The Irish standard., 1886-06-12

by the Catholic ~ /aN
Church, by its ca W. s<llr>Snhe<
thedrals, schools, u :r1ee
ETC., how much it has done for this
country. Every position in every sta
tion Of life in this country, from the
president down, had at some time been
filled by the son or grandson of an
Irishman--Andrew Jackson and Ches-
ter "A. Arthur being both grandsons of
1rishmen. The field OF occupation is
large, but has been we'll filled. In law,
literature, poetry, sculpture, and the
arts, and especially in journalism, had
the Irish proved their qualities and
capabilities. In speaking OF the Irish
race VIC should not forget for moment
to tell how much we owe to the women
of this race, and they can well be held
up in every sphere Of life as models for
any race Of women. In the home life
what is greater and more tender than
the Irish mothers love? Mr.. McCaf-
ferty's speech was received with great
applause
In responding to the fourth toast, Mr..
j. j. Kennedy said /: In every man 8
life there is generally something that
he may be proud of or sorry for. He
first planted the seed Of the A. @. H. in
Winona, from which tree had grown
which had borne the fruit of tonight
He felt pride in having the State
convention held in Winona, and spoke
highly Of the present entertainments.
Ile had often heard the words of the
sentiment of the toast uttered by the
great 'Connell in the green fields of
Ireland. The A. O. H., which had been
born in Ulster at the time of the Prot
estant reformation, had from that time
to this been an advocate and sustainer
Of the freedom and rights of Ireland
and the Irish. In: reviewing the situa-
tion of the Catholics atthat time in Ire
land, the speaker said the result of ac-
tion f1om that time down to the present
was the stand taken by the Irish peo-
pie to-day in their demands for Home
Rule, the A. O. III. have given strong
helping hand to this movement. Da-
yitt had thanked the A. O. II ..of Amer
ica for aid and sympathy given in the
struggle for the freedom of Ireland.
He longed to see Ireland nation once
again. [Applause.]
The next toast was to be responded
to by M. J. Mcdonnell, but the gentle
man not being present, MIR. John Nc
Carthy, of Saltwater, responded. In a
humorous vein Mr.. Mccarthy, speak
ing of 'sOur Patron Saint,' said he was
not very familiar with st. Patrick, and
what he did not know of him would fill
several libraries. 1t was question
which deserved the most credit at pres
ent-St. Patrick or the ladies of
Winona. In all sincereity, however,
of the many saints that ireland
had furnished to preach Christianity,
no one was there whose name shone
with the lustre of St. Patricia gift
tor whom every Irishman should thank
God. The history of St. Patrick was
briefly portrayed by the speaker, who
did not fail to both interest and amuse
dis hearers.
"Our Duties as American Citizens
and Irish Sympathizers" was responded
to ina most eloquent manner by Mr..
D. w. Lawler. During the course of
his brilliant address Mr.. Lawler called
attention to a political truth announced
one hundred years ago. Men we're told
that the government power was not
necessarily vested in the divine rights
of kings. 1t was looked upon as rank
heresy. When George Washington,
Benjamin Franklin and others an
nounced that a government was to be
founded, based upon the equality of
men, the world stood aghast. The new
government was started and threw
wide open its doors to all. People
came hither from every clime-bade
farewell to their native land and swore
allegiance to this new government of
and by the people. The citizens of the
new government were the government,
not under the government of despots.
The love Of these people for this their
country of their adoption was greater
than their love for the fatherland. The
oath of allegiance to the Irishman
meant more than anything else could /"
Referring to the sad days of '4s, he
described the misery Of the people in
Ireland, and then the glad message
came from across the sea, to those
stricken people, holdin out welcom-
ing invitation to come to America, the
country Of the free, where they could
be free and not fear starvation and OPP
preston. Speaking of the late war, he
said Of the Irish: Their hearts, blood
showhow they kept their oaths to this
country. In the role Of defenders Of