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The Irish standard., 1904-10-29
PUBLIC MONEY SAVED.

without causing any particular
mention at the time, some certain
little reports have appeared from time
to time during the past year and u
half, which in fact contained informa-
ton Of the utmost Importance to the
taxpayer of Minneapolis.
We refer to the monthly reports
made by the three city departments
controlled by the board Of corrections
and charities.
But why so important to the tax
payer?
Because they showed that month by
month these departments, the city
hospital, workhouse and the poor de-
partment, We're being conducted with
less expense to the taxpayer than un-
der previous administrations, and were
getting lower every month rs the bust
ness methods employed We're adjusted
and made smoother by the men in
charge.
The full import of these reductions
will be better appreciated when we
remember that the city is steadily
growing and with it the demand on
these departments.
All this means that the business of
these important departments, which
dispose of over 100000 of the public's
money per year, are conducted OH bust
ness principles by honest, competent
and faithful public servants.
The situation is one so new to
municipal affairs in Minneapolis to be
worth more than passing notice.
When Mayor ]. G. Haynes was elect
ed he found these departments in a
hopeless tangle, the books nowhere
and the treasury depleted, the result
of years of mismanagement, incom-
potency and corruption.
He reorganized the board and placed
at the head of these departments three
men who have so ably managed the
business in their charge that saving
of $4,000 was effected in one year.
So far so good Minneapolis is to
be congratulated on the splendid
record Of the officials selected by
Mayor Haynes, but
Unfortunately for Minneapolis, the
positions held by these three men are
not permanent, but regarded as politi-
cal plums, and the election this fall
Of another mayor would mean their
dismissal, the discontinuance of the
work so well started, and the substi-
tuition Of inexperienced men.
The question now is: Will the in
telligent independent voter permit any
change? Can he? Will he not show
his appreciation of this excellent work
by endorsing the present administra-
ton? Can the taXpaying citizen, for
reasons purely partizan, afford to
| jeopardize to ineXperience and mcer-
tninty matter so close to his pocket
book and his civic pride? We trust
| not.
The way to keep in office the men
: who have served the city exceptionally
we'll is to keep in Office the man who
| placed them there.
Vote for Mayor Haynes.
The Irish standard., 1904-10-29
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.

The campaign now being fiercely
waged by both parties for the control
of state Offices for the next two years
will be transferred next week to the
twin cities, where many large meet
ings are to be held. From reports re-
ceived from all parts of the state the
prospects of Democratic success were
never brighter. The nomination of
Robert G. Dunn for governor has pro-
duced more bitterness in the Repub-
lfcan ranks than has ever before ex-
listed in the history of the state. The
astounding revelations that have come
to light in connection with his admins
tration as state auditor have resulted
in stampede of Republican voters to
the support Of John A. johnson. To
make matters worse, the convention
that nominated Dunn for governor also
placed on the ticket as his running
mate Ray w. Jones for lieutenant
governor. Mr.. Jones was elected to the
office on the Republican ticket two
years ago. but since that time, viz. !:
January the Commonwealth Lumber
company Ray w. Jones, president),
was served with complaint OH the
charge of unlawfully appropriating
timber belonging to the government eX-
ceeding in value $115,0O0. The COM
plaint was served on Mr.. Jones per-
sonally and on June II, 1904, jury in
the United States court brought in a
verdict of guilty and assessed dam
ages in the sum of SIS, 139 and costs
In less than a month after this verdict
was rendered and on the same day that
K. G. Dunn was named for governor,
Ray w. Jones was chosen for lieuten-
ant-governor. What an insult to the
honest voters of Minnesota. We trust
there are enough Of this class left to
administer rebuke to these men and
select in their stead men of such ster-
ling qualities as John A. johnson and
Fendall G. Winston. The nomination
of q. 7. Young for attorney general
and the disgraceful methods by which
Judge Lovely was cheated out of a
nomination which had already been
given him, are matters that the intelli-
gent voters are not apt to forget. The
Irish Standard this week devotes con-
siderable of it's first page to an ex-
| animation Of the records of candidates
on the state ticket of both parties.
Read the article referred to and give
| careful consideration to the facts pre-
! sented and there can then be no doubt
as to how you will vote on Noyem-
! Der 8.
The Irish standard., 1904-10-29

