Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-01

These two families Of mankind are alone in
the peculiar condition OF having the vast
majority of their people in other climes thai
their own. Both fell beneath the force of
foreign conquest. Judea was crushed be-
meath the mailed hand of the Roman. Ire
land not so much by the force as the uiplo-
macy of the Briton. II is not necessary to
say to this audience why the Irishman is a
dweller within the gates of strangers in
every cline. The stubborn Britons have
been conquered by the moral might of an
unarmed people, strong in their sense Of
right and justice, and the British peerage,
almost alone, presents the shameful spec
tacle of perpetuating the brutal dcspotism
of the dark ages during The closing decade
of this century,
Mr.. Finnerty sketched the career of the
freshman MS a soldier in different lands, and
added: He charged with Shields at Chan.
uttepec, ana swept along in that whirl-
wind of valor prccipitatcd by GLORIOUS Phil
sheridan on the astonished lcgions of Jubnl
Early at Cedar Creek. and was with him
again when he stood like a hedge of glitter
ing steel between Lees brave army and cs-
cape at AppamatoX. In craftsmanship, in
law, IN medicine, in literature, and in com
mercc, he as truly holds his own and proudly
ana truthfully claims equality with his
Deighbor.
Before the nations, the Irishman in all
lands but his own. can say truthfully and
WIN inc majesty of manhood, brothers, be-
holu mere a brother and an equal"
Lord Mayor Shanks' Gree: ng.
Archbishop Fechau was introduced nv NJ
+: Brady, vice chairman and vice president
OF the day. Lord Mayor Shanks received a
VIA greeting when he entered the hall,
He said, in part:
Accept from me in return for your greet.
ing, the greeting of Dublin, ancient and his.
torlc Dublin, around which clings So many
memories and associations dear to Irish
hearts ana bright hopes of a greater
ana nooIer future as tho center of
an arena In which lrishmen shall have
lull opportunity with all nations in
creating free and prosperous institutions
ana In developing the arts of civilization.
am 10 convey to YOU fluctuations on the DO.
sltlons which lrishmen have won in this
great country, and on the services which
they are about to reader to this cosmopoli.
tan community which now leads the >world
III DARING enterprises and achievements.
your gathering in hundreds of thousands to-
uny VIII DC historic. You are here to claim
your w share IN the honor and credit of
Tue great Columbian exposition
ne speaker then dwelt in glowing terms
upon. THE Columbian exposition and added:
Peace hath had her victories more re-
nowncd than war. That millions of M,
couhtrynen should have found n home in
America, suitable to their vigorous natures.
VIII Always appear TO me TO have been a dis
pensation of Providence. That nv country
men should have shown themselves so
u'HbNupIt W we conditions OF American life
Is u testimony to their fitness as a self-gov-
ernlng race and | look with confidence to the
future in store for them"
Archbishop Feehan's Speech.
There was tremendous applause when
Archbishop Feehan took the stand. He said
IN part: 81 am glad to behold such a splen-
ala audience. We have assembled mere for
a two-fold motive-to do honor To n mngnid-
cent piece of mans work and to revive for
today the hopes and traditions of Tho Irish
people" "
Referring to the Irish flag, the archbishop
SAID there was not one in the audience who
dld not pray that 1t would soon represent
ireland as a free country. He spoke in fiat
tering terms of Lord Mayor Shanks.
Continuing, the archbishop said: .sNv
SUBJECT, III Irish in the Development of
Civilization calls up the question, what is
civilizltioa2 The clements of civilization are
the individual, he family and society"
Inc archbishop at length pointed out what
the Irish HAD done for the church and
thereby, for civilization. ~
Edward Blake, NJ. p, of Toronto. Canada.
spoke on Irish home rule, maintaining that
Ihe irlsi were capable of self-government.
He also read the following letter:
No. 10 DOWNING STREET, WHITEHALL, Sont |
10, lS93.-Dear Mr.. Blake: learn with pleas I
ure that there is to be an Irish day during the |
TO know that you have undertaken to attend
the gathering of the Irish people and their |
representatives There could not be n more |
interesting, nor, excepting the day OF
S%'raggle I tLro5aighout the %S'0 cou s@TS"FnT T%Ss
year, has passed n bill for comforting upon Ire
land the management, through IA freely elected
parliament, of her own domestic affairs. and
when: at the close of next week, the bill will |
pc rejected by q large majority of the House
OF ,n,n lords, we shall know che people of ireland
the House of Lords will know that its reicr-
tinn WI mean more harm than = ~diIatory
who, in all ranks and in all parts OF
then migniticent country. have shown almost
nniverSai sympathy with Ireland, and you are
things: Fist, the distance ait has actually
Travelled over, the physical misery and pollt-
night is immeasurablc, Second, The distance
vcstmcnt OF Ireland with full sclf-govern-
ing control over, her domestic nf-
fairs is not only measureablc. but
It was unanswerabIy observed during our
debate that the recent, success has been
where opinion has been most hostile, viz:
G Iriah and 9" @eI gRPI% yS'eri in WERE GG %If6 |. !, sc,p ss6,
the signal and favorable change in England
That has changed this minority, into q major
land still exhibits her reduced major
,r3n aired to one Not of On, the greatest benefits
upon her, In this ALTITUDE She is alone among
the people of tho English-speaking race, she
has not yet quilted, but she Is quitting il.
Yet the last struggle still remains and,
the former struggles, 1t will be great
ana it VIII demand the friendly ef-
under God have lifted her from this
great abyss and set her on an cminencc from
which there remains but n single step into the
promised land. cherish the most sanguinc
hope that the conduct of the Irish nation,
when their great object has been attained, will
fulfill every reasodable hope cherished by
those who have aided II and will convert its
enemies into friends. Very faithfully
yOvrs, w. l.. GLADSTONE.
Arthur O'COnnor, M. p, Hon. John e.
Fitzgerald, Father Ringe of Dublin, repre-
seuting Cardinal Ligue of the League ofIre-
land. and Eugene Davis also made addresses
The total paid admissions to the fair TODAY
Irish day-was lO7 ,S54. The whether was
bad; a gale was blowing and it was raining.
LOCIL BREVITIES.
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