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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

! Writers Of melodrama no doubt
view the invention Of the noiseless
& run with alarm.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18
Real Question at Issue.

In giving the reasons for such con-
clusion the decision says: Most lay.
men and many lawyers believe that
the question is whether the railway
company as q system is earning suffi.
Client revenue upon the value of the
property Of the system. They believe
that II the Burlington, Santa Fe, Wa.
bash, or any other railroad system, il
earning such money as will pay all
charges and expenses. including taxes
and interest. with reasonable divi-
dends to the stockholders, state rates
for state business must stand.
or course no one believes this who
has given the slightest attention 10
the question. That precise question
was before, and was decided by. JUS
tlce Brewer, and affirmed by the su.
prome court in the Nebraska case OF
Smyth VS.. Ames. The only question
is as to Missouri rates. less expenses
properly charged against the same,
And II this balance does not leave suf.
fcient TO pay q reasonable return. the
law is invalid. And II the railroad
system OF any company is earning
more than a reasonable return by
reason Of interstates rates. which az.
feet the people man times more than
local rates. and II such interstate
rates are too high. congress acting
alone or through a commission must
make the correctlns.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

The pen point production Of Bir.
mingham. England. Is 220.0Oo.000 q
week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-03-18

A. fufihsr indueemeus
10 settlement Of he
wheal-Eaiing land, Of
Wessern Canada. the
Canadian Government
has increased The area
that may be taken BY q
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

England Is governing over 100000
900 Of the people Of India against ths!r
consent and will not grant them a
constitutional government. Periodical
famines have devastated that country
under British rule since the days 1T
Hastings and Olives. The natives have
10 rights that the British are bourd
t" respect. When lawyers and editors
esk for reforms they are case into
trison or hunished. India is to b.
ruled by bayonets and no redress Of
grievances will be considered. The
hare, brutal and bloody government
of England in India will come to an
end in spite of British statesmen be-
fore many years.
The English government Of Egypt
may be better than the Turkish gov
eminent for the people Of that ancient
country, but the natives are awaken
ing and demanding a constitutional
Ec vernment al the hands Of England.
Wtll England grant it? No. England
has no more right to be in Egyp. than
Russia had III Manchuria. but English
sta: tesmen speak as if the country be.
longed to King Edward by divine right.
The day will inevitably come when
England. the robber of the nations, will
have to leave India and Egypt AMI give
self government to England, Ireland
and Scotland in separate parl;aments
'f their own at Westminster, Dublin
and Edinburgh. In other words there
Will be Home Rule all round in the
rlitish islanus.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

vices to the government, and he was
commander in chief at the battle OF
New Orleans at the age of 4s. It was
the great victory achieved at thir bat
tie that led TO his nomination sor the
presidency. I1e was defeated the first
time by Adams, but unlike William J.
Bryan. he was elected the second and
third time he ran.
The battle of New Orleans may NOT
re one of the decisive battles of the
world, but nevertheless it is a battle
Of which Al. orleans are proud. The
English historians, as is their wont,
minimize its Importance and describe 1t
rs an ordinary affair." They claim shat
the British mad only 5000 effective men
engaged, when they had 14HCO. and
that The Americans had 10000 while
they only had 5000, of which less ths.a
1000 We're regulars, while the rest was
Trade up Of Morgans rihemen frum
Kentucky AMI Louisiana and the hack
SSONSlHCil VI SiV EoOuIIl, WHO NHI dill
crack shots. In command with Morgan
,yue Carroll
The British troops were veterans of
the Peninsuisr War with Wen ngtun,
end General Pakenham, "the hero of
Salamanca " his son-in- law, C ,n,nant1-
cd them. The scotch Highlandcrs, a
famous regiment, participated gallant
ly in the fight. but half of them were
killed by the American sharpshooters
and the rest f1edsprecipitately. Paken-
nam vas killed, another British gen.
eral was mortauy wounded. another
'ras disabled. Eyl the fourth upon
whom the command devolvcl re-
treated az rapidly as possible, leav-
Ing about $500 Of the British soldiers
tefind him among the dead. wounded
and missing. The Americans lost hut
seven killed and six wounded, accord
ing to one authority. and eight killed
:nd thirteen wounded, according to
another. Jackson paid back the British
with interest for his i'll -treatment while
n prisoner In the Revolutionary War.
No wonder the American people
vererate the name Of Jackson ard ccie-
! rate to this day the great victory tic
won against the best troops of Europe.
Tho Irish Americans arc proud of the
focc that Jackson, Morgan and Carroll,
who commanded at New Orlean:; were
men of their race. and that they dis.
T. aged such military skill and valor
oil the OCCASION.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