The many friends Of the Rev. P.
J. Toner will be pleased to hear that
he has been appointed to professor
ship Of theology in Ireland's National
college, Maynooth. The position of
professor in Maynooth college is a
much coveted one; it is given to those
only who in six days competitive
examination, show the most complete
mastery of theology .so"red scripture,
canon law, church history, irish and
English literature. Father Toner
graduated from Maynooth in 1899, and
the same year became, on the invita-
tion of Archbishop Ireland, professor
OF dogmatic theology in st. Paul SEM
inary. There he remained until last
June, when he returned to his native
land. Immediately on his arrival
home he took the examination of his
alma mater for the degree Of doctor
of divinity, and passed 1.-THE only
sones who did so within the last five
Ehe q animal ion Of candidates
'Ss's WIS held In Sep
The Irish standard., 1904-10-29

The quality Of the Catholicity Of
Catholics in Germany and the good re-
suits therefrom, were described as fol-
lows by Father Hughes in an address
recently at the distribution Of prizes in
q Catholic school at Ince Blundell, in
Lancashire, England: "When travel
ing in Germany 1 noticed the intense
devotion of the ordinary country peo-
pie to the holy mass. At six o'clock
every morning holy mass is said in
the village church, and you will often
see it packed with men and women.
The people never think Of going to
work until they have heard mass.
You will often find daily high mass
also, and every little child is in his
or her place at front, and the parents
are there knecling behind. The pros
perity of the Catholic parts Of Ger
many is remarkable, and the province
of Rhine Hessen is the most prosper
GUS in Europe. l havebeen across the
Grand Duchy of Badin ten or thirteen
times, and 1 never remember having
seen barefooted child. I never saw
a beggar or drunkard. There are no
rich men, no millionaires, but there
are comfort and prosperity, ordinary,
reasonable prosperity. These are peo-
pie who start the day with Gods
blessing"
The Irish standard., 1904-10-29

The advent of DR.. Davidson to this
country and his exploitation by the
Protestant Episcopals here have occa-
stoned some discussion concerning his
claim to be a successor to st. Augustin,
who, by papal appointment, was the
first Archbishop Of Canterbury, says
the New York Freeman's Journal.
We publish elsewhere in this issue a
letter from Rev. p. Morris, of Mont
gomery, N. Y, which deals with the
question in Il learned and very
thorough manner. DR.. Davidson is
doubtless a learned and accomplished
gentleman, and deserves the kindly
and fraternal reception given him by
his Episcopal brethren here. But sue,
cessor of st. Augustin Of Canterbury:
Pshaw!
The Irish standard., 1904-10-29
WILL WIN IN CITY AND STATE.

To-day is the last day for registra-
ton and then the battle to convince the
10000 voters who will have registered
will be on in full swing. John A. John
son, F. G. Winston, Mayor Haynes and
Hon. John Lind will be on the stump
throughout the entire city, speaking to
thousands who will come out for the
final week Of the campaign.
Mayor Haynes and all Of his sup
porters are more than pleased with
the report of the grand jury which
has just finished its labors and given
it's findings to the court and to the
press. 1t mildly censured the admin
istration, calling attention to what it
calls wide-openness in some districts,
but the report fails to be specific. If
the town is so wide open the people
would like to find out where; the
names Of the men and women and the
places. The most significant state.
.ment in the report is the attention
which the report calls to the lack of
s,licemen sufficient to properly police
1892 there was total
o,ooo ana 4 there hs were
s-~''s9 ''a.day
The Irish standard., 1904-10-29
ParneIi Statue DESTROYED.

