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The Irish standard., 1908-08-08
POLITICAL DISQUALIFICATION.

The Minneapolis Tribune considers
Thos. D. O'Brien we'll equipped for the
Office of governor of the state of Min
nesota, but thoroughly disqualified as
a candidate for governor. His ability
integrity and record in public life, it is
considered. we'll qualify him for the
office. but it is assumed on the part of
the Tribune. that everyone knows why
he is disqualified as candidate.
We believe that the Tribune, in the
main. is right. but we did not sup
pose that his disqualifications as a
candidate were so apparent to every
one that it was necessary to state
them. The Tribune admits that his
disqualification is no fault of mis- own,
and that 1t is a merit, rather than a
demerit. When speaking of his dis
qualification. of course. the Tribune
refers to his name and his nationality
The sign. mo Irish need apply" has
so long been posted that it seems
strange that person of Irish nation
atty should be considered in connec-
ton with such high Office as the
governor Of the state. Those who es-
tablished that rule in American poll
tics are themselves becoming disquali-
fed in the state of Minnesota The
Irish are accustomed to the situation
and it is not disappointing at all to
have the facts so plainly stated as the
Tribune states them.
Those who have in the past disquali-
fed the Irish find it necessary now to
take back seat and to nominate for
the highest Office in the state OF Min
nesota. men who belong to a nation.
atty that had nothing to do with dis
qualifying the Irish.
II Mr.. O'Brien is disqualified as a
candidate for the governorship of the
state of Minnesota it is not because of
the large Scandinavian vote of the
state: his nationality was disqualified
before there were any Scandinavian.
But how do the people feel who find it
necessary. in order to elect a candi-
date. to select that candidate from
certain nationality? Will they accept
the situation as good-naturedly and
patiently as the Irish have done in the
past? Will they continue indefinitely
The Irish standard., 1908-08-08
WATSON AND THE CHURCH.

Several esteemed exchanges appear
to be disturbed by the fulminations of
Thomas Watson, Populist candidate
for the Presidency. out in Georgia,
says the Syracuse, N. Y. Sun
Now the truth is that Candidate
Watson does says some very disagree.
able things of the Catholic Church,
and we fear, says them viciously and
maliciousy. We grant this; but, att
er he has said his say. who minds
him. anyway?
AS matter of fact, Candidate Wat.
son. like Candidate Debs, has been
striking the Church a long time. but
nobody appears to heed him. The
Church has gone on growing in spite
of Watson and Debs, and Heron and
Ebert Hubbard. and Ella Wheeler
Wilcox and a dozen freaks like these.
Within the last three months nearly
forty Episcopalian ministers have
come into the fold and the mother gen
eral of a great order of Episcopalian
nuns and several more besides.
And here is proof that sensible, Cod
fearing Professionals in his own State
of Georgia do not take Historian Can.
didate Watson seriously: A few days
before he died Joel Chandler Harris,
editor of the Atlanta Constitution and
author of the world famous Uncle
Remus" stories, became Catholic.
Watson had been Illuminating against
the Church for years, holding her up
as all that is horrible: yet he did not
succeed in inlpressing Uncle Remus"
If he were great historian Harris
would have listened to him, we may be
sure.
There is Just one possible result that
Watson's latest outbreak may have.
No Catholic ought to vote for such an
unscrupulous bigot and we trust that
vote anyway; he never does. Posi-
bly, he does not want so much to Sc
cure votes as he does to deliver the
goods: that is. to be a man of straw
for which those may vote who do not
wish to vote for the nominees of eth
err Of the two great parties, and do not
care to vote for Candidate Debs. There
is no harm in the stuffed wind bag of
Georgia, and he will be buried with all
possible respect next November. There
choose such a fellow as he to govern
this country.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-08
A Visit From "Ma."