One of our exchanges has an article OH
Catholics who have won high distinc.
ton under the British crown. It says
"At present Eil Peter O'Brien, a Cath.
Ollie, is Lord Chief Justice Of Ireland
Yes. "Pether the Packer who packs
juries for the conviction Of Irish Ma.
t,cnalists, has been promoted to that
high position. In years gone by moth
ing afforded him greater delight thar
to lack jury for the conviction. 81
some patriotic priest who was a cham
ricr Of the cause Of the oppresse ]
tenantry. OF Sir Peter can be truly
SAID that he has risen on his ctuntry's
runs to fame" Of course, he IS q good
Catholic, but few Of his Irish CO -reli-
gionists would like to spend eternity
near "Pether the Packer" in the celes.
tai regions.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09
THE ITALIAN DISASTER.

| AS the daily papers nave given min
ute reports of the awful catastrophe in
Italy we shall only reproduce the
words of Archbishop Ireland cabled
from Rome. He says:
1t is simply terrible thing. One
must be near the scene of any disaster
to have any conception Of it. 1t is
becoming clearer every day that moth
ing ever occurred in Italy to equal
this earthquake. All Italy is simply
/ In condemnation. At the same time
to the credit Of Italy. 1t must be said
that everything humanity possible is
being done for the relief of the suffer-
crs. II 1t might seem that prompter
action could have been taken to clear
up the ruins. it must be remembered
that the ruins are immense: that the
means of communication have been
, entirely interrupted and that Calabra
and Sicily in this way are remote from
the capital and large centers.
If there could be compensation for
such terrible miseries, these are to be
found in the marvellous uprising of
universal charity towards Italy. From
all parts coincidence and substantial
/ help are arriving. The best possible
impression has been made in Italy by
, the offerings coming from the United
States. 1t is we'll that the United
States. now a. great world power,
through it's commerce and territorial
expansion. can show itself also to be
d great world power by the munifi-
cence of it's charities
Among the many agencies of relief
the holy see takes a prominent place.
The holy father has lost no time in
sending large sums to the scene of the
disaster and has opened a hospital
within the Vatican, where he himself
will be able to visit and console the
sick. He has given orders to all bis
hops and priests in Italy to do all pos.
"ible in giving help wherever help is
needed. His holiness is Eratined by
tho assistance coming to him for this
work from the Catholic clergy and
laity Of the United States.
If the disaster. which VIC are la
menting, is exceptional In history, this
outburst of Christian charity and uni
versal philanthropy, OF which the
world is now giving most notable
example in the presence of great hui
man suffering when national frontiers
end differences disappear and the uni
rersal brotherhood of man remains,
puts itself forth in magnificent
manifestation. 1t is we'll for mankind
that such is the case. All may well
he proud Of what is happening in this
regard. We all have reason to raise
our souls to higher and better things
for our common humanity
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09


Sir Horace Plunkett, who r,cent,v
called on President elect Taft, is styled
II; the papers head of the Irish de-
partment of agriculture" He IS so
rn longer. At the request Of the Irish
Nationalist members Of Parlian IN :,
Sir Horace was removed and Mr.. r.
w. Russell, a scotchman, was appoint.
81 in his place. Sir Horace is ar
s.rtiHome Ruler and Tory, and cuts
r,o1e Of a figure abroad than at horce.
He is descendant of the Plunkett who
prosecuted Robert Emmett in 1903 and
has accepted knighthood from Eng
land. 1rishmcn with English titles do
rot represen- their native land in this
twentieth century Of the Irish relais-
sance movement. And don't you for
get: it.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09
Against Sad Thoughts.

When you ind your heart growing
SAD, divert yourself without a mo.
ment's delay; make visit, enter into
conversation with those around you
read some amusing book, take walk
sing. do something. It matters not
hat, provided you close the door Of
YOUR heart against this terrible enemy
As the sound Of trumpet gives the
aignal for combat. 80 sad thoughts APP
Prise the devil that favorable mo.
ment has come for him to attack US
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09
A Witty Reply.

