The San Francisco call., 1896-03-05

OF the people. And that programme was car
rleo out. 1t was In this way the reformation
entered Ireland. For fifteen years the whole
OIL ireland was engaged in resisting the power,
untii tii the whole country was virtually burned
Diack. And the English general wrote his
queen: YOU have nothing but carcasses and
asnes TO rule over Elizabeth then remarked
IN tones or great relief: AT last these Irish are
crushed; they will never trouble my court any
more.'n
The orator spoke of Hugh O'Neil, the
nephew of one of the chiefs of Ireland,
whose love of Ireland and whose devotion
TO the cause of her liberty, he said, could
only be compared TO that of the illustrlous
patriot who died few wears ago-Charles
Stewart Parnell. [Cheers and applause.]
He was educated in England at the sugges-
tion OF the Queen, SO as 10 wean him from mis-
country. He fefgned loyalty to England, ana
Elizabeth, who always had weakness Tor
handsome Irishmen, made quite favorIte OF
him. ONeil made love to Elizabeth. which
attentions she accepted in good faith He was
granted many privileges, and among other
things was allowed to raise a regiment OF S00
men of his own choice, all picked men.
nslaca =, ne g9s na y, No shinoad Of
lead 10 repair the roof OF his mansion But ne
imported about twenty shiploads, ana soon
after there were rumors that the women OF
Ireland were casting bullets in the night. he
also reeonciled all the contending factions
and in June, 1895, General Morris saw the
red hand of Tyrone beckon1ng him TO
come on.
He then reviewed all the famous battles
in whihc Irishmen had fought either in
the interests of their own country or in
in those of the monarchs and rulers who
had befriended them, winning long and
hearty applause from the ladies III the
audience while referring to the vaior Of
the Irish women at the first siege OF Linn
eriek.
Mention was made of the gratitude of
Louis XIV to the Irish, and the privilege
granted all Irishmen of becoming subjects
of France on their mere request There
was no A. P. A. about Louis XIV" said
Mr.. Finerty in concluding his relation of
this incident.
His description of the battle of Fontenov
was fine piece of graphic portrayal
mixed with rare eloquence. When he
came to the relation of how the Irish
Brigade of the French King saved the
day the audience burst into wild applause.
'Their best eulogIum," said the speaker,
''was pronounced by the King OF England
when ne heard of the events of that fate
full 18th OF May, 1745, and exclaimed:
"Cursed be the laws that deprive me of
such soldiers"
In the army of George Washington were
numerous Presbyterian and Catholic lrishmen
who had been driven out of their native coun-
try. The Scotch-Irish were not discovered in
those days 1 respect the scotch, but have no
use for those double-barrelled fellows The
Irish Presbyterians were true Irish patriots.
In 1900 the Irish Catholics were fye-sixths
OF the population, and YET they were not repre-.
sented in the independent Parliament OF Ire
land. When the American war broke out
Grattan got his Parliament, But when 1t
ended that Parliament ended. Irish Catholics
and Presbyterians organized under Wolf Tone.
Ireland has always Deen essentially Catholic,
but her leaders, from Wolf Tone to Parnell.
with the single exception OF 0Connell, were
all Protestants. Henry Flood, Thomas Adds
Emmet, Fitzgerald, and that idol of the Irish
heart, Robert Emmett, were all OF the opposite
faith.
No Irish Catholic was ever elected from a
Protestant constituency and we have always
begged them to join the shamrock and the
orange to strike against England.
Ro bert Emmet was not a Catholic. He was
born a Protestant, brought up among Protest.
ants. He saw his brother exi1ed; he saw the
depression of his country; he was expelled
IRON Trinity College-brief1y. his plan was to
organize force in Dublin to take the barracks,
to storm the Castle, to run up the green flag.
The people were with him, but he was disap-
pointed by those who said they would stay
with him.
He could have escaped, bat he loved fair
and beautiful woman; he returned and met
Ann Deviin.
She was coerced that she might betray him,
but she said: 81 don't want your blood money,
| don't know where Robert Emmett is" The
rope was put about her neck and she was lifted
in the air. but they could not wrest the secret
from her; they could not wrest her fidelity
from him. 1t was a man who betrayed En-
met.
Emmett never complained. At the trial he
met the tyrant Judge with the tongue OF genius.
He said in those words that viii ring forever
that he defied the court that condemned him..
Moore has preserved the last speech OF Emmett
in words immortal.
The orator here drew a picture of the
execution OF Emmet on the Goth OF
Septembe 1893, in Thomas street, Dublin.
IF this country had failed against Eng
land" he said in conclusion, s'that country
would have treated George Washington
the same as Emmett" The speaker con-
tinued:
His epitaph may never be written, but his
epitaph is written in the hearts OF his country
men. His noble life and death should incite
US 10 greater action. Ireland has leader
above the clouds. The God OF liberty never
deserts those who fight for liberty.
Mr.. Finerty closed by denouncing the
A P AS and eulogiZing the Irishmen of
Catholic faith who had fought and died
for the country to which they had sworn
allegiance.
The gathering dispersed with the reading
of resolutions favoring the release OF Irish
political prisoners in English dungeons
and the singing of ''God Save Ireland"