The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-04-12
SUCCESSORS OF A. P. A.
Have Taken the Name OF American
Minute Men.


lodges and fled to the woods at the be-
ginning of the Spanish war, are re-
turning from cover. They are organ
izing bands of American Minute
Men" to save the country from cap
ture by the willy Papists. With Mar
garet Shepherd as their Moll Pitcher
and enthusiastic companies of Minute
Men in every city and village aye, in
every penitentiary in the land, patriot
ic Americans are given assurance that
the country is safe.
Frank ]. Batcheller, of Boston,
chairman of the national committee of
the American Minute Men, has issued
a call for meeting of the national
committee to be held in Boston on
May q. The purpose is to perfect
plans for an aggressive campaign In
every state for the election of members
of congress.
Mr.. Batcheller says that the Ameri-
can Minute Men is the successor of the
A. z. ~, which has passed out of ex-
istence.
Chairman Batcheller told of the
causes which led to the disruption Of
the a. p. A., which, he said, was
wrecked by politicians and others who
used the movement for their own adj
vantage. He said the American Min
ute Men was formed some months ago
and has been growing quietly until
now, it is stated, the membership has
reached 100000, with adhcrcnts in
every state.
The organization of the Minute Men
has stirred the editor of Poughkeepsie
Ncws-Press to give expression to these
thoughts:
And now we have the Minute Men
Il society to take the place of the lam
cnted A. T.. "A. The purposes of the
Minute Men are similar to those which
actuated the A. p. A. to deeds of dar-
ing. and stunts of asininity never to be
forgotten. At least. so we read in the
matter. The Minute Men are to have
Il keen eye upon Congress, TO the end
that neither Leo NH. nor his imme-
diatc successor shall seize the speak
cr's desk, or influence the gatherings
in the cloak room. This being the
chief danger to the republic at this
time, it will be seen that the Minute
Men of today are as prompt in the
minute of rescue as were the Minute
Men of the Revolution, with the en-
ccption of the advance made by the
latter day heroes in the matter of
who 1 they associate with. The Min
ute Men Of the Revolution didn't care
much how members Of their band wor-
shipped God, so long as they were on
the right side of the Revolution. There
fore, it happened that few Mullgans,
several Murphys, and now and then Il
Carroll and even an O'Brien got in
amongst them. We are not so certain
but that a few Flahertys and an odd
O'Shaughnessy slipped in to fight with
the Smiths, Washingtons, and the 9th
crs
''Now there is to he none of that
with the Minute Men. successors of
the \. =. a., in our enlightened day.
We presume the Minute Men will start
in soon to cxpunge from American his
tory several names that have long
been annoying the yalorous chieftain
Of know-nothingism in the land. For
instance. how long is that Carroll Of
CarrOllton to be allowed to hold the
center of the stage in the Declaration
of Independence? How long is the
picture or the name of Phil Sheridan
to be hanging around the capitol of
this nation? What shall we do with
Phil Kearney? And why not cut out
Colonel .Corcoran from the story of
Bull Run?
These are some of the things which
the Minute Men of today will have to
do. If this republic is to so laundering
down the ages as the creation of the
Bully old a. =. A.
',There is General w. II. Sherman.
What business has he holding place
in American history? Is not his son
Il Jesuit? Did he not associate with
'Romanists,' whatever they are, dur
ing his life. and right in public. too?
Away with Sherman. Gut him out.
Look at the supreme court Of the Unit
ed States with Romanist sitting
right there as one of the judges, per-
haps two of them. All this must be
attended to. Then there is this Dewey
affair. why has he not been squashed
long before this?