St. Paul daily globe., 1890-03-18
PATRIOTIC SENTIMENTS.
Addresses by Mayor Smith, Sem
atOr Durant and Others.


atOr DuranL and Others.
A crowded and extremely enthusiastic
meeting was held in the afternoon In
the Hibernians' hall over the Market
house. Hon. John DUwlan, who was to
have officiated as postmaster, was un-
avoidably absent. and Frank n. Bailey,
of this city, was appointed to the posi-
ton. The first speaker was T. +. Kel-
leher, who delivered an address of well
come to those present. The Irishmen
in America, he said, were committing
no treason to the stars and stripes by
celebrating st. Patrick's day. Dear as
Columbia was to the lrishman, he must
not forget the fealty he owed to mother
Ireland. There was no prouder sight in
his eyes than that of the stars and
stripes OF America floating side by side
with the green and gold flag of Ireland.
Mayor Smith, responding to the toast
"The City of st. Paul." said that on an
occasion like that man ought to be
able to talk well, and certainly no more
prolific subject could be found than that
many speakers, however, he would
make his remarks brief There was, he
said, excellent reason to be proud of
the city in all its departments. In the
past few years the city had gained in
population, wealth, and all the elements
that go to make city great. AT the
conclusion of his remarks the mayor
was loudly applauded.
G. M. Giltinan responded to the toast,
"1he A. o. II. of Minnesota" He re-
marked that the size of the gathering
he saw before him was better response
to the toast than any he could make.
In few years the order had grown
from struggling few men to its pres
ent prosperous organization with
membership of 5000. 1t was body to
be proud of, and he had no doubt that
each member was proud to belong to it..
The Hibernians in the midst of their
prosperous season were not unmlndful
of the needs of the little isle across the
sea, and many a dollar each month
found its way to foreign shores to aid
Gladstone and Parnell in their fight
against the oppressors of Ireland.
An original recitation by W. L. Cole.
'Why Celebrate the Day." was pow
erfully written and delivered with
force and expression seldom eXcelled.
The applause which greeted the effort
was simply deafening.
John Mccarthy, of Saltwater, re-
sponGed to the toast "a. 0. I'll. Life In
surance." He made very able and
forcibe appeal to all members of the
order IN favor of their CARRYING insur-
ance on their lives for the benefit of
their families. He illustrated his argu-
ments with amusing anecdotes, each
with the same point, viz, the absolute
necessity for life insurance.
Judge Nethaway, of Saltwater, de-
livered an address on "Hone Rule for
Ireland" in which he reviewed the in
famous acts of theBritiSh government in
connection with Irish affairs, and point
ed out that if Irishmen failed to win
liberty for their country through parlia-
ment, they must resort to other means.
All was fair in love and war, he said,
and England had called every weapon
and instrument of destruction her ar
senals held into play in her efforts to
eXterminate the Irish race. He re-
viewed the acts of such great men as
Burke, O'Conpell, Grattan and many
others, and said in conclusion that
with the names of such men to point to
in the past, and OF such man as Charles
Stewart Parnell in the present, the as
sertions of England that Ireland was in
capable of Self-government were as
ridiculous as they were false.
Hon. John f. Gehan sang magnifi