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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-28
STORM SUFFERERS
WHO NEED HELP

While the people of Purvis are per-
haps in greatest need Of immediate
assistance, there are other points
along the path of the storm where
destitution prevails. and this is no
where more acute than in the Conn
settlement.
Messrs. T. e. Batson and A. L. Conn
made thorough canvass of this COM
munity yesterday and have furnished
the Daily News with the following
list of destitute families:
v. B. Brown.
J.. w. Brown.
JAS Fillingame.
Dan Rogers. 60 s-sA.suss..
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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-28

will be seen by the list published
elsewhere. A number of contributions
have come in from other places as fol-
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HATTiEssuRe A HOSPITAL.
Mobile. Ala. April 27.-Manaser
Charles r. Hughes OF the Western
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The Irish standard., 1908-05-09
THE IRISH AS ATHLETES,
Have Acquired Worldwide Reputa
ton in Various Sports.

From their earliest history the Irish
have been celebrated as athletes The
ancient tales that today have excited
so much interest among the scholars Of
Europe are full Of the recital Of great
fcats of strength and agility performed
by the heroes of old in the pursuit of
adventure. doubt if there is in all
literature anything more interesting or
exciting than the tales of the Red
Branch knights of Cuchullin. Couco-
bar. Fergus. Ferdiad and others. while
the heroes of a later period. Finn Nc
Cool. Oscar. Conal Ccamach and Aisin
still live in the memory of the people,
their deeds and their powess having
been handed down by tradition as the
national heritage of people who have
always loved manly men and manly
deeds
The youth of Ireland have been ac-
customed from their earliest years to
running. jumping and stone throwing,
and the man who could maintain the
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09
BRYAN ON FIRST BALLOT.

AS general rule straw votes are
a poor thing upon which to base polit
lea, prophecies, but such votes, when
conducted by disinterested agencies.
are much better indication of public
sentiment than the views Of Interested
partsans. published for the purpose
of trying to influence primaries and
conventions. The Chicago Tribune
has recently been conducting a cam
vass Of all sections of the country of
Democratic editors. politicians and
members of legislatures. for the pur-
pose Of ascertaining the preference on
the presidential question. This can
vass shows Bryan ahead in every por-
tion Of the country. In the Eastern
states. Which are spoken of as strongly
against Mr.. Bryan. he has more votes
for first choice than all other candi.
dates put together. In the states Of
Kentucky. Delaware, Maine, Mary
land, Massachusetts. New Hampshire.
New Jersey. New York. Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Vermont and West Vir-
ginia, Bryan received 371 votes against
276 for all other candidates. Governor
Johnson is the nearest competitor.
New York, which is credited with be-
ing anti Bryan. shows Al votes for
Bryan and 81 for Johnson. In the
South where Democrats are more nu-
merouS. the Bryan lead is much
stronger. In the states of Alabama.
Arkansas. Florida. Georgia. Kentucky.
Louisiana. Mississippi. North Carolina,
South Carolina. Tennessee. Texas and
Virginia. Bryan received 1863 to 392
for all others. In these states Gov
ernor Johnson received 173 1t will
be thus seen that Bryan received about
| s to l as against Governor johnson
throughout the South.
! In a short ;ime a primary will be
held in the state OF Alabama, which,
will indicate the sentiment of Demo-
Gratis in that state. Bryan and John
son are on the primary ticket. The
friends of Governor johnson express
the hope that they will be able to car
ry Alabama. The hope is not founded
on any reasonable basis and will not
be realized. 1t will be surprising, in
deed. if Bryan does not carry Alabama
primaries by a vote OF at least ) to I
The more certainly Democratic the
state. the stronger the preference 70,
! Bryan. Mississippi. which has no Re-
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09

Some one showed the other day, says
the Buffalo Catholic Union and Times
that of twenty convent girls who mar
ried outside Of the Church in so-called
prominent social circles in the last
twelve years, six are divorced. four
of them being remarked again, alas!
in spite of the fact that their first hus-
bands are living; four are living apart
from their husbands. not wishing tG
incur the scandal Of divorce proceed
ings, though having abundant reasons
for so doing. and not in Il single case
has there been the expected gain OF
social prestige or of place in the
world that such marriages are sup
posed to bring. Yet the foolish exam
pie set by these prominent Catholics
did more to make others consider it
AS not a serious thing to marry out
side of the Church than almost any
other motive.
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09
The Good Fellow Scamp.

