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The Irish standard., 1904-07-30

The voters Of Indiana do not differ
in any notable particular from the
voters of the other states in the middle
west, except that they are less numer-
GUS than the voters Of either Ohio or
Illinois, says the New York Sun. But
when presidential campaign begins
it is invariably discovered that upon
two classes Of citizens in the HoOsier
state the whole burden of determin-
ing the result depends. These two
classes are the voters Of the Natural
Cas- belt and the "Quakers," resident
along the Ohio border in Il group of
counties Of which Connersville is the
chief place.
The natural gas" men are before
every presidential election declared to
be newcomers" in Indiana. 1t is said
of them that the industrial interests
fostered by natural gas attract from
other states artisans who, for some
unknown reason, persist in acting con-
trariwise to all other voters of In
diana. Why this is so no one has been
able to tell.
Not less peculiar and equally incom-
prehensible is the course Of the In
diana Quakers The Quakers, mostly
in the Sixth congress district, are a
peace loving people, and whatever
savors of war or its methods and any
form Of militarism so affrights and re-.
pels them that at the first mention Of
troops, brigades, army corps, squad
rons or detachments they are reported
as ready to abandon the party with
which they had been allied in order to
support it's opponents.
If the natural gas men and the
Quakers Of Indiana always voted as
visiting observers on errands in In
diana predict that they will vote, the
sentiments of the citizens in all other
divisions of the state would be of little
Importance.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-30
Advice to lsys.

DON'T be a rounder. Don't be u
sport. Don't be perennially festive
DON'T go in for good time" as the
main object. The wages of sin fs
death. The wages of these things is
lost opportunities, bad habits im>
paired health and vulgar tastes.
The down town streets of our cities
at night time teen with attractions
that invite young men ION pleasure, for
SIX months or year or two years. and
what is the harvest? If you still en-
Joy the life of imam about town." the
life OF well-dressed matinee loafer. IL
Is with dull sense and degraded ideals.
or else your search for pleasure has
become mere exercise of destination.
a habit Of time-killing that increasing
~ pals upon its votary.
What is Of more vital conseouanca-
this misspent time and energy is usu-
ally taken from the hey-day of
young mans opportunity. 1t is just in
the years that he should be betteriup
himself in his work, saving little
capital to enable him to take adyan-
tage of an opening; neglecting no
means of self-education, acquiring the
manners Of good society and it's ambi-
lions.
The young mans good time" "the
pleasure" of the gas-lit streets, is
mockery, snare and a delusion. IT
spells loss and failure and damnatiou>
Cut it out.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-30

Watson w. Williams, one of the old
est and best known newspaper men in
the northwest, died suddenly at his
home at 1O5 Twenty-ninth street W.,
at 6 o'clock Wednesday night. He had
been in failing health for number
of years, but his death came suddenly
and as great surprise to his family
and many friends. His acquaintance
numbered thousands Of the more prom
inent men in the two cities, and dur
ing the sixteen years he spent here as
newspaper man he had worked on
most Of the publications in both Min
neapolis and St. Paul. He was better
known to the public as Col. Williams.
At the time Of his death he was sixty
three years Of age, and is survived by
a wife and daughter. Mr.. Williams
was married in 1869 at Blue Earth
City, MINI. The same year he found
ed the Post in Blue Earth, and the fol-
lowing year was appointed postmaster
of that town. In 1872 he was appoint
ed deputy warden of the state peni-
Tertiary at saltwater, and after leav-
ing this place went to Albert Lea,
MIMI, to establish the Standard. He
sold that paper to the men who are
at present the owners and publishers.
From Albert Lea, Mr.. Williams came
to Minneapolis to work on the Star,
and since that time has been connect
ed with many of the prominent dailies
in the Twin Cities.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-30
THE CAMPAIGN LEADERS.

