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The Irish standard., 1909-05-01
SCHOOLS OF JOURNALISM.

The editor of the Minneapolis Tri-
of $4,000 a year and who has consid
cradle experience as a writer of lead
ing articles, is not in favor of founding
schools of journalism in colleges and
universities. despite the fact that Jo-
seph Pulitzer. of the New York World,
donated $1,O00,OOO to Columbia Uni
versity for training students in the
art of newspaper writing. According
to the Tribune editor, the school Of
has not produced the results antici-
pated by the generous founder, and
little IS known of it in the newspaper
world. The editor of the Tribune truly
says that Journalism is not profess
sion, but big complicated industry"
What an experienced journalist of
recognized ability, as the editor of the
Tribune undoubtedly Is, has to say on
this subject is entitled to respect.
What newspaper writer needs more
than anything else is. a knowledge of
the subject upon which he writes for
the edihcation of others who may
know as much about it as himself. The
editec has ito think clearly and write
plainly" says the Tribune, land use
plain English instead of slovenly
slang" To achieve that proficiency
requires long practice in the use of
correct language. The simpler the
language, the more forcible it Is.
Words of Anglo-Saxon origin carry
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01
trict in the city of Chicago.


John Joseph Fitzgerald of Brooklyn.
| representative from the Seventh dis
trict of New York, composed of nine
wards of the city of Brooklyn.
George Henry Lindsay of Brooklyn.
representative from the Second dis
trict of New York, composed of six
wards of the city of Brooklyn.
George A. Bartlett of Tonopah, re-
preventative from Nevada.
Robert +. Broussard of New Iberia,
representative from the Third district
of Louisiana, composed Of the parish
es of Assumption, Iberia, Lafayette,
Lafourche, st. Martin, st. Marys, Ter
rebonne, and Vermilion.
Albert Estopinal of st Bernard, re-
preventative from the Tenth district
of Massachusetts, composed of the
city of Quincy, the town of Milton,
and seven wards in the city of Bos-
ton.
Daniel J. Riordan of New York City,
trict of New York, made up Of Rich
mond county and the heart of that
section Of New York city known as
"the Lower East Side
Michael f. Conroy, Charles Vincent
Fornes, Henry M. Goldfogle, Joseph
A. Goulden, Francis Burton Harrison,
all from New York City.
The last six are Tammany Demo-
Gratis who voted as unit with the
Republicans. BY the action of the
foregoing recreants to principle, the
Democratic party lost the greatest OPP
portunity for striking victory with
in it's grasp for the last sixteen years.
For five minutes the Democratic party
was master of the house of represen-
tatives. Then the twenty-three de-
serted and victory was turned into
defeat. What do you think of these
renegades?
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01

portance, and 1t is prominently alluded
to by writer's of earlier ages"
The writer of the foregoing quota
ton is an American of recognized
scholarship and a member of the
American Oriental society. He gives
facts as he finds them recorded in his
tory, and reprimands English writer's
who represent the Irish as barbarians
when the English invaded Ireland in
the 18th century. The British, like
the Danes before them, destroyed most
valuable records which demonstrated
the superiority of the Irish to them
selves in civilization and culture.
An alien government, cruel and des-
potic, kept the Irish in ignorance Of
their own history and literature for
hundreds Of years. The language Of
their saints and scholars was super
seeded by the language of their tyrants,
and an Irish born man asks the Irish
Standard at the opening of the Goth
century if the Irish people ever had
a written language with an alphabet
of their own! We hope that after
reading this brief article he will be
prouder than ever of the race to which
he belongs. A strong effort is now
being made to revive the grand old
tongue that was spoken and written
in Erin centuries before Julius Caesar
subjugated the ancient Britons. Every
Irishman with spark of pride in him
should encourage the revival and Gull
tivation of one Of the grandest Ian
guages of the earth.
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01
REDUCTION OF THE TARIFF.

