Evening journal., 1890-03-04

Young soldiers see DelOIe me,
are descendants OF the men who
fought with Washington, when IL was
shown that one ragged arm was equal TO
the uniformed arm Of fifty Britsins
Robert Emmett was reared In luxury,
but he left all these allurements TO take
the part OF duty. although IL ended in
bloody yet honored grave When free.
dom fell the soul of the Irish people went
out in darkness. Their lands were con
| fscated and they were prosecuted. In
| an the history of the world there Is no
more tragic picture than that of Ireland
in the latter part of the seventeenth cen
tury. When look upon this / am per
fectly astonished that every spark of
manhood was not stamped out Of my
countrymen Those were dark days
Bribery was offered to the son to betray
his father, to the father to betray his
son; the priest his parishioner, the
churchman his priest. Soon the liberal
Protestants decided that they would no
longer fight against their Catholic breth-
eren, butwould assist them in their trials,
and they have done so since
Had Napoleon listened to Robert
| Emmett when the latter went TO France,
Ireland would be free to-day, and England
would be in ruins, and Napoleon would
never have gone TO st. Helena l cay
tonight as an Irishman born, but now
an American citizen, l wish France or
some other power had taken Ireland away
from England.
"England's plan to obtain control of
other countries is as follows: First. a
clergyman with Bible, and he tells
them of a God, ard they should love
each other; then peddler who offers his
English wares, and tells them that Eng
lsh goods are just what they want then.
when trade is established, the soldier
enters to protect Englands trade and
religion. This was the plan used to get
, a foothold in Ireland, and against this
the Irish have always protested.
II am in favor of awaiting the result
OF the present legislation, but ! do not
3 believe England win ever give up Ireland
with out a struggle, and that struggle Is
bound to come. Other countries have
won their liberty after many years, and
g so shall Ireland. Poland, the weakest
t country, is surrounded by wall OF FIRE
Z caused by three strong countries; Eng
g land is encircled by wall Of fire OF
I moral power, which will ultimately burr
e it down.
9 The speaker told the story Of Emmeti
e labors, his arrest, his trial and death
{ The description of Emmet's last mo-
d ments was dramatic ia the extreme. The
silence Of the audience showed it's rapi
+. attention to the words of the speaker
d and when he told of the indlgnities upon
y the body of the dead man, murmur o
}. indignation was heard. Many were moveI
d to tears.
d Mr. Finerty discussed the agitation
Il movements, and paid tribute to the action
| 80 la He oafd hla H.
favor any system of Home Rule whicl
ould keep the people at home, wher
e they would pursue their industries II
d peace, and TO the uplifting of tn
!: country "But the people of Englan
/: does not want this; they would rathe
3 the people would leave the country. Tn
oppression of England caused thousand
t. to leave their country and to-day ther
II are but 4, 789, 600 people in Ireland. TIL
previous speaker asked the question
le why should not we extend the hand o
sr sympathy to our suffering Irish breth
le REM And might add that no countr,
d has gained its liberty without outside
# assistance. Ireland has been unfortunat
in her time Of being assisted by others,
le but hopes that the time Of success
nigh.
'e He alluded to the service OF Irishme
~ in the battles Of this republic, wheI
AZ they have won laurels OF lasting faml
le He said that there was no use in natura
he izing an Irishman, because he is an Irisl
n man as soon as he is born. Washingto
~ is the idol Of the Irish people, and EN-
as NETS life and his last speech are laugh
er in every school house in this country.
Of May the time mover come when th
" eye Of the Irish may dim at the sight 0
~ the flag Of liberty; may the time neve
come when the prayer Of the IrishmR
e. for freedom shall not be heard By pursuin
T. the path of prudence, by taking as ou
g example the fathers of the America
ID Union, by the union of Catholic an
II Protestant, and by our showing that "
mean what we say, we will gain the grel
as heart Of the American people.
l: ireland has prayed to God for fre
he dom. in sorrow. but never in dispair
rt his day Emmett showed the way; no
Il Parnell shows the way. Whatever "
A. may do we must await the logic
n events Ireland is entitled to her ow
m laws, her own navy and her own fla
c as France, America or any other countI
e is to theirs
II "a deadly struggle will some day tai
ID place between Russia and England +,
the possession of Russia, and shen Il
e. opportunity for Ireland will come. The
y Is force in the withered arm Of Irelar
" to strike a deadly blow when that tin
70 comes. The star of hope shall new
N fade from the sky while Ireland love
Or liberty.
h, He closed with a beautiful.peroriatio
IS and after thanking the audience said
hoped the next Worlds Fair might
ys held in Wilmington, and that if an
lr Wilmington people should visit ChicRg
ih at the coming fair they would get M
y only an American welcome but an Iris
ne welcome. Horace Wilhere, ex-cashier G
l. the Philadelphia post Office and mer
q chant, made brief speech in which
eulogized Mr.. Finerty for his labors 70
81 the Irish people, and added few word
p on the Irish situation, saying that b
le hoped the needs Of the Irish people woul
Il always be minstered to by her friends /
D this country.
r Mr. McNultY sang another son
g, Happy as the Day is Long, which close
m the exercises. Each participant receive
fe a beautiful bouquet.
or The guests and prominent local Irish
men and visitors went to the Clayto
IS House, where a banquet was served. b,
ie ginning at Ills o'clock Two table
. were parallel with third table joinin
each of them at the end. Seventy iV
m persons were at the board, and anon
,d them we're: Chairman James A. Bourk
Hon. John F. Finerty. ]. J. Bradle,
= | philadelphia: Charles H McWhorte'