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The Irish standard., 1907-11-02
THE PRICE OF MEAT.

The announcement by the packing
houses OF a ten per cent reduction in
the price of beef brings joy to every
household akin to that felt by the
small boy when he receives his first
pair of copper toed boots. We have
become so accustomed to the exac-
tions of those who fix the prices of
meat that We look upon every con-
cession from them as gift We may
look for other surprises now. We will
soon be told that hens are laying more
eggs; that cows are giving more milk.
People will be told that it all de-
pends upon the supply. A surprising
surplus will suddenly be discovered
somewhere. 1t is strange how great
surpluses so suddenly follow mysteri-
GUS shortages. The public will not
care to discuss the reason why prices
decline.
Perhaps the packers were afraid to
continue the. game any longer at pres
ent. Statistics show that the con-
sumption Of meat is steadily declin-
ing per capita in the United States.
1t seems that while the packers were
making prices they We're also making
vegetarians. AS the packers do not
control all the land on which vege-
tables are raised, in the way they tom
troll all the ranges on which cattle are
raised. perhaps they came to tho con-
clusion that it was cheaper to stop
making vegetarians than 1t was to buy
up the land of the country. The re-
port of the department of agriculture
shows that the consumption Of meat
animals declined almost exactly one
fourth per capita during the ten years
from 1890 to 1900. So long as the
packers found a market for their meat
In the export trade the decline in the
use of meat at home did not bother
them. 1t would be joke on the
packers If those who have learned to
subsist without meat because Of the
high prices should refuse to return to
the use of meat when the prices are
low.
The Irish standard., 1907-11-02

1t seems that the board appointed
by the Republican territorial govern
ment of Oklahoma to canvass the re-
turns Of the recent election has made
or have the election declared void
says the Houston Post. They have
without reason declared that returns
within the meaning of the enabling
act are the poll book tally sheets and
certificates Of the vote cast in the 1900
precincts of the state, instead Of the
abstracts of the vote prepared by the
county clerks. Nowhere in the United
States is such a rule observed in can
vassing the returns of state elections
and 1t was not the intention of the
enabling act to have any such rule
applied in Oklahoma. In none of the
states formerly admitted under con-
gressional acts was such a rule recog-
nized. OF course, the Democrats are
protesting against the ruling and will
resist it in the courts, but as the mat
ter will have to be decided by Repub-
lican authority. and because the Re.
publicans throughout the country are
anxious to bar Oklahoma, it is not
certain what the decision will he. 1t
ought to be plain to the Oklahoma
ho
they are pursuing a. course that will
eternally damn the party In Okla
homa. Whether Oklahoma be admit
ted in all orderly and decent manner
or barred for an indefinite time. it Is
Il Democratic state and the outrage
now sought to be perpetrated upon it's
people will be remembered as long as
this generation survives. Mr.. Roose-
welt has an opportunity to win the
commendation Of the people of Okla
homa by indicating to Republican ter
ritorial satraps there that 1t is not his
desire for them to steal the state or
obstruct statehood. It is a disgrace
already that Oklahoma has been kent
out so long merely as a. matter OF po-
litical expedlency and he should ter
inmate the uncertainty with a quiet
hint that further obstructions to state
hood are not desired. There is no
doubt the brood at Guthrie are bold
of ut thA CT
president should wish it. but they
would have a. fine time undertaking
to maintain government thus filched
from &he people.
The Irish standard., 1907-11-02
BANKERS SHOULD BE BANKERS

