The herald., 1894-04-05
Banquet Of the New York
Loyal Legion.
Archbishop ireland Of st. Paul
the Guest of Honor.
Tho Distinguished Prslatc Speaks Flo
qusntIy And Entertaihtneiy Of
Love Of Country and
citizenship.

itb kuebt Oh nOnOrs AT tne CONCLUSION o
the dinner Archbishop Ireland spokt
most entertainingly for an hour and Q
half, OF the duty and value Of patriot
ism, making the chief address of tn,
evening.
All the tables save that occupied BY
the guests were cleared away aitei
dinner in order to permit many whit
were unable to be present during the
early part OF the evening, to hear th'
address of the western theologian
Fully 800 persons were at the dinner
and double that number came in after
wards. The archbisnop's address was
listened to with great attention and
greatly enjoyed by the company.
After q short introduction by Com.
mander Wagner S. Wayne, the arch
bishop was called upon.
Archbishop Ireland said in part on
The Duty and Value OF Patriotism:
shall define patriotism ne you under
stand and feel it. Patriotism is love OF
country and loyalty to ite life and veal
love, tender aud strong; tender as the
love of son for mother; strong as the
pillars OF death; loyalty, generous and
disinterested, shrinking from no eacri-
fee, seeking no reward save country's e
honor ami country's triumph.
The human race pays homage to patri-
otism because OF it's supreme value. The
value OF patriotism to q people is above
gold and precious stones, above COM
merce and industry, above citadels and
warships. The vital spark of national
honor is patriotism; it is the fount Of
the nations prosperity, the shield of the
nations safety. Take patriotism away,
the nations soul has fed; bloom and
beauty have vanished from the nations
countenance.
Next to God is country. and next to
religion is patriotism. No praise goes
beyond its deserts. 1t ia sub lime in its
heroic oblRtion upon the field of battle.
Two things in our civil was amazed
the world-one. the number and cour-
age Of our volunteer soldiers; the other
the ability of the commanders. In
other countries large sta nding armies,
years OF careful training for men and
officers are the prerequisites of success
ful warfare. In America, the chief ex-
ecutive OF the republic moves his wand,
and armies spring up as by incarnation.
One motive rules them, the saving Of
the country; they are most daring in
deed; the leadership is most skillful I;
the records of their battles are studie d
in wonderment by famed warriors Of
Europe.
The safety of the republic lies in the
vigilant and active patriotism of the
American people. which will quickly see
the dangers to popular government and
will quickly work TO ward them of.
There is danger in the ignorance oi
voters. AS q rule the man who does
not read and write intelligently cannot
vote intelligently. Americans under
stand the necessity of popular instruc-
tion and spare no expense in spreading
it. They cannot be too Jealous in the
matter. They need to have laws in
every state which will punish, as guilty
of crime against the country, the parent
who neglects to send his children to
school.
Storms are passing over the land,
arising from sectRrisn hatred. and ma
twist or foreign prejudiees. These are
scarcely to be needed; they cannot last.
Day by day the spirit of AmericRhism
wakes strong; narrownees OF thought
and unreasoning strife can not resist its
influences.
This country is America; only they
who are loyal to her con be allowed to
live under her flag; and they who are
loyal to her may enjoy all her liberties
and rights. Freedom of religion is
accorded by the constitution; religion 10
put outside of state sction, and most
wisely so; therefore the religion OF q
citizen must not be considered by the
voter or executive officer. The oath of
allegiance to the country makes the
man citizen If his allegiance is not
plsnary and supreme, he ia false to his
profession If it is, he is an American.
Determinations and segregations in civil
or political matters, ION lines of birth-
place, or of race or OF language--and, /
add, or OF c0lor-is un-Americah and
wrong. Compel ell to be Americans, in
soul as we'll as in name, and then let the
standard of their value be their Ameri-
ican citizenship.
Who will say that there is not work
for patriotism in days of peace? II ii
need not be 30 courageous as in war,
it needs TO be more vatchful and en-.
during; for the evils against which ii
contends in peace are more persevering,
more stealthy i'll the advance, more de.
lusive in the attack. We can easily i'm
agine that q country, invincibls in war,
may go down to its ruin amid the lux
uries and somnolence OF prolonged peace.
Hannibal won at Thrasymene, but he
lost the fruits of victory in the vine.
yards and orange groves OF Campania.
The days OF war, many hops, are
passing away for good. and arbitration
is to take its place. This may be desir-
able, for war is terrible. Yet it is not
easy to see what is to be 30 serviceable
in electriiying the nations patriotism
and communicating to it an srdor which
refuses during many years to dim its
glow. Certain it is that under the
reign of peace we must in season and
out OF Eeason look to the patriotism oil
the country that it suffer no diminution
in vigor and earnest work.
American patriotism is needed-pa-
triotism intenee which speaks out in
noble pride, with beating heart, Civis
Ameriesnua, | am an American citizen !;
patriotism active. which shows itself in
deed and in sacrifice patriotism, public
spirited, which cares for the public veal
as for the epple OF the eyes Private per.
sonal civic virtue is not uncommon
among US; more uncommon is public
civic virtue, which watches the ballot
and ell approaches to it, which demands
TINT public officials do their duty, which
purifies public opinion on all matters
where the country is concerned. This
patriotism will save the republic.
From whom primarily does the repub-
lie expect this patriotism From her
veteran soldiers.
This patriotism, America, thou shalt
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