Scribners draws portrait in the
and may be studied to advantage
"Of all the scamps society knows, the
traditional good fellow is the mos
despicable. A man, who for the sake
of the praise Of careless or unprin-
cipled friends, makes his home a
scene of anxiety and torture. and de.
grades and disgraces all who are as
sociated with him in his home life, is
whether he knows it or not, a brute
and to those who love him, then he
cannot be loyal to anything that is
good. There is something mean be.
yond description in any man who
cares more for anything in this world
than the honor and the confidence and
love of his family. There is some-
thing radically wrong in such man,
and the quicker and more thoroughly
he realizes it. in his humbling and
'>'Ni'S 'ii'SGt1 ~ tIlt edItfl Ill shame
and confusion, the better for him. The
traditional good fellow is a bad fellow
from the crown of his head to the
sole of his foot He is as weak as
baby. vain as a peacock. selfish as
a pig. and as unprincipled as a thief
He has not one redeeming trait upon
which a reasonable self-respect can
be built and braced.''
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09
IRISH SAILORS.
What Study Of Irish History
Reveals.
unnecessary

Reveals.
In the Southern Cross. "Einrudo
Fctra" writes as follows:
Some people are of the opinion that
the Irish had no ships of any size an
terror to the Norman invasion. Now,
anyone who has made study of Irish
history knows that they had fairly
large vessels from the earliest times.
There are hundreds of incidents which
might be quoted. but I will content
myself with the following. which I lay
before the readers of the Southern
Cross:
The Milesians came to ireland in
30 ships with 80 soldiers in each. be-
sides their wives and attendants. Lab
radth. who was monarch of Ireland is
years. from A. NJ. 3s4S to a. NJ 3666,
was surnamed Loingseach that of the
ships because he caused to be built
many great ships" King Criomthan
invaded Gaul \. D. $50. as did also
his successor Mall of the 9 hostages
and Dathy. who was killed by light
ming in Helvc,ia: surely these kings
with their armies did not walk. neither
did they go in caravans
We also read of naval engagement
in Dundalk harbor A. D. s5A between
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09
THE RESULT IN MINNESOTA.

The result Of the primaries through
out tho state for the election of dele
gates to county conventions ought to
satisfy all Democrats. Enthusiastic
friends of Governor johnson have a
right to eXult in the victory which
they have won. The staunch support
ers of Mr.. Bryan, who are also friends
Of Governor Johnson. have nothing to
the state. loud in their expression OF
loyalty to MIR. Bryan. who were ac-
tnated more by personal pique or dis
appointment than by regard for Bryan.
Such men arc disappointed and nobody
cares much because they find them
selves in this position. a far greater
number OF mon In every county in the
state who voted for Governor Johnson
are staunch supporters of Mr.. Bryan.
apparent reasons. State pride: the
undoubtcd popularity of tho Governor:
the influence Of neighbors who arc
Office holders under Governor John
son, and last but not least. the GER
tainty of Rryan's nomination, and the
consequent desire to give the Governor
Of olr state a complimentary vote,
brought about tho result.
1t has been said that tho struggle
was bitter. but we think that no earn
est contest was ever carried on in
Minnesota which will leave less Bit
tcrncss than the contest just ended
Notwithstanding many serious mis-
takes of Judgment made by the Gov
crnors friends, his own great tact and
personal popularity have saved him
from dangers which threatened to de-
sWoy him as a political factor. These
threatened dangers were hardly less
imminent in case of victory than Of
defeat.
Mnnesotas % votes will be John
sons to use and do with as he pleases
at Denver. He will have a moro deli
cate task to perform there than he had
in carrying the state The Minnesota
delegation this year will have no part
in the deliberations at Denver They
will bring a certain sort OF distinction
to the state because of their loneliness.
The fact that under the peculiar cir
cumstances there were Bryan support
crs In every precinct of the state
proves that Governor johnson is moth
ing but a local candidate. Without
wishing to detract a particle from the
victory won. it is entirely within the
facts to say that the action of the state
convention will have no more signif1-
cancc than the action of the state con-
| vention of Delaware in endorsing
Judge Gray. If anything. Dclawarc's
action was stronger compliment TO
its favorite son than the action of
Minnesota for its favorite son. because
Judge Gray sent word to the convcn-
tion. asking them not to endorse him.
while there is not Johnson man who
does not know that the best efforts OF
the whole state administration were
necessary to bring about the result in
Minnesota. The result. then, should
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09

