The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-06-07
PATRIOTIC WORDS SPOKEN.
A Ringing Address to the Ancient
Order Of Hibernlans By J, J.
McHaie, Esq.
FRIENDSHIP, UNITY, CHARITY

With These Notices the Order Hal
Grown and Will Continue to
Grow in Popularity.
| AS one of the charter members feel
proud to see this large and intelligent
audience who have come here to Gel
ebrate the seventh anniversary of Di-
vision No. Of the A. Q. III. of Henne-
pin county. During the seven years of
its existence it has been productive of
great good, not only to its members, but
also to the community at large into
which has been carried the influence of
the principles of unity, friendship and
charity which prevail among its mem
bers. And the same may be said in no
less degree of every other division Of the
a. q. H. In the generous qualities OF
the mind and heart the sons Of ireland
are not surpassed by other men. Thev
are nothing If not sympathetic. This
is true whether you meet them in the
banquet, beside a bed of sickness or death
or IN the hour of need which some time
or other comes to US all. when a friend
is a friend indeed when financial aid,
or even only kind encouraging word
oftimes fills the stricken heart with new
hopes and energy to fight anew and
successfully to the end the battle of life.
No where are the heaven born virtues
of sympathy and charity more conspicu-
GUS, more exemplified than in the prac-
tical workings and results Of our noble
Order, Its members have joined less
for the benefits which thev themselves
expect to derive than for the general
good. The longer / am member Of
the A. O H. the more fully do appre.
ciate its principles. Its ritual is code
Of morals, its preamble sure and safe
guide for all men to follow. and its whole
organization deeply imbued and per-
meated with profoundly patriotic and
religious spirit and sentiment. Aud the
ammuting principles of our Order,
which binds us together with stronger
hoops than steel, which inspired its pa
triotlc founders to build an edldce
within VIII ose walls all worthy men of
Irish lineage may assemble, which
neither weakens our loyalty to the flag
of this country. nor allows us to forget
that ours is the heritage TO lift up Our
voices and if need be our arms until
Ireland is as free as the stormy billows
which beat upon her shores is the grand
and immortal principle of Irish nation
ality. We are as proud of our lineage
as the Jews, who though scattered all
over the earth and often times dispised,
still regard themselves as the chosen
people who will vet be gathered together
in one powerful government and tri-
umph over the nations Of the world.
To it's fidelity to this principle Of Irish
nationality more than to all else is due
the high estimation in which the An
cient Order Of Hibernians is held by the
Irish people. Wherever there is di-
vision of the Ancient Order there the
cause of Ireland will not be forgotten,
for every division is composed OF men
fresh from their oppressed motnerland
who wish to rescue her from misrule on
account of the troubles which they
have witnessed and endured, and also
of meu who though not born in Ireland
are vet painting eagerly to see their
Irish brethren enjoy portion Of that
freedom which is their birthright under
the free and glorious banner of the
stars and stripes. At the risk of dc.
crossing from nv subject l will say a
few, words as to the conditions Of affairs
as l understand them, now existing in
Ireland. Lately I have noticed ten
dency on the part of some Of the Irish
American Press attempting to belittla
the Home Rule movement now being
carried on bv the Irish Parliamentary
party in the parliament Of England.
Predictions are freely INDUCED in to the
effect that an English parliament will
never grant Home Rule to Ireland; that
depending on the promises Of English
statesmen is like listening to the songs
of the sirens who, it is said, sung
sweetlY to sailors only to lure them on
to destruction. that the present move
ment led by Parnell will, like the move
ment for repeal led by O'Connell fifty
years ago end in ignominious defeat.
In my opinion these dismal predictions
are neither timely nor, we'll founded.
That they are not is manifest from
brief comparison Of the existing condi
tion Of things with that Of @ 'Connell's
time. In the first place the mass Of the
English people are heartily in favor Of.
Home Rule for ireland. Scotland and
Wales would give her Home Rule to
morrow. Then there is Gladstone the
noblest Roman Of them all devot ting the
remaining energies of his life1in teach