The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-02-18

IRISH ST a. D RID
reluctant British ministry pales 10 com
parison with the voluntary mannmission
Of the negroes by Lincoln. Catholic
emancipation was grudgingly granted to
avert civil war in the United Kingdom,
while the emancipation proclamation
was issued by Lincoln during q great
civil war in the United States. One
gave enlarged freedom to worship God,
while still the majority Of Erin's chill
dren remained in political serfdom: the
Lincoln charter struck the chains from
both the minds and limbs of the South
ern slaves, and soon after they became,
politically, the equals of their former
taskmasters. That great act of human
freedom is entirely due to the nagnan,
imous Lincoln. Truly may he be called
the Moses of the colored race, and good
reason has that race to honor the mem
DRY of their emancipation.
The history of this wonderful man is
known throughout the earth. Every
school boy in this land is acquainted
with his early strugglesfor an education,
and bow he surmounted all obstacles in
his path to knowledge. He was honest
and courageous and led an exemplary
moral life. He had faith in God and
man, and had lofty ideas of patriotism
and liberty. When president OF the
country at q critical period he displayed
statesmanship of the highest order and
won the admiration Of his loyal country.
men. When the rebellious people of the
South were subdued by force of arms he
was inclined to be }enient with them,
id when stricken down by the hand of
an assassin, his death was mourned by
all his country men in the South as we'll
as in the North. Perhaps no other
American of his day could have so sue
cessfully steered the ship of state
through the perilous storms of the civil
war. He was good Judge OF men and
as VIII le selected for his cabinet q
group of statesmen eminent for lofty
patriotism and sound diplomacy. LII the
field and on the water he had men who
have gained Immortality by their deeds.
He was gen le and kind, and often exer-
cised the prerogative o: mercy when an
occupant of the executive massion. At
the celebration in st. Paul on Tuesday
evening, Archbishop Ireland in an elo-
quent eulogy on the great American
voiced the sentiments of his countrymen
when he said:
"Our governor has said Lincoln was
born an American peasant and died Ed
American king. He was born child of
the people, child of the modern dem
ocracy. and as opportunities offered he
loomed up not only before dis own ma
ton, but before the nations OF the world
as one of the grandest men OF the nlne-
teenth century. It has been said in re-
proach of democracy that popular gov.
erDmerts are not capable Of producing
great men. that they are generally level
ers, bringing out but mediocrity.
would see in Lincoln that wherever
there is need in America great man
has appeared to fill it. I read here on
the last page of this little paper Lin
coins definition of democracy-a govern
ment of the people, by the people and
for tho people, and he hopes that that
government shall not perish from the
earth. In no more terse languages could
popular government be defined, could
our American government be defined.
We need to lead lives like the hero We
honor tonight. We need to give an ex-
ample to the whole population, high and
low, an example of deep patriotism, dis
interested patriotism and pure minded
patriotism. We owe it to ourselves when
abroad in our daily duties, i'r' the exar-
else Of our rights, to show to all our fell
low citizens that only love of country
shall control us in our civil and political
movements When we come before the
public as American citizens let no temp
lions control us, let never vote be cast,
let never word be spoken il. the name
of country unless inspired by the hottest
and purest patriotism and the hottest
and purest love of country. Let the In
telligent citizen so we'll represented here
to night proclaim moro the principles OF
patriotism so that others will initiate us
and this great nation with all it's megni-
ficent institutions will go down to pos
terity blessing to the people of Amer
lea and blessing to the peoples OF all
nations on the earth"
The Irishmen of Omaha have organized
the ONeill Monument Association and
is 3,ed an address to the Irish people OF
the United States soliciting contributions