The way in which an Oklahoma edi.
tor announced that his mother was
coming to visi, him may seem a trifle
breezy, but it is safe to say that there
isn't mother living who would not
be glad to have her advent hailed with
such genuine delight and pride. This
is the way he spread the glad tidings
abroad:
The editor of the News-Republican
is going to tog up a little this even
ing. Going to change collars and put
on pair of cuffs, if we can find any.
Going to get shaved, and going to get
our shoes shined and the pegs out, SO
we can walk right pertly
Mas a-comin' down to see us. You
know who Ma is? Ma is our only Ma,
and she's good one, too-one Of the
old Ohio Quaker sort, you know.
Ma lives in Kingfisher. She was our
ma when we were born; she was our
ma out in western Kansas when we
hunted prairie coal; she was our ma
when we drank parched corn coffee in
old Oklahoma in 's9, and she's our ma
now. She's the best ma we ever had.
If you see us tomorrow walking
down the street with a little woman
with a smile on her face you'll know
that's ma.
If you never had a ma you should
get one-and one like our ma. too.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-08
GUARANTEED DEPOSITS,

Attorney General Bonaparte has de-
cided that the National banks of Ok
lahoma cannot comply with the state
law without subjecting themselves to
the loss of their charters. He states
that the continuance of the National
banks nf that state to take advantage
of the state law giving their deposit
tors the benefit Of guaranteed deposits,
will be considered just cause for the
forfeiture of their charters.
The National Banks Of Oklahoma
are threatened with dissolution if they
continue to guarantee their depositors
against loss. 1t is strange how touchy
the Republican administration Is in
reference to the National Banks. Last
fall the National Banks of the country
! refused to pay their depositors cash
on demand. We heard nothing then
about revoking charters. Repeatedly
National Banks throughout the coun-
try have loaned to individuals more
than 10 per cent of their capitalization
which is contrary to the law, and vet
no charters have been revoked for that
reason. Many of the large National
Banks of the country are and have
been habitual violators of the Nation
al Banking laws and yet nothing has
been done. except an occasional hint
from the comptroller that the loans
should he cu' down.
But In Oklahoma 1t is different. The
National Banks in that state realizing
that IL they do not comply with the
state law to guarantee deposits. that
the state banks Of Oklahoma would
receive all deposits. were complying to
some extent with the state law. This
state law happens to be endorsed BY
the Democratic National platform, and
it happens also that this plank in the
platform Is very popular with deposit
tors. consequently haste is made by
the Republican National administra-
tion to advise the country that
the National Banks cannot COM
ply with the law. This ought
to make the people Of the country
more earnest than ever in an endeav-
or to obtain National Banking law
with which all National Banks could
comply.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-08

The Catholic Encyclopedia states in
its biographical sketch of Charles Car
roll. Of Carrollton that his grandfather
emigrated from England to Maryland,
Many an 1rishman has sailed from
England to America. No doubt there
will be discussions on this matter and
it will be conclusively shown that the
CAROLS came from a powerful and
royal Irish clan. We do net wis., to
lose this signer of tie Declaration Ct
independence from the ranks of prom
inent Irishmen. He was the last sur
vivor of the signers. and the most
wealthy of all who risked their for
tunes in the struggle for American in
dependence. He died only seventy-six
years ago. He was ever a staunch
Catholic.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-08
The University Of Notre Dame.

The University of Notre Dame, it
appears. has some features that can
not be duplicated in any other school
1t is one of the old, we'll established
colleges, with settled traditions reach
ing back sixty-f1ve years. with a dis
tinguished staff Of professors and ex-
cellent library and laboratory equip
ment It's discipline is Of the pater-
nal kind-strong without being or
pressive; and as 1t embraces in its
scope the grammar school. hig, schoo,
and college work, it's appeal is as broad
as it is potent Perhaps the most re-
markable feature Of the famous In
diana University. however. is the fact
that it has arrived at its present mar
velous development absolutely WITH
out endowment. An announcement Of
the courses provided at Notrn Dame
appears on another page.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-08
out voice, but moving her lips in

out voice. but moving her lips in
prayer, she suddenly extended her
arms upward and exclaimed in ap-
parent rapturous Joy: "Oh. there's
Heaven and our dear little boy Joseph
with his beautiful wings. He is going
to take mamma with him now" and in
few seconds she was lifeless.
Besides her broken-hearted husband
and little daughter. she leaves her
brothers, Edward and John D. O'Brien
of the Irish Standard; William O'Brien
of the Minneapolis fire department,
and her sisters, Mrs. ]. B. Dunn of St.
Cloud, Mimi, and Sister M. Alexan-
dra of st. Joseph's Academy in St.
Paul. May her soul rest in peace,
with that of her father, John O'Brien.
who died at Prescott, March IL. 1889,
and her mother, Catherine O'Brien,
who died in Minneapolis July %, 1906,
and her brother Joseph O'Brien, who
died on the Goth day of February, 1898.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-08

