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bors. By his inconsistent course in
voting he has gained the reputation of
being an independent in politics. He
has been on both sides of the fence
during the past four years and has
carried water on both shoulders.
In the investigation of MIR. Ballinger
he made a record of which he ought
to be ashamed. From the beginning to
the end of the Ballinger case Knute
Nelson stood by Taft in doing every
thing favorable to the Seattle friend
of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS syndicate
in Alaska. Despite every effort on
Nelson's part to shield Ballinger dur
ing the investigation and to acquit
him of every charge brought against
him, he had to walk the plank and go
back to the city.on Puget Sound.
From our reading of the Congress
sional Record we have never been
pleased with Nelson's relations with
Alaska. He must have pleased the
Morgans and Guggenheims, for they
have called town out there Nelson in
honor of the Senator from Minnesota.
In his campaign booklet, Mr. Nell
son claims that he is entitled to cred
it for what he did in Congress for
Alaska. The delegate from that far
off territory is of contrary opinion.
In his testimony before a committee
of Congress the delegate tells of a
military officer in the United States
service in Alaska who spent the most
of his time lobbying in Washington
in the interest of syndicates, and when
he was ordered home by the Secre-
tary of War at the request of the dele
gate he fell back on Nelson to help
him out. Nelson said the military Of
flcer gave him valuable information
about Alaska, but he had to leave
the national capital.
We honestly believe that the voters
of this great commonwealth should
keep Knute Nelson at home and send
in the United States Senate. If any
! one can tell us what remedial legisla-
ton Mr.. Nelson has helped to frame
for the benefit of the farming and la
boring classes of Minnesota or the
United States during the past is years
we shall be glad to publish it conspic-
uously on this page of the Irish Stand
ard. We know he has played his part
we'll by voting one day with Payne
and the next day against him on the
tariff schedules, but hereafter, as in
the past, he would vote against DEM
ocratic reductions, Notwithstanding the
fact that he voted for the Mills free
trade bill during his early years in
Congress. By, all means, vote for
Lawler in preference to Nelson and
give the latter vacation.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-10-26

