The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-04-24

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boston harbor, he WI 1robably find
some Of us as ready % begin as himself
(cheers). BY all means Let US have our
demands moderately and constitutions
ally stated, let us ha4e TO help Of men
i! Of every class and creed so far as the
general Justice Of thecafe is concerned;
but when it comes tdIa question Of how
we are to enforce that demand it's the
men who have their hearts In the work
and the men who are prepared to give
their liberties and their lives to the
work that alone have ever accom-
plished or ever will accomplish any
thing for Ireland against all Corners
loud cheering). That is why I con-
TESS attach more importance to re-
cent speech of Mr.. Harrington (cheers)
in Ireland than to all those full dress
/ debates and drawing room Populations
to English ministers. Isneed not tell
|.you what is our attitude on the ques-
ton of reunion with our Parnellite fell
low countrymen. We are; and always
have been, for shaking hands all around
| (cheers) with all sections of Irish Ma
|stionalists. Whether or not Mr.. Har-
rtngton will succeed in. reuniting the
National ranks do not know, but do
know that If he fail it will be through
mo fault Of our side, and 4 do not think
that. even Mr.. Dillon s bitterest enemy
will say that it is he who is likely to
stand in the way of peace of reconcilia-
ton by any unreasonable or acrimoni-
Gus word or deed of his tcheersJ. More
than that, I venture to say that, III spite
Of. all the; frantic efforts of that little
handful Of newspaper men and mem
bers of parliament to keep dissension
alive, there is among the Parneliftes of
the country deep and growing and IT.
resistible feeling that this diabolical
work of discord among Irishmen must
stop (applause). We have combined on
the same platform in the cause of am
nesty to the unfortunate political pris-
oners, and will, I hope; 90, on combin-
ing and protesting until their prison
doors are burst open: WI have COM
bined on that amnesty platform with
out a single UNPLEASANT word or incl
dent, and I am bound to say that chat
result is due above ALI other men to
the courage, wisdom, and single-mind-
edness Of my friend John Daly icheers).
trust it may not be- found impossible
to secure that we shall combine again
in a campaign against the detestable
curse of landgrabbing tcheersl. that we
shall come united1y to:the rescue Of the
evicted tenants and. raise a fund that
will enable them I'd easTY. ON the fight
for their homes, which Is really not
their own; fight, but the fight Of Ire
!! land. cloud cheersJ. There is one other
platform on which I cannot imagine
any difficulty in the way of combina-
ton among all genuine Irish National
alists, and that is to save our nation
from the disgrace Of leaving desolate
in her old age the. mother Of the man
who beyond all doubt was one of the
three greatest leaders with whom Ire
land was ever blessed. Cloud cheeringj.
In that way it is not too much to hope
that we may go on from year to year
coming nearer and nearer to one. an
other, Judging one another more kind
", until some day; or another we will
clasp hands again under the old banner
Of united Irish party, whose only enc
mics will be the :. enemies of Ireland,
and whose only aim, purpose and am5i-
tion in life will be. the accomplishment
of Ireland's freedom Cheers. In one
word the best means Of paving the way
for a larger and more united party
hereafter is to carry out Loyalty and
steadfastly the decisions Of the Irish
Race Convention OF !: last September,
which remains and will remain the
most sovereign representative authority
through which the Irish race has ever
spoken (cheers).
Worlds Oldest Wooden Building.
The oldest wooden building in the
world is said to be a church in Bur-
gund, Norway, which was built in the
eleventh century. It has been protected
against the inclemencies Of the weather
by repeated coats Of pitch. It is built of
pine, in rather fantastic style of ar
chitecture, with countless small pointed
towers and the interior very deliberately
carved. A stone altar stands within it's
walls, but divine service is no longer
performed in it. =
( A reception wis rendered to Arch
bishop Ryan, z'Philadsaphia, at the
Academy Of Music IN that CITY on Thurs
day evening, April e, on the occasion
of the celebration Of the 18th, anniver-
sary of his consecrat 20 bishop. The