The st. Paul Democrats have won
signal victory Not only was Daniel
w. Lawler elected Mayor by IL ajor-
ity approxinlating 1000. but the entire
assembly ticket, with one exception,
and the entire board of aldermen,
With two exceptions. are Democratic.
Evidently the citizens of ST Paul re-
sentcd tho campaign carried on by
self-appointed reformers. st. Paul has
one advantage over Minneapolis In
that it does not possess nearly as large
proportion Of people who practice
one thing and preach another. st. Paul
put itself on record in no uncertain
terms in favor of sane enforcement
of laws which have to do with the per-
sonal liberty of citizens. No doubt,
the personal popularity of Mr.. Lawler
had something to do with the result,
but the uniform majority given to
Democratic candidates shows that st.
Paul does no: want any experiment
With reformers, whose ideas of reform
is to force upon their neighbors their
own peculiar ideas.
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09

The general opinion in Ireland on
the University Bill is that which has
been expressed i'm the Catholic Times.
Canon Ryan, P. P, V. c., Tipperary,
speaking of the measure a few days
ago. said: The bill has all the merits
Of Mr.. Birrell and all the faults of
the treasury. Taking it on its merits
as an educational measure, it stands
very fair chance Of acceptance. One
would have thought that with Trinity
left to the Protestants and the College
In Belfast to the Presbyterians. Cath
olics would have got a properly financ-
cd national university in Dublin which
would have closed the question, but
instead they have offered us uni
versity which is bankrupt from the
start. The financial provisions of the
bill are absolutely and ludicrously in
sufficient. I have been acquainted
with a good many American univer-
stiles founded by American million
aires. and not one of those univers-
ties founded by individuals has been
as poorly financed as this proposed
university has been financed by the
British empire. I think no censure is
sufficient for the timidity with which
this measure has been treated from
the financial side. and unless its finan-
cial clauses arc improved upon the bill
cannot possibly satisfy the demands
of the Catholics Of Ireland"
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09

fered, and has been at least postponed,
says the Catholic Union and Times.
We do not think so. The Home Rule
idea is too large to be put in any mans
vest pocket, or to fit any COFFIN 1t
is nations aspiration. mmesurably
bigger than Il mans life. no matter
how important for a cause or great in
himself he may be. Home Rule. in it's
catholic character. is second only to
the <.atholicity of that Church which
has been 1reland's glory and whose
history is interviewer with the record
OF land where even national life was
sacrificed for faith.
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09

