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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-07
NEW PARTY WILL MAKE LIFE
BRIGHTER. SAYS JOHNSON

Jackson, Mich, Sept. 7.-Governor
Hiram Johnson sped across Michigan
today, preaching the progressive doc
trine of social and industrial justice
to crowds that assembled around the
rear platform of his special train
Prolonged applause met his declara-
ton that the new party should make
life brighter for the people, rather than
make money for the few financial in
terests
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-07
"KAISER MERITS
PEACE PRIZE

Victoria. b C.. Sept. Professor
benjamin Ide Wheeler. president of the
University of California, is of the opin-
ion that emperor William, of Germany.
ought to have the Nobel peace prize
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-07
ton to lead him to climb into power

over some one else
I'VE should not forget our true rela-
ton to our fellow men," he said, nor
the obligations we owe to those who, as
individuals, make up the body polite
The president had been telling the
story of the defence of Fort Griswold,
13I years ago, and of the courage OF
those farmers who had defended the
walls against the British under Bene-
dict Arnold.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-07
SPINAL MENINGITIS IS
KILLING MANY HORSES

Lincoln. Neb., Sept State veter-
marian Rostrum makes a gloomy re-
port in connection with the ravages of
the horse disease which he diagnoses
as an unusually deadly form Of cere-
bro spinal meningitis.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-07
TAFT TALKS OF POWER
AND PERSONAL AMBITION

New London, Conn, Sept. From
within the grass grown ramparts of old
Fort Griswold, on Cotton Heights
president Taft told the delegates to the
Atlantic Deep Waterways convention
that no individual should allow his own
selfish interests. or his personal ambi
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-07
REPUBLICANS HAVE MAJORITY
IN VERMONT LEGISLATURI

Montpelier, Vt, Sept 1.-With 80
tatives in the legislature or unrecorded
in the vote cast on Tuesday, the 2O7
that have reported, together with the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-07
MORGAN WILL BE ASKED ABOUT
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS

Washington, =. C, Sept when J.
P. Morgan takes the stand before SEN
ator Clapp's committee investigating
campaign contributions he viii be cues
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-07
BURNS TO DEATH
UNDER AUTOMOBILE
Children of Victim and Others Attempt
ing Rescue Witness Burning Of
Iowa Minister.

Paulina, Ia, Sept. Rev. H Crete,
pastor Of the Lutheran church in Ger
mantown, Ia, at II o'clock last night
was burned to death before the eyes Of
his children and several other persons
while pinned beneath a wrecked motor
car.
The blaze was started from lantern
with which his rescuers were working.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-07

PROF. BENJAMIN IDE WHEELER
In an address here he said the German
army had been used as a powerful
agency for peace. 4 believe that war
would be revolving to the kaiser's mind
and ! venture to suggest that the next
Nobe! peace prize 60 to him." said pres
ident Wheeler.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-07

natural advantages, high ground. fine soil Twill raise
everything no rock We want you to see this beau
tif property now 1t is covered with mantle of wild
flowers, of every hue and description, nothing IN Cali
fomia in the wild flower line touch this beautiful
sight.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-07

You will if you own piece of well located real es-
tate AS the city grows your property will enhance IN
value Thousands have been made nch IN just that
way-buyng real estate when 1t was cheap and hold
ing on to 1t.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16
FEATURING GOOD NEWS.

If we scan the columns of any daily
paper we cannot help noticing how
persistently the exceptional is fea-
tured and displayed when the excep-
tiOnal consists Of the widest tales of
scandal. This is justified by publish
ers on the ground that the news must
be arranged so as to sell the paper.
But there is larger and more COM
mendable function which papers
should aim to fill. They all profess
to be periodically interested in boom
ing the localities in which they hap
pen to be published. Why not take
an interest in the moral as we'll as
the temporal welfare of the commun-
ity which they serve? Why not
give less space and less prominence
to indecent stories about divorces, to
horrifying tales of murder and sui
eide and give more space to chron-
icling the honest efforts of the law
abiding citizens Of the community for
better government, better morals and
better citizenship all round?
A man may observe the law all his
life, and urge, others to observe it,
and never be noticed. t,he moment
he breaks it he gets into print. Why
is the one noticed and the other
passed over?
The function of the pxess is to pre-
sent the news to the public. Its pur-
pose should not be to select only that
which is startling because it is scan-
dalous. The. worthy doings of socie-
ties and clubs which are promoting
the general welfare should receive
more recognition The daily news
paper which would give maximum
of good news and a minimum of bad
would be a blessing.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16
THE CAUSE OF HUMANITY.

