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The Irish standard., 1910-04-02
A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT.

In these days of Doodle and graft
in Republican strongholds of the East,
honest citizens are beginning to think
that the grand old party" founded by
Lincoln is controlled by a pack of
thieves. In national affairs, few men
are in the saddle who should be UNI
horsed at the first opportunity. They
control legislation in Congress for the
benefit of the few at the expense of
the many. In the election of next fall,
many of the Republican standpatters
will be defeated by Democratic candi-
dates, and the next House of Repre-
sentatives will be in the hands of men
fresh from the people.
The next president of the United
States Is likely to be a Democrat. The
Republicans will not renominate Taft,
and If they do he will be defeated. 1t
would be folly for them to put up
Roosevelt in his place. Seven years
of the hero of San Juan hill is enough
for the country. When Congress was
Republican it paid but slight attention
to his frequent mandates from the
White House; when Democratic as it
will be in 1912, it would pay less at
tention to his diatribes. The people
are ready for change. The Republic
can party is discredited by the acts
Of it's leaders in state and nation. Who
will be the standard bearer Of the
Democracy in 1912? The Chicago
Inter- Ocean, Republican paper, says:
There never was party that had
palmer sisnpost to success than has
the Democratic party just now in the
position and prospects of the Hon.
Judson Harmon of Ohio. A strong,
sober, sensible, we'll balanced and we'll
equipped man Of the real jackson and
Jefferson school, latter-day heir to
the only Democracy that has won a
victory since the Civil war, fair po-
litical counterpart to Grover Cleve-
land, with several high qualities that
Cleveland lacked. he won the govern
orship of great Republican state and
has discharged his duties so ably that
his reelection is today practically
conceded in Washington"
Nor is this all In discharging his
governorship duties Governor Harmon
has proceeded without single devia-
ton from the broad American high
way of painstaking care, sterling sin
cerity and constitutional exactness.
Always modest, always simple in his
methods; not once appealing to the
galleries, not once playing the dema-
gogue: invariably seeking to do right
by the least ostentatious means, and
absolutely intolerant Of the gewgaws
and tinsel of political stage-play. he
has yet achieved the greatest political
success within his party in an era of
thunder mongering and blatherskiting
humbug.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02
ROOSEVELT IN EGYPT.

One cannot but admire the audacity
and fearlessness of Elk President
Roosevelt in praising British rule in
Egypt while travelling along the banks
of the Nile. But the climax was
reached at Cairo where he reprimand-
ed the natives for the assassination
of hated prime minister of the name
of Boutros Pacha Ghali, a subservient
tool of the British government who
faithfully tried to keep the Egyptians
In bondage and denied them the right
to a constitution
Before leaving the United States for
Africa, the ex-president took occasion
to compliment England upon her gov
eminent of India, a country he has
never seen, and where the people are
ripe for revolt and eager to overthrow
British control as soon as they pos
sibly can.
OF course, Ex-President Roosevelt
knows how the British obtained q
foothold in India in the days Of Has
tings and Give and how they occupied
Egypt little over thirty years ago
to remain there only temporarily. but
today they show no disposition to de-
part therefrom. No American of real
republican principles could be expect
ed to speak enthusiastically of British
rule in Asia and Africa, but Theodore
Roosevelt, an imperialist, goes out OF
his way to laud the British govern
ment in both continents.
Why he does so is a conundrum to
lovers of liberty and to all Americans
who believe in the principles enunciat-
ed by Jefferson in the Declaration of
Independence. Does Roosevelt believe
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

Michael Davitt, son of the late Irish
patriot of that name, recently wrote
to the Cork Herald. saying that he
had heard nothing of his being cam
ddate for parliament under the aus
pieces of William O'Brien until he read
something about it in the papers. 1t
is we'll to know that the honored name
Of Davitt is mentioned in Irish prli-
tics and that his name is borne by
the son.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02
STATE OF BRITISH POLITICS.

