The Irish standard., 1897-09-18


United States during the last fifty years.
and what Mets they doing ever since it
now, in ARaeraca. they were not 2O0OO.-
900 strongh (Great laughter and pro-
longed chesr{pg.) That argument was
corker. (Cheers and laughter.) Then
there were the Germans. and the French.
and the Poles. and the Bohemians, and
the Scandiaayians and the rest-had
they, too. been idle? Applause and
laughter.), There was only corporars
guard Of English here-outside the SOL
diers-at the time Of the Revolution.
How could their descendants increase
and multiply, so as to make this nation
Anglo-saxon? (Cheers.) And most Of
the few English, with some American
Tories. fed to New Brunswick when
Washington triumphed and had their
loyal" noses frozen blue. (Laughter.)
They had been trying to get back ever
since. but had not succeeded. CAP
plause.)
The creed of Ireland had been re-
ferred to by the brilliant young priest
worthy representatives of st. Patrick
who had preceded him. He (the speak,
err revered that ancient creed, and
hoped the Irish race would never de-
part from it; but he had caught
glimpse of the fine array and the flash
ing flag Of the Clan-na-Gael Guards,
and was reminded by them that there
were also other creeds which some good
Irishmen and Irishwomen professed.
, cloud cheers.) He had seen the green,
white and orange fag-the Tricolor of
MISUNDERSTANDING in the summer sun.
| and tossed heavenward that day by the
winds of freedom. (Applause.) That
! flag stood for the union of the creeds on
political and patriotic lines.> loud and
prolonged cheers.) Had not Moore, the
national poet of Ireland, truly and nobly
written
Erin. thy silent tear never shall cease,
Erin, thy languid smile neer shall in
crease
Till, like the rainbows light.
Thy various tints unite,
And form, in heavens sight,
One arch of peace!
cloud and prolonged cheers.) Even so,
the green stood for the ancient color of
Ireland, often defeated, but never dis
honored (applause), the white for the
broad platform on which all men and
women wig; loved Ireland could stand
(applause), and the orange for that Sec
tion Of Irish Prctestants who celebrated
the conquest of the Boyne, and too often
forget that they triumphed over their
own countrypen. But let them cele-
brate the HQQXpe-let them triumph all
they chose1T7lls,t. them do what they may,
if they will q only remember that Ireland
is their country; that to her they owe
; lilial allegiance and not to stranger
land-et them, he said. triumph all
they chose. if,las Irishmen. they would
| unite with their Catholic brethren
against England, the common enemy.
Enthusiastic 7applause.) How often
/ had that rapturous invitation been sent
out from the Irish Catholic heart to the
Orangeman's heart for the sake of Ire
land, and always, alas, in vain! Yet
again they would make the effort. If
there were any Irish Professionals pres
ent Voices, There are some"). Well,
then. he would send forth again from
| that vast Catholic assemblage-under
the shadow Of the Hibernian monument,
and almost under that Of the shaft
which rose in the same ground above
! the dust of the Irish Nationalist de-
parted-the truest and bravest Of the
race-in the presence of the vested
priests OF tho Catholic church, who had
blessed the splendid memorial of piety
and love-he would again send forth
from the Catholic heart the invitation
| to their Protestant, to their Orange
brethren. to bury the past, with it's Bit
ter and bloody memories, and unite with
them in the great task Of lifting Ireland
again to her feet. as sovereign and
independent nation. prolonged and
vehement applause) In the cause of
Ireland they had no Professionals, no
Catholics, no North, no South, nor East
nor West-they were only Irishmen, de-
srous Of lifting the old cradle-land of
their race from bondage, and famine and
despair. They had but one enemy-Eng-
land Let them unite against her and
drive her finally from the fair land she
desecrated and devoured. (Applause.)
In doing this. they would violate no
duty Of American citizenship. Grand
as had been their American destiny,
, proud as was their position-each day
growing prouder--in the great republic
of their love and pride--while Ireland,
the land of their birth. or of their sires,
remained in bondage, they had not at
tanned to their full capacity as the citi-
zens Of a free country. (Applause)
800 Reward, 800.
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and