The thirty-second annual. meeting
Of the Father Mathew Total Absti-
hence Association was held in Dub
lin few weeks ago.. The secretary's
report of the work of the Association
during the past year, which was read
at the meeting and published, shows
that after thirty-two years of active
endeavor in the cause OF total absti-
hence the Association continues to
make encouraging progress. The re-
port states that despite the fact that
some individuals have fallen out and
some local societies have been dis
organized or dissolved, nevertheless,
on the whole, there has been no evil
dence Of waning enthusiasm. For
the few that have fallen out thou
sands of others have fallen into line
with the movement. The sentiment
of the Irish people today is more
nearly united than ever in the cause
of temperance. Since Father Mathew
uttered the temperance slogan thir-
ty-two years ago the cry has echoed
and re-echoed from end to end of the
country. Each year has seen fresh
recruits in abundance enter the cause
until today the Irish cannot be said
to be an incorporate people.
The cause OF humanity" which
Father Mathew espoused and rooted
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16

The publishers of the Irish Stan
dard are in receipt of a letter from
Clohanmore, Cree, County Clare, Ire
land, this week containing a nice lot
of shamrock. The writer, Mr.. John
Duggan, to whom we extend thanks,
says there is nothing really now to
prevent the granting of Home Rule If
the Irish people at home are but true
to themselves. When l am sending
you shamrocks again I hope to be
able to pick them from a free coun'
try, though the landlord has been
routed from where l picked these"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16

so firmly in Ireland deserves ardent
support. 1t is a cause which means
much for the Irish people. To work
for it is to work for happy homes,
for Ireland and for God" Drink has
been the curse Of many promising
life. Many high ambition has been
dissolved in glass Of wine. Many
Il mother has gone to an early grave
weeping over drunken son, and
many a wife has lived to rue the day
when she pledged her troth to a
drunken husband. The Irish have
been tainted with being victims of
the bottle. While all that has been
said of them is not true, unfortunate
ly too much of it is. Many Irish
homes could be happier if the curse
of drink had not fallen on them.
Father Matthew's Total Abstinence
Association is remedying all this. 1t
is quenching the thirst for drink and
substituting for it a thirst for the
nobler things of life. 1t is making
the Irish people temperate by turning
their attention to higher ideals. 1t
aims to have the money which once
contributed to the noise and profana-
ton Of the barroom spent for libraries
and books which will in turn give an
impetus to refinement and culture.
Having such noble purposes in view
it is pleasant to know that the Asso-
citation is meeting with excellent sue
cess.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16
attention to Mr.. o'Brien's attack

attention to Mr. O'Brien's attack
caused the latter to fume still more
furiously:
"You tacitly, confess" writes the
irate factionist, ''that have correctly
interpreted the nature of your charge,
and that this charge of the utmost
turpitude Of which Irish Nationalists
could be guilty was intended to apply
to one-seventh of the National repre-
sentatives of Ireland and to at the
lowest computation one-fourth of the
Nationalist population of our country.
You do not even avail yourself OF the
plea mercifully suggested that your
name may have been affixed to the
manifesto without your being apprised
of it's disgraceful contents. You there
fore acknowledge your plenary re-
sponsibility for one Of the most ap-
palling accusations that an evil heart,
! not to speak of the conscience of a
great and personally blameless &C.
clesiastic could form against his fell
low creatures"
Mr.. O'Brien presents sad spec
tacle. The statements which aroused
his wrath were impersonal. He took
it for granted that it was he who was
meant Unless the statements were
applicable to him why should he re-
tort? If thew We're aDDlicab le. Why
should he make himself ridiculous by
proposing that the charge be proven
before the Archbishops of Ireland or
before your and my religious supe:
riors in Rome? William O'Brien pre-
sents the appearance of one who has
been disappointed in his life's am
bition and whose only ambition now
is to disappoint others.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16
THE ONE OBSTACLE.

Mr.. Birrell summed up the whole
matter of opposition to the Home
Rule bill in few sentences when in
u speech at Bristol he said:
Really there is only one obstacle
in the way of Home Rule. The bill
would go through tomorrow-within
six weeks-without opposition, with
out fury, without loss Of temper, with
out even oratory. What is the OBJ
stacle? The obstacle is belief, no
doubt genuine in the minds Of Prot
estant Ulster, that somehow or other,
with domestic parliament they in
their religion would be oppressed, and
that they would be subjected to spoil
iation of their property. The parlia-
ment in Dublin will be a subordinate
parliament; it's measures will have
to receive the sanction Of the crown.
If it attempts to do anything outside
its powers a court of justice will de-
clare those laws of no avail; and 1t
is almost an insult to the great ma
jority of the people of Ireland to as
sumo that they wish to do anything
of the kind-it is not within their
power to do anything of the kind.
Suppose these securities were to be
of no avail, and that this wicked, mon
strous parliament in Ireland set itself
to Cypress the Professionals and pen
allied them in their religion or at
tempted to differentiate between
Catholics and Professionals in the mat
ter of taxation; to levy taxes on VI
ster which they were not levying on
Leinster or Munster; why. If Ulster
would not rebel we would rebel for
her. The whole force of the empire
would be behind Ulster, and there
would be no occasion for gentlemen
of the bar to take arms"
That is plain statement of the
case. If those who are opposing
Home Rule would throw aside their
preiudices and view the matter in the
light of facts the opposition would
cease. Home Rule will come even
tually, it is true, in spite of the feeble
resistance of a scattered few. The
deplorable thing is that the Irish
party should be required to expend
part of the energy 1t needs for other
purposes in overcoming this condi-
ton at home.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16