The pledge in the Republican plat
form to reduce the tariff is largely re-
sponsible for the election Of William
Fl. Taft to the presidency. In his
speeches during the campaign Mr..
Taft promised that revision down.
ward would be made except in few
instances where it may be necessary
to make revision upward. He did
not particularize what articles needed
more tariff and we believe he had no
special articles in mind at the time.
Every Republican speaker, with the
possible exception Of Speaker Cannon
and the standpatters, promised relief
by reduced tariff for the consumers
in the event Of Tafts election. The
most of the people, though often duped
before, voted for Taft and doomed
Bryan to defeat for the third time.
Now, the Republican leaders are rails
ing the tariff In direct violation of the
party pledge, Senator Aldrich, Of
Rhode Island, cares not a snap of his
plutocratic fingers for the people of
the country, and thinks that his party
can make and break promises with
immunity. Perhaps it can.
A reduction in the tariff schedules
would mean lower prices for the peo-
pie and more revenue for the govern
ment. An increase in the same would
mean higher prices for the people
and less revenue for the government.
The latter is what Aldrich and his
followers are after. But how is the
government to get the requisite reve-
nue.? From the income tax. But AL
drich and his plutocratic friends do
not want to pay tax on their in
comes. When then?
Senator Bailey on Monday moved an
amendment to the tariff bill, provid-
ing for fiat rate of taxing incomes
of $4,000 and upward, but he was re-
peatedly interrupted by Aldrich who
is opposed to any income tax what
ever.
Will the people be satisfied if they
do not get what the Republican party
promised them? It is hard to say. The
American people are easily hum
Rugged, and they are too good ma
tured to get angry for being robbed
scientifically for the sole benefit Of
New England manufacturers and sell
fish corporations and trusts. However,
the sovereign people are entitled to
what they vote for. They voted 1or
a reduction Of the tariff. Will they
get it? If they don't get it, will they
place any moro confidence in the flu
ture promises of the Republican par
ty? Time alone will tell.
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01
A decision of interest to foreigners

A decision Of interest to foreigners
who desire to become citizens of the
United States was written last week
by Chief Justice Start Of the supreme
court of Minnesota. 1t is to the eff
feet that no educational qualification
is necessary for an applicant for ma
turalization if he can sign his name
in his own language. We believe that
is just decision, not vith5tandins, the
fact that Judge Elliott and Judg
Jaggard dissented. Such foreigner
as the late Carl Schurz. the German
American soldier, statesman and ora
tor, did not understand a word Of
English when he applied for American
citizenship.
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more weight than words derived from
the Greek and Latin. Observe the
difference in style, between the writ
ings of Oliver Goldsmith and DR.. Sam
uel Johnson. IF you talk to little
fishes" said Goldsmith to Johnson,
you will talk to them as if they were
big whales" The editor who uses big
words, when small words will suffice,
is guilty of affectation or pedantry and
has lost his vocation.
In our opinion, the most difficult
thing for the editor In his line of
duty is the selection of his topics He
is frequently at loss for subject,
especially when news is scarce, and
then he has to fall back on his ina
gination or grind out something to fill
up space. That is sometimes hard
thing to do, especially when he is in
those around him. The editor of a
daily paper has less difficulty in Sc
lecting his subjects than the editor
of weekly devoted to religion and
nationality, like the Irish Standard. for
instance. 1t is easy to write once you
have selected your topic and under
stand it, provided you write as you
speak without any rhetorical eff
fort. The simplest language is the
most eft1cacious.
Some Of the best newspaper writer's
in the ountry have BEEN printers Of
ordinary education but of bright
minds. Horace Greeley knew enough
of English grammar to know that
Lindley Murray did not follow the
rules Of syntax given in his own text
book. He set type at the case, was an
omniverous reader when boy and
afterward achieved distinction as the
editor of the New York Tribune. What
college professor could have written
such fine compositions on the leading
topics of the day as the New Hamp-
shire boy who studied at the case ?
And who forgets that Benjamin
Franklin, the philosopher and states
man, was a disciple of William Cax-
ton? We could name quite a number
of editors of weekly papers in Min
nesota who learned English compost
ton when setting type, and from their
style Of writing one would suppose
they were graduates of Harvard and
Yale. Some Of the best reporters on
metropolitan newspapers Leaned the
art preservative" in their youth and
are now masters of the English Ian
the need Of founding schools of jour-
nalism?
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01

sSs The New World says that 1.-The
!: P1ayboy of the Western World" by
1.-The late Mr.. Synge is as liable to Gre
snte disturbance in Chicago as in Dub
lin, because it is a libel on the Irish
4 - laid. The hero of the play is a
ssyOung Irishman who killed his own
father. It is not probable that the
irish peasantry Of the west would
s3lonize parricids.
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01
THE BoLTING DEMOCRATS.

