The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-03-24

the organization in this state. We Or
gan,zed November 81, 1879, with four
members, all workingmen. One OF our
first members was our lately departed
brother, Edward Egan, and of the re-
naming three, two are still irln mem-
bers of tho order. IL about one year
from our beginning here we organized
a division in st. Paul, and now the OK
der extends pretty generally through
out the State. Our order is organized
to aid our members when sick or iii
need Of help, and as lrishlneu we are
ready to assist those that are in the Old
Land to gain their rights. But we do
not approve Of that cold, conservative
spirit that says let the Irish leave Ire
land; Or, still, that radical spirit that
would force hasty action. We take /.
middle ground, and will help the Irish
cause without Offering any pet plan Or
theory to solv the Irish question. We
leave that to Parnell and the Irish peo-
pile of the Old Land.
will now say q few words to tho
rank and iile, We hear great deal OF
| the great Irisllr,en Of the past. What
are some Of Our great men doing &C.
day? 60 into the slums Of New Z ork,
B ,ston and Philadelphia and see the
condition OK some Of our people. What
have The prominent lrishmen done for
them? Have they helped them TO tind
homes Or bettered theii condition? We
are great people on ST. l'atrlck's Day
Or when they want oar votes. Oul Or
der has suffered mach in the past sroGn
such nen We have h;d SANDER cast
upon US here when we were few in
numbers, but to-day we Can scarcity
keep former scoffer5 out OF oor order.
That great Hibernian Of Scranton, i'a.z
Terrence V. PowAarly, has truly sait,
that when an Orgs niZ tt;Dn is strDng iii
numbers it is in the greatest danger.
I want TO see the rank and file manage
their own affairs. have no use for rhe
P;strick's Day Irishman, and { never
want to see the order used by pplissi~
clans in this State.
/ Rev. Father Kenny. Of ST. Stephen's
parish, responded to the toast Cleo
KILL" as fellows:
Gentlemen-I think you have acted
very wisely in connecting, ON this ocea.
sion, the name OF the great Ponliff HOW
happily ruling the church Of Goti, with
| that other sainted name f0r which The
Irish race has such profound respect;
and veneration. From the earliest
dawn Of Christianity in Ireland the
closest union has existed between the
See Of St. Peter and the children Of ST.
Patrick. And we have an especial req
son. al this time, for roferriug tc that
uuicn, i'll the fact that only q few weeks
ago the foundations We're laid in k}us
OF noble tempe whic5 is to be raised
up there co the msmory and honor OF
Irelaud's great Apostle. And from ita
very start the undertaking has received
| the heartlest sanction ami Blessing Ct
| Leo XIII.
| The peculiar position OF ireland, as a
nation, without amy recognized official
standing with The governments Of the
world, aud tue spirit and character OF
the men who have endeavored TO keep
the ear OF the Vatican, have, at times,
led to results which were extremely IT,
rltating to the irish people, who are
justly sensitive to whatever CONCERNS
their national interests. But being a
man OF relnarkabIj just and peueJrat-
ing mind, and freed from the erlhar-
rassfneuts which political connections
usually bring with them, our present
Pope has been able to tcim just con-
ception of the true position and legiti-
mate claims OF the Irish nation. And
for this we are indeed extremely thank
full to Leo XIII. Tue weight OF that
great authority thrown upon the side Of
| right and justice in the cause OF Irish
nationality is the surest pledge and
token that the aspirations OF the Irish
race are full Of glorious hope and prom
jse. For if there is any one truth
brought out distinctly in the history Of
the past eighteen centuries, it is the
fact that the Pope's cause is ever Win
ming cause. "It is always safe," says,
Cardinal Newman, "to bo on the side
of the Pope and always dangerous to be,
on the side of his enemies"
| But you may ask mo, if this be So
plain truth, and written across the
face of modern history, where is the
evidence of any great benefit that Irish
nationality has derived from it's long,
association with the fortunes of the
Holy See2 And answer that even in.
the case Of Ireland that truth is clearly
seen in her history and stamped upon
the character of her people. For in her
most disastrous defeats, IN her long
struggle against her cruel and bigoted
oppressor, she never lost the conviction
that she was distinct nation and peo-
DIe. and would never consent to Knerr9 Il