We call attention of the readers of
this paper to the announcement of
Judge C. L. Smith as a candidate to
succeed himself as judge Of the Mu-
nicipal Court, to be found in another
column Of this paper. The Irish
Standard has supported Judge Smith
Iii the past and does now support him
for reelection, because we believe in
his record. Judge Smith was the
first judge to put the adult probation
system into effect in Minneapolis, AS
judge his object has not been to con-
denim and severely punish the weak
and petty offender, but to help and
encourage such to live better lives.
Saving the money that heretofore had
gone to pay heavy fines to purchase
food and clothing for the family. AS
a lawyer Judge Smith would never
begin a divorce suit until he had
first used all efforts to bring the par
ties together, often calling in the
priest to assist him. We trust that
the public will uphold Judge Smith
in his work of mercy by re-electing
him by the largest vote he ever re-
ceived
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drive the Turks from their hills and
valleys before many months and gov
ern themselves Independently there
after if the big powers observe neu
trality.
The editor of a Greek newspaper
published in New York throws much
light on the cause of the uprising
against the Turks in the Balkans. The
main factor in the Balkan alliance is
the common hatred of the unspeak
able Turks. Greeks, Bulgarians, Ser
VANS and Albanians have suffered
alike at the hands of Turkey and that
is why they join together to throw off
the unbearable yoke of the oppressor.
The smallest of the Balkan states,
Montenegro, with a population Of only
100000, fired the first shot. 1t can
put $4,000 heroes and nearly 200 guns
in the field. Servia can furnish 160,-
900 fighting men with 500 guns; Bull
garia 100000 men with 1900 guns, and
Greece has already 100000 men on the
Turkish frontier and can mobilize
100000 in short time. 1t is safe to
say that 100000 Greeks with 600 guns
will take part in the war.
Thus Turkey faces united front Of
100000 well armed and we'll discip-
lined men with $500 guns. Some
writer's place the Balkan armies up to
the million mark and their artillery at
5000 cannon. If that is so, men fight
ing for freedom and led by their own
kings to conquer or die, will defeat
any army the Turks can bring against
them.
One cannot but admire the sterling
patriotism of the Greeks in America
who are rushing home to free their
native land from their hereditary foe.
May God strengthen their arms and
give them leaders like those at Mara
thon who fought the Persians of old
the land they invaded.
We notice that Belgrade figures in
the dispatches from the scene of war.
That name is familiar to Irishmen in
song and story. Davis says:
For in far foreign fields, from Dun
kirk to Belgrade,
Lie the soldiers and chiefs of the Irish
Brigade.
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nate. The decision of Judge Canty was
SO invulnerable that the best railway
lawyers declared it was futile to ap-
peal the case to the Supreme Court at
Washington for reversal, and so it
stands today on the statute books of
the state as monument to the great
legal and analytic reasoning of Judge
CAVITY.
The railroad magnate aforesaid de-
termined that such a judge as Canty
should be defeated for reelection to
the bench he adorned, and what did
he do? Judge Canty did not go to
church, though born a Catholic, and
the railroad magnate sent forth a
troop of emissaries who called on lead
ing Catholics and Protestants through
out Minnesota, telling the former that
Canty was a renegade to his faith and
an A. p. A., and the latter that he
was a bigoted "Romanist" who believ-
ed in the supremacy of the Pope in
temporal affairs. That cooked Canty's
goose and he was so badly defeated
that soon after he ceased to practice
his profession and left for South Am
erica where he now conducts a cattle
ranch.
The man who introduces religion in
to politics to injure any reputable cit
izen should be punished at the polls.
We doubt if P. V. Collins will gain
a single vote by appealing to religious
prejudice against his Democratic op-
ponent The Democratic candidate for
governor is thoroughly qualified for
the office he seeks, and if elected he
will discharge the duties thereof in
a faithful, efficient manner. His re-
ligion is a personal matter of his own.
1t may or may not be as orthodox
as P. V. Collins religion, but that
makes no difference to the broad
minded citizens of Minnesota on cleo
ton day.
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Discovery Day.
October II. 1892.

The cordage creaks and rattles in the
. wind,
With whims of sudden hush; the reel
ing sea
the stern,
Now leaps with clumsy wrath, strikes
short, and falling,
Crumbled to whispery foam. slips
rustling down
The broad backs of the waves, which
jostle and crowd
To fling themselves upon that UNI
known shore.
Their used familiar since the dawn of
time.
How lonely is the seas perpetual
swing,
The melancholy wash of endless
Yet night brings more companions
than the day
To this dread waste; new constella-
tons burn,
And fairer stars with whose calm
height my soul
Finds nearer sympathy than with my
herd
OF earthern souls,
Here am I; for what end God knows,
not I;
Westward still points the inexorable
Here am I, with no friend but the sad
The beating heart of this great enter
prise,
Which, without me, would stiffen in
swift death.
This hope hath been to me for love
and fame,
Hath made me wholly lonely on the
earth,
Building me up as in a thick ribbed
tower,
Wherewith enwalled my watching
spirit burned.
Endurance is the browning quality,
hearts;
These are their stay.
One faith against whole earth's un-
belief,
One soul against the flesh of all man.
kind.
Thus ever seems it when my soul can
hear
The voice that errs not; then my tri-
] umpfV CLEANS.
Ger the blank ocean reckoning, and
all night
My heart flies on before me as I sail.
And 10. with what clear omen in the
On days gray threshold stands the
eager dawn!
! One day more
These muttering shoalbrains leave the
helm to me;
God, let me not in their dull ooze be
stranded!
1 One poor day!
Remember whose and not how short
it is!
1t is Gods day. it is Columbus.
A lavish day! One day. with life and
heart, -,
Is more than time enough to find g
i world.
James Russell Lowell.
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Archbishop Ireland, in letter to the
clergy under his jurisdiction, says that
Latin chants prescribed by the rubrics
OF the church shall be permitted at
weddings and funerals. He says:
Grave abuses have crept into some
churches so that at times the listener
wonders whether he is taking part in
Catholic or in an altogether secular
service. To this state of things a
peremptory estoppel is imperatively
called for.''
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PAID ADVERTISEMENT
Ordered and to be paid for by VIM.
c. Ward. Cost $4,000.
JOHN H. STEELE
Non-Partisan Candidate for Judge Of
the District Court.

