St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-04

Judge Kelly Tells OF the aims OF
tho Order-Judge Willis Gives
the A. z. AS a Roast-Hon c.
A. Gallagher Speaker Upon
"Robert Emmett, the Martyr
Patriot"
The anniversary celebration of the
great Irish patriot Robert Emmett, under
the auspices of the nine divisions of the
Ancient Order of HibernanS of Ramsey
county, at Cretin hall last night, was
attended by one of the largest and most
enthusiastic audiences that has ever
assembled in the hall. The musical
numbers on the programme were con-
tributed 10y the Central orchestra,
Messrs. Nj. Heating, e. Burke, the
quartette consisting of }. p. White, I.
Sullivan and Misses Kitty and Argey
Mullaley. Miss Julia Griffin and Thomas
Carey also contributed numbers. AS
whole this part Of the evenings enter
tainmentwas extremely interesting. and
several of the Irish songs received en-
thusiastic encoreS, which were pleas
lngly responded to.
Of the speeches, that of Hon. William
Louis Kelly came first, his subject
being THE A. o. H., Its Aims and OBJ
jects." Judge Kelly said in brief:
l am expected to tell you tonight
what is meant by these words. Not
that there is anything mysterious about
any Hibernian order | have ever
known-ancient or modern; for as a
rule the lrishman takes little trouble to
Aol hot hll ic oil nf
care a rap who knows it. Now. why
this order was first called ancient, | am
frank to say | do not care to go into.
Whether it was founded by aged and
venerable men, or whether Its origin
goes back into the dim past, whence
the memory of men runneth not to the
contrary. is lmmaterial So long as the
principles upon which it is based
Loyalty to God, to country and to
fellow man"-guide and direct it. For
these principles are like the eternal |
beauty of which they are emanations. !
ever ancient and ever new.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians is !
an association of Catholic gentlemen, |
who are Irish either by birth or descent. !
It's objects are purely charitable and |
1raternal. 1t cares for the sick. it |
burieS the dead, it assists The widow
and the fatherlesS. it provides for this !!
III modest way by paying to tie |
widows and orphans of deceased mem |
bers certain benefits usually called life |
Insurance. 1t looks after the unem-
ployed, it cOunsels the erring. it defends
the weak. 1t embraces in its member
ship men from all emplOyments, all
trades. all professions.
Our motto is friendship, unity, true
Christian charity. Upon these lines. |
preserving p1ph his indyuidu an6
independence, we seek 10 form band |
OF brothers, distinct as the pillows |
while one as the sea.
Now, who is model Hibernian? Give |
me model Catholic and who is a !
Shorough-gUing American and Pil find
you there my model Hibernian. He !
Will be loyal to God and country, he will !
be honest, he will be sober and he will /
be brave. He will be manly and indus
trious, fair and Just with his opponents, |
generous and true to his friends. In |
argument for the right harsh as the |
truth, sharp and uncompromising as
justice.
Has he enemies? Yes, many imagin-
airy, some real. And chiefest of these
comes from his own generous nature. !
he one only enemy we need fear is the |
drink evil. All other opposilionS are
but triaes i'll this free land, where CD.
i2ortunity is open to all and reward |
comes to honest merit. What manner
of men are these sober. brave, generous
men of whom L speak,. They are thesI
same kind OF men whos with sprigs of
green clover IN their caps, charged at
Fredericksburg with Meagher Not |
once, but twice and thrice, up Marye's
heights. carrying the starry flag to the
very lannon's mouth. fe
They are the same sort of men who
followed Maj. keegau when, at the
Wilderness. he held with these hundred
troopers rebel army corps at bay for a
sufficient time TO allow Pleasanton to
Qring his guns into action. These men
all of them-fell i'll their saddles, but
The Union army was saved. They are
che same kind of men who composed the
Ninth Massachusetts Volunteers, whose
s-banner of green was foremost still,
With forty battles its green was red:
But, saddest of all, at Gaines mill.
Nhere the Irish Ninth in rows lay dead.''
They are the kind of men who at
Gettysburg, when about to charge into
the valley of strife, midst hurting shell
and Kissing ball, knelt, with bowed
,,1eads, While the priest of God lifted
mis- hands in benediction, and, when
the words of absolution were said,
stepped as one man down to death, as
20 holiday.
They are the same sort of men who,
IN discharge of duty, faced death at the
Haymarket in Chicago, and those who
found it III that hell of fire at the worlds
exposition.
They are the same kind of men as our
own fire laddies, members of our order,
who only last summer died rather than
shirk from the post of duty and danger.
= They are the sort of men | pray God
may ever give my country for citizens
myself for friends.
And yet. some people say they are
disloyal TO flag and country.
"Oh bigot Haunting in sudden zeal
Your brand-new banner, assorted bv none
How can you know the love we feel
For the flag we lifted in Sixty-one?