
ing advocate and defender of every
thing Catholic in this section Of the
country, and is as loyal to the ancient
church as any paper in the United
States or elsewhere. 1t is independent
however, and is not the organ of any
ecclesiastic, either in politics or in the
ology.
Different persons have different opin-
ions as to which is "the best Catholic
paper in America Father Keane has
expressed his opinion and we will ex-
press ours. "The best Catholic paper
in America" for priests and laymen
to patronize is the one published in
their own city. At all times in season
and out of season, the Catholic priests
and people find their local Catholic pa
per the best in the country for them,
both individually and collectively.
When there is church concert or
festival, Fourth of July picnic, 18th
of March entertainment, Il moonlight
excursion on Minnetonka, an annual
outing on the Mississippi, OF anything
else to be given for the benefit of
church or school, the very best Catho-
lie paper in America for Minneapolis
priests and laymen is the Irish Stand
ard; because it is always ready and
willing to Doom the affair gratuitous-
ly and to give all the space necessary
for advertising it. When the Chronicle
was published in st. Paul as the Off
cial organ of this archdiocese it never
had but limited circulation in Mime
apolis. Now that it is published in an
other city hundreds of miles away and
no longer a home paper, it's circulation
is more circumscribed. Therefore it is
in vain for Father Keane, through his
monthly Calendar, to attempt the ex-
pansion of it's subscription list even
within the confines of his own parish
where he eXerts the most influence.
The Irish Standard is truly a Catho-
lie home paper as well as a paper for
the Catholic home, and while it con-
tinues to be so it will receive the en-
enlargement and support it deserves.
No foreign paper can supersede it in
the city where it has accomplished so
much good in the cause of God and
country, and we desire Father Keane
to make note of it in the forthcom-
ing issue of his periodical.