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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
VARIOUS VERSES
ON TIMELY TOPICS
BRYAN AFTER TENNYsON.

j come from haunts Of 90:
i come Quadrennialiy:
j keep a metaphor to mix
A-standing ON the galley.
Throughout the entire L. S. A.
Where er the railroad reaches,
l make a dozen towns a day
And half a hundred speeches.
They scof and say that I am slow:
They laugh at my endeavor;
For booms may come and Blooms NAV No.
But go on forever.
i chatter over great reforms
That grow like weeds OF hartf.
] speak like seven thunderstorms;
] babble on the tariff.
] prate about the President:
On currency l chatter
The purchase power Of q cent"
And other party patter.
Man wants but little here below
And let's who will be clever,
For booms may come and booms may 70.
But go on forever.
New York Mail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

Senator Carriers fear that somebody is
going to take possession of the United
States Capitol is not inspired by the prox-
Unity Of the railways. The Union station
will afford sufficient accommodation for a
long time to come
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
Good Intentions Gone Wrong.

aren't you going homer" asked a fell
low club member.
mot for several days." answered Mr..
Cumrox. I'm going to give my family q
chance to forget. You see. mother and
the girls have been trying to educate me
to an appreciation Of classical music.
This afternoon 1 heard terrific racket
on the piano, so being anxious to please,
half closed my eyes and said, Isn't it
perfectly beautiful!
Wasn't that all right?'
NO It was the piano tuner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
A Trying Position.

"Why don't you make your husband
promise to quit playing the races?"
Il did once" answered young Mrs.
Torkins. He had me worried half to
death showing me all the chances to make
money he was missing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

No ambition is manifested by European
countries to extend a welcome to Emma
Goldman. If Emma were an heiress, 1t
might be different: but in that case she
would not be an anarchist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
His Interest.

do you understand the laws that in
fiuence finance?" inquired the economist
NO" answered the lobbyist. Y am
more interested in the finances that may
influence laws"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

It is feared that the octopus. so far from
being even stunned by Senator J. Davis
speech, is chuckling over the effect of the
recoil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

Mr.. WI, that once enthusiastic devotee o.
the dance. is so closely occupied witt
serious cares that he has not even taker
the trouble to state whether he woult
rather two-step or waltz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

The Washington base ball club is ex-
pected to get practical results this year
instead of yielding to the old temptation
to take Congress for it's example.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
A mere MORSEL.

This taste Of spring has been all right,
Though modestly applied.
Don't quit on that: our appetite
Is far from satisfied.
Chicago News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

Democrats who are cherishing hopes OF
taking possession of Ohio do not seem to
attach much Importance to what happen
ed in Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

The presentation to Evelyn Thaw OF
money enough to keep her from wanting
to go on the stage would seem almost
like an act of public philanthropy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

It is not always safe to depend, for
financial remedies, on the advice of men
whose careers. have been devoted to gath
ering coin instead of keeping it in circu-
lation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
The Gloomy Person

Tie blossoming tree, the bird song clear
But move his soul to new dismay; 8
He murmurs, I'VE are drawing near
Housecleaning time or moving day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

The Porto Ricans doubtless regret that
they are not in position to be asked to
exert any sort Of influence in the coming
presidential campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

The cost Of white paper may move
some congressional economists to be less
lavish with leave to print.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

Mr. Bryan continues to be as Indifferent
to Gov. johnson as If the Scandinavian
vote were not worth having.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
Precedent
Established.