IaESaft ana Sneenan! IMOSe are
the men who will lead in the fight for
Parker and Davis. 1t is matter of
great good fortune that the Democratic
party has two such leaders. Both are
natural leaders of men and neither has
an enemy. Both are Irishmen who
have risen from the ranks to positions
of great influence.
Thomas Taggart, the new chairman
of the national committee, was born
in Ireland and came to this country
when boy. He started i'll life poor
"A waiter i'll Il restaurant. He work.
ed hard, was popular with those with
whom he came in contact and soon
became the proprietor of hotel. He
took the nomination for auditor of
Marion county, in which indianapolis
is situated, ut time when no other
Democrat wanted it, and to the sur
F! prise of everyone was elected. He
was, thrice elected mayor of Indianapo-
! lis and particularly distinguished him
self in 1883 by carrying Marion coun-
ty against Benjamin Harrison, who
was a resident of that county. In
view Of the fact that the county is
naturally Republican this accomplish
! ment was remarkable. Taggart's work
| in Indiana in 1883 was so effective
| that Harrison barely carried his own
state by little over 1000 plurality.
Taggart's speciality is getting votes.
He is man of action. He does
things. He will inspire confidence in
the party workers by his own sanguine
; nature. He is strong, full-blooded, ac-
tive and sanguine. He works in a
straightforward way, but with intel
ligence. His methods are not OF the
underground order. He works with a
rush and will doubtless inaugurate a
whirlwind campaign, for that is his
way of doing things. Thomas Taggart
+! has always been loyal to the party
and that is one of the great factors
d, in his selection for his present posi-
ton. During the past years Of Demo-
cratic dissention he worked as hard
as ever to hold Indiana in the Demo-
cratic column. He did not succeed,
but the evidence Of his ability exists
in the fact that Indiana was lost to
the Democrats in 1896 by only $4,000
votes in total Of 10000. New York
and other northern states broke away
from the Democracy by overwhelming
votes, but Indiana remained close.
Taggart's selection is fortunate be-
cause he is pleasing to the South and
the West. where he is very popular
with the leaders. He is also satisfac-
tory to Judge Parker's eastern friends,
for he was among the first of the i'm
portant leaders to declare for Parker.
His selection to the craftsmanship Of
The Irish standard., 1904-07-30

This boast Of Catholics concern
ing their church has not been. made
without reason. History has borne
witness to her disregard of the mere
accident Of color. Wendell Phillips
speaks with surprise and admiration
of seeing in Rome, the very center and
metropolis Of Catholicism, black
priest celebrating mass at one of the
affairs in st. Peters; and this, too, at
a period when the negro's portion in
Wendell Phillips own land was
slavery.
"In common with other denomina-
lions, when the civil war broke out the
Catholic church found her membership
divided, yet there was no Catholic
church, north, and no Catholic church,
south, as result. The oneness of the
church in this country was not dis.
turbed by the negro problem or the
fratricidal struggle which settled it.
Only few months ago the negro edi-
tors of the country, in convention at
Denver, appealed to Pope Plus, then
newly elected, that he use his influence
to soften the prejudice prevailing
among union laborers-so many of
whom are Catholics-against the ne
gro; and the answer of the Pope, re-
Gently made public, was most wise
and polite, in thorough harmony with
the church's teaching and in accord
with her historic position respecting
the negro
1.-THE exclusive Baltimore rector has,
it is true, pleaded the limited accom-.
modations Of his church, and the fact
that negroes are admitted to the early
mass on Sunday, besides emphasizing
the other fact that the colored Catho-
lies have their own churches in Balti-
more. But as another priest, the we'll
known Father Phelan of the St. Louis
Western Waterman, says: 'Colored
churches are for the convenience of
the colored people. They are not neces-
sarily to be used by them. There is
no color line in the Catholic church,
So truly is this realized even in the
South, that it is by no means unconl-
mon to find white worshippers in the
colored Catholic churches and convent
chapels."
The Irish standard., 1904-07-30

