The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-11-20

had distinguished themselves in the
Universities to fling themselves into
the fuse with the masses. Let them
take the natural position that their su-
perior education entitled them to, be-
come their brother, their leader, their
uplifter. Let the masses include the
classes, for they were no heterogeneous
units blown together by the breath of
chance. They were one large family
rooted in the same soil, sharing the
same faith and the same blood. Then
the word democracy in Ireland should
spell neither mob nor faction but the
people, the whole people from top to
bottom, animated by a common spirit,
guided by the star of common des-
tiny; the uplifting of our nation and
the diffusion of her faith.
Catholic Newspapers.
If the Irish Church at home was to
safeguard her future and rise to the
dignity of her great mission she would
be we'll advised in copying the example
of the Irish Church and rallying to the
support of Catholic newspapers. She
would require every weapon, and the
Press was perhaps the most powerful,
for the demands of their modern con-
ditions. They had, thank God, great
number Of sodaaities and societies, re-
ligious, social and benefit. but they
stood isolated and apart. He thought
the time had come to link up their
various units and articulate them into
a Corporate body. While leaving each
society absolute independence to carry
out it's individual work, a federation
would unite all into a corporate organ.
ism and give it solid unity. When
Irish democracy was organized and
educated there was but one thing re.
quired to give it -Gaeli-
else it. There would be found the
bedrock of future security. So long
as the canker-worm of Anglicisation
was permitted to burrow in the body
social it was not safe. Let the Gaelic
salt penetrate, and it would quickly
eat out every taint spot that threat
ened corruption. When the social
body was vitalized by the Gaelic soul
they had an organism that would bid
defiance to the widest assaults from
without, and the more treacherous cor
| rosive influences within. Without a
Gaelicised democracy, the keystone in
the arch of it's security was wanting
To Danish unhealthy and supply whole
some literature was not enough, sc
long as the depraved taste that cen
tury of Anglicisation had left us then
remained. To snatch a bottle from q
man drinking himself to death waf
but a temporary remedy; but destroy
the alcoholic craving in his system
wrestle with the disease within, fight
it at the roots, then the cure was com
plete. This nations palate was dis
eased, Gaelicise it and they created 6
hunger for all that was good and pure
and a nausea for all that was tainted
Show him a thorough Gael, and the!
showed him one whose whole manhood
rises in stormy revolt against the un
savoury thought, the coarse song, tn
prurient suggestions that disgrace
their bookstalls and theatres today
His life was not guided by the stand
ards of paganism, but by the whit
stars Of the civilization out of whicl
; the army Of Ireland's Saints grew
The faith lies embedded in that civil
zation. 1t perfumed the national trs
ditions that spring up with the lal
, guage. It coloured with spiritus
beauty their songs and legends. Th
very salutations of the people wer
: prayers and blessings. It enshrine
ideals and standards Of conduct ths
; were formed when the aroma of Chri
= tianity. hung in the air; and they coul