Precedent is not a Prussian char
~ acteristfc, but 1t is noted
here as an incident
which may be full Of future trouble.
There was. however, in the hesitation of
the members another very serious factor.
There was the fear that this appropriation
Of the Poles was a danger to the whole
fabric of the Prussian kingdom. 1t estab-
lished a precedent. 1t placed in the hands
of government an arm which, turned
against the Pole at present, might be
turned against some other class in future.
The feeling against the Pole is undeniably
bitter among the PruSSian conservatives,
but above this feeling is the fear that
some day the injustice they were asked
to commit against the Pole would react
and cut like a two-edged sword. The gov
eminent might not always be under con-
servative guidance. Besides, the social
democracy was party which government
itself was obliged to take into considera-
ton.
The government side Of the Polish ques-
ton Is that 1t finds itself confronted in
Posen, West Prussia and Silesia by a
situation Of economical resistance on the
part Of the Poles with which 1t Is unable
to cope. The Poles have formed land as
sociations, with the avowed object of ac-
quiring every foot of soil and thus driv-
Ing out the Germans.
Prince Bismarck, filled with alarm at
the increase of Polish landholders. in 1886
organized what was known as the 'set-
Element commission" for ,the promotion
Of German colonization in the eastern
provinces.
, The London Times of February o. in
Its editorial on the subject. says that
prince Buelow's policy has proved a
'damnosa hereditas,' or a damnable heri-
tage.' having cost the Prussian govern
ment an outlay Of Eli. 500. 900. with the re-
suit that in the eleven years ending in
1905 Polish acquisitions from Germany
have exceeded German acquisitions from
Poles by nearly 250.OO0 acres, and that the
excess In Posen and West Prussia alone
Is over 5000 acres. The Poles, more
over, have SO conducted their operations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
School,

1--WE are very sure" says The Star Of
March IL, 1858. that the owners Of real
estate In the District of Co.
School lumbia will cheerfully accept
r the proposition Of Senator
Brown of Mississippi to tax
them 10 cents in the hundred dollars for
school purposes, in addition to the tax
to the same end they now pay. No COM
munity can make better investment
than in paying literally for educational
purposes. provided. as here. the money
raised for such ends be judiciously ex-
pended We regard the school plan Of
Senator Brown as destined, If sanctioned
by Congress. to do more for the future
of the District of Columbia than any
measure with reference to it that 30 far
has been brought forward in either house
of Congress"
The Irish standard., 1908-01-25
A CONTRAST.

Even those Americans who are on
posed to a. large navy and large
army cannot help being enthused over
the large undertaking in which our
navy is now engaged. Old men COM
bne other thoughts with their admir-
alton of the magnificent war vessels.
The average person in tho prime Of life
looks upon the voyage now being made
by Admiral Evans as an unusual one.
The names OF the ports at which tho
warships stop are scarcely known. The
majority Of people would have diff
Guilty in saying In what countries those
ports are. In every community there
are old men whose boyhoods were spent
on the Atlantic coast, and who take
pleasure in relating stories Of their
seafaring ancestors. This one had a.
father who sailed a. schooner out OF
Salem. Another. an uncle who cap
tanned brig out of Portsmouth. An
other rejoices in the fact that a. rela-
tive was in command Of one of the
magnificent sailing shops known as
Yankee clippers. which sailed around
the Cape of Good Hope and doubled
Cape Horn.
There was a time when the Ameri-
can merchant marine was the pride Of
this country. Whole cities on the At
lantic coast owe their existence to this
bygone race Of seafaring Americans.
The Irish standard., 1908-01-25

David B. Hill, who sought the DEM
ocratic nomination for the presidency
in 1892, but who was defeated by Gro
yer Cleveland in the convention held
at Chicago in that year. was recently
in New York. While there he had this
to say: For the first time in my life
am making a little money and have
retired once and for all from politics.
If there is mention in the newspapers
of the slightest probability that may
re-enter politics it hurts me in my pro-
fession, because have found out that
clients very much prefer to have their
lawyers devote themselves entirely to
their profession and not to mlngle pol
itics with it. So no real friend Of mine
will talk about the utter improbability
Of my ever re-entering the political
field.'' ~
The Irish standard., 1908-01-25
LlNcoA AND DAVIS.