II r
ace to themselves. These thousands
are not enlisted IN the criminal class,
they have not become outlaws, they
abide within society and grudginely
allow others to support religion and
law which they themselves tolerate
only because they dare not openly at.
tack.
Il am an independent freeman
sounds very well and means well
when uttered by person who advo-
Gates and believes in living in accord
with the laws Of his country and keep
ing the commandments of his God, but
when uttered by one who puts him.
self beyond the laws of his country
by taking the life of one against whom
he has not even a personal quarrel it
shows simply that the one uttering it
has no conception of what indepen-
dence or liberty is. Manifestly there
can be no liberty where life, the home,
the family and property are at the
mercy of everyone who may have de-
signs against either. The poor, delud.
ed wretch referred to hates the priests,
the soldiers and the judges. Very ma
tural that he should, for the priests
are Gods chosen ministers to teach
his law, and the soldiers and the
judges are society's chosen agents for
enforcing its laws. How could he as.
sert truthfully, Il am myself" If with
his conception Of liberty, he brooked
the interference Of priests, soldiers and
judges.
The whole trouble lies in the fact
that we try to do too much indepen-
dent Of religion. In some parts Of the
world religion is practiced only as a
pastime. Millions of people look upon
church as a place to 60 when there is
no other place to go. To them religion
is not an essential, it is not made a
part of their lives. They abide by
those precepts Of the Christian religion
which policy or fear of the law leads
them to obey. Religion does not enter
into any of their school days. Their
education is entirely material. Is it
strange then that there should be a
desire to throw off restraint if re-
straint should be applied? Any one
who has had occasion to walk upon
the streets of our city during the sum-
mer has probably been attracted by
motley groups of individuals sur
rounding persons mounted upon chairs
who are haranguing against church,
state and society. They openly assert
that everything is wrong. That all the
rich are thieves, that all the poor are
slaves. That society, as now organ
lied, is immoral and that even the
home is wrong. Christianity, which
rescued the world from slavery and
degradation, is derided by these
apostles of liberty and equality. 1t is
only necessary for one to listen for a
few moments to one of these advo-
Gates of the new liberty in order to
arrive ut the conclusion that the Chris
tian religion plays no part in their
lives. The world needs more religion
in it's daily life, more teaching of the
fact that religion is necessity, more
compulsory religion in the early lives
of children, more applied and practical
religion in the lives of men. Then, in
deed, there could not be such gross
misconception of what liberty, indie
pendence and equality mean. Men
would not then confuse liberty with
un-Christian license.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-30

The nomination Of Mr.. Folk for gov
ernor of Missouri is u credit to the
Democratic party, and distinct gain
in the battle to promote the general
welfare. 1t proves that honest, capa-
BILE and courageous men can succeed
in politics against all the rascals in
the country. The mass Of the people
will do the right thing whenever cir
cumstances are such that they can
see the right.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-30
a|De

Carl Schurz's letter to Judge Park
man in the country who better voices
the sentiments Of the independent
voters Of the country than does Mr..
Schurz. His lead will be followed
by thousands Of Independents and by
4erman-Americans.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-30

A Chicago girl wrote the beauty de-
partment of local paper and asked,
what is good for big feet?" Prompt,
~ the reply appeared, big Shoes"
The Irish standard., 1904-07-30

the national committee is fortunate Ii,
that it will do much to dissipate the
Jealousy which has existed for some
years between eastern and western
Democrats.
William F. Sheehan, former lieuten-
ant governor Of New York, will I'M
doubtedly be made chairman of the
executive committee. Like Taggart he
belongs to no faction. He worked with
Hill in New York to secure instruc-
lions from that state for Judge Park
er, but, unlike Hill, is popular with
Tammany as well as the Independent
Democrats. He is an ideal man and
leader. His chief characteristic is
tact. He is a natural leader of men,
His management Of the Parker forces
at st. Louis was marvelously success
full. He SO conducted himself as to
gain friends for Parker in every quar-
ter without making enemies Of any,
body. He is different type from
Taggart. In the first place, he lacks
the latter's physical strength and i'm
pulsive nature. He is more deeply
shrewd and calculating, he is more
diplomatic. His very appearance de-
notes the skillful tactician, rather
than the leader of charge. He un-
derstands New York and the East as
we'll as Taggart knows Indiana. AL
together the combination is most ex-
cellent.
The part which Irishmen are to play
in the coming campaign is notable. 1t
demonstrates their aptitude for politi-
cal leadership, which has been so Of
ten shown in the past. In addition to
the men above mentioned, Ex-senator
Smith, Of New Jersey, Ex-senator Ed
ward Murphy, of New York, T. F..
Ryan, of New York, Patrick McCar-
rem, of Brooklyn, and John P. Hop
kins, of Illinois, are certain to be lead
ing figures. All are Irishmen who
have attained their prominence be-
cause of their ability and aptitude for
leadership.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-30

