The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-16
In PASSING

insulting Catholic ecclesiastics in his
judicial capacity. What self-respec:-
ing Catholics should do is to vote the
Republican ticket and thus rebulse
both Hearst and Gaynor. Tammany
has no right to expect decent Catho-
lies to vote for Gaynor. There are
plenty of other men whom it could
have nominated for head of the Amer
lean metropolis.
The Dublin papers record the death
Of James Egan, the city sword bear
er. The deceased was an ex-F'enian
political prisoner who spent years in
British bastiles, for alleged crimes OF
which he was innocent. Some years
ago he acted as the advance agent OF
! Miss Maud Come who lectured in this
country. Mr.. Egan visited Minneapo-
lis where he delivered an address at
the Lyceum thcater. Miss Come failed
to make her appearance as announced,
and there was much disappointment
| among the patriotic Irish women OF
the city who had planned an elabor-
ate reception for the Irish Joan OF
Arc. as she was then called. Mr.. Egan
! made a good impression on his coun-
trymen and on his return to Ireland
he was appointed sword bearer of the
city of Dublin which he occupied I'M
til his death on September %. He WIS
a native of Limerick.
An appeal to the supporters Of the
Irish cause in America has been is
sued by John e. Redmond, M. p. A
general election will soon take place
in Great Britain and Ireland after the
rejection Of the budget by the House
Of Lords. An election is always an ex-
| pensive affair for the Irish people, and
for that reason Mr.. T. p. O'Connor Is
coming on brief lecturing tour of
the principal cities Of the United
the campaign against felonious land
lordism. The Irish party has nevcr
appealed in vain to Irish Americans
who believe in parliamentary asita-
ton. Mr.. OConnor will speak in New
York, Boston, Philadelphia. ana Chi
cago, but it is doubtful II he goes
further than the Windy City.
H..'1H = sr:s"'ss ~
I The bacillus Anglo-Saxonensis is
the microbe that feeds on the shall
low brains of the members Of the
Pilgrims Club of New York. During
the Hudson Fulton celebration the de-
structive insect was at work and triad
to change Robert Fulton into Scotch
man because the Irish American in
ventor was fond of Scotch music and
poetry. We would like to know the
1rishman or Irishmans American son
who does not admire the poetry and
music Of Caledonia? The Scotch are
prolific in great men of their own and
never try to appropriate the famous
sons of Erin. 1t is the English and
their American offspring who try t.,
rob Ireland Of fame and glory by
calling her distinguished men Brit
ish" when English" would be too
barefaced. The English did not have
a bitterer foe than Robert Fulton. He
was intensely Irish and American.
Miss Mary Caldwell, who became the
Marquise Marie des Mentiers- Merlin
Vile. died recently at sea. She is the
lady who was converted to the faith
by Bishop Spalding and afterward
made a large contribution to the
Catholic University at Washington.
Subsequently she left the Catholic
church for some reason or other. Ed
ucated converts are very sensitive ana
must be handled gently They think
they know more than the Pope. The
Nun of Kenmare in her old age lett
the Church, because an Irish bishop
did not endorse some educational fad
of hers. Father Tyrell was deposcd
for his modernistic views, after re-
peated warnings, and we do not know
why Miss Caldwell made her exit from
the bosom of the Church she had
embraced 50 enthusiastically a few
years before They seem to have been
lacking in humility.
The Hibernians Of the Zenith City
have passed resolutions in support or
the Irish parliamentary party, AMI
the same are published in another COL
umn of this issue. Every branch ct
the order in the United States shoul1
be in favor of the land for the pen-
pie. That is what Michael Davitt Ia
bored for and that is what John Z.
Redmond and his colleagues have