The statue of Parnell, almost COM
pleted by the sculptor, Augustus st.
Gaudens, was destroyed by the fire
which wrecked his studio in Cornish,
N. H., a few nights ago.
Mr.. st. Gaudens, who is in New
York undergoing medical treatment.
said:
'NIore than all the rest of my losses
in the fire regret, as an Irishman,
the loss Of the Parnell statue. 1t was
almost completed, and now it will take
almost two years to bring it to as near
approach to completion if the reports
which have received are exactly
correct. In fact, the work has been
approved by Mr.. Redmond, leader Of
the Irish Parliamentary party, who
called and examined it on the occasion
of his recent visit to this country.
But it is matter of delay only. I
will finish the work.
The Irish standard., 1904-10-29

There are four county commission
ers for Hennepin county to be chosen
at the coming election, and the
chances are excellent for Democratic
success in three districts. In the
| First district, which comprises the
First, Second and Ninth wards and
town of st. Anthony, A. L. Lennon is
picked as the winner by keen OBJ
servers of the political trend. He is
splendid man for the place. He has
already served one term as commits
sioner and has the vigor, experience
and honesty which necessity requires.
He is essentially man of the people
and knows and respects their wants
at all times. In the Second district
Geo. w. RentZ, we'll known whole
sale jeweler and splendid man for
the place, will hardly be able to over
come the Republican majority, but in
the Third district Aid. Peter Nelson,
who is running for commissioner on
the Democratic ticket, is looked upon
as sure winner Aid. Nelson has a
record that has been thoroughly dis
cussed, and the more the people learn
of him the more they seem to like
him, as has been often shown by the
big majorities he has received when
running for Office. He has made a
good alderman of the Eleventh ward
and should prove good county COM
missioner. In the Fifth district,
which comprises the towns and vii
lagos in the county, Daniel ]. Falvey
is the Democratic nominee. Mr.. Fail
vey resides at st. Louis Park. He is
an old resident and taxpayer and is
conversant with the needs of the
county. He would make a valuable
member of the county board and
should be elected.
The Irish standard., 1904-10-29

in order to injure political opponent
1t becomes difficult to say whether it
would be more charitable to hold the
men criminally responsible or class
them with the inmates of the foolish
house.
We refer to the petition circulated
among the school children of Mime
apolis asking the grand jury to make
certain investigation in regard to the
prostitution of the young in saloons,
ETC.
One w. X. Hicks, member of the
school board, begot the bright idea.
hoping thereby to create public senti-
ment of distrust against the present
police department in behalf of d. P.
jones' candidacy for mayor of Mime
apolis.
Taking the recent Chinese horror,
so ably ferreted out by the police, he
prepared the outrageous document,
and in order to give it ssome outward
sign Of being the real article, DR.. G..
M. Jordan, superintendent of the pub
lie schools, was urged to sign and
send out the paper from his office.
DIR. Jordan very properly refused to
have anything to do with the dirty
work, but this did not bother those
interested in the political move. The
petition was distributed to the princi-
pals of the schools, who, believing the
document came from their superior
read the petition before the children
and requested them to sign it.
Right there was where the bright
idea stranded and became a political
boomerang. To the great majority Of
the children the conditions described
in the petition We're in their very ma
ture things they knew nothing about,
and they refused to sign.
a few hours later the protests of
enraged parents began to arrive to the
office of the school superintendent, and
next day The Minneapolis Daily
News investigated and published these
facts.
This kind of campaign material can
not fail to disgust every self-respecting
citizen, regardless Of party faith and
breed distrust towards the candidate
in whose favor the shameless move
was planned.
1t is high time some. respect for
common decency and the eternal fit
ness of things We're made to govern
political office-seeking as we'll as in
other walks of life.
Men who stoop to cradle robbing in
search for political campaign material
thereby deprive themselves of all
claim on their fellowmen for that re-
spect and esteem essentially the pass
port to public trust.
The Irish standard., 1904-10-29

Jones' majority in those wards will be
very small, compared with the regular
Republican nominees in those heavy
Republican wards. From Eighth
street to the river it is all Haynes, and
Mr.. Jones' BARREL" which he is going
to tap, and which has already been
tapped, will not save him. Those who
have figured it every way state that
Mr.. Jones will be beaten by 5000
votes. johnson and Winston will car
ry Hennepin county by 1000 to 1000
and both will be elected.
Democracy this year is in favor, and
the heads of the ticket are at least
sure of winning. Some are even pre-
dieting landslide for the Democratic
city ticket. And this in presidential
year.
The Irish standard., 1904-10-29
PERlLS OF IMPERIALISM.

