The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-11-05
HAY AT THE HELM
The Spirit of Race Hatred and
Religious Bigotry
That Dictates Foreign Policy Of
the Ruffian Libeller.

Irish voters of the United States by
holding up Theodore Roosevelt as "a
friend of the Irish" and trying to con.
vince them that the interests of the
Catholic church will he served by his
election to the presidency of the United
States will be fully understood by some
extracts from the writings of John
Hay, the man who dominates him, says
the New York GaelicAmerican.
That the election of Theodore
Roosevelt means the continuance Of
John Hay in the state department is a
fact beyond the possibility of contra
diction. No Republican speaker and
no Republican organ attempts to con-
tradict it. They all avow it and it is
blazoned forth as the chief reason why
Roosevelt should be elected. The pres
ence of Hay Mt the helm in the state
department is given out as the guar
antee that the strenuous and cratic
president will make 10 mistakes and
that the "safe" foreign policy which is
steadily. month by month. week by
week and day by day. dragging the
republic away from it's mornings and
into the vortex of strifcs and rivalries
of the Old World, "for the benefit of
England" only, will be maintained and
accelerated towards it's final goal Of
an Anglo-American alliance.
At Il private interview in New York
city few days ago, ut which Il certain
Irishman offered the support of his
friends to Roosevelt if among other
things. guarantee were given
that Hay would be removed from the
state department. Chairman Cortelyou
said emphatically: "No; under no cir
cumstances will Hay he removed or
withdrawn from the state deparcment,
but it has already been arranged that
ali Irish Catholic shall be appointed as
his first assistant"
This statement of ROOSevelt's cam
paign manager referred to the bargain
made Il few weeks ago with the hand
full of discredited Irishmen who had
undertaken to deliver "the Irish vote"
to Roosevelt. That Is, John Hay and
his English alliance policy were to re-
main and an Irish Catholic was to help
him destroy the hopes Of his race.
The baseness of this bargain, outside
Of the financial considerations i'll
vnIved. can only he fully realized when
the intensity of John Hays hatred of
the Catholic cllurc', and the fOulness
Of his aspersionS OH the Irish race are
revealed by his own writings Most
men only know that John Hay is pro-
British in feeling and entertnins n
strong dislike Of the Irish people Only
those who have read his works-,,nd
they are Il very limited num-
Der among the mass of whose
votes will decide the prcsi-
dental electiOn-;lre aware of the
dcvilisll character Of his libels on the
Catholic church and the ntrOcious ruff
faniSm of his attacks OH the Irish race
One has to go back to the days of Eliza
beth and Cromwell. when perjury and
lying were always the prelude to rob
berry and massacre in Ireland, for a
parallel for the spirit Of runcoro,ls
blgOtry and the reckless disregard of
truth which John Hay displays in his
"Castilian Days"
Read for yourselves. Irislmrn: read
for yourselves. native Americans. Ger
mans and citizens of all other races,
ami say If the narrow minded bigot
and cOwar,lly ibellcr who wrote the
words that fellow is n man worthy of
your support fer even the mennrst Of
fee ii, the gift of the people.
I'm cASTILIAN DAYS."
by John Hay.
Page 81.
''''lle picty of the Spanish women
does not prevent them from seeing
Some things clearly enough with their
bright eyes.
cone of the most biHotcd women in
Spain recently said: Il hesitate to let
my children 90 to confession. The
priest asks young girls such infamous
questions, that my cheeks burn when
think OF them after all these years.
II stood Cnr Christmas eve in the
cold midnight wind waiting for the
church doors to open for the midnight
mass. the famous AiSsn del Gallo. On
the steps beside me sat II decent old
woman with her two daughters. At
last she rose AMI said: Girls. IL is no
use waiting amy longer The priests
went leave their lrousrkccprrs this
cold night t" SAY" anypody's soul
I'm these two eases. taken from the
two extremes Of Catholic society. there
WAS no 'liSrrSprct for the church or for
religion. Both these women believed
with Il blind faith. But they could not
help seeing low unclran were the
hands that dispensed the bread of
life"
FROM I'm CASTILIAN DAYS."
by John Hay.
"The respect shown to the priest.
hood as Il body is marvellous in view of
the protligate lives of many. The gen.
eral progress of the age has forced
most Of thn diSSOluto nrinstv int, l,,.,>,.,