The Democratic papers in the South
have entered into the work Of securing
campaign contributions with enthusi-
asm. The Courier-Journal makes its
appeal in these words: And SO. fell
low Democrats and fellow -countrymen,
if we are to fire gun or even burst
cap. you are the boys that will have
to furnish the wherewithal. Whitney
died years ago. There are no Thomas
Fortune Ryans or August Belmonts to
put up in this campaign. They are
sign-the Simpleton!-he might have
at least winked his eye!-only he did
not--and-! Well, that is all there is
to it! Nor can we wait for the sing
ing of the Doxology before we pass the
plate! This is your f1ght-nobody's
else. If you want to win it, send a
letter containing what you are able to
give and addressed to The National
Democratic Campaign Fund, care of
the Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ken
lucky" and the amount. big or little
ten dollars, five dollars. one dollar or
fifty cents-shall be carefully COM
piled and duly forwarded to Governor
Haskell, the Treasurer of the National
Democratic Committee. We propose to
keep list of all subscribers and sub
scriptions, and we prefer to make a
weekly publication of this. In the
event that contributors desire their
names omitted. they will kindly say
so, and their wish shall be respected;
but we hope no good Demo-
crat will be, because none need be-
ashamed of the smallest amount; the
spontaneous and voluntary tribute OF
patriotism to country; marking the
difference between the Democratic
party and the Republican party; the
one the party of the unfavored masses,
the other of the favored classes; the
one asking of it's own people the means
of their political and business redemp-
ton, the other assessing it's stipendi-
aries in corrupt requittal for untold
advantages and millions of lawless
wealth.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-08
Old Mon as soareerows.

In England the human scarecrow js
common. writes an American corrc-
spondent. AS he stands out Their. in
the middle Of the fat Suffolk field,
there is little to show he is not the or
binary inanimate scarecrow. He will
stand motionless for five minutes at
time, and only when a bird is tempted
by the fresh corn just appearing abova
the ground does he show any sign Of
life.
From the road outside the field he
looks exactly like the conventional COL
lection of old clothes propped upol a
stick. The ragged overcoat and tile
misshapen hat can be seen any day, at
this time of the year, in almost any
field in England. Even the crows arc
contemptuous of the figure, and every
now and then a number of them ap-
pear leisurely above the hedge and set.
tie on the field. But then 1t is that the
scarecrow moves: he hits an old tin
can with the rusty handle of shovel
and frightens the birds, and 1nakes
them fly quickly out Of sight.
So he spends his day, this old bert
man, and at the end he is paid SO cents.
He is the village scarecrow. EVERY
morning now, soon after the light
comes. he leaves his sons cottage in
the meadow and walks through ths
village streets to the fields mile away.
And then. for nearly IL hours he keeps
the birds from the corn by MAKING a
noise on his old tin can
Whatever the weather may be, he is
expected to be there. In rain he may
shelter under the nearest hedge, bus
he must watch his fields. and If the
birds take advantage Of his absence
he must go out into the open and scaro
them from the corn.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-08
IRISH CATHOLICS NOT SOCIAL.
ISTS

The following editorial from the
Catholic Union. and Times expresses
our feeling toward the lawless agita-
tors who would if they could, destroy
both Church and State:
When William d. Haywood, socialist
spellbinder who talked to the walls of
convention Hall, this city, short
time ago. was in New York he sue
ceeded in organizing a so-called Irish
Socialist Federation. The combination
mas just issued manifesto which
contains, among other things, this:
The antagonism of the Democratic
party to the Knownothing movement
in the past won for it the support of
the Irish workers, but Knownothing.
ism is not an issue today and, as the
Democratic party is going down to an
unhonored grave because of inability
to grasp the problems of your own
time, shall we Irish workers suffer
ourselves to be dragged down to per.
dltlon With 1t?
We sincerely hope the Irish workers
will not permit themselves to be
dragged. but we know of no more GER
tain method of reaching the perdition
they would avoid than by affiliating
with that magnificent aggregation, one
OF whose chief spokesman, F. D. War.
rem. editor of the Appeal to Reason,
tells us that representatives of the
Catholic Church are violating every
moral and civil law known to man."
There are Irishmen, of course. who
would bring about reform by means of
red-handed revolution, but they are
not Catholic Irishmen. Your Catholic
lrlshman is believer in law and or
der He has no use for the Warrens
and the Haywoods and the Debses
who would upset every vestige of or.
from the, land Christianity of every
der, read liberty to mean license, drive
form and run up the red flag in place
of the Stars and Stripes.
There may be an Irish Socialist
Federation in New York. 1t will be a
good deal like Haywood Buffalo mass
meeting, however-any quantity of hot
air. but nothing Of substantial char.
acter behind it.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-08
its pleasures and vicissitudes.
An advertisement of the College and
Academy appears in another column
rh;no. Worth Remembering.