Premier Asquith, in order to retain
the support Of the Irish party, has
dropped the budget for the nonce and
turned his attention to the veto of the
lords His speech the other day in
parliament was pretty satisfactory to
the Nationalists and Laborites in ref
erence to the veto power of the peers.
THE royal Veto" said the premier,
absolute veto Of the lords must follow
before the road is cleared for the ad-
| vent of full grown and unfettered
democracy"
| After Arthur j. Balfour, the leader
of the Tories had made objection to
Asquith's "really grotesque proposal"
as he styled it, John L. Redmond arose
and congratulated Asquith upon the
substance of the plan outlined by him
to curb the lords and said the Irish
party would heartily support him.
The debate on Asquith's proposal is
being carried on during this week and
a division will take place next Mon
day. Though Rosebery thought the
time had come for change in the
| membership Of the upper chamber,
Balfour declared that If the change
proposed by Asquith is made law,
the Tories would repeal it when they
returned to power. But in the present
temper of the English people, backed
by the Irish, Scotch and Welsh, there
Is little chance for the Tories to gain
supremacy.
! The lords have already renowned
| their hereditary right to seats in the
| upper house. There are 622 of them
because of their birth, while there
are $40 members In the lower house
who are elected by the people. Very
few of the lords ever attend to busi-
ness except when their leaders call on
them to assemble for the purpose of
voting against some important meas
ufe ike lTlSn nome RUE or Lloyd
Georges budget. Then they turn out
by the hundreds and spend the rest
Of their time in hunting deer shooting
partridges and other game.
Such worthless fellows will be elm
mated from membership before long,
and none but competent legislators
will be eligible. The house of lords
will not be ended but it assuredly will
be mended before the agitation is over.
Though the English dearly love the
titled nobility, they will not permit an
aggregation of good or-nothing idlers
to reject legislation in the interest of
the people who toll and spin. The
aristocracy can no longer evade the
payment of taxes and place the bur-
den of supporting the government on
the shoulders Of the democracy. They
J rejected the Lloyd George budget be-
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

A st. Paul lady teacher was prose-
cuted for Furnishing an unruly boy of
II years Of age in school, and the jury
acquitted her on the first ballot. The
mother of the boy sued the teacher
for $4,000 damages, but the jury was
of the unanimous opinion that the
defendant used the strap with moder-
alton and good judgment. The fond
mother will not appeal from the YER
dict, and her darling boy must be-
have himself in future or submit to
another whipping. Corporal punish
ment is all right If properly admins
tered.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

A report from Richmond, Va, says
that Thomas Fortune Ryan may be
chosen by Governor Mann to succeed
John w. Daniel in the United States
Senate. Ryan is Democrat who pur-
sues Republican methods in business
and belongs to the plutocracy. Such
a Democrat is not needed in the Amer
lean house of lords.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02
Don't buy McClure's Magazine. T

Don't buy McClure's Magazine. The
proprietor of 1t, in lecture at Dart
mouth College, assailed the Irish vir-
ulently, and when asked by several
Of the Irish boys in the audience about
home rule, the educated bigot de-
clared that If home rule was given to
Ireland, that country, like New York,
would be run by crooks. He said MOTH
ing of Philadelphia and Pittsburg, both
Of which are infested by crooks, none
of whom are Irish.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

Representative Douglas of Ohio has
introduced a bill in Washington ask
ing $4,000 for the erection of statue
to j. A. MacGahan, the great war
correspondent, who gave the world the
facts connected with the Turkish afro
cities in Bulgaria. Gladstone was
moved by the writings of MacGahan
to make speach in which he used
the words "unspeakable Turks" Mac
Gahan was an Irish American, born
in Ohio, and ranked high as a news
paper man. The Bulgarians celebrate
his memory every year with a requiem
mass.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

On recent occasion at Marnette
versity, Milwaukee, gave an illustrat-
ed lecture on Ireland before large
and interested audience. The papers
of that city speak highly of him as q
lecturer. Prof Rohan is doing excel
lent work in awakening an interest in
the history Of Ireland among his ex-
lied countrymen and their descend
ants.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02
DEATH OF A CATHOLIC EDITOR

1t is with profound sorrow that we
record the death of Charles J. O'Mal-
ley, the widely known editor of the
New World of Chicago, who passed
away on Saturday, March rs, after an
illness of three weeks. The deceased
leaves wife and nine children, to
whom the Irish Standard tenders it's
deep sympathy in their great affliction.
Mr.. O'Malley, like his predecessor on
the New World, the late Father Judge,
fell victim to overwork. He was a
versatile writer who labored day and
night in all departments of literature
and his constitution, which was never
very robust, broke down under the
strain.
Though the writer had never seen
Mr.. O'Malley while living, he was we'll
acquainted with the productions of his
fertile pen in prose and poetry, and
entertained the highest respect for him
as literary man. He was a prolific
contributor to the magazines in days
gone by, and as a. journalist his abil-
ity was recognized by the Catholic
press of this country. Only last sum-
mer, as a token of distinction, st. Ig-
natius College of Chicago conferred
upon him the degree of doctor of liter
allure, and the Catholic papers of
America congratulated him on the oc-
casion and paid him we'll merited eul-
ogiums. They will now unite in pay
ing glowing tributes to his memory.
Mr.. O'Malley was native of Ken
lucky. being born on a farm in that
state in 1857. For eight months after
leaving the common schools, he at
tended Jesuit College, and at the
age of rs was married to Miss Sallie
Margaret HILL. g. talented lady who
proved a congenial companion and
helper to him in his literary work. Mr.
O'Malley for while edited German
paper at Mount Vernon, Ind, and later
issued the Midland Review at Leban,
on. KY He was also connected in an
editorial capacity with the Cincinnati
Catholic Telegraph the Syracuse Sun
and the Pittsburg Observer.
His articles were extensively copied
in the Catholic press Of the land and
his name was beginning to become a
household word in Catholic home.
when the grim reaper snatched him
away from his useful career in the
cause of God and country
The remains Of the dead journalist
were conveyed to st. vincents, KY, fol
interment. May the. grass grow greer
over his grave and may his gentle
spirit rest in peace in the abode Of
the blest. His literary illusions or
miscellaneous topics are worthy Of
preservation, and we hope to see then
published in book form at an earl,
date. His bereaved widow is emf
nently qualified to prepare them TO,
publication, ..e
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

