The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-31

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in the parade were as follows:
Meisters Band.
Mullen Division, A. o. H. 80
Parke Division. A. o. H.
Benwood Division, A. o. H. sd 500
Carriage containing speakers.
Cathedral Cadets with drum corps.
ll4 Polish Society.
st. Alphonsus Society.
The Cathedral Cadets made fine APP
pearance, and excited favorable com
ment all along the line OF march. The
programme at the ,disbanding point
opened with the patriotic selection,
Rally Round the Flag" by :Nester's
band, after which Bishop Donahue
made his address from the vestfbuie.
which was appropriately decorated.
Within It sat, besides the bishop.
Fathers Mullen, Paquin, Harris. Alt
meyer. Moye and Mcbride; ex-Sheriff
w. c. Handlan. John A. Howard,
Charles H. Ray, James Flanagan and
Gus Hasenauer. Ess7
Bishop Donahue's address was chiefly
q REPUTATION of the inputation that
Catholics were not loyal to their coun-,
try, and in support of his argument to
the contrary he spoke with vigor and
eloquence. He branded the charge as.
utterly false, and quoted extensively TO
show that Catholics had always been
ready to take up arms for the stars and
stripes. He referred to the distinguish
ed part Catholics bore in the Revolution,
,agains. British oppression, recitIng the
deeds OF Charles Carroll, of Carrollton,
and went into more details concerning
their part on the Union side in the civil
war. In the latter war he instanced the
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Meagher, with his Irish Brigade, General
and General Phil Sheridan.
Catholics, said the bishoc@ye fought
and bled for the flag, as history will
show, and he asked those who say Cath
olics are not loyal TO read the history OF
the United States. Herbrought cheers
from his audience when he said that.
what Catholics did In the war OF the.
Revolution and in the civil war, they
were prepared now to do IN this war
with Spain. Speaking In n humorous
vein, Bishop Donahue said that on the
dead mems list would be found the
names OF Kelly and Burke and Shea.
Gunner Pat Mallon fired the first gun
from the gunboat Nashville. In this war
with Spain, and It was Reagan who
was laid PROSTATE on the deck OF the
Marblehead the other day.
The Anglo-Saxon race had trouble
with Spain before, and when the Irwin
chile Armada threatened England, which
then didn't boast of the navy she pos
seSss to-day. the Protestant queen,
Elizabeth, put in command OF her re-
pellIng force the Catholic, Lord Howard,
OF Dillingham; And" wittily remarked
the bishop, turning to one side and lay
Ing his hands on Mr.. Towards Shout
ders. II know this Howard stands ready
to shed his blood in full, free and I'M
qualified allegiance, for there Is nothing
In his faith that prohibits him; and
have knowledge of the Catholic faith
and do solemnly proclaim that no tenet,
principle or maxim IS there In It which
prohibits Catholic, be he Irish, Ger
man, Pole or Hun. from standing up-as
he ought to do-for this flag We raise
here to-day"
Continuing. the bishop said there were
Catholic boys from the Eighth ward in
the West Virginia regiment at Chicka-
manga, and he said the flag would be
placed over the Eighth ward Catholic
school with the knowledge that no doc
trine would be taught against loyalty
to the starry banner they loved. 1t
would be raised without mental reser-
walton, but with q high resolve to fight
for the flag through thick and thin. In
cidentally In his address, Bishop Dona-
| hue paid his respects to the old Know
Nothing party, and Its principles as adj
| vocated in the present day,he remarkirg
that many of those claiming the Cath
| ole faith to be un-American were them
| selves not connected with any church,
and never darkened the door NJ any
| church.
Mr.. Howard, the next speaker, made
| an excellent address, add the latter
part Of It had patriotic ring that
| caught the crowd. He began by saying
that hereafter there need be no question
| where Catholics ought to stand In this
war with Spain. All Catholics had &C.
| caslon to resent the imputation tina!
they were not always loyal to their flag.
hence there was no room Tor doubt ar
| ter Bishop Donahue's speech :and in i'd
vance, the head Of the church In West
| Virginia had said: Take up arms for
your country's nag" Mr.. Howard said
| he saw no reason why his fellow coun-
trymcn OF different faiths thought they
had q right to monopolIze the nag. 1T
Is ms much ours" he said, 'as theirs,
and theirs rs well as ours"
country, said Mr.. Howard, we see the
| flag followed unanimously. When the
| flag was first designed there were Tories
to boot ut It, but now united country;
| with no north or SOUTH but oil In one.
common foe. "The spaniardd call 10
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