The Irish standard., 1908-03-21

$50 ciiize'' Three great publishers Of
Irish hir!!, have been Matthew Carey
OF Tfiiaue lphia, the friend of Lafay-
cite: Robert Bonner, founder or the
New York Ledger, and Patrick Dona- :
hoe, founder of the Boston Pilot and
Donahce 6 Magazine. The name of
William Desmond O'Brien, too, de-
serves TO be included in this paragraph
Mr.. O'Blien was a, wealthy contractor
OF New York. who devoted eighte en-
years OF his life to the preparation of
an Encyclopedia Hibernica," and who
died. broken-hearted, in 1898, with his
great project unfinished. Among the
1risli-Ainerican publishers now living
the most notable is P. f. Collier, the
founder Of Golfers Weekly.
This nower Of expression, which is
typical Of the Irish race rises fire.
quently to the heights of art The
Goddess 80 Liberty, on the dome of the
Capitol at Washington, was chiseled
by the hands of Thomas Crawford, who
was oi Irish parentage, and whose son
is the Wc!l-known novelist, T. Marion
Crawford. Many an American city Las
been enriched by the genius of Angus
tus st. Gaudens, one Of the best be-
loved and most eminent of American
sculptors. One of his most notable
statues is Il heroic figure of Parnell for
the city Of Dublin, st. Gaudens' BIRTH
place. Among the landscape painters.
Edword Gay of New York, has held =
placi; for forty years: and another vet
eran artist of Irish birth is William
Magr.ti;, who painted "On the Ould
Soda clever study Of Irish character
that hangs in the Metropolitan Mu-
scum in New York.
1t is to Dublin, also, that we are in
! debted for Victor Herbert. our noou:ar
conduct,r and composer, and for Pat
rick Sarsfield Gilmore, the famous
band,naster of Civil War times. There
nave not been so many Irish singers of
operate ronk, although the Irishman
who cannot sing at all is as rare as a
white biac&bird. Probably the most
notable was Catherine Hayes, who ar
rived in this country in 1851, married
an American husband, and settled in
California. Among the best known
dramatic stars of Irish birth. now upon
the stage. are Ada Rehan and James
O'Nei!l and the elder John Drew was
son Of Erin Andrew Mack and
Chauncey Olcott are the most popular
of those who portray Irish life.
That the Celt has been in politics
goes without saying. In most States
they have furnished more than their
share, both of bosses and reformers
Richard Croker, the Talnmany Hall
leader. ard Charles O'Connor, who
overt:lrew the Tweed ring, fairly repre-
| sent the two contending forces in the
! American political life. So much has
been written 1ndiscrimnately of nish
bossisiE that it is nothing but fair to
state that some Of the present leaders
ol the 'anti-graft" movement are May
or Dunhe Of Chicago, Mayor Pagan of
Jersey City. District Attorney Moran
of Boston and Hugh McCaffrey, a. men,
Der Of Mayor Weavers cabinet in
Philadelphia. The late Patrick A. COL
lins. Congressman, consul-general in
London. and mayor Of this city, was
for years thief oremost Irishn,an in
New England.
In the present Congress there are
dozens of members of Irish descent,
but Only three Of Irish birth-Senator
Thomas N. Patterson of Denver, who
has teen for thirty years a natioral
figure; Representative Bourke Cochran
who is urequaIled in the Celtic flow Of
| his e!oquence, and the Hon. Joseph F.
O'Connell of the South District. SEN
ator Thomas Kearns. one of the solid
pillars Of the State of Utah, was torn
in CaLada of Irish parents; and james
] D. Phelan, the well-known Californian.