Seamus McManus recently lectured
on the Irish fairies at st. Cloud, MINI.
and was introduced by the laundering
chairman of the meeting as Seamus
O'Brien. He wore the Highland kits
as usual. Last Sunday he lectured al
Butte, Mont, on "Rambles Through
Ireland" and received quite an ova-
ton.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

cause they were taxed on the lands
at the rate of half a penny or one
cent an acre. Think of 1t!
The Irish party is wise in requiring
Asquith to deprive the lords of the
power of veto before the budget IL
pushed through. The budget will not
be taken up until the veto battle is
over. When in due time a home rule
bill is passed in the commons and
goes to the lords, the latter house cam
not veto the measure as it did the
Gladstone bill.
What will be the nature and scope
of the next home rule bill for ireland?
1t must be satisfactory to the resident
Irish at home. If the people of Ire
land get parliamentary independence
as they enjoyed in the days of Grattan,
that will probably crafty the aspira-
tons of the present generation. What
future generations may desire, it is
hard to foretell. They may demand
complete separation from Great Brit
ain and establish a republic if they
can. At the present day nothing of
the kind is contemplated by the Irish
subjects Of King Edward 1t matters
little to the Irish on their native heath
what Irish citizens of the United
States demand for them. They are
thoroughly competent to attend to
their own political affairs without die
tation from this side of the Atlantic.
We read in one of our exchanges that
the Irish of Indianapolis want IAN in
dependent Ireland, such as Fitzgerald,
and Tone, and Emmett and Father
Murphy died for. No English province
for Them"
1t is easy for the Irish in this coun-
try to demand what the Irish at home
are not seeking under the leadership
of John Redmond. The Irish of In
dianapolis are American citizens who
left Ireland to its fate and sought
freedom in the land of the Stars and
Stripes. Would they go back to fight
for IAN independent Ireland" if their
services were required? What they
should do is to assist the Irish at
home in any movement they think best
for themselves under present condi-
lions. Empty resolutions are of no
avail for the liberation of Ireland from
British rule. If resolutions could free
Ireland and make it republic it would
have severed it's connection with Great
Britain many years ago. The first
thing to be done is to repeal the leg
islative union between the two COIN
tries by parliamentary methods. That
will come about without the shedding
of a drop of blood. If the Irish there
after resolve to separate entirely from
Great Britain and start a republic they
will have to fight formidable foe on
Irish soil. Help them now in their
peaceful movement and let the future
take care of itself.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

Captain Timothy Murphy, head of
the Volunteers of America in st. Paul,
disappeared mysteriously the other
day and carried away 31,250 belonging
to that organization. Timothy was
not preaching salvation to sinners for
nothing. When a man named Murphy
joins the Salvation Army he is worth
watching. Mrs. Murphy thinks her
darling husband met with foul play.
The police are on his track.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

The Butte Independent, only two
weeks old, is forging to the front UNI
der the editorship Of Mr.. J. Il. MuIcahy
1t deserves the generous support OF
the Irish of Montana. The Irish OF
Butte have always ranked among the
best Nationalists of the Northwest
and 1t goes without saying that they
will appreciate the enterprise of the
publishers of the Independent and
give it every encouragement.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02
The Old Boo Road.


