The Irish standard., 1889-07-06


honor the American flag upon all oc
casions. There Is no emblem Of patri
otism more consonant with the spiri
Of the age, none which can be mor'
honorable to us than the American
flag. The stars and stripes should eve
be present with US. We should teacI
our children upon every anniversary Of
any public event recalling the memory
of ANYTHING which is honorable tx
America and Americans, to display
1 this emblem. We should never let this
anniversary pass without calling to the
minds Of our children what 1T is in
tended to celebrate. Let us always and
upon all occasions make it a point that
our children shall learn what it is to be
an American citizen. In this way, and
in this way only, Can we leave behind
us successors who will be a credit to us
and a credit to our country. Much may
be said in praise of both the naturalized
| Irish American and the American OF
Irish decent. From the beginning of
the history Of this country down to the
present. day, the names of such men as
these adorn the annals Of the country,
! from Sullivan and Barry of Revolution
ary fame, to Sheridan and Shields Of a
later day in our military records, while
the names of those who have reached
high civil rank and devoted their lives
and fortunes to the welfare Of the
country are zoo numerous to mention.
Emulate these men upon all occasions
alld do not let your zeal for the Old
Country, whose memory you yenerate
and whose wrongs excite your pity, do
not let those memories efface from your
minds the present duty which you owe
to these great United States.
For how much have we to glorjfy our
conntry2 Think of it! country greater
in extent than any upon the face of the
globe, excepting perhaps ice-bound
Russia, stretching from the placid
Pacific to the surging Altar tic, frona
frigid Canada to torrid Mexico, includ-
ing within it's limits the very paradise
Of Garth. The golden wheat~iielt1s ct
the northwest, the Furnished maize OF
the northern Mississippi valley, the
snow white fields of southern cotton,
the myriad hoofs Of the mountain
plateaus, the various occupations of the
broken uplands and cosey valleys Of tho
east, the great and laundering traffic OF
the vast centers Of population, all these
and more than can express pass before
my minds eye in panorama, bespeak-
ing the magnitude of country which
has no rival worthy of the name in the
whole world. Shall we not sound her
praise upon all occasions? Shall We be
deferred from summonlng all our ener-
gies in her behalf for any cause2 So
many then are the beauties and SO
glorious is the grandeur OF our country
that all my praise and all your glori6.
cations falls far shorS OF the intense
patriotism which such country should
inspire. I will now pause to read for
you that wonderful composition, begot-
ten in the midst Of uncertainty, in times
which tried mems souls. Before read
ing it however, 1 must express the
thought which has often been present
to my mind, that this country must be
under the especial care and protection
of God. II it were not so it could
scarcely have endured the shocks which
have hitherto in the worlds history
been sufficient to burst asunder the
oldest states Think only, without
further instance, of the fact that while
one portion of the country may impera-
lively require a high tariff to secure
the prosperity of her citizens, another
portion may require just the opposite
policy, nevertheless, such is the strength
Of that wunderfu; national tie which
binds these states together that no
matter what the policy Of the general
government, no matter how beneficial
it may be to one state ald destructive
10 the other, no rebellious murmer is
heard. The rebellion OF the southern
states in the interest of the preservation
If slavery IS the only instance when the
loyalty cf any state to the national
union was shaken; even this great
calamity has under the goodness of God
become the greatest of national bless
ngs, for we have now in our midst
millions Of freedmen sending up their
prayers to their Maker that He may |
oless country which had the frmness
and courage to risk its very existence
md the lives of millions OF its citizens
hat slaves might be free, and we also
zee that the unhappy states that re-
oelled are among the most loyal to our
country. In every hamlet throughout
;he length and breadth of their territory
to-day the stars and stripes are floating
md the name Of the United States is
synonym for liberty.
LII the first inning in the interna-
;ional cricket match. at Dublin Tues
lay, the Dublin club made total of.
rs, while the Americans had only