The Irish standard., 1910-10-29

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No ambition can aspire to an end
which will afford more happiness than
that which is offered by a peaceful
conscience.
II the Democratic party wins in
the present state contest, and we
trust it will, it will not be because of
its thorough organization or of any
organization whatever.
The automobile, the airplane and
the dirigible balloon are competing
with tuberculosis for first honors in
the death rate. Of these the auto.
competitor.
A number of Democratic candi-
dates-city and county-are going to
be elected in Hennepin on November
! 8. We could have elected the ticket
from stem to stern had the state con-
vention in July taken the proper &C.
ton.
A former admirer of Colonel Roose-
welt now calls him an "attitudinizer."
No doubt this will be disappointing
to the Colonel who through the use
of his big stick seems bent on gain
ing the distiction of pulverizer.
While doubling the wisdom of his
course politically just now this does
not prevent us from endorsing ex-
Mayor Lawler for his sterling traits
of manhood. To compare the chair
man of the Democratic state central
committee with him in this respect
would be odious.
The endless discussion about the
engagement of Katherine Elkins and
the Duke of Abruzzi still goes on. Ii
the joy of the union, assuming that
it will eventually be entered into, will
be anything like the relief to the
reading public, it will be an extra
ordinary match.
Saturday of this week will be the
last day on which voters can regis
ter for the general election. Those
who have not voted at the primaries
and have not registered up to the
present will have to see that their
names are placed on the rolls satur'
day or forego the privilege Of casting
a ballot November 8.
A little pamphlet entitled Gabriel
and her Indian Lover with Other
Poems," by Mary M. Maher is inter-
esting as the work OF young girl
who has not had the good fortune to
have college training. The poems
possess merit and. show that their
author has ability which ought to be
developed.
While Theodore Roosevelt IL trying
to secure the election of Republican
governor in New York his own dis
trict is threatening to elect Demo-
cratic congressman. And to add to
the ignominy of the defeat of he
Republican candidate woman, Mrs.
Martin w. Littleton, is doing the
campaigning.
The Irish Standard said at the time
and 1t repeats it now that the at
tempt to force John Lind to take the
nomination for governor in the face
of his most positive declination was
entirely wrong. 1t was to doubt his
sincerity and his honesty and not
even the chairman of the Democratic
state central committee had any right
to do that.
The clean-cut, gentlemanly canvass
that James E. Mehan Is making for
Alderman of the Thirteenth ward ap-
peals to all voters of that bailiwick
at this time regardless of their previ-
Gus political affiliations. It certainly
looks as though he would prove
winner. The interests of the Thir-
teenth ward, and the city's interests
as we'll, will have no more earnest or
faithful servant than James E.
Mehan should success come to him.
The design for the John A. Johnson
memorial statue, furnished by An
drew O'Connor of Paris, has been re-
jected by the state commission. The
contract will in all probability be
now thrown open to other sculptors,
though O'Connor will first be invited
to come to Minnesota and gain some
idea of the life, character and appear
anco of tho lafo povornor Tb;a is