P"0-AS"' par ~ III tIle Ii4puIleS $ teSI
ballot, cast 12s votes for Bryan and
for Johnson. Texas cast 23S for
Bryan and for Johnson. Arkansas,
$50 for Bryan and s for Johnson. There
is no reasonable doubt but that every
Southern state will send a delegation
to Denver which will vote for Bryan,
and this will insure his nomination on
the first ballot
Bryan already has the states of H.
linois, Indiana. Iowa, Kansas Nebras-
ka. North Dakota. Ohio, Oklahoma.
South Dakota, and wisconsin instruct.
ed for him. with 24s delegates. He
will surely have the following South
ern states: Alabama. Arkansas, Flori-
da, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Missouri. North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vir-
ginia, with 3O2 delegates, and he is
just as sure os the following far west
ern states: California, Colorado, Ida
no, Montana, Nevada. Oregon. Utah,
Washington and Wyoming, with 7S
delegates. This gives him 62S dele
gates, and it will take 66S to make
two-thirds of the Denver convention.
1t is we'll known that of the dele
gates already rninstructed, Bryan has
many delegates. For instance, Rhode
Island did not instruct, but of its 8
delegates are for Bryan; Connecticut
did not instruct, but of its 10 dele
gats are outspoken Bryan men.
In this computation We have taken
no account of Maine. Maryland, Mas
sachusetts. Michigan. New Hampshire,
Pennsylvania, Vermont and West Vir-
ginia. none of which have yet held
conventions. and several of which are
likely to go for Bryan. The Massa-
chusetts primaries have already been
held, an0 they resulted in almost
complete sweep for Bryan. If this
state instructs, it will add 80 men to
the Bryan column, and thus with the
Rhode Island delegates and the I
Connecticut delegates. will more than
make UP the necessary votes, without
counting on a single delegate from
uninstructed or doubtful delegations
In this computation we have taken no
account of the territories, some Of
which have already instructed for
Bryan.
The opponents of Mr.. Bryan have
nothing to rely upon except unfound-
ed and baseless assertions. The re-
suit of the Denver convention, so far
as the nominee is concerned, is as
certain now as anything political ever
can be, until i. has actually happened.
We expect, even after two thirds of the
delegates havsfobeen instructed, that
the assertion will be made that certain
states. although instructed. will violate
the instructions and vote against Bry-
an.
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09
A RADICAL CHANGE IN LAW.


Representatives of IL second Employ
ers' Liability Act furnishes good evil
dence of the force of public opinion
There is Il radicalism abroad in this
land at the present time unknown and
unthought of twenty years ago In or
der to understand just what the Em-
bring about, it should be known that
the act, if valid, does away With Il
principle of common law which is cen Z.
turtles older than this republic. and it
should be recalled that out of 4S3 mcnl.
bcrs OF Congress only one voted
against making this change. The fea-
| turc of the Employers Liability Act
referred to here is that which does
away with the rule that an employer is
not liable for an injury to his servant
il that injury is occasioned by the
negligence of a fellow servant. 1t has
been provided by statute in this state
for some years that the fellow servant
rule does not apply to those employed
in operating railroads, but it does ap-
ply to every other industry.
Another feature of the Employers
Liability Act which is revolutionary
provides that the injured ones own
carelessncss shall not operate to pre-
vent him from recovery, provided that
the carelessness of the employer is
greater than the careessness of the
victim, but that the victims careless
ness shall operate to reduce the dam
ages in the proportion in which his
negligence contributed to the accident.
all other states Of the Union, we be-
lieve, is that the injured person can
not recover IL his own carelcssness
contributed in any degree to the injury,
no matter how gross the negligence Of
the employer.
These are mighty changes. They
will. if held valid by the Supreme
Court. and If followed by similar leg
islation in the different states, work "A
complete change in the law of negi-
gencc and the trial of damage suits.
The time Of courts will surely be less
taken up in the future with this kind
of litigation. for such legislation takes
away the most effective defenses and
will conduce to greater efforts on the
part Of employers to settle cases. The
Employers Liability Act evinces the
trend of present day thought. Whether
pleasing or otherwise, 1t is a step to-
ward Capitalization. The government
becomes responsible in a greater meas
,lre for the families of those employed
in government service. Employers are
made to answer in a. greater degree
for the welfare Of those depending
upon employees. The whole community
is in way an insurer of every MEM
Der OF society Those engaged in man
ufacturing industries will add to their
product the cost of accidents and the
consumer will pay it. Thus the whole
people will contribute to the victims of
negligence.
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09

