The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-09
an Statesmen" was the first toast, and was
responded to by Judge Niblack.

responded to by Judge N1black.
JUDGE YIBLAcK
said that the first notification which he re-
ceived that he was expected TO make q
speech on the occasion was the notice print
ed in the newspapers during the after
noon. and for that reason be appeared
III prepared to discharge such G. duty. The
field which his subject embraced was a large
and interesting one, and necessarily re-
QuiIed more thought than ne had been
notice. There is no governing class
in this country as in the States of Europe,
bat America has always had its statesmen,
Washington, possibly the highest type, rep
resenting the soldier and the scholar,
with broad views OF public policy, |
a life of public integrity and
a heart whose highest aim was his country's
good. One of the strongest types of the
soldier statesman was that grand old patriot
and soldier, Andrew Jackson. LAP
in some things that Washington
possessed, but no man had q higher order of
physical and moral courage than he. The
speaker said that his early training was cal
culated to prejudice him against the
Democrats. but within the last thirty
years and more, especially the last
hiieec years, he had been thrown In contact
with old men who knew Jackson, and his
early prejudices had completely disappeared.
He referred to Jefferson as a statesman who
udu MOu UtscINtu IcuOWus Dub WIZ III
feTed from Jackson In many par
tcultr rs. He dsDominated Jefferson a. the
beacon light of the world wherever liberty
is Loved. Jefferson promulgated the
dccIine that minorities have rights
as we'll as msjorities. Clay was
a statesman and d patriot, a natural-5orn
leader of men. These and many Others
whom he mentioned as examples of Amer
lean craftsmanship constituted a class Of
which the country will ever feel proud.
HON. BAYLEss ". HANNA
responded to the toast, American Irishmen
and Irish Americans" as follows:
Nj. PRESIDENT AND G~ENTLEMEN-The sentiment
my mind full aSd OVERLOOKING with meaning. 1t
directs our thoughts al once to all that is divine IN
music, ~elevating in elOQuence and heroic where
the bugle blast calls to duty and TO daring. But
you VIII pardon me when Isay that l really dis
like any intimation OF classified citizens. When
you and say we are American citizens we mean
the same thing. Born here, or wherever we may
have teen born, man or woman, white or black,
rich or poor, We wear the same purple robe of Ma.
tiOnal honor and National brotherhood.
But. sir, on an occasion like this we may be IN
du. ged Tor every proper conception OF the dignity
and value Of our historic ~afinities ard Obliga-
tiOns There are gentlemen around ne Irish born,
and some sprung from the Irish race. tran planted /
here BY other generations of the bygoDe years. To
all such alike our sentiment opens the record of
an Ilustrious ancestry. 1t was our Shepherd boy
who. on the hnl sides of Antrim more than four
teen centuries ago. with sturdy arm and ragged
its blessed folds TO the uses OF civilization forever. |
1t was our Fesrgall, who watched the planets with
such an idolstrous fascination, that his trunkleSs
head was tossed in the air by the priests Of a be-
sOtted superstition. It was our Goldsmith, whose
heavenly hymns will be the lullaby OF every few
erish human sleep. II was our Burke, who made
the forum seem like the throne OF Jove, at once
the place OF terror. ana where the great Tyre flied
the world with everlasting melody. Thus allied,
thus 1nvigoTated, thus pred estimated. we must
walk together hand in hand, in the fulfilment
OF q mysterious, and We trust exalted destiny.
Mr.. President, let us now turn away from these
pleasant bauntQ OF memory. these cnCparmeQtS !
living present. Unquenchable love of Eelf-gov-
eminent and home rule has been the ruling pas.
sion OF every lrishman l have ever known. By
some strange fatality they have eluded his grasp
for centuries. Home rule has been no part OF his
inheritance beyond the sea. Here, and here only,
it has been attained. and here we believe it will
shall be superior to the Establishments of in-
trigue in search of personal advantage. II
the people would be free, they must keep their
government simple and pure, and keep il within
their own hands. One J0t or title OF departure
monarchy or empire. Ihave thought much uoon
this subject, and my conclusion is, that the eman-
cipation OF Ireland will come, by concession OF
Themselves. The empire Of the Indies and the
monarchy OF Brittany, indicate what quality of
manhood most patiently endure the burdens of
England is called a limited, liberaI, popular
monarchy She calls herself the United Kingdom
OF Great Britain. Ireland is claimed as 6 part of
this United Kingdom. How united? She is held
there in the iron grasp of military power Tor spo-
no union between England and ireland. and there
never can be any such union that is not egtab-
lished upon the imDerishable rock Of justice.
No good government can stand on any other
foundation. Century after century has been
rolled up In the scroll OF the ages, but no
vote OF Ireland ever was free, which could
menace IN the legst the capTice OF the crown, or
chill with the falntest shadow the insatisble GU
pidity OF the English aristOcracy. in this country
We ssy that the land was made for the brave. hon
est hand that will till it-make it laugh with dow
els. purple with vines and yellow with the heavy
stock nodqlug welcome 10 the coming OF tue
friendly sickle. In Ireland they say the tille- wss
mace for the land, and that he must be chaineS 10
it until he dies as he was bOrn-the slave OF an
idle, vicious. unsuitable succession. Civilization
wultome day curss sucn asplrlt from the ia;e OF
Men Of Ireland. you have come to US from the
most beautiful spot under the sun. Il embraces
l5,CC0, 600 acres q fRrable land, capable of sustain
ing ~ comfort 20, Oc0,0 OO souls. There are not over
100000 Of people there this hour. Where are
they? They are but ct home. They
are found in the industries of every part of the
habitsble globe-they are seen amosg tne masts
Of ali the ships upon the seas. Taeir elOquence
where the battle was hottest their bones most
surely lined the paths to victory. TRey made and
they unmsde Napoleon l. They bore
The eagles Of France ia triumph
saw the empire and the mailed nan Of destiny
Perish together, amidst the havoc and defeat OF
Waterloo All this they have seen-out not one
Of the long line Of Henry. Montgomery. McDon-
aid or Wellington ever saw any friendly flag pro
tect ais own birth-land island Of the sea, which
tee luster OF Irish valor Will cover WITH glory for
ever.
80 II any people on eafIn nave learntu inc les
son Of migrule by heart, It IL the Irish people. For
centuries the sweat of agony has stood upon the
pale. sad faces of their Inflated fathers. Thou
sands upon thousands o. sucn have come here for
deliyersnce, and how well do we know the Demo-
cratic party has always said to them welcome and
thrice welcome to our shores. In 1885 a powerful
political party set 10 work here 10 drive
them Out. They hated their nationality
and they despised their religion. Ii was
called the Know-Nothing party. ana it was in
ihdel or Christian to all alike who would take its
oath to make war upon every man OF foreign
birth and OF the Roman Catholic faith. There the
Democratic party stood: there il delivered battle,
and there, upon that very ground, won its proud
est victory for our constitutional guarantees, aud
in rindication OF the conscience OF ali men, wher-