Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-18


II aguerd wei for people Who
as the foundation on which She rests
yy"n good ume conquer as n natirn a
justly due.
She was destined 70 conquer. and when
ether nations had grown old or Ind
shnfeiled in the sunshine of their own
prosperity then the Irish nation would
pe TIE leader Of the world.
Whence this hope? The Irish were
nos q united people and cxocpt Ia union
mere could be no hope. And yet he
huped Tor he had hone hcgotten az HIS
i9ith IN Christianity Rome was ''Roma
Eterna, but Rome was never eternal
nhll christianity came 10 realize as n
TACT what the pride of the henthen found.
trs had given as n fancy, and it wns
this that would give ireland the princi-
re OF unity 50 necessary 20 success.
hope lives ON because Christianity dies
not ~ the soul of the people Strong
" taith the people were waiting for
And SO hope lived on aud pointed the
hour 70 Irish victory.
The failures Of Irish uationalism In the
past were due 90 the fault that the peo-
pie disregard the larger thought of agree
,nent had not been properly grusped yet.
nlt 4 was being more aud more apprc-
We in America agree to disagree.
We night even bitterly our political hat.
tes' but 10 ends and today, n Cleveland
sits beside a Harrison
Our people have not learned that the
secret Of power politics Is
based ON rational compromise;
that maiorities rule
This is being. learned aud now that
this y true, the'road 70 VICTORY is plain.
Inc Irish people are learning the tao
tcs OF political warfare from their En-
giish enemy, and are now ON the way
10 political power They are learning
that the divine right to rule Is God
gwen power the people to rule thcm-
selves, ana the divine right claimed 10y
kings Is only divine when chosen on com
lerred by the people.
llus recognition of the right Of the
people TO rule Is the tendency of the day.
and II any Catholic doubts it I will
quote am authority that even our nom
catholic friends respect. Loo XIII. who,
with Gladstone as the oldest in wears Of
the Christian rulers, but the youngest
IN ideas. lie says; Frances Govern
mcnt Is changed Il " the win of the
people. The people have the right TO
rule. God bless the people and rccor.
niuon of this principle Is growing up Ia
the breast Of the lrishman everywhere,
ut home and abroad.
10 Is not In the power OF the human
power 90 stay the onward march of
ideas, and the impulse TINT Is 10 head
20 the future of Irish nationality Is 10 he
given.
First win come glorious home rule.
This we may see before '03 ends But "
not IL is surely coming even if hut few
ut we older ones do not live a. see 10,
for. the future Is pregnant with Irish
nationality
With home rule viii come to cor
tainty nutionhood and then the world
would see an administration of Justice.
aud example OF fairness 90 all the people
Of ireland, Protostunts of Ulster MS wei
as TO the sevpn.cirhths Catholic pDpula-
ton alike Then the hand of England
could be ciusped as that of friend.
Give her homo rule aud the narrow
chasm that would divide her from nation
hood would soon be- hridrcd.
Give her home rule and all the powers
Of earth and hell cannot stay her ON
ward progress
The address was most exccllcntly re-
ceivcd and after the burst of applause
that greeted the closing words had ended
the speaker said lac wanted TO speak
a few words from his heart
HE CAME A STRANGER
10 this city. lie had lrctrcd FOR TWEEN
F-seNen years, hut never la his life had
he spoken to an audience OF such np-
probation or of higher intelligence. aud
he would "go away from this beautiful
city with pleasant thoughts that shall
grow TO memories, and memories chat
shall grow 80 bright that thcy shall lc
entwincd with memories of dear Old
Erin"
On the stage were the Right Rev.
Bishop Fitzgerald, Fathers Brennan and
Guyot. the reception committee and
President Dohcrty of the a. q. III.