onPartisan Candidate for Judge OF
the District Court.
1t is almost unnecessary to draw the
attention of Irish Standard readers to
the candidacy of Judge John H. Steele
for reelection to the district bench.
The fact that at the primary election
he received three times the number
of votes cast for all his competitors
in Class A is sufficient evidence of his
popularity in Minneapolis and Henne-
pin county.
He has practiced his profession for
some 80 years. He was Judge Of Pro-
bate for four years and has served
on the district bench for two years,
having received his appointment from
Governor Eberhart without any So
licltation on his part. While dis:ric:
court judge, Mr.. Steele has won the
respect Of lawyers and litigants by his
rulings in several important cases and
isfaction to all parties concerned. He
is recognized by all as a just judge,
who will do What is right in Accord
ance with his best judgment and his
Interpretation of the law.
His integrity is unquestionable and
but few Of his decisions appealed to
the Supreme Court have been re.
versed. He has made a splendid rec.
ord and there is no question whateve,
of his reelection. Everybody whc
knows Judge Steele will vote for him.
John H. Steele is a native of Ire
land, who has never forgotten it, He
is proud of the Emerald Isle of hK
birth and has been leader in pro-
noting the cause Of Home Rule. He
was the last president of the United
Irish League in this city, and % years
ago defended the Irish race on the
public platform from aspersions cast
upon it by anti-Irish papers. He has
risen through his own exertions ana
is self-made man. He has been
heartily endorsed by the legal frater-
nifty of this city and county for re-
election. Vote for John Steele on cleo.
ton day.
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Non-Partisan Candidate for Judge Of
the District Court.

Judge Charles S. Jelley, candidate
for the district bench, is a graduate
of Yale and has practiced law in this
city for about quarter of a century.
He served as assistant county attorney
for four years and demonstrated his
ability as a lawyer of the first rank
while acting in that capacity. He sub
sequently served as special counsel
to the attorney general of the state
at the Capitol in st. Paul with entire
satisfaction, and was elevated to the
bench of this district less than year
ago by Governor Eberhart. In every
position he has occupied he has dis
played pre-eminent ability and is rec
ognized by all members of the bar as a
fair, impartial and conscientious Judge.
Charles S. Jelley has been endorsed
by more than two hundred and sixty
of the leading lawyers of this city and
county as worthy of being retained on
the bench and if elected on Nov. 5tli he
is sure to discharge his judicial duties
faithfully AZ In the past. Fl AZ. 5
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-10-26

"A Washington dispatch to the New
York World says that Morgan and
Rockefeller possess 36 per cent of the
wealth and resources of the United
States. 1t would be curious to know
how much these two men contribute to
the expenses of the government If
taxes were properly levied on the as
sets OF these billionaires they would
pay over one-third. The total assets
of Morgan Rockefeller are figured at
nearly 40 billion dollars. Croesus. the
old king of Lydia, was a poor man
compared with them. No wonder Nor
gan got hold of the Tennessee Coal &
Iron Company from Roosevelt to avert
panic in 1907.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-10-26
WAR IN THE BALKANS.

