Telegram-herald., 1891-03-18
THE EMERALD ISLE
Its Sons and Daughters Cast Long
ing Eyes Thigher.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATION
A Joyous Day and y Fine Farade-Ths
Exercises of the Eveatsg in A. q. n.
HAli-A disappointment or I've.
but All Goes W Weii-OrAtien.

When the Irish people have their
own way, as they had II yesterday,
everything is lovely. Everybody either
wore the green or smiled benlgnantly
upon him VINO did wear il. Thus the
Irishmsn Was permitted 10 I'LL his soul
without molestation with that sweet
and majestic sentiment, which has be-
come both the lrlshmsn's JOY and the
irishman's sorrow. Hope springs
eternal" 'hope deferred" are poetic
forms that viii we'll symbolic the un-
seen energy that keep alive the Ma
tional holiday of the IRISH people.
The day. yesterday, was as inviting
as March days commonly are. The
procession formed as IL had been adj
vertised TO form, and about two hun
dred men, headed 10y Wurzburg's band,
marched over the route.
In the evening. the members of the
A. o. ii. and their friends, assembled
in bali as tastefully decorated a. u
bride for the bridegroom. The pro-
gram published III the SUNDAY TELE-
GRAM-IIERALp was as faithfully carried
out as human arrangement ever can be.
All the members were enjoyed away up
TO the pitch of enthusiasm, and nearly
all received imperative encores.
Nlce-Presldent John L. Donovan was
compelled 10 announce that a proyi-
dental illness had detained at home
President Thomas Nester. But Mr..
Donovan bravely filled the gap with an
opening sddress.
When the number was reached that
called for Hon. NJ. j. Doyle, the APP
pointed orator Of the evening, the Vice
President stated that Mr.. Doyle had
been unavoidably detained at home.
He Furthermore stated that James +.
Mcbride had consented 10 unite num-
bers ID and IL, thereby taking his own
the evening. Mr. McBride's first sub
ject was "lTeland' sPoetsand Melodies"
The poeticai nature of his remarks of
this title forlids analytical condensation
of 1T, but it elected at frequent
points the profound applause OF an APP
preciatlve audience. On the second
Il
Mr.. Mcbride said that he approached the
subject with deep Difference, because II
was but two hours ago that be had
learned of the detection Of the orator
of the evening. He began by saying
that the history OF Ireland has been a
large one, ana may be divided into
three ages. The first is the MIleslan
period, which answers TO the age pre-
vious to and during thc process OF
Ireland's Christianization. and 1t
closed in the year ll25. The second
period reaches to the year 1902, during
which Ireland WAS subjected to con-
slant attacks and dangers from without
and turmolls within. 1t IS TO be con-
fessed that the Irish have one thing to
be ashamed of, and that is the dlssen-
sions of their own people. What the
Danes could not do, and what the
Saxons could not do, IL seems that the
Irish themselves were bound 10 do.
Since l602 the Norman has had the
sway in Ireland, aud 1t under the
government of this foreign power that
the real martyrs of Ireland have lived
and died. And today there are mar
tyrs, not unto death. indeed, but men
ike O'Brien who dares to say that Ire
land is relation, even with the heel of
Great Britain on his neck.
From 1000 till the time of Robert
Emmett, there was little struggle, but
40 people in the world have been called
TO the exercise of the martyr spirit like
ours, not even Poland whose suiferings
are so fresh in the minds of men. There
may have been excesses on the part OF
the oppressed people, but were they not
criven INTO 1T? Coming down, We find
martyrs IN lsis and IN 1867. They were
not the only ones, but all through the
world. in America. England. Germany
every where. you find martyrs that Ire-
land might rise. A martyr is one who
suffers for good cause.
You can not mix any foreign element
with the Irish. You may send tn the
little island your hosts of English,
Dutch or any other blood. and Try TO
mix with them, and after all is done,
you will find the product more IN
tensely Irish than Ireland was before.
This brought ont tremendous ap-
plause. so you see there is something
IN the very atmosphere and soil OF Ire
land which possesses even a more mys-
ferrous power than that OF killing snakes.
Mr.. Mcbride concluded with peror-
alton of great power which carried the
audience into a storm OF applause, ex-
horhng the 1rishman TO patience, hope
fulness, and all those virtues tDat win