My fest are here on Broadway, this
blessed harvest morn,
But oh, the ache that's in them TO,
the sod where I was born!
My weary hands are blistered from
work in cold and heat;
And it's oh, to swing a scythe today
through fields of Irish wheat!
Had my choice to journey back or
own kings abode
It's soon I'd see the hawthorn tree by
the old bog road.
When was young and innocent my
mind was i'll at ease
Through dreaming of America and
gold beyond the seas.
Oh, sorrow take their money. but tits
hard to get that same;
And what's the whole world to a man
when no one speaks his name?
I've had my day and here 1 am with
building brick my load,
A long three thousand miles away
from the old bog road.
My mother died last springtime, when
1reland's fields were green;
The neighbors said her waking was
the finest ever seen.
There were snowdrops and primroses
piled up around her bed,
And Ferns church was crowded when
her funeral Mass was said
And I was here on Broadway with
building brick my load,
When they carried out her coffin from
the old bog road.
There was a decent girl at home who
used to walk with me:
Her eyes were soft and sorrcwful like
moonbeams on the sea:
Her name was Mary Dryer, but that
is long ago;
And the ways of God are wiser than
the things man can know.
She died the year left her-but with
building bricks for load
I'd best forget the times we met on
the old bog road. A...
Oh, lifes weary puzzle past finding
out by man;
take the way for what it's worth
and do the best I can.
Since no one cares a straw for me
what need to make a moan?
I go my way, and draw my pay, and
smoke my pipe alone.
Each human heart must run its
course, though bitter be it's load,
So God be with old Ireland and the
old bog road.
Teresa c. Brayton.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

The laird Of skibo, alias Andrew
Carnegie, pays a high tribute to the
Aldrich tarifr bill and says Taft 10
right in calling it the best tariff law
ever put on the statute books. 1t must
be 80 when Andy says 20, but great
many people do not believe him. He
has not given any figures to back his
bra3en assertion,
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

On the corner of Hennepin and
Franklin avenues in Minneapolis on
Easter Sunday morning laborers were
employed by contractor in excavat-
ing work when Rev. Mr.. Montgom-
came along and stopped thom. The
writer of this paragraph saw the men
working and was amazed. The con-
tractor ought to be taught that this
is Christian country.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

The knights Of Columbus of Georgia
will support missionary priest who
shall visit the outlying districts of the
Savannah diocese. No better work
can be accomplished by the order,
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

The director Of the Chicago public
library, DR.. Cigrand, says that the
Taft family went to Ireland from Eng
land in the 18th century and that Sir
John Taft was knighted by King
James In 1928. He further says that
the Tafts had been identified with all
Of the wars Of Ireland, England and
America.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02
thou art!

",
Somewhere beyond! where all the
clay that lies
Now on me shall fall of, and 1 am
known; @Ut
Not there vagrant walking earth
alone,
'Misjudged and scornsd, but one before
whose eyes,
Forever lay white Kingdoms. Stay
for me,
o land of Shining Presences-behold
My feet nave ached for thee on each
gray void!
Ere twilight falls let me md rest on
thee.
Charles ]. O'Malley.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02
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The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

The Democrats of Minnesota will cell
citrate the birthday of Thomas Jeffer-
son in st. Paul on April 10. Eugene
N. F'oss, of Massachusetts, has ac-
cepted an invitation to be present. A
dollar dinner" will be served and elo-
quent speeches will be made by lead
ing Democrats.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

President Taft wants Congress to
appropriate $250,OOO to carry on the
work of the tariff board. If the Aid
rich tariff is the best ever" what is
the use in further .tinkering of the
tariff? Why not let it alone?
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

1t is now said that Foss, who was
recently elected in Massachusetts, is
not q Democrat at all 1t will be
known what he is when he reaches
Washington. Though formerly Re-
publican, he ran for Congress on the
Democratic ticket. He is q million
aire ten times over.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

The report that King Mcnelik of
Abyssinia died last Sunday was de-
MED on Tuesday in u dispatch from
Rome His death has been announced
several times, but the sturdy old
monarch still lives.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

On st. Patrick's day in New York,
10000 members of various societies
marched in a parade, headed by the
gallant seth regiment, to the tune of
1.-THE Wearing of the Green"
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

Governor Hughes of New York says
that his political household needs dis
injecting. 1t certainly does. The peo-
pie will clean out the Augean stables
next fall in the Empire State.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

Col. Roosevelt will be in Rome April
when he will have an audience with
the Pope: He will not be trapped by
the Methodists as Fairbanks was. He
will not deliver an address of any kind
during his stay in the Eternal City.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

Mrs. Cudahy of Kansas City, wife
Of the packer, intimates that she may
go on the stage in the merry Widow"
or 1.-THE Bankers Daughter" She APP
pears to have prediction for the
footlights.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

A monument to Kosciuski, the Pol
ish patriot, will be dedicated in Wash
ington, d. c., on May II. 1t will cost
$4,000, and the occasion will be cele-
brated by the Polish societies of
America.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

Sss Judge H. G.. Buck of Winona is
chosen by the Democrats of the First
congressional district of Minnesota to
contest the seat OF James A. Tawney,
the only representative from the state
who voted for the Aldrich tariff bill.
Judge Buck is a strong candidate.
The Irish standard., 1910-04-02

An able and honest jurist passed
away last Monday at Washington in
the person of David J. Brewer, asso-
ciate justice of the supreme court of
the United States.