Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-08
out that the whole-souled generosity of
his entertainers and the manner in wh,cb
he had been received touched him to The
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MAYOR O'BRIEN-

his entertainers and the manner in which
he had been received touched him To The
heart.
MAYOR O'BRIEN.
ST. PAUL-Proud mistress of the north. the
broad breasted father of waters not sufficin, for
her commerce, she draws to her side AID mites
with bands of steelj the unsalted seas of the
north and east and the waters of the far Pacific
ALI nations lay tribute at her feet as she stands
III the gate way of world traffic.
To this sentiment Mayor O'Brien was
called upon to respond and in compliance
with the demand he took occasion to be
humorous. To present this humor on pa
per as it appeared last evening to those
present would be impossible. Forty years
ago, he said, where now sits the city of ST,
Paul there was nothing but the native
woods: the Indian and native in the wild
est state. He referred to the different ma
nationalities that compose our population;
people, he said who came from all parts
of the globe. All these people seem to
leave everything behind them and start
new life here whore all fraternize. There
is social feeling here among
our people that cannot be ex-
ceeded. The evidence of our
prosperity is to be seen on ell hands
Everybody Is busy. We have less poor
people than other communities of similar
size. We have no loafers, or will not have
in day or two. This remark was in ref
erence to the gamblers, whose houses the
speaker closed up day or two ago, and
the allusion brought down the house in up
roarous laughter. Where do you find a
clergy equal to what we have in st. Paul.
referring to Father Stanley and Father
Nealis, who sat near him)? This remark
was greeted with applause. Where do we
lind such merchant princes, referring to
T. ii. Kelly, the big grocer? He continued
IN the same humorous vein, and finally
closed with a glowing eulogy of st. Paul
Charles Stewart Parnell-May he soon have
the opportunity, like Washington. to refuse the
crown and accept the presidency of a free peo-
pie.
Mr.. William L. Kelly responded at some
Tenth to this. He found words inadequate
to do justice to the szbiect. He declared
that Charles Stewart Parnell was the first
man of his race to-day, the first in the
hearts of his countrymen, and the first in
the hatred of Irelend's enemies. In
going into the Irish cause he sacri-
feed all he had, socially and
financially, and exposed himself to shame,
disgrace and ignominJ. If the land league
should now disappear it effect would never
be obliterated. The Irish people as you
have been told by Mr.. Egan can never 90
back to serfdom. 1t has put the cause of
Ireland in position it never before &C.
cupied and has raised up in the United
States host of friends. He believed the
cause that Parnell was championing would
at last succeed and that the people of Ire
land would be lead out from bondage to
| freedom.
Our commerce and manufactures, pregnant
with the genius and vim of expatriated Irish
men, 1t Is just becoming knewn to England the
pirate of European trade.
Mr.. P. H. Kelly briefly responded to
this in very happy manner, referring to
the broad principles of commerce that pre-
vailed in st. Paul. He referred to the
| early days when he commenced business
IN this part of the country, when a single
wagon could carry away all his
| stock in a single load. This was followed
up by a brief and comprehensive review
of the growth of the commerce in st. Paul,
and reference to the Immense trade
of this city, which he said was even yet
but in its infancy. In concluding, he
called on Mr.. Michael Doran, the commits
sion merchant and banker, to finish up the
subject. Mr.. Doran simply excused
himself, after which he called upon Mr.,
William Dawson, the banker, and the lat
ter excused himself, as the hour was late.
The Irish p .iesthood-Their fidelity to the Old
land Is as firm and Interchangeable as the rock of
Cashel.
Father OReardon, in responding, ex-
pressed his thanks for ne honor paid to
Mr.. Egan, and declared that the sentiment
| of the Irish people was that Patrick Egan
had done his full duty. He spoke highly
of what the land league had done, and de-
clared that the landlords could never again
fix the rent for the Irish people. We have
given the enemies of Ireland a blow, he
said, and we will follow it up. Irish land
lordism is ended. He declared there was
no land under the sun where people were
so oppressed as they have been in Ireland,
but he felt confident the end was
coming and that the time was
near at hand when Ireland would
be free.
Father Coffey, of Canada, spoke to the
same toast. After this speeches were made
to number of volunteer toasts by Capt.
Mccarthy, NJ. J, O'Connor, Father O'Don-
nahey and G. M. MacCarthy. Mr.. P. H.
Kelly explained that the holding of the
banquet was due p.a;nly to Mr.. P. T. Kav-
anaugh, which compelled that gentlemen
to rise up and disclaim the honor and re-
turn the same to Mr.. Kelly. This closed
one of the pleasantest banquets ever given
in st. Paul.
Remember This.
If Won are sick Hon RitterG will sura1,y old