The Irish standard., 1910-11-12

! From a Democratic standpoint it
| could have been worse in Minnesota,
but not much worse.
Isn't it really about time the chair
man of the Democratic state central
committee of Minnesota was going
into retirement?
Thousands of Democrats, it is plain
ly evident, failed to go to the polls in
Minnesota last Tuesday. The reason
for this is obvious.
The number of tributes that have
been called forth by the death of
Father Lambert shows that the, es-
teemed journalist was widely admired.
Seldom does one see play with
such clean moral atmosphere as
that which pervades the Rosary"
The play is elevating and cannot fail
to have good effect on any audience.
Silence upon the part of those who
managed the Democratic state CAM
paign instead of statements" is what
is wanted now. Anyhow it would seem
to be In better taste.
King George V will be formally
crowned June %, 1911. He can, how
ever, informally become the King of
English monarchs before next June
| by granting Ireland legislative indie
pendence.
A cargo of bunting and confetti has
been sent to Panama to decorate the
isthmus for President Taft's visit. A
cargo of the same material of a more
solemn hue might be used to good pur-
| pose in Oyster Bay.
Deliver me from women seeking
careers" said President Hutchins of
the University of Michigan in his an
nual address to the girls of the uni
versity. Had DR.. Hutchins left off the
; last two words of that sentence there
wouldn't be much question about the
delivery.
In an endeavor to force upon John
Lind the nomination for governor in
the face of that gentleman's most
positive declination, few men, hav-
ing only their own selfish ends in
view, have been able to place the
! Democratic party in most deplor-
! able position in this state and from
which it will take years to recover.
/ Justin Mccarthy, the veteran pat
riot, historian, journalist and novel
list, is eighty years of age, having been
born in the city Of Cork in November,
1880. In recent interview he said:
"In Irish politics today I take my
stand with Redmond, and pin my
faith in him. have always held
that you can only make Ireland loyal
to the Empire by giving her the
same freedom of legislative action
that Lord Durham gave to Canada
The Ministerial Association has re-
quested that the students of the Uni
versity of Minnesota be given less
work so that they will have time to
attend church on Sunday. Any one
who Is interested may convince HIM
self of this need by attending one OF
the football games played on Northrop
| field and observing how the students
take their text books to the game with
them and cram and worry In the
! grandstands during the progress of the
contest. Something ought to be done
to enable the poor, helpless students
to get to church on Sunday.
Because of the sky pilot, Rev. DR..
Chapman, now operating in the city,
the "divine" Sarah Bernhardt is going
to play "The Samaritaine" next Sun
DAY at reduced prices! says the New
World (Chicago). Sarah was not quite
so thoughtful few years ago when
she produced play so much "off
color" in Quebec, Canada, that the
! Catholic Church had to denounce it
and the students of Laval University,
Quebec, gave the divine" Sarah such
a send-Of at the railway station that
the great tragedienne wished that
Jacques Cartier had never discovered
Canada.
The defeat of Justice Thomas D.
O'Brien for the supreme bench is one
of the regretable results of last Tues
days election. Mr.. O'Brien's work on
the supreme bench was beyond critf-
cism. He showed himself to be
competent and faithful judge and he
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