Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-04
EMMET'S DAY.
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Which nv q dg ing IEpubllCs Dul d uNlIlR
nationality, gave ear 1t was during
this time that Emmett burst into the
highest realms of oratory. Like Hor-
tensius, he w as an orator in his 18TH
year. His first speech, Moore tells us.
commanded universal admiration, his
success was so great Never before since
the art of eloquence was brought from
Greece had the cultivated listened to
speaking so musical and magnetic.
The great Napoleon gave It as his
opinion, when chained to the rock of
St Helena, that in a 100 years Europe
would be either Cossack or republican!
That imperial prophecy is being real
lied in our day. The old earth shakes
20 and fro with the earthquake throbs
Of revolution. AS one Of the cham
pions of European liberty once said in
burst of eloquence, Put it to a vote
and all Europe, by an overwhelming
majority, would declare that the only
gospel preached by the heavens and the
earth is land for the landless, homes
for the homeless. and the fruits of the
earth to the tiller thereof
Poland at the foot of her sacred al
tars prays for the republic! The dead
heroes of Hungary in their graves in
Buda cry out for the republicl Italy in
the studio, among the ruins, in the
castle of st. Angelo, Italy the beautiful
the gifted, the sorrowful prays for the
republic! Ireland clasps to her green
bosom the image of Robert Emmett, the
child of her heart, who presided in his
brilliant youth and changed the gibbet
into an altar. and demands the repubici
Cuba. the loveliest isle on our south
ern border, prosecuted and plundered.
with half a million of her. people under
the sod, although In chains, fights for
the repubhci 1t is the age of martyrs.
Glory to the Cuban patriots! May their
country soon expand into independence
beauty and freedom! Garlands of flow
ers for the dead heroes. cheers for the
living soldiers and defenders! Glory
glory to the great captains of the army
whose patriotic proclamations are seeds
shaken from the tree of life!S They
have struck deep into the world S
heart-tear them up and the sap will
turn to blood. Glory, glory to the he
roic and gentle women who chant in
battle the war songs of the nationi Re-
joice We children of sorrow, for the
days of your captivity will soon be over
and the nations will be thrilled with the
tidings that at the flash Of your steel
the torch of liberty has been lighted
GLORY, glory to the freedom-lovfng
Americans! Wherever the cry is heard,
Freedoms battle is begunp their
shearts warm to the lowly and the de-
throned and the stars upon our tri-
umphant banner fling a flood of radiance
over the holy war for mans rights, and
from a great multitude in our cities
and in our hamlets arises a loud shout,
and the word of their hearts is Amen
to Cuban independence, to Cuban re-
publicanism and to Cuban prosperity -
At the close of the lecture the O'Con-
nell Associates. with a number OF
friends, repaired Immediately to the
City Hotel, where a banquet compli.
mentary to the guest of the evening
was served. Rev Mr.. Pepper occupied
the seat of honor at the head table, anC
remained part of the evening, when
owing to impaired health, he was
Obliged to return TO his hotel. Landlord
Kessell of the City Hotel outdid him.
self in the good things he prepared fol
the banquet, the consumption of tht
menu requiring almost two hours A
| the end of the second course, Toast
master Underwood trapped for order
and introduced the guest of the eve
| ming to respond to the toast, "Emmet.' >
The gathering received the speaker
with three rousing cheers and a tiger
Mr.. Pepper excused himself on the score
of i'll health, and then delivered an ad
dress as inspiring as that delivered
earlier in the evening in Mechanic
Hall.
He said that Irishmen are known fo,
their purity of character. They never
deliver a blow below the belt. Emmet
was typical Irishman in this respect
and is loved because he loved ireland
and liberty. He was the first man who
placed his country's cause above that
of everything else, and in the fight for
MS country knew no differences Of re-
hglon or other matters. The speaker
then paid a tribute to Daniel O'Connell
and Tom Steele, both of whom, though
of different religious beliefs, are buried
in the same cemetery. The speaker
pointed out from this that liberty
makes brothers of us all; and as O'Con-
nell and Steele fought for the liberty of
their country, they were brothers and
therefore knew no differences in regard
to their last resting place. So he, a
Methodist in every fibre of his body,
says to Catholics: Let's stand together
shoulder to shoulder in the cause of
liberty, and if needs be sacrifice life in
its interests. The cause of liberty was
well espoused by the United Irishmen
of 9S, and the speaker prayed that he
might live to see the memory of those
patriots avenged. He referred to the
enthusiastic audience of the evening,
and declared that his love of Ireland
had been kindled to new brightness by
the love shown through the audience
He referred to tn Emnet Guards, and
declared he felt the company bearing
the patriots name would quickly re-
spond to aid in freeing Ireland, as its
predecessor did in responding to the
call of Abraham Lincoln He closed
with the prayer that Emmet's epitaph
may soon be written in the absolute in
dependence of Ireland.
After the banquet had been served,
the other speakers were introduced by
DR.. Underwood The first was Edward
j. Mcmahon, who responded to the
toast, 'Irishmen in America" He de-
clared that Rev. DR.. Pepper typifies all
that could be asked for in the ideal Am
erican citizen, and said that no better
citizen can be found in America than
those of Irish BIRTH Long before the
birth of the American republic, when
ireland was being torn to pieces by
Cromwell and his marauderS, the peo-
pie saw the star of the new land, where
the God-given rights were given to ey-
cry man. Long before the revolution
oppressed Irishmen flocked to this coun-
try, until at the time of the revolution
they made up one-siXth Of the popula-
tion Of the colonies. The PHILOSOPHER
has said that America is only another
name for opportunity, and history
shows that none have made more of
this opportunity than the men from the
Emerald Isle. The names of many Ir-
ishmen were signed to the Declaration
of Independence. The first naval cap
tain to fly the American flag, 'Saucy
Jack Barry" was an Irishman, ma
tive of Wexford
1t was he Gen. Howe of King Georges
forces offered 10000 guineas and the
command of a frigate of the line if he
would forswear his allegiance to Amer
lea and enlist in his majesty's service.
Barry spurned the offer, and replied that
there was not enough money in England
to make him give up his American citi-
zenship. The first general officer in the
continental army who gave up his life