The whole world is interested in the
by the united armed forces of Mon
tenegro, Bulgaria, Servia and Greece,
which are determined to free them
selves from the odious Ottoman yoke
or perish in the attempt. It is rather
an unequal contest from the fact that
the four Balkan states combined can
put in the field only 100000 to 1,450,-
900 armed Turkish troops. But the
battle is not always to the strong and
there is every indication that the
resoIute Christians Of the Balkans win
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-10-26

Thomas Van Lear, Socialist candi-
date for mayor of Minneapolis. has pc
culiar views on the labor question. In
terviewed in reference to men who are
idle and won't work, he says: Has
anyone the right to make a man work
who does not want it? We let the
capitalist eat without doing any work.
Why should we discriminate against
these men?' Evidently Mr.. Van Lear
imagines that capitalists do not work
at all. How did they become capital
lists, if not by work of hand or brain :?
Mr.. Van Lear SHOULD read about the
habits of bees. The busy little crea-
lures have no use for the drones or
idlers and won't permit them to live
in the hives on the industry of the
workers. They kill the drones and
throw them out Of the hives.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-10-26

Thomas F. Ryan. the millionaire, is
a pretty good Democrat, according to
his testimony before the Clapp inves-
tigating committee. He gave his check
for sS5o,ooo in 1904 to the Parlao.
fund and another check of $4,000 aft
ter the election to wipe out the debts
contracted during the campaign. He
did all this to uphold the good name
of the Democratic party, to which he
belongs. All the other plutocrats were
contributing to the Roosevelt fund and
yet Parker was said to be controlled
by Wall street. Morgan. Hartman
and Rockefeller contributed heavily to
elect Teddy and gave nothing to Judge
Parker. Too bad the people did not
know it at the time.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-10-26

Miss Maude Malone, sufrragette,
interrupted Woodrow Wilson In his
speech at the Academy of Music,
Brooklyn, N. Y, last Saturday night.
He answered her by saying: Woman
suffrage, madam, is not question
that is dealt with by the national
government at all; am only here as
a representative of the national party"
That did not satisfy Maude, who final
ly was placed under arrest and re-
moved by officers. If Maude wants fe-
male suffrage badly, why not go to
Oregon or Washington where woman
is on political equality with man?
She will live in New York until she
becomes an old maid before she can
vote.
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RELIGION IN POLITICS.

Lie oHly Cand1Vate OF prominence in
the North Star State who has seen fit
to mix religion with politics in the
present campaign is P. V. Collins, the
Bull Moose nominee for governor. That
orthodox gentleman and friend of the
farmers, in a letter to Parson Nelson
of the Park Avenue Con EDUCATIONAL
church of Minneapolis intinlated that
his Democratic opponent, P. NJ. Ring
dial, was an atheist, and suggested
that Rev. Mr., Nelson preach dis
course on 1.-THE Christian in Politics."
p. " himself being the exemplary
Christian, of course.
Instead Of complying with P. VS. re-
Quest. DR.. Nelson, who is an 1rishman
Of humorous propensity, we'll versed
in the Bible, recalled the parable of
the Pharisee and the Publican and
Immediately mailed the letter to Mr.
Ringdal. That spirited son of the Vik-
ings took his pen in hand and without
denying the charge of atheism, de-
clared he believed in the Sermon on
the Mount and the divine command,
Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself" He
added that he did not profess or pos
sess the kind of religion that prompted
his opponent to indite such letter
to hurt him politically.
In his epistle to DR.. Nelson, P. V re-
ferred to Mr.. Ringdars opposition to
the appointment of certain preacher
of the gospel as chaplain Of the House
of Representatives at st. Paul. Mr..
Ringdal promptly pleaded guilty to
the allegation and explained his op-
position to the preachers appointment
as follows:
when minister Of the gospel OPP
emily solicits cheap political graft as
reward for shady partisan politics,
I have no apology to Offer" OF course
he has not. Presumably Mr.. Ring
dial refers to a certain clergyman who
is now called Bishop" by way of
courtesy, and who, stumped the state
for the Republican party some years
ago. He received the appointment of
chaplain for his political spouting and
performed his duties satisfactorily
during the session. The only objec-
ton raised against him was that he
addressed the Deity with too much
familiarity and that his invocations
were entirely too long. After receive
ing a few hints from the members OF
the House he cut his prayers short
and became quite popular before ad-
journment. The preacher referred to
is now in New York.
The charge brought against Mr.
Ringdal by his opponent, P. v. Col
Inns. reminds us of the fight made or
Judge Canty of the Supreme Cour,
when running for reelection. Judge
canty was quite sure of retaining his
seat. but while on the bench he rem
dered decision in the Stevenson
railroad case which aroused the hos.
ttlity Of an influsntiai railroad mag
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which is solid for Wilson. What
vote which is powerful enough nu-
merically to swing the battle which
ever way it determines. At present,
according to the Republican Record
Herald the relative strength of the
three rivals in the electoral college is
as follows: Wilson, 35 states, total
electoral votes, 429; Roosevelt, seven
states with IS electoral votes; and
Taft three states with II electoral
votes. Doubtful. three states, 10 cleo
toral votes. Necessary to elect, 266
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-10-26
LAWLER OR NELsoN-wHIcH?