you have made and are making. And
by this beautiful building your chill
dren and your childrens' children will
see that you were not lacking in
faith"
He said the church had been the
great civilizer of all nations, starting
with the heather people and worship
ers of false gods and bringing civiliza-
ton up to it's present high standard.
With the advent of the church, man
for the first time learned his dignity,
and the lowly found that they had the
same high hope of heaven as the
wealthy. The wealthy were taught to
exercise humility.
''The church is the very foundation
of civilization" the bishop continued.
Before its establishment the weak
were despised and there was no place
for the sick nor the poor. With the
church came hospitals, asylums, places
for the care of the poor, and all else
that was good. The priests labored
hard among the people, not believing
in aristocracy.. They belonged to the
people and worked with and for them.
They looked out for the poor, the
widows and the orphans. Wherever
there was misery. poverty or sorrow,
the priest was there with word of
encouragement and comfort. Poetry,
art and architecture received their i'm
petus from the churchmen. as did edu-
cation. The church has ever been in
the forefront of progress"
The speaker said that service to God
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-25
LOVE FOR YOUTH CAUSES
TWO WOMEN TO QUARREE
San Francisco Girl Says Jealousy
Prompts Sacramento LandIady to
Hold Her Trunks.

SACRAMENTO, July 24.-Miss
Mollie Dougherty of San Francisco to-
day swore to a complaint charging
Miss Summerfield, proprietor of a
lodging-house, with petty larceny. 1t
develops that the charge has grown
out of rivalry on the part of the hos
tess and guest for the affections of a
young man to whom Miss Dougherty
intrusted the railroad checks for her
trunks. Instead of going to the depot
after them he gave the checks to Miss
Summerfield.
The police assert that both Miss
Summerfield and Miss Dougherty are
in love with the young man. At any
rate, Miss Dougherty declares that in
a jealous frenzy, Miss Summerfield
has held her trunks and declines to
let her have any of the summer
dresses with which Miss Dougherty
hoped to shine during her visit. She
has therefore applied to the court to
bring her rival to terms.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-25

OAKLAND, July 24-The Rev. c.
NJ. Hill. pastor Of the Tenth Avenue
Baptist Church. resigned his charge
to-day to accept the presidency Of the
new Pacific Coast Baptist Theological
Seminary, which viii be established at
Berkeley by the Pacific Coast Theologi-
cal Union. DR.. Hills resignation will
be effective on October l, but the pas
tor does not expect to continue his
church work after September l.
DR.. Hill has been pastor of the Tenth
Avenue Church for nearly eleven years.
He ranks as one of the leaders in the
Baptist denomination on the Pacific
Coast. He is a native of California.
but was graduated in 1884 from the
University of Oakland. DIR. Hill also
holds a degree from the Rochester
Theological Seminary. His pastorate
of six years at Eugene, Or, was fol-
lowed by three years of service as
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-25
LEAVES POST WHILE UNDER
ORDERS TO REMAIN THERE,
Lieutenant White Rows Away From
Angel Island While He Is Under
Guard.

The escapades of Lieutenants w. W.
White and Charles F. Smith at Angel
Island do not seem to have been con-
fined to that post, at any rate so far
as White is concerned, if rumor be
true. Soon after the esca apades at Fort
Mcdowell in June, White was sent
over to the discharge camp on the
eastern side of the island, where Smith
had previously been stationed. Both
were restricted by orders from leaving
that camp, pending the Investigations
that were being made by General Mac
Arthur. White apparently, according
TO rumOr, cared very little about these
orders and much less about retaining
his commission for it is reported that
one dark night he left his quarters,
and under the shadows of the trees,
stole along a narrow path until he
gained a small inlet on the beach. Here
a trusty friend from town was await
ing him with a rowboat and brought
him over to this city. Here the high
places are said to have been touched
to the limit. 1t is reported that the
fun was fast and furious, but was
quiet corners, owing to the young
lieutenant's being away from his post
without leave. Search for him was
made in vain, and it was nearly a
week before he finally returned to his
quarters. What the result of these
gay and joyous frolicisms will be re-
mains for Colonel Markley and Gen
eral Macarthur to decide.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-25
CHILD VICTIM
OF PTOMAINES
Another Baby Lies Near
to Death From Eating
Dish of Canned Salmon
POLICE MAKE INQUIRY
Thomas ROhan, Father OF
Children, Becomes Drunk
When Sent for a Doctor
Oakland Office San Francisco CAN
I0I6 Broadway, July "a

