The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-02-17

tent. and praise the God of bounty
for His gratuitous mercies.
And now l come 80 ,:le most prac-
teal part of this discourse. to which
l invite your special attention. 1t is
in accordance with the economy of di-
vine Providence that in this world
there should be, there has been in the
past, and there is now and always will
be disparity and inequality of rank and
station and wealth i'll every depart
ment of human activity.
"Order is Heavn's first law. and this
confessed.
Some are and must be greater than the
rest
The good order, nay, the very exist
ence of society requires that some are
destined to command and others to
obey. Where this order is wanting,
chaos, confusion and anarchy will reign.
To begin with the individual man
himself. You have head to whics
many members are united. In every
sound body, the head where reason sits
enthroned exercises supreme control
over the members. BY command Of my
head, my feet conducted me to this
place. The head. commands, my knees
bend in prayer, my hand is uplifted,
If any member refuses to obey the
head, it is a sure sign that it is in Il
diseased condition.
In every family the father and moth
cr preside. The children and the other
members of the household obey. If
they rebel against parental authority,
peace is banislaed from the domestic
circle.
In every well-regulated city, the
mayor and municipal council rule. If
their authority is subverted. sedition
will hold sway.
The government Of the United States
demands that the supremacy Of the
Executive, the Legislature AND the Ju-
dietary. be upheld and vindicated in
their respective departments. Other
wise there would be no stability or pro-
lection of life or property.
The army and the navy of the ma
ton would become a huge mob. and {;
menace to the peace of the country
if the commands Of the generals and
admirals and subordinate officers were
set at naught. The Church itself would
cease to be the great bulwark of sQcia
order, unless the legitimate power ol
the Pope, the Bishops and inferior
clergy We're recognized.
The Declaration of Independence says
that "All men are created equal" Few
sentences in the English language have
been SO much perverted and distorted
from their true sense as this shor
proposition. Certainly it cannot lnear
that all men are created with equa
stature, physical strength. intellectual
endowments. or with equal opportuni,
ties. It's obvious import is that all mer
are born subject to the same physica
and moral laws of our nature, that al
enjoy the same air and rain and sun
shine in heaven. and that all are equa
before the law.
AS long as the world lasts. SOM
men will be rich, others will be poor
some strong. others weak some talc:';.
cd. others of dull comprehension. Som
will be enterprising and industrious.
others will be apathetic and indolent
Suppose there We're seated before mi
today a thousand young men equal ii
age and sound health, and to each wer,
given the same amount Of capital wit!
which they were sent forth to enibHrl
in some enterprise and seek their fc;
tune in the world. If aft.r 81 few year
were to call the roll and to investi
gate the result of these young men!
mission. what would be the outcome
! WOuIu una lllut some NdI success
fully climbed to the summit of Tin
mount of prosperity and distinction
Some were still struggling upward ant
onward; others had fallen on the way
and the rest were grovelling at thu
base of the mountain after squa'lder
ing their capital. You might as wcl
attempt to stem the tide of the ocean
or to force back the mighty Missis:sipp
to its source, as to oppose this law u
social inequality.
The most mischievous and dangerous
individual to be met with in the com
munity is the dcmagogue who is ll;l,
itually sowing broadcast the seeds o
discomfort among the people. He il
disseminating the baneful doctrine o
socialism which would bring all TIC,
down to Il dead level, would paral=,'
; industry, and destroy all healthy com
. petition. The demagogue is blA,ni,l:
fortune and society. blaming the :irl
for the condition of the poor AMI t;''
laboring classes. He has not the ca
pacity to discern that after all due al
lowancc is made for human energy, tni
varied condition of society must resul