The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-21
CHoAfs GOT A QUICK REPLY.
Mayor Glroy's lmpromptu in Behalf
Of the Irish-American.


OF the Irish-Ame ricsn.
From the NetO Yors orld.
The remarks made by Joseph H. Choate
speaking a. the dinner of the Friendly Sons
of st. Patrick in the Delmonico banquet
room Friday night, were not appreciated
by all who were there. Some of the dis
tiaguished Irish-Americaus present took es-
pecial exception to the following portion Of
Mr. Choate's utteranees:
But gentlemen, now that you have done so
much for America-now that you have made it
all your own-what do you propose to do for
lrslaud? How long do you propose to let her
be the political foot ball Of England? Poor
down trodden, oppressed Ireland! Hereditary
bondsmen, know you not wro would be free
themselves must strike the blow?
on have learned how to govern by making
all the soil of other countries your own. Have
yoI not learned how to govern at home how 10
make Ireland land Of home rule?
There is cure for Ireland's woes and feeble
ness to-day. 1t Is strong measure that l ad-
vocate. propose that you shall all, with your
wives and your children, and your children's
children, with the spois you have taken from
America in your hands. set your faces home.
ward, Land there and strike the blow.
Think what it wouiQ mean for both countries
II a the Irishmen Of America. from Atlantic to
Pacific, should shoulder their muskets aud
march to the relief of their native land! Then,
indeed, would Ireland be for lrishmen and
America for Americans.
As you landed the Grand Old Man would come
down to receive you with paeans of assured VIC
tory. AS You departed the republicans would
go down to see you OF and TO bid you q joyful
farewell. Think Of the song you could raise,
I'VE are coming Father Gladstone. fifteen
million strong" How the diminished British
lion would hide his diminished head For such
| an array would not only rule Ireland, but all
other sections of the British empire What
could stand before your
1t would be a terrible blow to US. 1t would
1 n Ia = Ill
perfectly we should look about us and learn for
the first time in seventy-tive years how to gov
ern New York without you. But there would
be a bond of brotherhood between the two ma.
tons Up from the whole soil of Ireland, W
from the whole soil Of America, would rise one
paean-Erin 90 bragh!
Mayor Gilroy was present, and he took 1t
upon himself to answer Mr. Choate. Mr.
GilroY had been set down to answer to the
toast. 1.-THE city of New York." but, in
view of the remarkable speech made by
Mr.. Choate, the mayor eE5emporiZed q
speech different to the one he otherwise
would have made. He spoke as follows:
"It would require the eloquence of q
Cochran, Depew or Choate to do justice
to the magnitude of the toast. 1.-THE city oil
New York" We are all proud TO be resi-
| dents of this great metropolis, and believe
can safely say that the affection which
we bear TO the land of our birth, to our
mother country, does not in the least impair
the affection and love that we have for the
country OF our adoption.
" have listened with considerable atten.
ton and with some instruction to the
| speeches that have been delivered Tonight
and TO none with more attention than to the
language that has dropped from the golden
lips of the great orator of the city, Mr..
Choate.
II have been very attentive, indeed, to
the invitation which he hasIso generously ex-
tended to the Irish people of America to &c
back 60 the country from whence they came.
| Bat the generosity of his invitation and Its
| extravegant character leads rue to question
| his sincerity and suspect his motives. II
occurred to me that that apparently gener-
| GUS invitation was induced by the fact that
| IL the Irish left America the control of the
government would fell into the hands Of the
| party with which the gentleman has been Sc
! long associated. | might be pardoued, then,
! for saying, upon the part of the Irish Amer
| leans, that they are not yet prepared to &C.
| cept an invitation which involves SO great q
| calamity"
A shout of laughter in which Mr.. Choatt
heartily joined, drowned the speakers voice
| for several moments at this point. Con.
| tinuing, he said
! 81 do not propose to inflict a long speech
upon the gentlemen at this gathering. Blu
! I may be pardoned for testifying, on behal
| of the Irish American people of this coun
! try, to their love for the institutions whicl
! protect them and which guarantee to then
| their prosperity in every walk of life.
have never vet left the city OF New Yorl
! that | didn't come back to it with increased
! affection and increased love. Whenever
| have been abroad, on coming back to tht
| city of New York have believed its skie
were brighter. its grass greener, its mel
Drawer and it's women fairer than any.
where else in the world. feel no wonder
that we love this city. 1t is yet in its in
fancy, aud to the good citizenship SCI
! typi6ed around me l may appeal for as
sistance to-day for the greater destiny tina
awaits it. .-...
1--WE must have every thing that every
! city on the globe should have. We mus
prepare our city to be the greater New
| York. We must prepare our city by
liberal yet Intelligent and economical ex
| penditure Of public moneys for that greater
| destiny which before long will make it th,
city of the world-the Paris of America.
Tho sons OF St. Patrick are part anC
parcel Of this city and country; their foot
! ing here is on the same ground as the SOM
of the gallant Purita1s, and they bear it G
| devotion aud a loyalty second to no men, OF
| any extraction, who breath its free air.n
At the close of the mayors remarks 9
rousing cheer was given, which showed
that he possessed the sympathy of his
| audience,