The Irish standard., 1909-06-19
IN PASSING

1Ho followers OF hlnS william OF
Orange in Canada are initiating their
brethren in Ireland by opposing any
change in the Kings coronation oath.
Sensible people of all denominations
laugh at the bigotry of the Orangemen
in this civilized age. Were William
III alive he would repudiate them. He
had supreme contempt for their fore
fathers of his day in Ulster because
of their cowardice at the Battle of the
Boyne. He threatened to shoot them
after fleeing in terror from Hamilton's
Irish cavalry.
Since the Irish Standard mentioned
Gov. Harmon of Ohio for the presi-
dency in 1912, William J. Bryan has
spoken of him as the strongest candi-
date, and the Southern Democrats in
Congress are for him to a man. They
want ex-Gov. Robert B. Glenn of North
Carolina for vice-president. To keep
the South solid" that section of the
country must be represented on the
national ticket. No Republican SPELL
binder will dare to wave the bloody
shirt" ~ years after the close of the
Civil War. North and South are
united, and no discrimination should
be made against patriotic and loyal
Americans south of the Mason and
Dixon line.
The Northwest Review and Central
Catholic says of the Winnipeg Tribune:
1--WE repeat it, that Catholics cannot
give quarter to the Tribune and retain
their self-respect. Every Catholic that
continues to advertise in or subscribe
to that sheet possesses not spark of
reverence for his religion" We would
add that If Catholic business men or
Catholic firms patronize the insulting
organ of bigotry. they, too, should be
boycotted by self-respecting Catholics.
Some Catholic business and profession
al men have not the courage of their
convictions and they would willingly
submit to insults if they could make
a few dollars extra thereby. Teach
them a lesson it they support the
Tribune.
The Dublin Leader has a wag for it's
editor. He pokes fun at Father O'Don-
nell for saying he represented the
Irish American hierarchy and clergy,
and of Matthew Cummings for claim
ing to be the envoy Of twenty million
Irish people in the United States. IF
had the power" he says, I'D deport
Father O'Donnell by, the next boat"
And at Mr.. Cummings he laughs for
saying: I'VE desire that the Catholic
Of the South and the Protestant Of the
North should shake hands and work
together for Ireland's sake" The os-
tensible purpose of the mission was,
to unite the branches Of the A. o. H.
and not to unite the Orangeman OF the
North and the Catholic Of tho South
by shaking hands across the Boyne He
refers to Mr.. Cummings as "a man
who spent "a years in An1urrika.'
Moran is the name of the Leader edi-
tor, and he is about as sarcastic as
Tim Healy.
An esteemed contemporary published
in New York says that James A. Pat
ten, the Chicago grain Spectator, is an
Irishman, born in Limavady, County
of Derry. The gentleman of
wheat-corner fame, who made a mil
lion dollars recently at the expense of
the consumers Of the land is a native
of Illinois, according to writer in
the June number of Human Life"
He began his career in the grain bust
ness by getting appointed to the Of
flee Of State Grain Inspector at a
salary Of $1,000 a year. He resigned
to enter the office Of grain commits
a x.
There is where he learned the ms
and outs of the grain pit, and so apt
at learning did he become, that short
time ago he cornered the wheat market
by 100000 bushels and drove lot
of folks into bankruptcy, besides
raising the price of flour all over the
civilized world. Smart as Mr.. Pat
ten is, the Irish have no desire to
claim him.
Joseph Chamberlain, British states I.
man, is failing rapidly. "Brummagen
Joe" has occasional lapses Of memory
and walks with great difficulty. He
evidently forgets when he was once a
radical and an Irish home ruler, but
changed his principles and became a
Liberal Unionist when Gladstone cham