All true Americans respect the hon.
est political principles of others, no
matter how much at variance they
may be with their own. Every Amcri-
can citizen who has no ambition for
public office can afford to be indie
ton affecting the welfare Of the ma
ton. But when a man appeals to his
fellow citizens Of any party and prom
Uses publicly to advocate the princ-
Piles of that party If elected, he is in
honor bound to keep his pledge and
adhere to the party with which he
affiliates himself. He has no justifi-
cation for joining the opposition while
in Office. What can be thought Of Dem
ocratic candidates for congress who
solicited votes from Democrats and
then voted with Republicans on the
tariff through selfish motives? What
can be thought of the twenty three
boiling Democrats in the house of re-
personalities who voted for the Payne
tariff bill and accepted a reward in
appointments on committees from
Speaker Cannon for their support?
Their constituents will deal justly
with them when their terms expire
and they go before them to render
an account of their stewardship. We
mistake very much If such bogus
Democrats will be reelected by the
who believe in the principles Of the
party of jefferson, jackson and
Bryan.
Who arc these so-called Democrats
in congress who voted with the party
of plutocracy? The following are the
culprits:
Charles Gordon Edwords Of Savan-
nah, James Mathews Griggs of Daw-
son, Lconidas Felix Livingston Of
Covington, Gordon Lee Of Chickamau-
ga. William Marcellus Howard of
Lexington, and William Gordon
Brantley of Brunswick, representa-
tives from the First, Second Fifth
Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh districts
of Georgia.
Stephen NJ Sparkman of Tampa,
! representative from the First district
of Florida, composed of the counties
of Citrus, De Solo, fernando, Hills
boro, Lafayette. Lake. Lee. Levy, Ma
natee, Marion, Monroe. Pasco. Polk,
Sumter and Taylor
John A. Keliher of Boston and An
drew James Peters of Jamaica Plain.
representatives from the Ninth and
Eleventh districts of Massachusetts,,
composed of various wards in the city
of Boston.
John Austin Moon of Chattanooga.
representative from the Third district
of Tennessee, composed of the coun-
ties of Bledsoe, Bradley, Franklin.
Grundy, Hamilton, James, Marion,
McMinn, Meiggs, Monvoe, 3ol.. Sc
quatchie, Van Buren,, Warren and
White. .
James Thomas McDermott. repre-
sentative from the Fourth district Of
Illinois. composed of the Seventh dis
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01

Wales is agitating for the disestab
lishment of the Anglican church. The
little principaity has "a members in
the British parliament and every
single one Of them is a Liberal who
wants the Church of the English aris-
tocracy abolished. But what can they
do? Let them absolutely refuse to be
taxed for an alien church to which
they do not belong. Scotland and
Ireland are free from the monstrous
imposition Of supporting the English
State Church, and why should not
Wales be relieved of the burden? 1t
is all right for the English to support
the church "by law established" if
they want to, but it is wrong to COM
pei the Methodists of Wales to sup
port the institution founded by Henry
VIII, the "royal pig" as he is desig-
mated by Charles Dickens.
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01

Joseph w. Pomphrey, of New zea-
land. who is a 33rd degree Mason, is
reported to have said: "a Roman
Catholic becoming member of the
Masonic order, and claiming to hold
his membership in the Roman Catholic
Church, cannot be true to both, and if
false to either, he cannot be true to
either 1t is fair to infer that it is not
the sublime teachings of Freemason-
ry that attracted the Roman Catholic.
but only the substantial benefits he
hoped would accrue to him by becon-
ing a Freemason." Leaving out
the sublime teachings of the
Masonic order, nobody will dis
pute what Mr.. Pomphrey says. 1t
is about as true as that a man can
not serve God and mammon at thu
same time. A good Catholic will new
or join the Masonic order or any other
secret and oath bound organization of
a similar character, and a bad Catholic
should be blackballed for the good of
the order.
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01

