The Irish standard., 1911-09-02
Observation-Disclosures
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Taft as a man of courage. 1t does re-
qulre courage of a certain kind to vio-
late a pledge and thus defeat the
| reasonable expectations of a people.
Sure,
The United States lead the world in
the unenviable divorce record, the an
nual output of divorces, recently gain
cd from statistics, being $4,000, as
compared to 10000 for the rest of the
world. This is an awful blot upon
our boosted civilization.
]. Adam Bede of Pine City, former
congressman from the Eighth district,
| is the latest to be mentioned for the
nomination for representative-at-larg
under the reapportionmentb bill recent
ly passed by congress. Just what
brand Of Republican Bede is at pres
ent will later be determined. 1t is sup
posed he is a regular with progressive
| Tenderness.
S. N. Hawkins of New Richmond,
| former mayor of that bright Wiscon-
sin city, has penchant for statistics
and figures in Irish affairs that is cer-
tainly commendable. 1t didn't take
him long to discover the census fig
ures from Ireland needed revising and
correcting before giving them the
stamp of approval Our friend Hawk
ms has the call.
Senator John Sharp Williams of
| Mississippi tells this: zone of the
negroes OH my place did me valu-
| able service once and I wished to
show my appreciation. After paying
him I asked Now, uncle, which shall
I give you, ton of coal or big bot
tie of whislky""
"'Massa john he replied, we shore
| ly knows All on'y buhns wood"
! 1t begins to look as though the
Democratic party in Minnesota, so far
as state issues go, will have to reckon
with the brewer in politics in the
| next campaign just as it did in the
last. This may continue until some
day "The Brewer in Politics" will be
come the sole issue, when something
will happen not to the liking of the
interests thus referred to. A word to
the wise is sufficient.
George Hackenschmidt, "the Rus
sion Lion" will battle with Frank
Gotch, the American, in Chicago on
Labor day for the wrestling champion
ship of the world. The latter defeated
the former about three years ago
and is the favorite in the betting
now. Here's hoping the American
again wins. He will be wise who
doesn't give odds on the result, though.
The wonderful strength of the Russian
and his better knowledge now of his
opponents tactics easily puts him on
even terms. Hack" is a dangerous
proposition.
The Chicago Citizen aptly says:
The Sim Fein warriors, better
known in Ireland as Hungarians, some
of whom would sell Ireland for a pot
Of beer. are sending the following stuff
to the American press. They must
think us born idiots:
Dublin, Aug. 19.-Those who have
been following the fortunes of John
Redmond and his party in the House
hear that a revival of the revolution
airy element that had it's origin in the
Fenian movement, is showing itself in
Ireland at a time when Home Rule
which now appears within measurable
distance, is being pointed to as a final
settlement of the Irish problem.
The Irish-American of New York.
established 60 years ago by Lynch &
Meehan, and one Of the oldest papers
in the country, recently went into the
McCrystal as it's editor. The last is.
sue contained the following: Nation.
al President James J. Regan and Ma.
tional Treasurer Thomas B. Moloney,
Mayor of Council Bluffs, Ia., passed
through the city last week. We regret
we did not know of their presence
or we would have done ourselves the
honor of extending the courtesies to
them. President Regain is just after
returning from a tour of inspection OF
the Order in the Southern states,
where his presence has done much tc
restore confidence and stimulate re.
neWed activity"
A Mr. Andre of Cincinnati has