The prejudices and hatreds of the
Civil War have about passed away
Southern men are being talked of for
President and Northerners can now
Judge those who fought against the
Union in fair. way. The following
appreciation of Jefferson Davis from
the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
would have aroused widespread indig-
nation of expressed ten years ago:
with Kentucky preparing to OBJ
serve fittingly the centenary of the
birth of that great American. Abraham
Lincoln, the observance might be made
all the more appropriate by the Sc
lection of Abraham Lincoln and Jeffer-
son Davis, both sons of Kentucky, to
represent the old commonwealth in the
National Hall of Fame at Washing
ton. Each is a typical Kentuclian and
each a typical American, and never did
two men face each other in crisis so
grave as that of the Civil War with
SASelSCA o4hNSAlNS Ul UclACL III lllG justice
Of the cause espoused. nor with great
er sincerity of belief in ultimate tri-
umph. Both could not triumph. It
was, indeed. the laurel for the one and
for the other the willow, and the whole
country now for all time united will
ingly and sincerely accepts the .rl-
umph Of the cause espoused by Abra-
ham Lincoln.
No other state has a representation
so strikingly typical. Lincoln went
North to the life of struggle and hero
ic effort to the Presidency of the
United States and to the restoration
and the preservation of the Union. Da-
Wis went to the South to the govern
orship of Mississippi, to the senate. to
the cabinet. to the presidency of the
Confederate states, and to defeat. The
life Of each was pure and not one stain
Of dishonor rests upon the private life
or public career Of either. Each is a
great historic fact: each a heroic fig
ure; each served his country in the
field, Lincoln in the Black Hawk War.
Davis in the War with Mexico; each
was d Kentuckian and both were
Americans. One triumphed in his cause
and the other failed. The life Of each
is magnificent lesson in American
history.
What Kentucky will do Is for Ken
lucky to say. but suggestions are not
ont of order. and the approaching OBJ
servance OF the centenary Of the birth
of Abraham Lincoln recalls the name.
the fame. and the fall Of the other
Kentuckian and emphasizes the sug-
The Irish standard., 1908-01-25
BRYAN AND HEARST.

The charge is made by some not
overly friendly to the candidacy Of
Mr.. Bryan that his supporters in tho
state Of Minnesota are confined al
most exclusively to those who were
supporters of Mr. Hearst four years
ago. There is no more reason for this
assertion than there would be for as
serting that Bryan's leadership stands
for the same thing as would the lead
ership of Hearst.
In character and methods, Bryan is
just the opposite Of Hearst. Bryan
has consistently fought within the
ranks Of the Democratic party 20
make the party stand on Democratic
principles. Hearst has fought within
the ranks of the party for time to
further his own political ambitions
and when it became apparent to him
that he could not succeed, he left the
party and used his large wealth and
his string of newspapers to cripple the
party. One futile attempt to obtain
the presidential nomination sufficed
to destroy the political hope Of Hearst.
Two nominations and two defeats have
left Mr.. Bryan stronger than ever
with his party. Twelve years Of con-
stant public appearance has broken
down all opposition to Bryan as man
Those who in 1896 looked upon him rs
either a demagogue or crank. now
admit his high character and lofty pm
triotism. The principles which he in
1895 advocated and which were then
characterized as populistic, have since
been adopted by the Republicans
themselves. Ideas which made him,
even among his supporters, a radical
in 1896. are now entertained by the
great majority Of voters in both po-
litical parties. Mr.. Hearst ATTEMPTED
to obtain power by arraying one class
OF people against another. He an
pealed to the prejudices and hatreds
of men. Bryan, on the other hand, has
introduced his allegiance to the doc
trine of dominance Of the moral ele-
ment In all public questions. The
question with him has been not how
can the Democratic party carry an
election. but how ought 1t to succeed.
Bryan has not only said in effect that,
Il would sooner be right than be pres
ident." but he has remained true to the
principles in which he believes. even
when it was apparent that this posi-
ton was unpopular,
The Irish standard., 1908-01-25
HleERNIANs AssAlLEp.

