The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-09-24
BALLlNAMUCK'S FIGHT
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memory to the Irish people. (Cheers.)
hope that, while their memories may
not die. we who are celebrating their
glories today will agree not to refuse
them the only true tribute and adequate
work of homage. l ask you are we not
to learn to follow them in the spirit of
brotherhood, which made their conflict,
and which makes our conflict possible
today. (Cheers.) 1t was the union of
| Catholics and Protestants, of dissenter
and United Irishmen which made the
struggle Of 100 years ago possible, and
so in our struggle of today it was the
union of Irshmen Is years ago made
Irish nationalism the great force which
commanded the attention of the world,
which compelled recognition, which in
formed the minds of peoples, which
awakened the consciences of, at ans
rate, half Of the English people, and
which brought us to the very verge of
triumph. What dashed our hopes? Dis
cord among the leaders. What could in
a week revive those hopes and re-estab-
fish the Irish cause, and lead it to GER
tain victory? The reunion once again
OF Irish Nationalists. That would do it,
, That alone will do it. (Cheers.) What
then is the duty of every genuine Ma
tionalist9 To forget the past to cease
recriminations over the bitter and sad
past, and so wipe out from our breast
all feelings OF rancor with reference to
brother Nationalist, whom, we think,
have gone wrong; to recognize the fact
that we are now on political points prac-
tically as one, that there is no substan-
tial ground of discord as to what we
should do or as to how we should do it,
and to join hand to hand and fight
shoulder to shoulder By doing thus we
will pay the worthiest tribute to those
who died that our country might live.
| (Cheers.) You in Loneford are, be-
lieve. now we'll disposed towards forget
fulness of these divisions, and to shake
hands over the past and work together
for the future. | believe Irish Nation
rancors are dying out, and blessed men,
cries of the days when those now divid-
ed worked hand in hand to such great
purpose are now reviving Men who
have looked askance at one another now
greet one another with frank and open
smile and a friendly shake of the hands.
| These personal relations being restored,
/ their political relations ought to be re-
stored. too. We are working hard for
/ the evicted tenants, for the financial re-
lations. congested districts, and for the
celebration of the '9S centenary. The
men who are working together for these
purposes work together for the opera
I ton of the local government act, which
is going to put this country to tre-
/ mcndous test of its capacity for self
! government. Aye. and | ask you, can
not we work together for the supreme
and al-embracing object of home rule
/ Cloud cheers.) We can if we will Let
u.s. then, will it. 1t depends upon you
and men like you. Speak loud speak
strong, speak clearly. speak often. Show
reluctant leaders, If reluctant leaders
there be. the way. Let us swear a SOL
emn oath today that we ourselves shall
be United Irishmen for the redemption
OF Ireland. So we shall pay the only
worthy tribute to those United Irishmen,
and so shall they who died for Ireland
teach us to live, and il needs be, to die,
for her service. cloud checrs)