Frederic r. Gomez of the Symphony
is 4 capital storyteller. and one Of his
latest relates to a republican rally he
attended in the last campaign, saws the
Boston Record. The orator. at the
close Of an eloquent peroration intend
ed to convert any democrats present,
exclaimed: IT there's a democrat
present let him stand up"
One man rose.
And why sir" shouted the orator.
'alo you a democrat?"
MY father and grandfather were
before me-"
And had your grandfather and
father been thieves, what would Won
be now. sir?" Numbered the rhetoric
clan.
"A republican!s
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

President Roosevelt has only two
months moro TO serve and will he
heard from frequently in the interval
Already since New Near's, lie has sent
three messages to Congress, and be-
ing Il prolific writer he is sure to send
several more before he makes his
final bow to the public and starts for
Africa. Teddy has always been specta-
cl1lar and can be depended on to re-
main so untif the 4th Of March.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09
THE HERO OF NEW ORLEANS.

"'he anniversary of jackson Day oc-
Cured yesterday, and as we believe
in the principles of which old Hickory"
vas an exponent, we deem it our duty
I" pay slight tribute to mis- men,
CRY In few words of eulogy for his
victory over the British at New Or
leans ninety-f four years ago.
The parents OF Andrew jackson
cmjgrated from the North Of Ireland
ana settr d in North Carolina where
their son Andrew was born in 1867.
When a boy he had no facilities for
acquiring much of an education. and
vile yet youth he entered tn. milf
tory service during the Revoluti mary
War. He was captured by the British
end imprisoned at Camden f1r some
time. While :, prisoner he way badly
treated. and he determined to nay the
British back If ever an apportunjt,
Presented itsolf. Though Schoulcr. the
Republican historian. stigmatizes
Jackson as rude and illiterate' we
fnd him. teaching school at Is end all :
n,itted to practice law in the court {
a. 20. He became major-general of
militia, and O. member Of congress. and
4 senator OF the United Slater. and
was elected to the supreme bunch OF
the state. He had a turbulent temper
sH,ls';;. fousht Two guels. When the war
RI 1872 broke out he offered his ser.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09
ENGLAND AWAY BEHIND.

The first country in Europe to ten"
! der it's congratulations to Turky uDvn
It's representative form of government
vas England. Has it ever occurred to
tie statesmen Of England that this is
tic twentieth century. and that al ma
'!ons arc entitled to q constitutional
government CT their own? II matters
act what English statesmen may think
tho most of them are boobits-bul
he time has come that all people u
distinctive Municipalities are entitled
=" govern themselves In any way they
fInk proper, regardless of wha- Eng
lish statesmen may think of their
capacity for self government. If the
r. ,h. the Hindoos and the Egystiars
&C not capable of governing them
selves to the satisfaction of L.lglis:,
statesmen that is no valid reaso, why
they should b. deprived by the strong
r1 Of England from governin, them
*",\cs. They are entitled to the right
+ self government, no matter whether
they govern themselves well or ill.,
Wien will English statesmen realize
TIC fact tina: they arc not appont,l H."
TIE Almighty to govern other races
AGAINST thew consent? They lost rhe
American colonies because o. their
folly in believing they could govern
them as they pleased. a stup; king
If German extraction fnttered hiin-
s"!f to be the Lords anointei. and
thought the American colonists should
Jay taxation without represertnti,r.
The rrofoundest statesmen IN the
l;ritish empire advised him t. deal
Justly by his subjects on this side of
the Atlantic but he needed no. their
a'lmonition. The result was that he
Il st the lmcrican colonies and died a
maniac
Ireland has been demanding self
government since the abolition OF it's
parliament over a hundred years aga.
The English sovereigns and their
statesmen have turned a deaf ear t,
the cry of the Irish people. Tho treaty
Of union entered into between Great
I:ritain and Ireland has been repeat.
cdly violated. and when British STATES
men are reminded Of the fact t,ev nc.
Knowledge 1t and say redress must he
granted. but redress is never mae A
Gladstone arises and says Ireland ha.
beer atrociously treated and il ert;tlcd
10 the national parliament at Dublin
of which she was deprived by fraud
and bribery at the end of ths eigh-
tent. century. The House of Lords,
composed Of hereditary fools ard i'm
bcc'les refuses to restore to Ireland
tho parliament Of which she was OUT
rage ously robbed in the face ot tn.
T world. Gladrtone dies and Other
statesmen succeed him. They also
promise to restore self-government to
Ireland. but they procrastinate on the
plea that other matters are more
important just now. The irish are
PATIENTLY awaiting, and CANNOT ex-
redite meters. England is at peace
with the world and cares not for tho
demands of Ireland. The Irish must
walt n lntil lF4sElan I'M into troubie
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