Says the Pioneer Press: 1t was the
italian that led the Renaissance oil
medieval times, which spread its light
all over Europe. From the ltllinn
people have sprung the greatest
painters and builders and craftsmen
some of the greatest musicians and
actors, and some of tho greatest mer-
chants and flnanciers.
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01

Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, does
not boast Of his ancestry. He says
that from all he knows he may be
the lineal descendant of a Norwegian
pirate. Whatever his ancestry, Knute
Nelson is a patriotic American citi-
zen. Descended from a fighting race.
he enlisted in the Civil war and risketl
his life for his adopted country.
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01

z Elk President Roosevelt began mis-
hunting expedition in Af"lca by shoot
ing a gazelle. The soft expression Of
the eyes of the beautiful antelope did
not save it from slaughter. OF course
he wants the gazelle for the Smith
sonian institute as Il specimen of the
wild animals of the dark continent,
The next victim may be a giraffe.
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01
THE IRISH ALPHABET.

THE IRISH ALPHABET.
The Irish Standard acknowledges
the receipt of an interesting COM
munication from an English-speaking
Irishman who desires information re-
garding the Irish alphabet. He came
to this country from a part of Ire
land where the Irish language was not
spoken, and he has frequently heard
gibberish language" without any writ
ten alphabet.
The articles on the Irish language
in this journal have awakened his
curiosity and though he does not want
to learn his native language at his
advanced age. he would like to know
guage like English. German and
French.
The Irish is written language and
has been so from the earliest ages.
1t has an alphabet of seventeen let
ters-tlvc vowels and twelve conson-
ants-wfich bright boy of six can
fact that If the boy is Of German,
italian, French, Spanish or other for
cign parentage he can learn the Irish
language more rapidly than a boy of
the same age whose parents speak
English. or all languages spoken in
the world at the present time, the
most opposite to that of the Irish, and
that is probably why English-speaking
Irishmen feel such a distaste for their
mother tongue.
Foreigners learn to speak Irish more
correctly and more readily than ma
tive-born Hibernians who never lisped
language of the oppressor of their
faith and nationality in their youth
and grew to manhood in ignorance
of the existence of native language
of which any country may exult.
The letters of the Irish alphabet are
differently shaped from the letters OF
other aphabets. Whether they were
invented by the ancient Irish or Dor
rowed from the Phoenicians is ques-
ton open to discussion. into which
we will not enter for lack of time and
space. Certain it is that tho pagan
Irish had literature of their own
in the days Of st. Patrick and long
before the invasion of Britain by the
Romans. John D. Baldwin. A. NJ. in
his Prehistoric ~INations," published
by Harper Brothers. treats at length
of the subject, saying in part:
THE Irish people seem to have
reached the highest condition Of their
civilization and culture in the time Of
the great sovereign. known to their
annals as Ollamh Fodhla, who reigned
long before the Christian era, but
they were eminent for culture in times
as late as the Norman Conquest No
one familiar with what is recorded
of the history of England. between
the time Of Hengist and that of Will
liam the Conqueror has failed to OBJ
serve that Ireland at that time was
the most enlightened country of West
ern Europe. 1t had the best schools
and the most advanced condition Of
learning. Among the learned Irish
men Of that age was the celebrated
Scotus Gildas went to Ireland for
education and studied in its schools
tho highest forms Of philosophy and
literature. Camden tells us that the
Saxons, from all places. flocked to
Ireland as the emporium of letters.
We know very WELL without reading
the Irish annals, that Ireland was az
independent nation, having it's own
kings institutions, and civilization,
more than 1000 years ago. 1t was
an Independent monarchy in the time
of the Romans. Ptolemy described
its cities, Tacitus mentioned it's i'm
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01

