The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-06-07
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but OF his fellow. man also. He mr.
visit the Ancient. Order IA Chicago
New Y ork and the aRane irish I'd
Mile Falthen awaits. him there, ins
friendship pure distilled friendship
springs up among the members Of or
Order as spontaneou slv as the morni1f
sun raises the dew to heaven.
Then the Ancient Order IS patriotic,
It is patriotic not only to our AMERICA
land but to our ancestral land also. II
more patriotic Order exists ! do not
know it, It's members feel 9 personal
injury if st. Patrick's day is not fittinaly
celebrated. Its members are frst a4d
foremost in every dem nstratiOn fbr
the cause Of Ireland. DO they not tuIn
out in a body cheerfullY ungrudgin@v
whenever called upon? Have they not
taken hold Of demonstrations for the
good of Ireland and made successful
which otherwise lwoulds have been &
failure? Though not an express object
Of the Order the good of Ireland is next
and dearest to its heart. For what
body composed of Irishmen could lone
keep In the background their aspira-
tions for the freedom Of Ireland. Icare:
not whether born in Ireland or descend
emit from those who were next to his re-
ligion and this country. the Irishman
cherishes the memory of Ireland. Let
Thomas Davis express this aspiration.
"A nations voice. nations voice
It is solemn thing; *.
1t bids the bondage sick rejoice
IT'S stronger than king.
TITS like the light Of many stars
The sound of many waves
Which brightly look through prison bars,
And sweetly sound in caves.
Yet is 1t not best, COOLEST known
When righteous triumph sounds the Tone"
These sentiments the Ancient Order
does not restrain but freely encourages,
and they will ever be found in the bosom
of the Order green and flourishing until
righteous triumph shall crown the irish
cause. If l needed any authority to
prove more than have already said OF
the merits of our noble Order I would
refer you to The IRISH STANDARD in
whose columns is the list Of the thirty
five or forty divisions of the Order in
this state. These divisions have sprung
up for the most part during the last
few years. Would this extraordinary
growth have peen had unless the Order
is intrinsically what it is represented
to be? Certainly it has the elements of
strength and endurance and it will con-
tinue to grow and spread, and flourish
as long as unity. friendship and true
Christian charity shall remain the OBJ
jects Of our noble Order. Before I con-
clude desire to say that bell e THz-
IRISH STANDARD has contl4 tied
great deal to the growth of the Order in
this state, and we'll has it deserved the
name which it bears. for it has been
true to that name and to the Ancient
Order. 1t holds its standard high aloft.
On that banner is inscribed no faction
no prejudice. Nothing appears in it's
columns to create discussions ameng
the Irish people. But on the contrary,
it always promotes friendship and
harmony amongst all classes Of citizens.
All honor to the O'Briens, Or brothers.
who have given us a, journal of which
we may feel justly proud.
UNITED Ireland They have abolish
ed imprisonment for debt in England.
They retain torture for DEBT in Ire
land. Eviction-With its hateful ac-
COMMITMENTS, the crowbar, battering-
ram, and the petroleum CAMS scarcely
whit more humane than the old
feudal system of the barons who, when
thew wantad money used the rad.hnt