In notable address the past week
Judge Alton b. Parker discussed the
perils of Imperialism as embodied i'll
the forcible annexation and continu-
ed repression of the Philippines. That
policy of subjugation, he said has al
ready cost the American people $780,
100000 and the lives of 100000 human
beings. He quoted Secretary Taft's
declaration that not even a promise
should be made to give the Philippines
Self-government, but that on the con-
trary the people of the islands must be
given to understand that we will con.
tinue to govern them without their con-
sent, as long as we see fit. He COM
mented on this, as follows:
"Here we have the issue clearly de-
fined. The Republican party stands
for the subjugation of defenseless for
eign peoples. Democracy stands for
freedom. We relieved Spain of this
thorn in her flesh, the Philippines, to
plunge it into our own. We paid and
are paying enormously fon the privi-
lege of performing the operation. Spain
had been trying to conquer the islands
since the early decades of the sixteenth
century. She had never quite sue
ceeded. That is not surprising. Every
true American would despise man
who would not fight to the last gasp
for the land of his fireside and the
birthplace of his babes. Did not our
illustrious ancestors in the revolution
do so? For what does civilized man
revere the memory of Washington
Are not the Irish still chatting under
the English yoke? Will the Boer sym
pathizer refuse his sympathy to the
Filipino patriot defending his hearth
stone against the Spanish spoiler and
tyrant? Do we not honor :,,,y man
who has sacrificed at freedoms holy
altar? When the battleships of our
great republic destroyed the Spanish
war vessels the F lipinos hoped the
The Irish standard., 1904-10-29
SHOULD HAVE YOUR SUPPORT,

Judge Moran, of Hastings, will have
'asy sailing this time AS candidate
FOR probate judge of Dakota county he
has no opposition.
John Gowan, sheriff, and Will b.
and, register of deeds of Big Stone
'ounty, are in the field again for re.
lection. Here are couple of Off
'ials that cannot be endorsed too often.
Congressman Lind and James A..
Jefferson will discuss Bob Dunn's
'ecord, in joint debate, at the EXPOSE
lion building next Monday. This will
prove to be the most important event
Of the campaign and there is sure to be
4 big crowd in attendance. Go early
ii you wish to get good seat.
The Irish standard., 1904-10-29

freedom for which they had struggled
so long was finally approaching. Our
history seemed to guarantee that our
ambition would be to see them free,
happy and prosperous. We perpetual
ly point with pride to our love of liber-
ty. The Republican platform asserts
that fifty years ago the Republican
party came into existence, dedicated,
among other purposes, to the great
task of arresting the extension Of
human slavery. Arresting the extern
sion of human slavery; that sounds
we'll. But it speaks of the virtue of
another generation. All the leaders of
the Republican party of that day have
passed away. In their place have
come different men.
but aside from the duty we owe
the Philippines in preparation for the
enjoyment of the blessed privileges we
possess we should guard carefully
against the danger to ourselves of an
imperialistic policy. History teaches
that from Republicanism to imperial
ism the movement is gradual and un-
perceived by the people. Its ominous
progress when discovered leaves open
but two courses-submissio or resort
to violence. That our people may
never be compelled to choose between
these fearful alternatives should be
our prayer. But we should work as
well as pray. And our work should be
to guard the foundation on which our
government rests. Its basis is that
OF declared ideas-ideas that are
stronger than battleships and armies
ideas which for more than a CEN
fury have stimulated our development,
and which have given promise that
our world mission shall be not to seize
the territory of distant peoples and
rule them with scepter Of iron, but to
establish truth, honor, justice and
peace among the nations. We must
choose whether within our borders the
basis of government shall continue to
be this idealism or materialism which
is the sure precursor of dissolution,
for no nation can endure upon a basis
OF materialism, however splendid.
Prudence requires that choice be made
in time. The time is now"
The above warning is one that all
American citizens should take to
heart, says the Iowa Catholic Mes
senger. AS another noted American
statesman, Richard Olney, pointed out
last week, our destruction of the Phil.
lppine republic shattered our moral
ideals to such an extent that we could
no longer offer sympathy to peoples
struggling for liberty, as we did in
decades past. The sooner the Ameri-
can people turn back to the paths of
peaceful progress and away from the
allurements of militarism the better
The Irish standard., 1904-10-29
WORKINGMEN WELL POSTED.