Michael Gleson of Edna has filed
for the Democratic nomination OF
Commissioner Of the 5th district of
Hennepin county. Mr.. Gleason is well
known in the various towns through
out the district, is popular with his
fellowmen, and if he gets the nominal
ton his Republican competitor will
certainly have to go some to defeat
him for the prize.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16
RIGHT KIND OF PARADE.

There is one kind of procession on
which we may be sure the Apostle of
Ireland will look down with es-
pecial satisfaction on the anniversary
of his death and that is the procession
of the faithful to the Communion rail
TO receive the Sacred Body of the God
whom in life it was his joy to serve.
Az ST. Patricks Day falls on Sunday
this year it will not mean any serious
lrivalion to thousands of Irish peo-
Pile to receive Holy Communion on
that Gay. Those who are sincerely
DESTROYS of showing their love for st.
Patrick should not fail to seriously
consider this Us the most effective
means OF honoring the memory of the
patron saint of Ireland.
After all, what do parades and en-
tertainments amount to? They at
ford, it is true, a pleasant way of
spending an hour, and help, in some
degree, to keep alive the spirit of
pau lOlloIl lOi WHICH lIlc lIlSu nave
become famed. But most Of the af-
fairs Of this nature are little more
than exhibitions of the pride of the
race in it's own history. That may
be pardonable enough or even COM
n,anGable, but it is hardly to be con-
sidered a tribute to the memory of
st. Patrick on whose anniversary such
affairs are held.
st. Patrick's glory was in teaching
the gospel. The records of his life
show that he had no other purpose
in Ireland. He even tells us in his
Confessions that he found but little
joy in living in Ireland and would
gladly have gone elsewhere if it were
not for his consciousness Of his di-
vinely appointed mission. How then
may we best honor him on the seven
teenth of March? The answer is
obv.cus: BY receiving the Blessed
Sacrament and honoring the God
whom he served.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16
ST. PATRlCk'S DAY.

st. Patrick's Day is an anniversary
which appeals to all elements of the
Irish race in all lands and climes. 1t
is the one day of the year when
lrishmen unite to show their loyalty
to their religion, their race and their
country. 1t is an anniversary that
is full of associations dear to the
heart of the Gael. Well may it be
remembered with sense of pride,
for it is the anniversary of the death
Of saint who has had as much in
"uence in extending the bounds of
chr:stendom as any saint Of the
Church since the days Of the Apos-
ties.
The patron of the Irish race pre-,
sents wonderful personality. When
one reads the story OF his career and
considers how during the course OF
his lifetime he succeeded in substi-
tuting Christianity for idolatry
throughout the length and breadth of
Ireland; how he replaced idols with
affairs on which the clean Oblation
has since been offered up; how the
druids and wizards whom he found
there were replaced by bishops,
priests and nuns and Christian schol-
ars when one takes all this into
account it is hard to regard st. Pat
rick as anything less than divinely
appointed and inspired messenger to
the Gael. The Saint himself felt that
God had chosen him for the mission
and in his Confession he repeatedly
gives evidence of his surprise in be-
ing thus chosen for SO great work
from among many whom he consid-
cred more worthy and more capable
than he.
st. Patrick was a man of one great
purpose. He came to Ireland in order
that he might bring the light of the
Gospel to the people among whom he
had lived as u slave To the accom-
pishment of this task he directed all
his energies. His faith and his ear
nestness must have awed the idol
worshipers to whom he preached into
detesting their empty practices. 1t
was not, however. the case of a peo-
pie becoming infatuated with a GER
tain innovation TO turn away from it
soon. The remarkable rapidity with
which st. Patrick brought the Irish
people within the pale of Christian
ity Is less remarkable than the stead
fastness with which they have re-
NAMED true to the faith which he
brought them. Few countries have a
more remarkable record than Ireland
which was christianized in the fifth
Gently and is today seventy-three
per cent Catholic.
x was a world character.
His memory deserves to be perpet-
uatcd. The Irish people have a right
to point with pride 20 the record of
the noble patron Of their race. st.
rick stands for all that is noble
and good, for all that glorifies God
and brings love and peace and llappi-
ness into the human heart. He had
no ambition other than to serve God.
In that he is a good model for his
chosen people to follow. TO be like
unto him is to be a true Catholic.
All honor to Gods chosen mcssen-
ger to the Gael, St. Patrick, Apostle
Of Ireland!
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16