The banks are calling upon all good
men to stand by them in their efforts
to bridge over the present financial
troubles. They ought to have that
CO. operation and are receiving it in a
surprising manner In view of the
present banking situation, will the
bankers at the next election have the
impertinence to assume to dictate to
voters? Will they use the power of
their institutions against candidates
for office who have the. courage to say
that our money system is not what it
ought to be? If bankers of New York
stayed out of stock gambling and poll
tics there are some who think that the
present trouble would not exist The
trouble which last week caused strain
ed conditions all over the country could
not have taken place If directors in
assumed and performed the duties of
their positions.
Stock gamblers could not bring about
such condition unless they had the
banks under their control. The trouble
is that financial pirates have been able
to absolutely control a. string Of banks
and these banks are used for the pur-
pose of financing the syndicates oper-
ated by these financial pirates. Banks
usually elect as directors a set of rep
utable gentlemen whose names COM
mand respect on account Of their
wealth. They meet and delegate their
duties to an executive committee, and
this in turn delegates its power to the
president of the concern. The presi-
dent of the concern, either himself or
by next friend. is engaged in flnanc-
ing stock operations. The failure Of the
stock operations brings trouble to the
bank, and the trouble of one bank is
extended to other banks. and so the
whole country is involved, more or less
and all because bankers do not conf1ne
themselves to the banking business; all
because directors do not direct. Banks
could not fail in times of such pros
perlty as we have at present If honest
directors gave daily attention to their
duties as directors
The Irish standard., 1907-11-02

to undertake the responsibility of CIV
ing the country sensible advice in the
best interests Of. our people. What
they wanted was men who would not
be afraid to speak the truth even If 1t
would be for the moment unpopular,
men who would not speak merely to
catch the cheers of crowd, but to con-
tend fearlessly for the principles that
they were convinced would lead to the
peoples happiness and freedom, even
though they might be for the moment
friends had endeavored to do for tie
past few years quietly and reasonably,
without ever consenting to form a
party or an organization of their own.
although the materials were plentiful
enough to their hands, and that they
would go on doing with perfect conf
dence. The moment the mass Of the
people understood how they had been
deceived and kept in the dark by the
suppl CSciOll VI JllC tAulll Ill l1lClI AS"oe
papers they would see as clearly as
the people of Munster saw already that
theirs was the only road that could
lead in their own lifetime to prosper
ity and self-government for Ireland
However, all these things were quite
open to discussion, and he (Mr. O'Bri-
en) was willing to discuss them in a
spirit of perfect friendliness and with
the one end of working out united
program for the future that would once
more bring back hope and success to
their cause.
In q letter to the meeting, Canon
Sheehan, P. p, Doneraile, the author
of my New Curate," described Mr.
O'Brien as "the tribune of the people
who has done more and suffered more
for his country than any Irishlnan OF
the present generation"
The Irish standard., 1907-11-02
WILLIAM o'eRIEN At MALLoW.
Patriotic Member From Cork Speaks
Earnestly for United Action.

Mallow, Sunday, Oct. 13.
Mr.. William O'Brien, M. p, on the
occasion of the unveiling of the Fitz-
gerald Memorial in Mallow today, re-
plying to an address, said that al
though the late Mr.. Fitzgerald was to
his dying day a profound believer in
the principles of conciliation they were
contending for, and although there were
not perhaps dozen persons in Mallow
that day. who did not share those views
he (Mr. O'Brien) had made up his mind
not to dwell that day upon anything
calculated to offend any section of the
Irish people, because it was a moment
when there was at least some possibil-
ity of a better state of feeling among
Irishnen, and he was certainly deter
mined it would be no fault of his if the
opportunity was sacrificed. His pro-
posal for friendly conference or COM
pulsory arbitration held the field, and
he believed he was not too sanguine
later. sweep the field. At all events he
intended to hold his hand as long as
there was a possibility of peace, and
he was convinced there was not only
a possibility but certainty of peace
If the people would only. in respect
full but determined way. say in public
what they were saying in private, and
tell their Members of Parliament that
there must be peace, that there must
be reunion of all the forces of Ire
land, and that their members must do
their part to contribute to it, He suf-
fered a good deal of obloquy seventeen
years ago for endeavoring to make a
peace that would have saved the coun-
try from many bitter year of dis
sension and shame. Time had justified
his action then. Time had now again
proved already that if the press had
only allowed the country to know the
truth. and if his advice had been TAX
en- two years ago throughout the coun-
try as it was taken in Cork and Mum
ster. that without the smallest danger
of split. the country and the party
could have been saved from a series OF
humiliations and disappointments that
he refrained from dwelling upon. AS
time went on the only wonder would
be how there could ever have been the
smallest doubt upon the subject. What
they wanted in the public life of Ire
land was men who would not be afraid
The Irish standard., 1907-11-02
ENGLISH SOCIALISM.