"A curious bet, the settling of which
disclosed the fact that the average
Minneapolis workingman is better
posted on municipal affairs and the do
ings of the city council than any other
class, was made and won on Fourth
street during the week.
A number of politicians were stand
ing near the corner discussing what
they were pleased to call the uncer-
tainty of the labor vote. One of the
bunch insisted that the reason for this
was that the average laboring man
was, as rule, we'll Informed and
voted for candidate OH his record
rather than because he protested a
certain party faith. The other fellows
claimed it was the candidate that got
in the last raps with the workingman
that got his vote.
Finally the lone contestant declared
he was ready to bet a box of good
cigars with each of the others that he
would ask certain question about the
official record of one of the local can
didates from the men that passed the
corner and get the correct information
from a workingman before he got it
from any other class.
His offer was quickly taken, and the
first man, we'll known business man
was asked:
GLOW did D. p. Jones vote on the
six car fares for a quarter resolu-
tion?"
He smilingly admitted that while he
had once read it he mad forgotten.
The next two We're professional men
who We're in the same boat.
The fourth man was a laborer, din
ner pail in hand and honest labor
CRIME on his face.
GLOW he voted?" cried the son of
toll, garing Mt the crowd. "Why, had
it not been for him we would now be
getting six rides for twenty-five
cents.
"You fellows cannot tell me any.
thing about this. 1 can prove what
say by the council proceedings. The
resolution was introduced by Aid
Fred Powers and had really passed by
the required two thirds majority,
when d. r. Jones, the man that is
now running for mayor, saved the day
for the street car company in the last
minute by getting up and telling the
aldermen that the resolution was un-
constitutional and void because state
law fixed the fare at five cents.
eve all know that was all rot, and
Jones knew it then" With this part
ing shot the man left
'Not going to vote for him. then?'
cried the crowd after him.
Hardly" came back the answer,
with a significant wink.
The lone man now has cigars to
burn and give away.
The Irish standard., 1904-10-29

When VIM. r. Hearst was seen
Wednesday night in New York in re-
gard to a Deadwood dispatch saying
that the Homestake mines had been
placarded with notices to vote for
Roosevelt for president he gave out the
following signed statement: "New
York, Oct. 26-I personally do not own
one share Of stock in the Homestake
mines and never have owned a single
share of stock in them. do not know
what is being done there. My .atti-
tude personally however, is that any
one who votes for Roosevelt is voting
FOR a continuance of trust extortion,
public corruption, the big stick, and
the big head.-W. r. Hearst
The Irish standard., 1904-10-29

Owing to a decision rendered by our
state supreme court, last spring, the
Socialist party Of Minnesota has had
to choose another name under which
to conduct it's campaigns in this state.
By referendum vote the associates
have chosen the name Public Own
ership. The candidates of the Social
list party will be designated on the
state ballots Of Minnesota as Public
Ownership.
The Irish standard., 1904-10-29
DISGkACEFUL TACTICS.

Some bright observer once remark
ed that during political campaigns men
do things that under other circum-
stances would be considered insane or
criminal, and recent development in
the Minneapolis mayoralty fight goes
a great way towards substantiating
the statement.
When men attempt to saddle thou
sands Of innocent children with
knowledge of the vice and moral de-
pravities of the slums of metropolis