New York is in tho hands of the
Irish this week. says the Western
Watchman. The Irish hold rule there
absolutely in church and state. An
Irish Archbishop, an Irish Cardinal,
and a Cardinal of Irish descent. and
nearly all the mitred of the same blood
must make men like Jerome wish they
had been born under the English flag
and had never altered their allegiance
The greatest city in the world. both
civilly and religiously. is governed and
has for two generations been governed
by men of Irish birth or blood. And
taking all in all. it is the best gov
erned city in the world.
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09

Loyal followers of Mr. Bryan who
suit of last Wednesdays work in this
state, should remember that on the
same day Ohio instructed its t6 votes
for Mr. Bryan. This makes the ncrcs-
sary > to with two delegates to spare
$" that if last Wednesdays work
should be kept up from now until the
convention Mr.. Bryan would still have
moro than the necessary two thirds.
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09

Has anyone attempted to figure out
the influence "i the st. Paul Dispatch
and tho Pioneer Press in the political
affairs of ST. Paul" Would Lawler
have been beaten If these two papers
had not supported his opponent" The
influence of tho newspaper whirl,
never tells tho truth on it's editorial
must he computed on tho minus side.
Political candidates arc beginning to
figure their chances of election in di :
rect ratio to tho number of papers op.
posing them.
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09

George T'rel Williams, the Bryan
leader of Massachusetts,, says that
whatever popularity Governor johnson
has in that state is due to the fact
that the voters there mistake him for
Tom Johnson. We have never had n
very high opinion of the judgment OF
the Massachusetts Williams. just
think of citizen of Massachusetts
charging his fellow citizens with such
gross ignorance. 1t would not be sur
prising 10 find some in the wild west
misled by similarity Of names, but i,
is unthinkable of Massachusetts,.
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09

satisfy all. Governor johnson has the
delegation which he so much desired,
and the Bryan men have the satisfac-
tion of knowing that the result In
Minnesota will make absolutely no
difference at Denver
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09

All the leading Democratic polite
ians on both sides of the recent con-
troversy We're loft ut home as a result
of the primaries. Some might be
tempted to draw /, conclusion. Wn
think it just an incident.
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09
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In the month of March 32,517 immi-
grants arrived in this country. as
against 139,11S in the same month last
year. A financial stringency is not
without some benefit, after all. 1t was
undoubtedly to blame for this large
decrease to our shores,
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09

. IL English and Japanese cruisers
the four new battlnShips which the
President has asked for Three cruis-
crs have destroyed themselves since
Rooscvclt's last message. So far as
we know no one has yet charged it up
to tho President.
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09

Skill and efficiency IN any line COM
pels admiration. We take off our hats
who bosses. Compared with him, cer-
tain individuals in Minneapolis, who
think they are bosses, are amateurs
indeed
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09
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$7RA1Es yS!3H) ySseT eo9Ns!Ea
&l4NE1PoL

The sun began to shine i'm Minnesota
after the Democratic primaries. and
the best part Of it is that it shines for
the Bryan men as we'll as the johnson
men.
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09

In the death of Sir Henry Campbell
that Home Rule for Ireland has suf-
The Irish standard., 1908-05-09

S. P. Hurley of Flandreau. S. D.,
writes to the Irish Standard in refer
ence to the memorial to be erected at
that point to the memory of Rev.
Father Quick. who was the spiritual
adviser and comforter of Allen, Lar
kin and O'Brien, the Manchester mar
tyrs. previous to their execution. At
Fandreau the remains of the respect
ed priest lie buried. and Mr.. Hurley
says the movement for the erection of
monument to his memory in that
city is meeting with marked cncour-
agement and support from many
sources. When the time comes to lay
the cornerstone of the monument our
F'landreau friends will naturally look
to the Twin Cities for an excellent
representation at the ceremonies, and
1t is pretty safe to predict that they
will not be isappointed. There ought
to be a large gathering from various
sections at this important event.