The Irish standard., 1898-06-25

men and set going TINT glorious move
mcnt which is justly celebrated
throughout the world today with pride
wherever all Irish Nationalist lives, so
now tho women of ireland throughout
the southern towns and cities will fol-
low the example set TO them by the Ma
tionalst women OF Belfast and Will
form '9S clubs Of their own throughout
these cities. and will give the sane
powerful assistance as VAS given by tnc
ladies Of Belfast today to every demon
straton which il; being organized
throughout Ireland (cheers). Now ,he
question has often been asked Why we
celebrate the memories OF '9S, and men
have been asked why we recall these
bitter memories and stir thea up again.
\ NoicA-Why does America celebrate
Bunscr's Hill?
Mr. lillon-Quitc SO; Il very good an.
because We are a nation and be-
cause we are proud OF the men, who IN
dark and evil days :uaked their lives,
and all they had on Garth, for tho III
tional rights OF Ireland. And there
never WAS a nation Of men worthy OF a
place amongst the nations Of the earth
who did not rejoice 10 celebrate The ;in-
nivcrstrics of any gallant deeds Which
We're done in the course of their ma
tional history (hcar, hcal1; anl WHOM
VIC are asked why we celebrate the prin-
T. ar h, nf NV
asking why Go Americans celebrate tho
Fourth OF July. or why do Gngllshnlcn
celebrate the revolution, or any of the
grca' Gecds of their history Around
tho ants, as around the cvcnt, Of yS,
BIZ, memories gather, but there also
s., glorious memories, and on the
day on which lrcland--t;od forbid 1t
should ever arrivC-hut On the day OB
which Ireland would forget Wolfe Tone
and tho United Irishmcn her nunc
should bo blottcd from unlon., the ma
tions OF tho earth (h"ar. hrur) We
celebrate their memory hcc,luse after
100 years We believe in lhrir principios 3,
and We celebrate their u'"ls because
they fought, not only for !hc liberty OF
ireland, but for human liberty, and the
principles which they defended with
their blood have been the principles uf
every free people from the day OF tho
United lrislnlcn down to this hour, and
every advance that has been made in
asserting the liberty of Ireland Or of
any other nation has been Il triumph for
tho principles OF the United lrishmcn.
ind although they failel and thousands
Of men paid the forfeit with their lives
for their devotion to the principles of
freedom, yet the work i'll which they
wcro engaged, the cause for which they
fought and for which they died, lived
after them, and all that has come to
Ireland from that day to now In the
way OF emancipation and reform and the
freedom OF tho people Is, in my opinion,
the direct continuation OF the work and
the fruit of the sacrifices of the United
lrishmcn of '9S (chccrs).
a Noicc-And the men OF CT
Mr. Dillon-Ycs; but were not tho
men of 81 SUCCESSORS and imitntOrs OF
the men of '9s. 1t is that spirit: which
the mon of '9S had handed on from gem
Grafton to generation. which has called
forth from each generation of young
men tho same devotion, the game de-
termination to face danger in the cause
of principle and fol The SAX. OF Ireland
Which animutcs many Of You today,
! when you left ;,.nith'icld and did not
know but you woulL have 4 pretty hard
fight on the road. Today the Irish race
is scattered all over TIL" earth. Tho
greatest part OF the Irish race is In the
United States Of America. We have Az
land. We have ut least 10 milIions nf
lrisl, people in the United States, and
that is the greatest portion of our race.
nnd We are told today by the statesmen
of England that .hry have not rot Il
| friend left among all the nations OF
! Europe, and they are rather in "A tight
(; corner with the Russian people In the
| Far East; and What do they want!
| The, are hard hc5ct looking across the
| Atlantic, AMI say they must have an
| Anglo-SaXOn alliance (crics Of "NcVcr).
| They forget that lcr)aa The Atlantic
| there are others TO b" consulted besides
| the Anglo -SaXOns. Thor" are 10 mill
| lions of Irish, who have long memories
| md who will want 10 know before this
alliance Is concluded how Old Ireland Is
being treated, and, il England i'll her
| difficulty really desired the assistance
of America, she ought to have carried
out the policy of Mr.. Gladstone and Civ
! en- the Irish people freedom. will vcn-
turc to say that never, so long as Ire
| land Is denied her liberty, will there be
any alliance between lhc American pco-
pic ana the English people (chccraJ. l
| nave lived in America; | have travelled
through mos: of the American cities and
most ul the American states; | know
the power of our people there, and
know the feelings of their hearts, end
say that the Irish sonlimcn. of America
| will | thank God, have a powerful. and,
! [ believe, IL controlling voice in deciding
The question (hear, hcAr). noticed the
other day with satisfaction :.fat when