The Rev. ID. l.. McDermott, rector of
one of the Philadelphia parishes, be-
longs to that class Of men who have
a hobby and who allow a hobby to mas
ter them. He is receiving some adj
vertising now because of his refusal
to allow a funeral in the church over
the remains Of Il member of the An
cient Order of Hibernians because an
invitation had been extended by the
widow Of the deceased to the members
of his division to attend. The priest
said there would be no funeral unless
the invitation was revoked. His wishes
were complied with. He Is reported
to have made the following statement
in support Of his action:
My absolute opposition to the An
cient Order OF Hibernians is based on
my knowledge and the facts in my pos
session about the Molly Maguires,
which l got directly from the con-
demned Molly Maguires themselves.
No power on earth will ever make me
recede one inch from my stand against
them, and what l said was true and
I can't compromise on it. have on
my desk a memorandum which I was
directed to prepare presenting the
facts in my possession to be read be-
fore the third plenary council in Bal
timore. I had prepared the documen,
under the direction OF DR.. corcoran. !
was called before Archbishop Ryan
here and asked to read it to him. He
declared that it contained features that
would cause one of the greatest scan
dals the Catholic church has ever
known. and If he was me. would use
his influence against having it submit
ted before the council. sent the me-
mortal to DR.. Corcoran regardless Of
Archbishop Ryan's opposition to it. but
through the influence of Cardinal Glib
bons and Archbishop Ryan during the
sessions Of the council in Baltimore,
the memorial never reached there
Archbishop Ryan and number Of 9TH
err prominent clergymen are aware that
the facts I have in my possession
against the Ancient Order of Hiberni-
ans are true: that il made known they
will cause the greatest kind Of scan
dal. and l have a mind to give them
to the public"
The Molly Maeuires was an organ.
ization Of discontented laborers of the
mining districts of Pennsylvania. en-
listing some thirty years ago. Then
as now, labor organisations often re-
The Irish standard., 1908-01-25

gestion Of the two for the Hall Of
Fame"
What an uproar such suggestion
would cause throughout the North in
the years succeeding the war! Jeff
Davis was SO hated throughout the
North that his name was used by pa
rents as a horrible example to children.
Those who are now in middle life can
remember in their boyhood days the
significance attached to the epithet
JEFF Davis" Yet those who look with
a clear mind upon the events which
lead up to the Civil War and upon the
public and private life of Jefferson Da-
Wis will admit that no ADLER, more sim
cere. and from his standpoint. more
patriotic figure was connected with the
Civil War than Jefferson Davis. His
cause failed and he became the object
OF especial obloquy. He never shrank
from the responsibilities which his po-
sition imposed upon him. and even
when the last remnants of Lees splen-
did army lay shattered before Rich
mond, the brave and stout heart Of
Jefferson Davis still maintained that
the cause Of the confederate states
would prevail.
1t was the part Of Lincoln to review
the victorious armies of Grant, Sher-
man and Sheridan as they marched IN
review up Pennsylvania avenue. It
was the part of Jefferson Davis to be
thrown into prison and to realize that
he, perhaps more than any other one
man, was to blame for the plight of
the starved and ragged mon in the gray
who returned without arms and with
out horses in a struggling line to take
up work on ravaged and plundered
plantations. 1t is we'll that the time
has come when we can appreciate the
character of those who fought against
us without being subjected to the
charge of treason. 1t is an evidence
that the country is at last a united
country
The Irish standard., 1908-01-25
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Ex- banker Walsh, who spent

Ex- banker Walsh. who spent hun
dreds Of thousands of dollars to main
tain the Chicago Chronicle for the pur-
pose Of abusing Bryan has just been
convicted by a jury of embezzlement.
Walsh was one Of the gold Democrats
who were fearful that Bryan's election
would destroy the credit Of the nation.
since 1896 have increas-
ed Mr.. Bryans hold upon the respect
and confidence OF the people, while
most of those prominent Democrats
who opposed his election in the inter-
ests of sound money have been scorch-
ed In one way or another by investi.
cations.
The Irish standard., 1908-01-25
THE EMERALD ISLE
Professor M. J. Rohan Of Milwaukee
Delights a $500" Audience.