England is alarmed at the growth OF
Socialism. Political and religious cir
cles are beginning to realize that what
happened in France may happen in
England. All denominations have start
ed campaign against the propaga
tion of Socialistic doctrines. A lead
ing English Socialist. Robert Rlach-
ford. in STialstic paper in London,
makes the following announcement of
Socialistic doctrines:
Il do not believe that Christianity,
or Buddhism. or Judaism. or Moham-
mechanism is true. do not believe
that any of them affords perfect rule
The Irish standard., 1907-11-02

VIC oiiidlIleutdry faTty. IL tnlS should
happen it would more than compensate
for all those who have gone over to the
Sim Fein movement. At a recent erea,
demonstration in the city of Cork in
his honor. Mr.. O'Rrien said:
"I'can see no earthly difficulty about
discussing the matter with the utmost
good will and arriving at a genuine and
permanent settlement as between re-
sponsible Irishmen, who of course-and
NOBODY admits it more readily than
l-are all anxious to do the best they
can for Ireland, however hotly they
may differ for the moment, or however
they may misconstrue one another
points of view."
1t has been the earnest hope of Irish
men everywhere that Mr.. .O'Brien shall
assume his old place in the ranks of
the Parliamentary Party. His ability
is great and his fighting power is we'll
known. The sacrifices of his life in
the interests Of Ireland make his patri-
otism unquestioned. Should he now
sacrifice his own personal opinions as
to the best methods to be pursued, and
once more become a regular member of
the Parliamentary Party it will be re-
garded by friends of Ireland every
where as the greatest sacrifice of his
life.
The attempts that have been made to
demonstrate the strength Of Sim Fein
show the unsubstantial character of
the movement. The discomfort in ire
land over the failure of the present lib
eral government to bring forward any
measure of relief for ireland furnished
a peculiarly opportune time for an at
tack upon the Irish Parliamentary
party, and it seemed at first that the
movement might enlist large part
of the Irish people who are in favor of
more radical methods.
The campaign which John Redmond
and his colleagues have carried into
an lic provinces mas enabled Lnem to
ascertain the feeling of the people, and
it is safe to say that if general cleo
tion were held in Ireland today not a
single constituency now held by the
Nationalists would he lost to them.
In the meantime the Liberal govern
ment is losing strength. Not only has
it lost the support of the Irish men,
bers, but it is losing strength in Eng
land and Scotland. A general election
would probably f'esu1t in a close con-
test between the Conservatives and the
Liberals. 1t is quite certain that nei-
ther Of the English parties would un-
der present conditions have such a ma
jority as would enable them to carry
on the government without the COOP
Grafton Of the Irish Nationalists. Such
a situation would furnish the oppor-
tunity for the Irish Nationalists. Home
Rule for Ireland may come after all
from a Tory government
The Irish standard., 1907-11-02

Poor Marquis Maloney is having nc
end Of trouble locating one Of his
daughters, seized with sudden and
terrific craze to get married, says the
western Whtchman. He started tc
sshunt for one son-in-law and has al.
Iready found two. with several conti-
nents yet to hear from. Mr.. Malone,
D Is very good man. and his family
asare Of the best; but they are suffer-
ling from the social vertigo that Otter
accompanies sudden elevation tc
wealth.
The Irish standard., 1907-11-02

