Eureka Reporter | 1903-03-20 | Page 6 | Giving Each His Due

I 1 GIVING EACH HIS DUE irishman knew how to place balaam and the ass matthew J donohue a tammany district leader tells this story of an englishman and an irishman who were discussing the old race ques tion when england wants a really good man she s got to go to ireland to get him said the irishman look at robert roberts look at kitchener both irish I 1 suppose you think wellington was an irishman said the anglish man sure and kelson nelson sure I 1 guess you d claim caesar if it yo YG had a chance sure all good fightlin men are irish well said the englishman as a clincher to go back further what would you do with balaam oh that s all right retorted the irishman balaam was irish but the ass was english new york times