Professor M. J. Rohan Of Milwaukee
Delights $500" Audience.
For over two hours last evening,
Professor Michael J. Rollan of Mar
quette college, Milwaukee. delighted a
large and appreciative audience at
Baraga hall, with an illustrated lee
ture on Ireland Of the past and present,
says the Sault Ste. Marie Evening
News of the 18th inst.
The 500 is not often given such a
treat in this line. With the advan-
tages of an accomplished scholar and
very thorough personal knowledge Of
the conditions in Ireland. Professor
Rohan literally knew his subject"
which is decidedly and appreciably
different than in many instances of
lecturers travelling about the country
merely for the pecuniary benefits His
personality. oratory. wit and most ex-
cellent English also added much to the
attractiveness of his lecture.
Before introducing any Of the Illus
trations Professor Rohan spent some
thing like three-quarters of an hour
discoursing on the conditions in Ire
land of old and Of the present day. He
has recently visited the country. trav-
cling and studying it thoroughly,
which enabled him to throw much
new light on the conditions of 1reland's
affairs. even to those who are best
read on the subject.
Practically all of the disagreeable
conditions in Ireland. Professor Rohan
attributed to the unwise rule of Eng
land. AS an example of the unwis-
dom of England in regard to ireland
in other than commercial and manu-
featuring matters. he referred to the
fact that, though Ireland is a nation
unusually free from crime and revolt.
many thousands Of troopes and con-
stabulary are continually retained on
The Irish standard., 1908-01-25

The Washington Post poll OF the
Democratic members Of Congress
shows 9S in favor Of Bryan and SO op-
posed. or the 5S opposed the Post says
that most Of them admit that Bryan
will be nominated, but declare that he
will be defeated at the polls. That's
nothing. The Tanmany delegates left
the Chicago convention in 1892, vowing
that Grover Cleveland could not carry
the state of New York. He carried
New York by about 10000, and with it
New Jersey. Connecticut. Indiana, Wis
oonsin and Illinois, some electoral votes
in Ohio, and with the solid South was
triumphantly elected.
The Irish standard., 1908-01-25
VIEWS OF OTHERS.
Republican Journals and Mr.. Bryan.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 20, 1908.

Republican Journals and Mr.. Bryan.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 20. 1908.
Editor Irish Standard.
Dear Sir-I read with pleasure your
editorial in a recent issue entitled
Bryan Our Choice" Knowing as 1
do that you were really pioneer in
the finding and booming of our good
governor for his present position. such
sentiments as you express In that edi-
your sterling good sense. Far be it
from me to minimize the praise to
which our governor is justly entitled.
but on the other hand 1t is so obvious
to me that very large %6rtion of the
boom which he has is based upon the
pretended plaudits Of Republican jour-
candidacy of Mr.. Bryan, whom they
fear, that such truth telling by you is
refreshing. The Saturday Evening
Post Of Jan. 4, in an editorial entitled
THE Democratic Incubus correctly
portrays the democratic opposition to
Mr.. Bryan, which has Joined in the
Republican attempt to nominate non
committal democratic candidate for
the presidency, wherein it says in SUBJ
stance, that the reason the so-called
leaders in Democracy cannot get rid
Of Mr.. Bryan is because he is so pop
ular with the rank and file of the par
ty. It is very apparent that concert
ed effort will be made to get as many
delegates as possible in the conven-
tion, whether instructed or uninstruct-
ed, whose previous records are of the
anti-Bryan brand, 80 that il there
shall be an opportunity they will vote
against their instructions, if necessary,
to defeat this great man. I wish that
every Democrat in Hennepin county
could read your editorial.
Yours truly,
~. r. CoRRIGAN.