The bread for making sandwiches
must be at least a day old or it will
not slice smoothly.
If a. scum is allowed to form on
cooked starch it will not iron smooth
ly. Cover the top with water to pre-
vent a scum forming.
Sandwiches and all other articles
for the picnic basket should be
wrapped separately in oiled paper.
If salt is put in the water in which
peas are cooked it will cause the out
er skin to split and slip off.
Celery salt rubbed on the hands
after peeling onions will remove the
odor.
Peroxide of hydrogen will remove
stains from the most delicate colored
fabrics without injuring the color.
A piece of camphor put in the case
with silver will prevent it's becoming
furnished. If the knives. forks, and
spoons are kept in an air tight jar
they will not tarnish.
Frazen desserts are more accept
able during warm weather than any
other kind and they are little trouble
if one knows just how to prepare
them.
1t is best to put up fruit in small
quantities. The work is liable to be
hurried and the proper care and atten-
ton not given when large portions are
prepared at one time.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-08

Ireland is coming into her own
again, says the Michigan Catholic.
Over in London King Edward smiled
while Queen Alexandra placed the lau-
rel wreathes upon the brows of the
Irish American athletes who swept all
before them in the Olympic games.
Sheridan. Flanagan and Hayes were
there, and like their compatriots.
kelly and Burke and Shea" proved
that Irish blood tells every time.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-08
MRS. NELLIE CASEY.
Passed Away at the Home Of Her
Brother, Edward o'Brien, on Tues

Passed Away at the Home Of Her
Brother, Edward o'Brien, on Tues.
day Last.
On Tuesday. the 4th day of August,
Mrs. Nellie Casey died in this city at
the residence of her brother, Edward
O'Brien. 1907 Adams st. n. e., and
was buried on Thursday at Prescott,
Wisconsin. The deceased was born
at Prescott on the 10th day of May,
1870. and was little more than 3S
years of age at the time of her death.
She lived at Prescott and in Mime
apolis until September, 1897. when she
went west to Anaconda, Montana,
where she was married to John T.
Casey on the 9th day of June. 1900,
in St. Paul's Catholic church. In
November 1901, she moved with her
husband to Seattle, Washington,
where they have since resided and
where their little daughter. Mary
Helena Casey, was born to them Sep
TENDER %, 1902. On February %, 1906,
little Joseph Casey, who died in this
city in May last. was born. while Mrs.
Casey was spending the winter at Los
Angeles, California. Her health had
not been good for year or more and
she left Seattle on May last with
the two little children to visit rela-
tWes in Minnesota. believing the
change would be beneficial. The death
of the bright little boy two months ago,
though she took it in her usual pa
tient and accomplishing way, shocked
and grieved her and she continued to
grow weaker until she passed peace.
fully to her reward at the time men,
toned.
Mrs. Casey had pure and beautiful
character. While she was highly
talented she never cared to think
about 1t herself and the humble and
transformations manner in which she
did church and charitable work en-.
deared her to all who had the pleasure
of knowing her intimately. One of
her greatest delights was to gladden.
the heart of some poor. sick or ne.
elected person by dropping unan-
nounced into their home and leaving
a word of cheer and an unexpected
present. besides material assistance
to speak Of her acts of kindness in
relieving the want and distress of the
afflicted. being content and happy with
the performance alone in an humble
way of Gods work among the lowly.
She possessed all her faculties until
the very last and had beautiful and
happy death. Shortly before she
breathed her last, and while yet with.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-08

Treasury officials are considerabl bly,
worried over the manner in which the
deficit is growing. To add to their
discomfort the internal revenue re-
ceipts for thirty days in this month
have fallen off $685. oo.e3, as COM
pared with the same period last year
Secretary Cortelyou will be compelled
soon to do some more juggling with
figures in order to carry out his
scheme of trying to make the country
believe there is really a surplus in.
stead Of shortage.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-08