Judge Frederick V. Brown. Of the
District Court, will retire from this
bench on Feb. and assume private
practice. William H. Donahue, who
has practiced his profession in this city
for upward of twenty-five years, with
considerable success, has been appoint.
cd by Governor Johnson to fill the
vacancy. Mr.. Donahue is thoroughly
qualified to succeed Judge Brown on
the bench, and his appointment meets
with general satisfaction from bench
and bar. Judge Brown, during his in
cumbency, gave eminent satisfaction,
and was considered one Of the lead =
ing Judges of Minnesota. The Irish
Standard wishes Judges Brown and
Donahue the success they merit.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09
THE NEW CITY COUNCIL

The rev city council Of Minneapolis
met for the first time last Monday AMI
organized fo- the transaction Of bust
hess. 1t is composed Of fourteen Re
ru5iicans and twelve Democrats the
,, former having lost two and the latter
having gained tw6 in the last munich
IVA! contest With a majority of Two.
! y was a forcgone conclusion that tie
Republicans would elect the president
of the council and appoint all the sub
ordinate officials if they pulled to-
gntl,cr. The Democrats, however, re
solved that they would nominal, thni.
! own candidate for president Of the
e ,uncil, and in accr rdance with pre-
arranged .undcrs'a nding they named
Alderman James Dryer for the honor.
The Republicans had agreed on Alder
man Van Mes: and when the vota was
taken, the latter received sixtee vores
while the former had but nine votes.
For reasons best known to them
r1en voted fo- Van Nest, while another
Democrat did not vote at all. Every
une who knows : lerman Dwyec will
G:lmit that he was worthy Of the un-
divided support Of his Democratic
|confreres, for no member Of the council
Is his superior in any way TO" the
highest position in the municipal body.
Though the irish Standard is reluc-
tant to expresu It's disapprobation of
the recalcitrant Democrats who broke
loose from theirH'wn party colleagues
to vote for !, Republican for president
&c its duty # it passed the matte: by
without a strong protest. OF course,
Vt is granted that Mr.. Dwycr could
not be elected if tho twelve Democrats
voted solidly for him. but that is no
excuse for voting for Van Nest and
ignoring the action of the party to
which they profess to belong. They
ale either Democrats or Republicans.
They were elected as Democrats. anil
Democrats they should remain in the
council until they announce their
charge of politics at the polls. We
care not how intelligent they consider
themselves to be. they have no iusti-
fjcation for going back on candidate
of their own party and supporting his
Republican opponent in the expecta-
ton of receiving favors at his hands
They cannot afford to vote for whom
they please and run on the Democratic
ticket for office.
What VIM. J. Bryan said o. the
Democratic members Of the Kentucky
legislature who voted for Eepub]i-
can for the United States senate Is
applicable to the Democrats who voted
for Van Nest in preference to Dwyer-
it Is simply an "embeszlement Of pow
err" and they should tender their rcsig-
netion to enable their constituents to
be properly represented.
The Republicans in the city council
have more respect for Democrats like
Mr.. Dryer and his colleagues who
adhere to party program than FIR those
who for selfsh Considerations g, over
I" the Dominant party when their vo' es
are not needed. The two Democrats
referred to were ignored by the Repub-
llcan majority in the matter u ap-
sro;ntments. and W this time they
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

Under an act of Edward III, j. r.
Farrell, NJ p, was sentenced to XII
mainham prison for six months with
out hard labor for articles appearing
in his paper, the Longford Leader
encouraging boycotting. Samuel Com
pers and his associates can sympath
ize with Mr.. Farrell He could have
avoided imprisonment by giving secur.
fy to keep the peace for one year, but
he positively declined to do so.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

President Roosevelt told the italian
historian who called to see him at the
White House that he himself was !,
barbarian. He will look like one afte,
African jungles.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

The Catholic Advance, Of Wichita
4sansas, says that Abrams bull butteG
his straw head to pieces long ago uIon
the rock Of historic truth. Father
-homas N. Burke, O.P., the famous
Irish Dominican. said the bull was
"a humping English lie" But Jers-
h'ah Quinn, Of Milwaukee, Judge
Cough, of Chippewa Falls, Wis, and
other Irish savants here and there
still believe that the bull was q real,
genuine animal. Now, who is t., de-
clde the smatter?
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

a New Yo.k paper contains All "ad'
f1rarl q man who is ready to "iyr tut
@3iCll in Irish He conccals his name
&hut claims to have first class 'lir'nm;'
Il from the Irish Training College, at
Mount Partry. Ireland He olgl, Ia
4 GIT a lot of pupils in Gotham.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

