The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-18

Hibernians of ST Paul did homage
to the memory of their patron saint
yesterday. and the outdoor exercises
held at the cathedral residence We're
largely attended.
At IL o'clock in the morning the pro-
cession formed at Cretin hall. march
ing down Sixth street and hating in
|. front of the cathedral house. AT the
head of the column was the Hibernian
band, with Thomas Hill leader and L.
j. Scanned drum major.
Officials of the various Catholic So
cieties of the city under command of
President Cannon, of the A. O. H., fol-
lowed in the lead of the Sons of Erin.
1t was a few minutes after II o'clock
when ranks were broken before the
ecclesiastical residence. where Father
LaWler and one or two other priests
were in waiting.
When the music of the band had
ceased, James G. Donnelly, the orator
of the Hibernians, moved up the steps
of the residence, and addressing Father
Lawler. said
Reverend Father:
The st. Paul divisions of the Ancient Or
der of HibernianS have delegated to me the
pleasing task Of conveying to you, as the
representative of the Catholic church. their
sincere regard and respect, this, the
anniversary of Ireland's patron saint.
In years of happy memory. it was the
the Irish Catholics of st. Paul to call upon
| the bishop of this diocese. and, while at
| testing fealty to holy mother. the church.
| TO declare anew their love for the old land
| beyond the and the land of their adop
ton.
The members of the Ancient Order of
| Hibernians make free to say that he is
| most loyal to country who is most loyal to
church; he is the best citizen who is most
devoted to his religious teachings, one of
which is respect and obedience to civil
authority.
We bea- aloft the banner of green and
| the Stars and Stripes. the one typical of
| the ceaseless struggle for liberty; the 9TH
| er, emblematic of liberty itself. He who
! loves not his native land, or were ashamed
| to proclaim his devotion and fealty to the
| land of his birth, is not to be found in the
! ranks of this order. But in loving the
! land of out nativity, we do not cease to love
| America, the land of the free and the home
| of the brave.
Need Irishmen proclaim from the house
| tops their loyalty to the Stars and Stripes?
| On every battlefield where the nations
| life was imperfled the ashes of thousands
| of 1reland's sons bear mute testimony to
their love of country; to their unSef1sh-
| ness; to their pure patriotism. They have
! risen to every emergency and fought side
| by side with the native born. l need only
| mention the names of Barry and Shields
and Corcoran and Kearney and Sheridan
| and countless others who led the Amer
lean hosts to victory on many field.
! -Four score Irishmen went down to death
less glory in the destruction of the Maine.
And who was it who prayed over the dying
and ministered to them but brave Cath
Ollie priest, the chaplain of the ship.
And If in the future our country should
be assailed by foes from within or with
out, at home or abroad, such Irishmen as
go to compose the Ancient Order of Hi
benians can be depended upon to rally in
defense of national honor.
An Eloquent Response.
rather LAWYERS response was an eloquent
effort. He said in part:
l thank you with all my heart for the
honor you have conferred. The clergy of
the cathedral appreciate most fully these
expressions of loyalty and good will to
state ard church. We admire you for your
love of country not only the country of
your adoption, but the country of your
birth. Erins sons today no matter where
they CO. to what corner of the globe they
wander, they feel with the poet who said
''Of all the lands I have Travelled over, this
is the loyeliest I have met
You represent a that has passed
through 700 years of continuous struggle
for life and liberty. do not believe the
history OF Ireland has parallel in histcry
in this respect"
onstration today is un-Amercan and that
you should not carry Erin's flag side by
side with Cur glorious banner of the free. I
will stand for one people and for one flag
Tor our countryS stars and stripes with any
man. | will praise true Americansm with
any man, but l say emphatically that If by
youi ceiepTdtlon To-Day you snow America S
sympathy with a down trodden people be-
yond the sea, if by your celebration you
register your. protest against oppression,
then | claim that you are N very truth the
best exponents of the truest American
spirit that was ever fostered. And more
than that, you would be false to American
principles if you did otherwise You would
be false to American principles if you did
not spread to ether lands the doctrine of
human rights which is the foundation of
our splendid edifce Of liberty: What is
true Americanism If not opposition to tyran-
ny. If not the assertion Of the principle that
liberty is the birthr.ght of all men, if not
sympathy with every people. struggling to
be free whether that people be white or
black, whether that nation be Ireland or
Cuba.
True AmeTicauism stands for mans life
liberty ard the pursuit of happiness.
In conclusion, Father Lawler referred to
the patriots and heroes of Irish birth who
have died for American freedom, and closed
with Flea fer peace and unity.
The accession then reformed and marched
to Sixth and Robert Streets where cars were
taken fer Minneapolis