The Irish standard., 1909-01-02
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friend of President elect Taft in Wash
ington several evenings lgo, during
the campaign when YOU Were toted all
over the country making speeches.
II felt amiably replied the president,
elect, like a prize OK at u country
fair"
The latest report from Rome is that
Joan of Arc recently appeared in u
vision to the Pope and addressed to
him solemn words OF encouragement,
exhorting his holiness to continue his
present policy, which she promised
would shortly be crowned with tri-
umph. What next?
The real name of Tommy Burns, who
was badly pounded by johnson, the ne.
gro, in Sydney, N. S. W., last week, is
NJ. Noah Brusso. He is neither Irish
nor Scotch, though going untlc- the
name of Burns. He has accumulated
100000 in the 1lstic arena and is go-
ing back to Canada to rest on his
laurels for the remainder Of his life.
In a lecture delivered in Chicago the
other day. Rev. Thomas e. Sherman,
son of the famous general, said that
the natives of Porto Rico arc not yet
fit to be placed on all equal plane with
citizens of the United States. Porto
Rico is colony and the natives have
no rights of citizenship under the
American flag any more than the Fill
pinos.
Martin, the Illinois man, says he is
misrepresented by President Roosevelt
in the letter addressed to him about
Taft's religion. He vefement.y denies
that he is bigot and proves con-
clusively that he is. He writes himself
down as an ass and an isnoranus of
the first water, but is apparently ig-
muzzled.
j. A. Mcfarland of Rensselaer,, Ind,
says in the Commoner that as e. proof
of Taft's election by the Catholic
vote" it is only necessary to analyze
the vote in the states in which Demo-
cratic governors were elected while
Taft got the electoral vote. Suppose
Mr.. Mcfarland takes up the vote Of
Minnesota and shows Jacob i. Jacob
son how he was defeated by John A.
johnson while Taft received the cleo
toral vote.
Finland Is now driving out the JEWS
According to the Finnish statutes, Jews
are forbidden to acquire and hold prop
erty and cannot enjoy the tights of cit
izenship. Finland is grand duchy Of
Russia and is governed by ;sn imperial
senate, nominated by the Car and
presided over by a zovernor-generak
The Jews are having a hard time Of
it under the rule of Russia, and have
no remedy but in emigration. No Won
der they flock to the United States.
Rev. William Organ. Of Denver, ia
not dying from injuries received in u
fire. The Catholic Register Of that city
says that the only fires he has extin"
guisllcd in Denver are tho fires Of in
tolerance, and that it is pleased to
state he is still very much alive. whit
about the Eastern Protestant who wit ~
messed Father Organs heroic act in
the sanctuary and was going to become
a. Catholic? OF course, he is a myth.
Glad to hear the good priest has out
lived the free advertising he received.
Archbishop Ireland's brief visit to
Paris caused certain stir in circles
where it is believed he is to receive
the red hat" One indscreet inter-
viewer bluntly asked the Archbishop
If he expects to be made !. Cardinal.
The Archbishop only smiled and said:
II will tell you when / return from
Rome what I think about It," He had
a private audience with the Pope on
Tuesday, Dec. %, and presented to the
Holy Father his sister, Mother Sierra
phine. provincial Of the Sisters of st
Joseph of this archdiocese
A mass meeting for Rudovitx, the
Russian political refugee, was held in
Chicago last Sunday. The chief speak
err was William j. Calhoun. a former
attorney Of Minneapolis, who declared
that Commissioner Foote's decision in
ordering Rudovitz returned 10 the Rus
sian authorities was entirely ,1nwar-
ranted under the law and the evidence
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