Socialists talk Of the capita;lstic
class and of labor. as if these ware
two castles. separate. distinct and for
hidden to cross each others boun,la-
fies. But the vast majority Of car-
1ta]ists are workingmen who hav. Il
toll harder than their employees. and
every day some laborers take thei.
savings and by buying business. by
engaging in contracting, by purchas-
ing farm, etc. join the ranks of CAP
italists. There is nothing in the laws
of civil society to prevent all laborera
from becoming capitalists. If they
save only . few dollars. they can take
The Irish standard., 1908-08-08

tribution after the election. Then fol-
lowed the selection of the New York
treasurer. A few days afterwards a
western treasurer for the Republican
campaign contributions was chosen in
Chicago. Illinois has no election law
providing for the publication of cam
paign contributions. either before or
after election. With this double-headed
treasury the Republicans hope to have
publicity after election and no pub
llcity. The New York treasurer can
receive such sums as the committee
deem it wise for him to receive and
publish a list after election when it
can do no possible harm, while the
Chicago treasurer can collect the sums
that it is deemed wise not to pub
lish and no publication at any time will
be necessary
Under these circumstances what can
the people do except furnish the funds
that are necessary to carry on the
fight? The Republican party has all
the corporations on it's side, ready and
willing to contribute for it's benefit.
The Democratic party confessedly
made up of people who are not rich,
must call upon those who can send a
dollar, or five dollars, or ten dollars,
and we doubt not that even the thirty
cents which the organs of Pierpont
Morgan sheer at, would be accepted
by the Democratic national commit
tee.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-08

a f1ourishing condition. Out of pop
ulation Of 6,5oo,ooO there are 2.50o. 900
Catholics The remaining 100000 are
Protestants of different denominations
There are few Atheists in Canada.
seventy-five per cent Of the entire
population Of Canada are practical
worshippers and Churchgoers. There
are no goddess schools in the Dominion.
which fact probably accounts for the
high religious standard
The Irish standard., 1908-08-08

The Professor.-The Doctor-I've
stood for good many wild and reck-
less assertions on your part. but you
can't make me believe there is q tribe
of Indians of Irish descent -
The Professor.-That only shows
that you have never heard Of the ALL
gone Quinns.
II tell you must have some
money!" roared the King Of Mariana,
who was in sore financial straits.
Somebody will have to cough up"
ALAS" sighed the guardian Of the
treasury. who was formerly court les.
ter. "all our Golfers are empty"
First Magazine Editor-1 believe nv
youngster is cut out for an editor.
Second Editor-Why SO?
First Editor-Everything he. gets
his hands on he runs and throws into
the waste basket.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-08

Scribners draws a portrait in the
item given below that is true to ma
ture and may be studied to advantages:
"of all the scamps society knows, the
traditional good fellow is the mos.
despicable. A man, who for the sake
of the praise Of carelesss or unpriuci-
pied friends. makes his home a sccns
of anxiety and torture. and degrades
and disgraces all who are associated
with him in his home life, is, whether
he knows it or not. a brute. If mail
cannot be loyal to his home. AMI tn
these who love him. then he c1nHct
be loyal to anything that is good!
There is something mean beyond dc
scription in any man who cares II: re
for anything in this world than the
honor and the confdece and love Of
his family. There is something raj:
cally wrong in such a man. and the
quicker and more thoroughly he re-
Allies it, in his humbling and bending
himself to the earth in shame and
confusion, the better for him. The
traditional good fellow is a bad fel.
low from the crown of his head to the
sole Of his foot. He is as weak as a
baby vain as peacock, selfish as z
pig and as unprincipled as thief He
has not one redeeming trait upon
which reasonable self-respect can be
built and braced."
The Irish standard., 1908-08-08
Tho School for Your Daughter.

Those who are interested in the cd
ucation Of girls and young women will
find no school where they could be
more fortunately placed than at st.
Mary's College and Academy, Notr.
Dame. Ind. Here are found careful
training. thorough instruction perfect
discipline and surroundings which at
once raise the ideal toward the high
est and best in life. The practical
side is not neglected and the pupils
Of st. Mary's acquire a foundation
which is preparation for life with