The Irish standard., 1902-12-20
1t Appeared in the City of Waterford in
the Year 1927 and Alarmed
British Tyrants.
The Editors and Publishers of Patriotic
Journals Were Arrested by
the Authorities.

gan to feel the influence of this press
TO combat it, English editors and, alas.
Irish assistants. English typos pres
SEES and all the machinery We're ell
gagged and settled in Dublin, to start
and establish secret government or.
gan styled the volunteer Evening
Post" Many and severe were the cri-
ticisms OH the alleged association Of
Irish assistant editors attached to this
''RritiSl Sheet 1t was worth Il de-
cent or even an indecent Irishman's
life to be called one of these assistant
editors. in the streets of Dublin. So
bitter was this popular feeling that the
Post by Il subterfuge. soon posed
as an Irish liberutor. and bamhoozled
1.-THE stricken and g;lunt'' as well as the
robust and loyal sons Of old Ireland.
For Il time. this trick-this eternal
tricking of Ireland-prevailed success
fully. Emboldened thereby, the Post"
returned to it's early love and threw
out its f;lngs against Ireland for the
Irish" The people as no other people
ever did or ever will do towards the
press. arose in Il moment of resent
ment and attacked the Post It's
rroprrtorS fed. minus effects, to Eng
land, leaving the publisher in the lurch
and in the back office
In Ireland they have !, way of nega-
lively issuing an order. Don't tar and
feather the Saxon" yelled the leaders
Of the mob: and sti",igltway was the
publisher so thoroughly t;,rred and
fratlcrul that he did not know himself
for several days afterwards. From this
time on the English government tyrall.
nized over the Irish press.
In 100 the printer of the dublin
Morning Post" was arr Hsted. and i'll q
summary manner sentenced to stand
in the public pillory for ndulging in !,
mild sort of Scdition. !; l:bel on tho
Queen. This libel consisted of ono
sentence that had already been pub
Iished by the London press. and reat
simply: "The was formerly /;
very domestic woman. but now gives
up too much of her time to politics.
The dash line was Il favOrite ye
futile attempt to cover up the name O.
distinguished persons in these days
Names We're indicated in part or alb
brcviated by letters but these thil
diSguisos We're readily seen through
by Il people. unsurpassed in arriving
at conclusions and indul.irg in cover
imlomi,ntivencss. Ireland is famou!
for this sly. innate innuncndo, as wei
as for it's ready application Of nick
names.
At 10 period has ireland had Il pres.
equal in its scditOns and more spic,
| famed era Of rebellion.
"WhO fears to speak Of '0S
Who trelnhleS ut the name
When towards Knocked the patriot
fate.
Who hung his head with shame?
He's all Il knave or half a slave
Who Sights his country thus,
But true men, like you, men, will I'LL
your glass with US"
At this period loonetl up the Unoil
star. Around it gathered galaxy o
he brightest sons of Erin, and non
more brilliant and few as piercing wit
his Illuminating zen as little Ton
Moore. He was then an Irishman, an
mere of q patriot. while in later year
he became, if not more of an English
man, certainly more of a poet. Th
ire of youth and the fervor of nation
,litv-(natiOnalty. the greatest boo
. Of people)-so strongly governed hi,
that nothing but the restraint of hi
: mother and his love of her, drew hin
out of the s:inctlm of the "Unio
Star" She entreated: he complied.
For lcng period the .Unon Star
was a midnight light from the fac
that it first appeared at night befm
he public. BY mysterious method
& il vas printed and then posted on th