Evening journal., 1890-03-04
ERIN'S WASHINGTON.
IRISH NATloNALlsTS CELEBRATE
ROBERT EMMET'S BIRTHDAY.

Hon. John #. Finerty Delivers Mast
erIy oration-Addresses by James A.
Bourke and II. C. Turner-A Beautiful
Tribute to washington-The banquet.
The Irish Nationalists celebrated the
10th anniversaryof the birthday ofRobert
Emmett, in the Opera House last night.
The prominent guests were registered at
the Clayton House. At g. 10 o'clock Troop
B, numbering twenty-five men, under
command of Sergeant Bickta; Company
f, N. G. d., twenty-five men, Captain w.
f. Condor; Brownson Library Associa
tion, Marshal Michael Kelley, headed by
band escorted them to the Opera House.
The escort took seats in the front of the
auditorium.
The building was crowded to the doors
by an enthusiastic audience of men,
women and young people. The curtain
arose at s 80 o'clock aud on the stage
were sitting City Solicitor H. @. Tur
ner Colonel John M. Newell, Sheriff
Alvan Allen, Owen J. Hession, William
II. Quinn, Hubert Cassidy, John T.
Dickey, John Malone, w. s. McNair
Charles H. McWhorter, Councilman
James A. Magee, Councilman Daniel
McKenneY, Charles Fehrenbach, Robert
Haley, j. w. Aydon, Joseph stoeckle,
John O'Connor, Edwin Haley Of this
city; NJ. }. Conway, P. Campbell,
Michael Brennan, John Daley Of Balti-
more; Patrick O'Neil On the right OF
the stage was a bust of Washington and
on the left portrait Of Robert Emmett
in uniform. On the proscenium open
ings we're the United States and Irish
flags aud the gallery front was likewise
decorated.
When the applause at the rise Of the
curtain had calmed, John O'Conner of
this city introduced James A. Bourke as
chairman of the evenings exercises. MI
| Bourke said.
Ladies' and gentlemen Although we
celebrate tonight, tomorrow will be the
112th anniversary Of the birth Of Robert
Emmet, who was destined to be mur-
dered by the English government, the
most tyranical government on the face OF
| the earth. The crimes of England are
the blacklist and foulest crimes that have
ever been done. Liberty and justice
should be turned SO deep in the heart Of
every man that he should give his haLd
in sympathy to the down-stricken.
He closed by introducing the Hon.
Charles H. McWhorter, who delivered
| that speech familiar to every school boy
and dear TO the heart of every lrishman
the speech of Robert Emmett, delivered
before the sentence Of death was imposed
upon him. The patriotic sentiments OF
the speech were justly interpreted by
the ex-senator, and were frequently ap
plauded.
Chairman Bourke then led to the centre
of the stage Miss Mary Haley, who looked
very petty in dark dress. She said
''Mr Chairman, ladies and gentlemen
This being the 112th anniversary eele
bration of the birthday OF Robert Emmett
and as Robert Emmett would have at
tanned to a position In the hearts O.
Irishmen. similar to that which Wash
ington fills in the hearts of thl
American people l, as the daughtei
OF an Irishman, in order to show thu
bond of sympathy between the Irish aRt
American people, do crown the bust o
Washington with a wreath of laurel.
She suited the action to the word, and thu
audience applauded vigorously.
Thomas F. McNulty OF Baltimor'
caught the hearts of the audience b,
singing."The Minstrel Boy TO the Wa
Has Gone" He sang it so well that h
was encored, and he gave Where tn
! Grass Grows Green" The audience cor
tinued it's enthusiasm, and Mr.. McNult
responded with my Wife; She's Just a
, Good as Gold" An admiring listene
handed him a beautiful bouquet o
flowers during his singing Mr.. McNult
has a voicesof wide range, wonderfully
clear and expressive.
Colonel John M. Newell read a tele
gram from Adiutant- General Richard r
Kenney of the N. g D., who regrettinl
his inability to be present said: GO
bless ireland and her defenders. You
cause is glorious"
City Solicitor Henry Clay Turner wa
greeted with enthusiasm he said
""There is no more touching thing in tn
history of liberty than the life of Rober
Emmett. He did not have to live anon,
the lowly his allegion was differen
from theirs yet he cast his lot will
them. The only difference between hin
and George Washington was that of sue
cess. Had Emmett lived he would hav,
been the Father of his Country, and i
Washington had been defeated, he woul,
have been a colonial Emmett
1.-The freedom of Ireland is only a ma
ter of time; it viii be accomplished b.
some mode, or means or method. 1t ma,
be sooner or later, but it will come Tn
pages of history show that the Englisl
government has never done anything 70
Ireland. She has pressed it to the earth
and showered on it all the indignitie
possible.
"But Ireland will rise. Such meeting
as these prove the interest taken by ou
citizens and help the cause of Irisl
patriotism. England never did do any
thing for any Of its dependencies. II th
constitutional agitation now being con
! Quoted by Parnell fails, the only resourc
is the bayonet and the bullet
In that event it will be man agains
man until Ireland is freed or every drol
Of Irish blood is extinguished from thu
) soil. / counsel no action until the out
come Of Mr.. PRrnell's plans be known
then the future action may be deter
; mined, and If it is that last resource
to those who viii not fight it will meal
slavery; to others, DEATH rather than lif
, under tyrsnnical England. Mr. Turne
received bouquet.
NJ. ]. Conway OF this city sang, Erin
| Flowery Plains, and IL was encored. h
sang in response Might Birds Cooing
The Orator of the Evening.
g Chairman Bourke then introduced job
= F. Finerty, the soldier, statesman an
+ scholar, as the orator of the evening.
John F. Finerty was born in Galway
a September TO- 1876. his father bein
g Michael J Finnerty. staunch "Youn
. Irelander, who edited the Galway Wind
S Gator from 1S41 to 1S4S. The son wa
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