The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-19
IRISH BLOOD UP.
Judge Wi1here Of Philadel-
phia Just Wants a Chance
to Mang1e John Bull.
LECTURE AT ST. PETERS COLLEGE
Tremendous Cheers for Cleve-
land, the Monroe Doctrine
and the Prospect
Of War.
UNCLE SANS REsOLUTE SENATE
Boundary Commission Bill to Pass
Before Christmas-Increase of
the Navy.
ENGLISH PRESS STILL TALKING LOUD

In st. Peters College Hall, on Grand
street. last night, a lecture and enter
tainment were given under the auspices
of Division No. 2, Ancient Order of Hi
the order were in full uniform. The as
semblage was an enthusiastic one. The
Rev. Father William T. Mclaughlin
spoke briefly of the excellent features
of the order and was loudly applauded.
He introduced Judge Maurice F. Wilhere
of Philadelphia, who lectured on 1.-THE
Irfshnran as an American Citizen"
The speaker is chairman of the Ma
tional Directors of the A. o. H of A.
He began by saying that at least one
third of the people in this country have
Irish blood in their veins. Next to the
Irish the Germans predominant, he said.
The Germans were referred to as good
fellows. "An Irfshman loves liberty,
continued the speaker. England claims
to be the mother country of America,
and that is the greatest untruth ever
uttered. Eleven of the signers of the
Declaration of Independence were OF
Irish birth and descent This declara-
tion was greeted with applause.
There are thousands of things to show
that the Irish love liberty and make the
best citizens of America. Irishmen have
always taken part in the battles of this
country and never turned their backs
upon foe. Let those alleged patriotic
societies divest themselves of bigotry
nd o1n tha hon Sa1u in
the integrity of God and go to Gettys-
burg and see there what the Irish did
for America"
In speaking of England, he said she
was the ancient enemy of the Irish, hav-
ing banished Irishmen from their own
country without education, while other
nations educate and fit with trades their
people.
ENGLAND has now taken a stand that
it is going to regulate and determine the
Venezuelan boundary. She has gone so
far as to encroach upon Alaska, which
is a part of the United States.
1--WE do not now speak as Irish-Amer-
icans but as American citizens, who
value liberty and who do not propose to
tolerate any interference with the in
terests of our country
The applause was deafening, and the
speaker was forced to stop until it sub
sided.
Continuing, he said:-"I only hope and
pray that the opportunity will come for
Irish people to settle some Of their old
scores with England. We do not boast,
but let the opportunity come and when
we get through there will not be grease
crot laft of EnO1a md
The uniformed Hibernians shouted wild
ly. The Judge was surprised ait the out
burst of patriotism, and subsequently
said he believed every man in the hall
was ready to go and fight if he had given
the word.
In conclusion, he endorsed the action
of President Cleveland, and said it was
the plain duty of every citizen to pre-
pare himself to go to the support of the
head of the government. He spoke of
the civic duties of the Irish and of their
duties to church ard country, and ap-
pealed to all young men to join the A.
o. H.
The entertainment consisted of rescita-
ticns by William Quinn, songs by Miss
Katharine Quinn, M. J. Knoeller. John
d. Lyons, Thomas Hart and ]. H.
Burns. The drum and fife corps of st.
Peters Church rendered several selec-
tions