II, San Francisco is to have an election
gnominated Major Taylor. who was plac-
sed in that ofice after Schmitz was con-
yicted. In opposition to him the Re-
Jspublicans have named one Ryan and
Sthe Schmitz Labor Party have nomin-
alted one McCarty. Surprising as IL
i may seem to some the business inter-
sSsts of San Francisco are working
saGainst the reform mayor. So long as
the prosecutions were confined to pub
eitc officers who accepted bribes the
Business men were content, but the
moment that the prosecuting attor-
;nex turned against the bribers the
u b ~ . ~ a % u
The Irish standard., 1907-11-02

and so it continues. The people who
run these saloons have no financial
interest at stake. They are. in a large
part. men without reputation them
selves. Saloons which are owned and
operated by responsible individuals
cause the police force and the police
courts very little trouble. Men who
have financial interests at stake are
not likely to do anything that will
cause a sacrifice of those interests
Men who have thousands Of dollars
invested in a saloon business are not
likely to commit acts which will cause
q forfeiture of license. Such men are
unwilling to have it appear in police
court that men become drunk in their
places. 1t is the fellow who has no
a chance. 1t means little or nothing
to him if the license is forfeited. He
doesn't own the license; he doesn't
own the fixtures; he has nothing at
stake. If he is given a few hours
notice he can probably get together
as much money as he paid the brew
cry in the first instance. and walk out
The brewing companies of this city
are to blame for much of the evil con-
nected with the liquor business. If
they confined their efforts to their own
legitimate business of manufacturing
and selling their goods to those o.rer-
ating saloons of their own, we would
have a great many less arrests for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct
The brewers attempt to create mar
ket for their goods. They set up irre-
sponsible persons in business under
a contract that these latter. shall use
only the goods Of the brewery in ques-
tracts Of that kind with independent
responsible parties, for men who have
money of their own generally insist
upon buying goods wherever they see
fit.
The result of this system is that
we have class of low saloons where
every advantage is taken of strangers
who come to the city, The purpose
of these saloons is to get their patrons
drunk as soon as possible so they may
the more easily get their money away
from them. After their money is gone,
they are thrown out upon the streets
to be picked up by the police depart
ment, brought to the police court, and
sent to the workhouse. The large
number Of these people in the work
house proves that the police are doing
their duty. The ministers would have
us believe that it proves the reverse.
The charges made by the ministers
and the methods pursued by them
lead us to believe that they are actu-
ated by a desire for notoriety and by
partisan political feeling rather than
by any desire to better the condition
of the city by aiding and cooperating
with those who are charged with ad-
mlnistering the laws. Instead of be-
ing an aid in the upbuilding and bet
terment of the CITY, they are an OBJ
struction in the way of those who are
honestly trying to make the police
force more effective.
The Irish standard., 1907-11-02

Owen Cunningham, travelling repre'
sentative for The Irish Standard, will
visit during the next few days the fol-
lowing cities and towns in North Da-
kota and Minnesota on the Great
Northern road in the interests OF TINS
paper, viz: Langdon, Grafton. Grand
Forks, North Dakota: East Grand
Forks, Crookston, Moorhead, Fargo,
GAINESVILLE, Fergus Falls and Sauk
Center, MINI.
The Irish standard., 1907-11-02

of life. 1 deny the existence of a Hea-
venly Father l deny the efficacy Of
prayer. l deny the providence of God.
deny the truth of the Old Testament
and the New Testament l deny the
truth of the Gospels. do not believe
any miracle ever was performed. do
not believe that Christ was divine. !
do not believe that Christ died for man.
do not believe that lie ever rose from
tne dead. l am strongly inclined to
believe that he never existed at all. l
deny that Christ in any way or any
sense ever interceded for man, or
saved man. or reconciied God to man or
man to God. l deny that the love, or
the help, or the intercession of Christ,
! or of Buddha, or of Mohammed, or of
the Virgin Mary is of any use to any
man. do not believe there is any
Heaven. l scorn the idea of He'll"
This is the sort of doctrine that is
being promulgated by the English So
cialists. 1t is not more anti-Christian
than French Socialism This is the
sort of doctrine held by those who
are prosecuting the Church in France,
and yet those prosecutors had some
support from those calling themselves
Christians in this country The Social
Its are not fools. They realize that if
the Socialistic program is to be insti-
tuted that christianity must be driven
not only from the state. the army, the
navy, and the schools, but from the
hearts of men, as one of the members
of the French government recently
said. 1t is natural that in their cam
paign against Christianity they should
pay their chief attentions to the Catho-
lie Church, because in its fold are to be
found more than half Of the professed
Christians of the world, and because
the Catholic Church, through it's or
ganization and it's universally is the
strong citadel of Christianity. But
their attack is not confined to the
Catholic Church alone as others will
find out. The Evening Standard and
st. James Gazette of London COM
ments as follows:
1T is interesting to notice that of all
the enemies of Socialism, Mr.. Blach-
ford puts the Christian first. Clergy
men who speak on his platforms or in
other ways support his cause should
notice the fact, and if they still hesitate
to believe that Socialism means the
extinction of Christianity, let them turn
their eyes to France and watch So
cialist tactics there. Let them also re-
member the lessons of the French Rev.
olution and of the Commune, when So
cialism was put in practice How long
would religion hold back the flood of
materialism which dominant Socialism
unloosed in France, and how long can
moderate Socialists stand against the
hordes of the extremists. What hap
pened then, will happen in England if
the teachings of Robert Blachford are
accepted. He may be sincere, and he
may be strong, but neither he nor a
hundred like him will be able to hold
mob whose worst passions have been
aroused and whose lust for plunder
has been excited. Successful Socialism
must end in anarchy and worse"
The Irish standard., 1907-11-02