Oakland Office San Francisco Call
IOI6 Broadway, July "A.
one baby lies dead and another is
diving in the home Of Thomas Rohan,
a carpet layer at 23s Louisa street
while the tiny corpse rested on bier
IN one Of the rooms and kindly neigh
bors and physicians spent the day try
ing TO save the others life, the father
languished in a cell at the city prison,
so deep in his cups that the officers
Were unable TO arouse him until this
evening. when they informed him Of
the fate Of his youngest child
From what the physicians say pto-
maine poisoning is the cause Of the
gloom in the ROhan home. None Of
the family seem 10 be able TO give a
clear account Of how the youngsters
were taken III, but neighbors believe
they ate canned salmon The doctors
say that such an article Of diet, II in
fected, could have produced the symp-
toms they detected in both cases. A
boy years Of age passed away early
this morning. He had been Ill but
short time. The present patient, boy
5. is in q precarious condition and his
recovery Is doubtful
The first intimatiOn the police had
Of the case was when the father was
arrested at Thirty-sixth street and San
Pablo avenue and brought TO the sta
ton very drunk. A short time later
DR.. Paterson, who had been called to
attend the younger boy on Saturday,
called Up Deputy Coroner Quellen on
the telephone and informed him that
an investigation should De made. The
Physician said that another child was
near 10 death and that an air Of alb
.-.rfrrre ind = the fate 0F the
sick child prevailed about the place
He said the same was true the night
before. and asked that some official in
ouiry be made. Paterson had request
cd the father Of his patient 10 ring
him up early in the morning and let
him know how the boy was getting
along. Instead Of reporting, the father
got drunk. The physician called on
his own account about 10 o'clock. only
70 ind that his patient had expired a
short time before. and that another
boy lay dangerously i'll. Before DR..
Paterson arrived. however, Drs. Dunn
and Legault had been sent for and ad-
miuistered treatment 10 the latter pa
tieut.
The police department detailed Pa
trolman Murray 10 make an investi-
cation. He reported that the mother
n the children was sober when he ar
rived there. although others who visit
ed the premises earlier report that no
one seemed 10 be giving any attention
10 the sick children
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-25
MOUNTAIN LION
BOBS Up AGAIN
Gang of Telephone Linemen
Frighten Fierce Beast
Out of an Old Quarry
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call.

Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,
2lfS Center Street, July "a
The mountain lion that has been such
a terror to the inhabitants of the
Berkeley hills the last two weeks is on
deck again. His sleek, elusive form
was seen yesterday several miles from
his first haunts around Schmidtville.
He appeared in an abandoned quarry
on the old Fish Ranch road, where a
gang of telephone linemen. was work.
ing. The liEemen got only i glimpse
Of the beast as he skunk off into the
brush when frightened by them, but
that glimpse was enough to convince
them that he is a full grown animal
To some Of the men. indeed, he looked
as big as an elephant and altogether
he corresponds in description to the
animal seen by the farmers of
Schmidtville.
The lion first made himself known in
this neighborhood by killing off a lot
of sheep and calves in Schmidtville.
a party Of hunters went after him,
but they were unsuccessful in running
him down. In attempting to shoot him
last Sunday morning Frank Bercher
was attacked by the beast and severe
ly wounded.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-25
ELKS SEEKING
PADDOCK SITE
Committee From Santa Rosa
and Oakland Lodges Visit
Place Near Guerneville
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SANTA ROSA, July PA committee
from Oakland Lodge. Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks, and COM
mittee of the Santa Rosa lodge of the
order spent the day in the redwoods in
the vicinity of Guerneville to-day in
specting the proposed site of the Elks'
paddock to be secured there. The order
mas an option on more than 500 acres
OF redwood land at Korbels. and in
spected other sites. In addition to the
erection of large clubhouse for MEM
bers II is proposed to sell lots to mem
bers of the order who will erect sum-
mer homes there
1t is proposed to make the place a
summer resort particularly for mem
bers OF the Elks' order. This afternoon
the two committees were brought to
this city on a special train arranged
for by General Passenger Agent r. X
Ryan. They were taken to the Elks'
clubrooms in this city, where a delight
full surprise awaited the Oakland Wis
itors in the way of entertainment and
refreshments.
The home in the redwoods will be
probably the largest paddock of which
the order can boast in the world. 1t is
intended to survey streets through the
property and lay off building lots so by
l5O feet. These lots will surround the
immense clubhouse, which will be
erected by the two lodges, and each
purchaser of a lot will erect his own
home.
The place will be a veritable Elkdom
and will resound with merriment dur
ing the summer months. High jinks
will be given similar to those of the
Bohemian Club, and the members are
looking forward to many delightful
times in the redwoods.