The people OF Minnesota in week
hence will vote for a United States
senator and elect either d, w, Law
Ter of st. Paul or Knute Nelson of
Alexandria, the present incumbent,
whose term expires on the Bird of
March, 1913. At the expiration of his
present term Nelson will have served
1S years at Washington and also have
reached the ripe old age OF three score
years and ten.
Many are Of the opinion that Nelson
should have voluntarily retired from
public life to spend the remainder of
his days in 'sweet retirement, friend
Of life's Decline" on his farm in north
ern Minnesota and let younger and
more active man take his place in the
upper house of Congress.
The Democratic candidate, Mr.. Law
Ter, is in the zenith of his mental and
physical powers and would represent
Minnesota with conspicuous ability.
He can render better servie than Mr..
Nelson can possibly do during a Dem
ocratic administration when standpat-
tiers and straddlers will be in the min
GRITTY in both houses of Congress for
the next four years.
without desiring to do any injustice
to Knute Nelson, we consider it prop
er that his record in the Senate be ex-
amined in recent years-since Taft
was elected. We have before us the
record' of his votes on the various
schedules of the Payne Tariff Bill in
the United States Senate from March
10 to August 5, 1909, as compiled for
Golfers Weekly by Mark Sullivan.
What do We find? Out of 1923 votes
cast by Mr.. Nelson during that period
he voted with Aldrich 50 times and
| against him GO times, and times he
did not vote at all.
On reducing duties on wool to 30
per cent ad valorem he voted Nav:
on placing text books on the free list,
he voted Nay: on the amendment
placing on the free list lumber. laths.
shingles, bricks cement, roofing, nails
carpenters tools, window glass Tin
roofing and white lead, he voted Nav.
on amendments reducing duties on
wooden fabrics of all kinds, Nay: to
put on the free list 'all kinds of farm.
ire implements or tools, carpenters
and blacksmiths' TOOLS" Nay: to M,
on free list art works over 25 wears
old, Nay; to put on the free list
"plows, harrows, reapers, haryesters
mowers" and other farm machinery
Nay.
Knute Nelson voted against tb,
Payne-Aldrich bill on its final passar,
and was utterly opposed to Canada,
reciprocity, having made a speec,
against it, but We cannot for the III,
of US see how reciprocity with Canad,
would have proved detrimental to tn,
interests Of the American people a
large. We have read his speech. an,
his arguments did not convince us. H
should have stood by Taft, as he di,
in the Ballinger case, and vote 70
reciprocity with our Canadian neigh
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-10-26

The Irish Standard is in receipt of
the fabricated oath of the knights of
Columbus, and fine piece of Eng
fish composition it is! The oath must
have emanated from the putrid imag-
ination Of a member of the Guardians
of Liberty. The infamous document
carries it's own refutation on the face
ii N that issues it against any honorable
and patriotic body of American citi-
zens. Every intelligent Protestant
who reads the bogus oath can see at
once that it is spurious.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-10-26

Taft is a standpatter," says VIM.
]. Bryan. 1T took him Is wears to
get up steam enough to say, I am in
clined personally to favor the popu-
lar election of senator's, Then the fire
went out"