The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-09
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in PASSING


is keeping well in the public eye for
a Western man. Now that his bust
has been unveiled in Seattle, he ought
to take rest for the balance of his
life. His platitudes to the farmers
are getting mighty monotonous, but
he does not seem to know it,
Does the picture of Pope Plus x re-
semble that of the Shah of Persia, or
can one be mistaken for the other?
This will be decided in New York
court when the case OF Cartoonist
Powers against the Catholic News
comes up before a judge and jury.
The News ought to be upheld by the
Catholic press of the country for re-
sistinE the malicious insult Of yell
low journal against the venerable pom
tiff.
Last Sunday, President Taft attend
ed q Unitarian church in Portland,
Ore. Later he. delivered an address
in Catholic school, and still later
he ohlciated at the laying Of the
cornerstone Of a new Universalist
church in that city. 10 the credit OF
Mr.. Taft, he looks upon all churches
alike and is thoroughly devoid Of any
sectarian prejudice. He himself is q
Unitarian.
The pig skin library" which Theo-
dore Roosevelt carried with him into
the African jungles contains q variety
Of the best books, sixty In number.
That forty per cent Of this portable
library consists Of poetry has created
a great deal Of comment. Nobody
imagined that Teddy loved the poets
SO much. The first book on his list,
as published in scribner's, is the Bible.
That was omitted from the list Of best
books furnished by DR.. Eliot Of Ezar-
ward. .i
It is too bad to see John r. Walsh,
the Chicago banker, 90 to Jail for Ave
years. He has made gallant hgh,,
but the fates are against him. It may
be a warning to others that they can
not speculate with money belonging
to depositors. This old man Of sew
enty-flve invested one million dollars
Of other peoples money in q news
paper and then changed its politics
for his own selfish interests. He ran
three banks in Chicago into bankrupt
cy and now he must pay the penalty.
The Minneapolis Journal has 40
high opinion Of the leaders of Tam
many. It's brilliant editor must be
shakespearean student, judging from
his phraseology. 1.-THE forehead viii
lainously low" is used by the sweet
bard of Avon, while the Journal edi-
tor employs low browed" in referring
to Murphy and his confreres. The
editor has never seen the Tammany
braves or he would have chosen some
other adjective. They are as high
proved as Barnard, the Republican
candidate for mayor, and possess more
brains.
r. d. Sullivan, the poet, in a letter
to a New York contemporary, says
that William O'Brien, who is now IN
Venice writing some Irish history or
romance, will soon return to his native
land to represent Cork city in the
British parliament. We think highly
Of o'Brien as pure, disinterested
patriot, but consider him too emotional
to engage in practical politics. If he
cannot work in harmony with the
Irish party, we hope he will remain IN
private life. We want no more fac
tons in Ireland for some years to
come. A plague on Irish dissension!
The Britishers of Minneapolis arc
loyal to the Union Jack. On October
20 they will have a banquet and re-
union at Dayton's tea rooms, and all
white people born under the British
flag can attend on payment of six
shillings. The affair is under the aus
pieces of the Sons Of st. George
Whether or not the members of that
society are American citizens We
know not. Governor Eberhart and
Mayor Haynes will speak at the func-
ton. OF course, they will be guarded
In their utterances ana refrain from
advocating an Anglo-American ALI.
ance.
Representative Parsons. Of New
York, charges that Joe Cannon and
Tammany had entered into a bargain