The sun., 1893-03-18
CHOATE'S PLEA FOR IRELAND
ALL THE SONS OF ST. PATRICK DID
NOT APPLAUD.
The Learned Counsel Moved Them 10 Laugh
ter When He Joked Recorder Smyth.
Int Not When He suesested Emigration
10 Erin, Though He Didn't Relax Hts Smile

TO Erin, Though He Didn't Relsx HIS Smile
Mr. Joseph II. Choate. speaking at the dinner
OF tho Friendly Sons OF st. Patrick In the Del
p,onico banquet room last night. was the chief
entertainer OF tho evening. 1t was q fine
dinner. celebrating the day and the 109th
anniversary OF the society with distinguished
company OF 200 Irish men OF note and influence
In attendance. There were present ]. g. Cole
man. presiding on account OF the sickness OF
President Crimmins: Mayor Gilroy. Recorder
SMITH. DR.. W. T. Jenkins. John Won Claim. the
Rev. Henry A. Brann. the Rev. William LLOYD.
the Rev. Father Kean. Joseph j. O'Donohue.
Delos McCurdy. Comptroller Myers. Justice
Mccarthy. T. Z. Crimmins, Maurice J. Power.
Patrick Diver. Morgan J. O'Brien. and others.
The first speaker was the Rev. DR.. Brann.
responding to the toast Tho Day We Cele-
brate." He took up the Irish race from an
historical point OF view and illumined the sub
ject with eoQuence and knowledge. After
Judge Corcoran OF Chester. Mass. had epoken
sloouently to The United States." Mr.. Choats
arose and was received with the heartiest
welcome OF tho evening. They cheered him
again and again. They waved napkins and
wine glasses. The most enthusiastic stood
upon chairs Mr.. Choates speech was re-
sponse to the toast ireland" and was de-
livered with all the customary effect OF his
calm manner and his clear. cold voice.
After few graceful compliments. he went
on to say that he would not speak upon the
subject nearest to Irish hearts, homo rule. II
leave that" said he. Ito Mr.. Depew. who.
believe. is to como In late. I leave 1t to Mr..
Depew and Mr.. Gladstone. who understand It
SO much better than l. But prefer to speak
upon q kindred subject moro familiar to me.
That is. how Irishmen rule away from home.
This is the day We celebrate. This IL the
day all Americana celebrate. This Is tho day
that makes the streets all over municipalities
impossible. This morning put on nv tall
hat and my shamrock scarf and set out with
the idea OF joining In the celebration. The
first man I met was Recorder Smyth. met
him at q barber shop He was preparing for
the day that smooth. that smiling. that i'm
placable. that terrible face OF his"
There was wild laughter and applause at
this. and those far away arose to look where
everybody was looking. to the foot Of tho
table, where the Recorder sat blushing and
laughing.
Il will not call upon him to stand ND and be
identified" continued Mr. Choate. and 1t was
twenty seconds before he could get a further
hearing. 80 joyously was this allusion to the
Gardner trial received.
But gentlemen. you missed ono feature for
your procession How your parade would have
been gorihed." here Mr.. Choate waved his
England. 9 tie the soashsrn .Hi The s 81
Andrew. and the St George societies present
ssssni.tises sSaa ihsse ss @ rsR
tSnH!isss sIaf.. nGx my bret brG,h'r Of the Ney
upon his breast And my brGther Of the Hol
ies tie
once thought New York belonged to them.
a. ths %a 81 ss oa hsss
70 whs thy folG d and have captured
iHpfssesI these might a ew we'll have been at gun
small. have the Irishmen not tnken,Y What
Mayor Gilroy iapplause and then chesrsl- am
glad to hear y9nr 1pInnst am shs GTy
vote ior Mayor Gilroy, I, voted for the other
man. I've forgotten who he was. But it Is no
Fhe@as droy and his 's thoa
now .hst yoS y" have done
Ireland How long % You, psop9se to let her
Sown.trodden. i 1' oppressed irslandi Hereditsr;;
Sondsmen. know yoY yoY not who wSpld be free
otWs osa't. and and "Tkere lsns s any % way to Do Do
S;ns :; making so
}ssFas$ Scs e govern Az 4 hena: how to MAKE
som: iassh.sr som. sfsit.d @ sss!!!sYistlo1; g !H -
% stroa9 cheats Is s'S esrryins his sarcasm TOO too
isr;; Mr: cheats went on. with Tsrarcastio
Of Ss md
It is strong measure me- that advocate: %@ %@ e.. bqt
to plead. ipreposs thst. you should ali. with
and tha sps. s9d sh
Sad sns ana s'
shsF SRsr tHs asns IsP1s
S:: ss II ':S,s :ssSS:!..s H. SSsss: :s
Ss5:%sn; tSs II nseas goq y Ib;ds +;
belong has been so severely diseiplinsd that
Il can get along without YOU ThInk what It
men Of America, from Atlantic to Pacific
ssheoald, , SHOULDER y their musksts and march to
Would iIslanad Seior irishmsn and America ioi
ausstsr
Choats's good -hunored sarcasms silently and
we're waiting apXiously to see Just how far he
sHs You landed tho G. o. ii. would como
down to receive you yns With PSSans ,S Of assured
oSa E0 Sa soaa
mons as' sw hs ElsS un @
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 yout
take US a great while to recover. Feebly. inn
perfectly. we should look about us and learn
Tor the hrst time in seventy hye years how to
govern, New York. without you, But there
would be bond OF brotherhood between the
two nations. Up from the. whole soil OF Ire:
land up from the whole soil Of America would
There was, considerable applause as Mr..
Choate bowed and sat down. but nothing Ike
the cordiality which had greeted his rising.
"A iine speech. q magnificent speech was
heard on every side The finest ever heard
HSSTust'd e tsr i II tSS Rsrs toov., NJ,
Choate. began to speak lust as Recorder
smyth reached tho table, Of honor and leaned
AS the Recorder and Mr.. Choate shook
hands across the bloody sarcasm" said he.
with his sarcasm !cries Of "Conscious" Con;
tseiOpsGai ~ W. Vas chdnt REMINDED Of story which.
he has made. Henry J. Raymond published