IA Frank McNally of Clinton Mich,
recently celebrated his 1l9th birthday,
HE Is believed to be the oldest man
In the state, perhaps in the country.
Mr.. McNally was born in Ireland,
4 April 10, 1897, just one year before
the 1nsurrection of '9S. He has TO
relatives in this country, but his gent
aal ways have gained him a host of
friends.
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01

I'M The Minnesota legislature passed a.
law making Migrants" of fortune
stellers land such other like impos-
tiers Those who foretold the fortunes
dof others never anticipated such a
deadly blow. They must now try
some other avocation. Their occu-
patton of peeping into the future for
revenue only is gone forever in the
North Star State.
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01
What is the salary" queried the

What is the salary?" queried the
applicant for the position.
Young man." replied the prospec.
tive employer, this is not a salary
job. 1t will pay wages. There are
no sinecures in this establishment,
Now if you want to draw salary
you'll have to look elsewhere. If you
want to work for wages, take off your
coat and report to the foreman"
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01

Says the Boston Herald: It's time
now to refresh your memory about
Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims. Be-
gin by not mixing the Pilgrims with
the Puritans.
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01

The unspeakablc Turk, Abdul Ham
Id, is now in captivity. He may
thank Allah that he has escaped with
his life after ruling the Turkoman en-
pire for 33 years with d rod Of iron.
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01

The Young Turks are rid of Abdul
Hamid as a Sultan. If he ever re-
ascends the throne, it will be their
own fault. He is one of the biggest
scoundrels unhung.
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01
A MIXED MARRIAGE.
Daughter of Ambassador White and
German Count.

The daughter of our ambassador to
France was married to German count
in Paris on Tuesday last, writes
Father Phelan in the Western Watch
man. The count is Catholic; the
lady is an Episcopalian. They were
married In Catholic Church. The
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01
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>NI6 eEIg1m
Gf15Es IGssg!92Hl ao9EelD
ZOO 6iaiIp

Castro is back in Europe again. He
wanderer on the face of the earth
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n The above rates include cost Of postage
to any part of the United States. To
ireland and other foreign countries the
postage will be SOC per year additional.
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01

20, Helen; Jack proposed to me
last night, and he did it so eloouently
and so POLITICALLY"
Eyes. he has had a lot of practice,
All the other girls in our set have
refused him"
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01
Youngwed-]

pounds of steak, please.
Butcher-Yes, ma'am. Round steak
Mrs. Youngwed-Oh. l don't care
whether it's round or square, just sc
it's nice and tender.
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01

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The Irish standard., 1909-05-01

A worlds fair will be held in Bos-
ton in 1920 to commemorate the 3O0th
anniversary of the landing Of the Pill
grims and the founding of New Eng
land. The descendants of the Pill
grims will find citizens Of all races
and creeds to join them in the cele-
bration. Such an event as the COM
ing Of the Pilgrims to the New World
is worthy of commemoration by the
American people of all nationalities
The Irish standard., 1909-05-01

The notorious bandit, Cole Younger,
who spent several years in the Min
nesota state prison at Saltwater, is
now on the lecture platform in Okla
homa. He says that in delivering lee
lures he is not violating the condi-
lions of his parole issued by the board
of pardons in Minnesota, where he
was serving a life sentence for his
part in the famous Northfield bank
robbery.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
To Make the Hens LnY.

If the hens don't lay. turn them out
and let them dig and hunt in the
ground for food, Is the advice of T. F.
McGrew, in the Country Gentleman
Bury small grain where they will find
it when they dig. This will induce
them to hunt, and while thus employ.
ed they will find bugs and worms that
will quicken the production of eggs. 1t
is well to follow this plan as soon as
the spade will turn the ground, for 1t
adds vigor and strength to the hens
and insures strong, healthy chicks. The
lazy, idle hen is Of no use but to sit
about, eat and grow fat. II she will
not work, she will not lay. II she will
not lay, her life should end, and her
fc' carcass grace the table. You can
rest assured that the indolent hen is
a nonproducer; soon she becomes too
fat to lay and too tough to be eaten.