The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-03-31
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
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the Irish exiles Fontenoy would have

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the Irish exiles Fontenoy would have
been Waterloo.
How fierce the looks these exiles wear, who were
wont to be gay,
The treasured wrongs of fifty years are IN theu
h9ai rs to day.
Their niuu,leied homes, their ruined shrines
their Womens arting Cry,
Their priesthood hunted down Like wolves, theu
country overt brown:
Each looks ~ if revenge for all were staked on
him nlone.
On Fontenoy, on Fontenoy! nor ever yet else
where
Pushed on to fight a noblsr band than those
proud exiles were.
Then in the literary world her Phil
lips, her Curran. her Tom Moore and
her O'ConneIl shine out as bright and
brilliant a. the morning star. And to
day after centuries Of persecution we
Gud her still struggling for that which
under Our laws we grant to the mid
night assassin, although his hands be
dripping with the blood OF innocence
a Change OF venue. She says 10 Eug-
land, Il have been tried too often by
your packed juries, and your corrupt
judges, and l now propose to have a
change" God grant she may.
And tonight, oh, Erin! from the
plains of Dakota, we send you across
the wide Atlantic our sympathy and
our love, freignted with the feryent
hope and prayer that you Will soon be
Great, glorious and free,
First flower of the earth. and first gem OF the sea.
Special to the Irish Standard.
ST. Pa1rick's Day at st. Cloud was
xoade memorable by the hearty manner
in which the day was celebrated under
the auspices of the a. 0. Fl. In the
evening the cathedral was crowded to
it's utmost capacity with members Of
the Ancient Oder of Hibernians and
others to hear Rev, Father Xavier
White, OF St. Johns University, who
had accepted an invitation of the above
organization to deliver discourse be-
fore them on that evening. Among
other things he said:
'.None are so honored as the saints.
1t wy except those Saints who were with
the Saviour himself, the festival Of none
is so generally celebrated as the one we
honor to-day. Wherever a son Of Ire
land is found. no matter what his con
dition. he reinem bers his nations Saint
70 day we forget our sorrows. When
time in it's slow course brings around
our festal day, the Gay we love and
cherish, we enthusiastically respond to
The cal! Of duty aud do hunor to it. BE
cause we are grateful to our benefactor.
we assemble in the name OF our countly
to celebrate this Saiut--the apostle Of
Ireland. Patrick! The name is music
to every Irish heart It calls upon
Erin's sons in foreign lands to-day to
take pleasure in the past history Of th~lr
glorious country! WAC will blame the
exiIeA Of oar race, when they turn She,r
thoughts back to this scenes Of their
lhiIdiNod, back to their early hnlne ?
Who will blame that lonely heart which
heayes up a sigh from it, deepest we'll
for the scenes and pleasures which once
were his, but are his no more : Ma
ture'y voice bids Irish minds to thrill
vita the scenes OF today, and to look
back with pride to former scenes Of Ia
t;onal MISUNDERSTANDING national Cat{o-
Iicity. When we view the ruins OF The
past we are wont to grow sad; bat. our
country is not 9, crownless queen-;ne'
wears the crown Of an imm,ltable faith.
She has not a national government, an
army and e navy, hnt she is a 1latIo''
still OH, Erin, my country, there is Il
lustre about thte whic;. will never de-
GAY! The clouds Of persecution
gathered thick around her, tbe storm
Of religious hatred and tamine's dark
:&surrn envelopsd her, all to drive Catho-
iicity off the soil, To pluck it out Of the
hearts of her people, but ali was in
yain' Catholic Ireland is Catholic Ire
land still"
The Rev. Father closed by an elo-
AucalG lCtC1CEJS w Vic ftAt VI WV LtAGL
clergy, heated by Archbishop Walsh,
to Pope Leo KILL, at which the Suyer-
eign Poutitf had spoken in glowing
terms of the steadf;st faith of the Irish
church, its loyalty to Christ through
all ages. and that this faith had been
handed down to them pure and strong,
and it was their duty to cherish, foster
and preserve it. These words Of the
pope, said Father White, were ad-
dressed 10 the children of Ireland, no
matter where they may be found, and
he APPEALED to the Ancient Order Of
.Hiburuians to ever remain steadfast
and loyal to the faith Of their ancestors.
WINONA.
Special to the Irish Standard.
St. Patrick's Day was quietly OBJ
served in Winona; much green ribbon
was displayed by the loyal sons of Erih.
The Irish flag was spread to the breeze
at early dawn, and floated till the bars