The New World truly says: "Ie there
!" any anti-Catholic argument aaoat
ia the press of the world soone. or
later it will be found reproduced IN
the columns of the Literary Eigcst
~ Current Literature And strange
tn say, the Literary Digest seem, to be
favorite with many Catholic priests.
Perhaps they like to know the ugly
things said Of -he religion they pro-
Tess The Current Literature is no:
quite so bad.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

':'te London Daily News, referring to
TIC victory of Longboat, the Indian.
over Dorando, the Italian, boastingly
SAYS: ut appears that the Marathon
Eace belongs to us, after all. That
light-heeled citizen Of the British !1m-
hero of the two preceding races with
singular case" But where are the
..uglo- SaXons?
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

Hs4S The American army retired from
Cuba on the first of the New Year.
ut is to be hoped that the Cubans will
now so govern themselves that there
will be no further need Of American
troops to preserve law and order In
the island.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

Mgr. Dennis O'Connell, rector of the
Catholic University at Washington
has been appointed auxiliary bishop
Of San Francisco. A dispatch from
influence contributed greatly to tne de-
cisjon of the Vatican. Bishop Carroll
"s Helena, Mont, will succeed Mgr
O'Connell at the University.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

The Boston Pilot is now 73 ye,rs Old
ard Is the oldest Catholic parC. in
the country. The next to 1t in :ong
evity is the Catholic Telegraph of Gin
cinnati, which was founded by Area
bishop Purcail. And. perhaps. the mex;
is the Irish American. of New Tori;
they all retain their vigor and appear
destined to Zach the century mark.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

NM Merry England has CRATER, too.
Seven of the managers of an asylum
fape been found guilty of taking Tribes
md robbing the public. The nave
bE.li sentenced to from three 10 twelve
|sInonths hard labor for defra,sd : tho
! rate payers.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

a year and a half for wrecking bank
the depositors thereof. And the bank
wrecker has got out by a legal tech
l1icality, while the petty offender is in
JAIL We shall make no comment lest
we may be charged with contempt Of
court.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

President Roosevelt has appointed
DR.. Charles f. Neil head Of the Fed
eral Labor Bureau. Neil is not q poll-
tician, but thorough going AMI COM
petent hand for the onerous duties laid
upor him. That accounts for his Sc
lection for the officer to which he has
been called. He was formerly a pro-
fessor at the University Of Notro
lame.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

three decades ahead Of their brethren
in the East i'm the matter of properly
supporting religion" That may be,
for aught we know to the contrary, but
our esteemed contemporary must re-
member that many Of the Catholics of
the West originally came from the
East.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

"a NJ Elk Mayor Robert A. Smith, of st,
II Paul. now 81 years Of age, is suffer-
ling from the effects OF an attack Of
apneumonia at his apartments in the
ST. Paul His many
afriends throughout the Northwest hope
y Tor his speedy recovery
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

The Chicago Citizen says that Bry-
Man's Commoner should be the last to
insert in its pages The vaporngs of
sbigots against his Catholic supporters
IN the presidential campaign. His
brother, instead of "the peerless lead
as responsible for their insertion.
VIM. u. is not at home.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

IL Congress last Monday voted {: relief
Iffrtiu, Of half u million dollars for tbs
Esufferers from the Italian earthquake.
hr.ilis is exclusive of 100000 worth Vi
kxgoods previously shipped OH Il man-of-
s3war.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

The courts of San Francisco do not
dispense even handed justice to crimi.
mails. One court sends y man to prison
for eight years for stsalinS eight cents.
while another court giyssss man only
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

atraveling in Italy escaped the earth
2quake. AS far as can be learned. the
I only American victims of the disaster
were Consul Cheney and wife at
Messina.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

4 The new senator from Ohio will be
slMr. Burton. Foraker and Taft with
tdrew from the race, but the Presidents
abrother expects to succeed Senator
HDick two years hence.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-09

x The one liundredth anniversary vt
lNne birth Of Abraham Lincoln, Feb. IL.
Will be celebrated with cclat in all
s6atts of the &C untry.