The Irish standard., 1902-04-19

inscribed III living ana lmper1ShlDle
letters upon the unsullied banner Mt
the head of the serried ranks of the
antis.
In conclusion, permit me to say that
we who profess the political doctrine
taught by Jefferson should pull our
selves together and take heed of his
advice, that "every difference of opin-
ion is not difference of principle" to
the end that we may prevent the great
est code Of political ethics ever devised
by the mind of man from being rele-
gated to oblivion, and save this great
republic from the disgrace and crime
Of numbering infant republics.
Hon. l.. A. Rosing took Estate Is
sues" for his theme, and said in part:
If we could choose one word to char
acterize the Republican leadership in
this state, think that word should be
"incompetency." The dominant party
has given us an incompetent governor,
an incompetent attorney general, an in
competent warehouse and railway
commission, an incompetent board Of
control, and lastly an absolutely incom-
petent legislature, body which in
special session spent thirty odd days in
considering tax matters, and after
bringing to the consideration Of the
subject all the power of it's mentality,
aggregate and individual, it finally sue
ceeded in repeating the tax on dogs.
That was the net result Of the special
session in regard to taxation. This ex-
perience of Republican legislature
cost the citizens of Minnesota some
100000 or SSO,O0O. Pretty expensive
but we are assured by the Republican
press that it was worth all it cost, be-
cause of the educational value to the
people Of the state, resulting from the
agitation of tax matters, and the dis
gust aroused by the non-action of the
special session. Well, that may be
true, because think the people will be
educated out of the idea that there is
any virtue left in the G.. o. P. I am
sorry that time will not permit me to
give you history of the body which
has stamped its own value upon itself
by acknowledging the absolute dicta-
torship of a man whose sole stock in
trade as leader consists in his capa-
bility to forcefully and in loud, pierc-
ing voice proclaim that the members
of the legislative majority are corrupt
and unworthy of confidence, and if
they vote against any of his pet meas
ures, then he will prove it on them.
and they are so fearful that he may
carry out his threat, that they meekly
fall in line for any compromise meas
ure' that he may decide to introduce.
Are the people of Minnesota going to
indorse the action Of the majority
members Of a state legislature? We
can safely trust the people of the state
to say 'No," when the dominant party
has given us a "bluff and jolly river
captain for governor, and he enjoys
the distinction. He daily worships at
the shrine of Van SAINT. The kind
Creator seems to have designed every
man to successfully fulfill the duties
and obligations of certain sphere in
life, and am reliably Informed that
the captain is a distinct success as a
commander of river boat. but as gov
ernor-surrounded by the Schiffmanns,
Warmers and Reeses, and confronted
by the Mollie Morris and merger prob
lems-I imagine that the captain is in
much the same mental condition rs a
son Of the old sod, once described by
my eloquent friend, Judge Willis.
This man slept in the second story
Of hotel when it caught fire. He
hurriedly pulled on his neither garment
in his hurry wrong side to-he jump
ed out of the window and struck on
the hard stone walk, and as he was
getting up, friend rushed up to him
and said "Are We kilt, Mike?" and
Mike answered woefully, as he looked
down at himself, "Not kilt, entirely,
but fear fatally twisted"
The governor has one point of po-
litical strength which should not be
overlooked, and that is, wherever two
or three are gathered together" there
he is also, even If he has got to travel
to Chicago and stand in the hallway to
salute Mr.. Prince. The governor says,
Its the fault of the legislature" and
the legislature says ITS all up to the
governor" and the people will say this
fall, "a plague on both your houses" J"
Prof. Peterson followed Mr.. Rosing.
and made an excellent address. His
topic was "Our Homogeneous Popula-
tion." He said in part:
lit will take hard work on our
part born foreigners, to keep you ma
tive-born Americans in the right path.
The people who dare to doubt the prin.
ciples set forth by Thomas Jefferson in
the Declaration of Independence were
not foreign born"
Professor Peterson dwelt earnestly
upon the public school system and its
bearing upon homogeneity of the peo-
pie. He deplored the tendency Of the
rich people to, take their children out
of the public schools because they were
there brought into contact with the
children of the poor
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