The campaign in the County Of New
concerned seems to have degenerated
into an attempt on the part Of the Re-
publicans to elect one Of their judicial
candidates, and an attempt on the part
Of the Hearst forces TO elect their can
didate for sheriff.
The Irish standard., 1907-11-02

4 Mrs. Chadwick died in prison while
she was paying the penalty for her
crimes. What has been done to the
men whose cupidity and desire to make
money for themselves led them into
giving Mrs. Chadwick other peoples
money? Mrs. Chadwick was called Il
criminal The men who gave her the
money are called bankers.
The Irish standard., 1907-11-02
slTuArIoNslNlReLANo.

Exchanges .gffom lreland indicate
that. although the factional fight is
still in prosress that John Redmond
and the Parliamentary Party are SUI
preme in everyrart of Ireland. Re-
cent utteiances ,fl'yilliam o'Brien give
hope that he ie ABOUT to reunlte with
The Irish standard., 1907-11-02

The recent balloon contest shows
that when it comes to exploiting the
air the German and French are far
superior to the AsSs.ericans. The Amer
. leans do great deal of exploiting on
air. but in actual operations in air.
Europeans have us beat many miles.
The Irish standard., 1907-11-02

Can you write the name of the
president of the University of Chi
cago? Well, do not feel badly If you
cannot. You surely know who Pro-
fessor Stage is, and that proves that
you are keeping in touch with great
affairs.
The Irish standard., 1907-11-02

Birmingham Alabama. under a local
option law, has given a large majority
in favor of prohibition. Over one
hundred saloons will be closed as a
result. The trend toward prohibition
in the South is strong and steady.
The Irish standard., 1907-11-02

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and chiefs from the earliest ages. and
derived from Fiacha, hunter, which
probably had it's origin from the occu-
patton or amusement of hunting, so
frequent in early times. Nimrod, for
instance, in the Scriptures, is men
toned as hunter.
"F'lann," a name of kings and chiefs
a word which signifies a red complex
ion. 1t has become a surname. as
O'Flainn. or O'Flynns, of whom there
are several clans, and the o'Flanagans
are derived from the same source.
Fiona" the name of kings and
chiefs. signifies fair haired, and the
word is pref1xed to many names.
"Flaithbheartach," pronounced Fla
herty, the name of chiefs. This word,
which may appear in the Irish to have
an uncouth sound, is really a euphoni-
Gus name. Of expressive signiflcation,
being derived from Flaith, a chief. and
beartach, of deeds. and may, there
fore, signify chief of noble deeds 1t
has become surname, as that of the
O'Flahertys, chiefs of West Connauebt
"Guire," name of chiefs and kings.
when signtfied noble or excellent. Qua
ric, an ancient king of Connaught. was
celebrated for his hospitality.
"Gearrmaide," name of some CHIEF.
derived from Gearr, short, and Made
stick, which might signify the chief
of the short cudgel; the first probably
who obtained this was distinguished
for the stick fighting.