a few years ago little girl died in
Cork who had the distinction of hav-
ing received first Communion at the
age Of four years. It is now reported
that her body has remained incorrupt
4 and that many miracles have been
performed at her grave. Little Nellie
Horgan. as she was called, may one
sday become the patron saint Of first
,l1icsuts
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16

Champ Clark points out that the
Republican convention this year is to
be held on the anniversary Of the bat
tie of Waterloo. Whether by chance
or design, it will be an appropriate
commemoration. The Colonel will
play the part of Napoleon.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16
THE FAcTIoNIsrs HEARD FROM,

UTE THS sSNI0Jo 1CAn0 CnOVl,
Mr.. William O'Bricn has again
burst forth in frenzied vituperation.
This time he has chosen for his tar.
get the Right Reverend DIR. O'Don.
nell, Bishop of Raphoe. He has en-
tered into the task Of making himself
ridiculous with the vehemence for
which he is notorious.
The cause of Mr.. O'Brien's wrath
lies in a passage in the recently pub
lished appeal for funds for the Irish
party. The particular sentences are
as follows:
"ln Ireland itself powerful and
wealthy combination of factionists
and avowed Unionists are carrying
on a violent campaign, and resorting
to every conceivable device to wreck
the National cause and dash the cup
of liberty once more from the lips Of
Ireland"
The appeal was signed by the ma
tional trustees Of the Irish party fund,
among them being Bishop O'Donnell.
Mr.. O'Bren evidently feeling that the
cap nt him, straightway directed a
scathing letter to Bishop O'Donnell,
apprising him of the awfulness of the
charge and insinuating that possibly
the Bishops name was used without
his knowledge or permission. He fin
ished his letter by submitting to His
Lordship, the Bishop of Raphoe, this
momentOus proposition:
"This is matter which cannot be
permitted to rest. For the moment
content myself with requesting that
your lordship will (ll categorically
and unequivocally withdraw and apol-
ogize for the abominable libel pub.
lished over your name. or (2) be more
explicit and make good your charge
in Court Of Justice, or (3) (f, for the
avoidance of public scandal, you pre-.
fer it) before a tribunal of the four
Archbishops of Ireland, or before
your and my religious superiors at
Rome"
Bishop O'Donnell replied to Mr..
O'Brien in just the way the Tuning
epistle deserved to be dealt with. His
answer consisted of one sentence:
II am in receipt Of your letter of the
18th inst, commenting on the appeal
of the National Trustees"
The Bishops failure to give any
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16

E The Sixty-ninth regiment will this
year act as an escort to the parade of
the United Irish Societies Of New
York March IS: attend Military Mass
at st. Patrick's Cathedral on Sunday,
March II. and hold a regimental ball,
preceded by an impressive military
review on Monday evening, March IS.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16

No Irishman need be ashamed of the
name Patrick If anyone who feels
handicapped by that name would stop
to consider he would find that the de-
ficiency lies with himself.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16

Statistics collected in California
show that of the boys found in re-
form schools ABOUT flfty-one per cent
are children of divorced parents. A
careful compilation Of similar statis-
tics throughout the country would be
a strong argument for a national di-
vorce law.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16

The newspaper reporters who went
aboard ship to interview Father BEN
son on Ills arrival in America were
astounded when he told them that he
had come to America simply to preach
the Gospel. For a New York scandal
monger that is rather a prosaic occu-
patton.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16

Cardinal O'Connor has become a
subscriber to the Boston Opera Guar
anty Fund the purpose OF which is to
secure the continuance of operate
performances in that city.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16

A New Jersey pastor has instituted
a WhisRing club for the editicatiOn
and entertainment of his flock That
ought to have the advantage of keep
ing them awake during the ceremony.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16

Capital and labor says Cardinal
Gibbons, ARE the two invlnciblc arms
OF in''rstrial activity; united they
stand; divided they fall"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16

Mr.. Bryan says he is not available.
Still with a little repairing it seems
that he might he made to run some
yet.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16

=. The green of st. Fatrick's Day is
reminder of the doctrine Of the
Trinity.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16

The Boston branch of the Gaelic
League has had "a typewriter made with
Gaelic characters.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16

The charge that aviators are UNI
balanced as rule has a good deal of
foundation to it.
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BE kind to those about you. Love
is the laven of life.
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