The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-06-04
and most sanguinary engagements in
Irish annals-until finally poor gener-
alship and faulty discipline lost what


alship and faulty discipline lost what
Spartanic valor had won. (Applause)
They could go in spirit to the old
town of Arklow, in historic Wicklow,
lying upon the sands of it's bay and con-
jure up that terrible day in June, 1898,
when the devoted priestly chief, Father
Michael Murphy, by his soldiecly con-
duct and matchless example, led on his
people to victory, until an English bull
let laid him low. Then that great fight,
which Ireland had all but won, failed.
The army, deprived of its boldest chief,
hes1tated. 1t was drawn battle-the
narrowest escape England had had in
Ireland for generations, but, by that
fatal hesitation, Irelands cause was
lost; but lost without dishonor. Dub
lin was saved to the English interest,
and all that Ireland gained by Arklow
was deathless military renown, con-
ferred by the British generals them
selves, on the peasant rebels" of Wex-
ford and Wicklow. Continued an
plause.)
Nor was it the Catholic South alone
that maintained Irelands military
pride. Down in the Protestant North,
the brave Presbyterian insurgents. min
listers and laymen, made by their cour-
age, the battlefelds OF Antrim town.
Ballinahnch, Windmill Hill and
oalntheld immortal in their country's
annals-the ministers of the North died
WIN the Same patriotic resolution as
the priests OF the South, at the head OF
their people, under Monroe and Nc
Cracken. (Applause.)
And this was why, because Catholic
and Protestant blood was shed for Ire
land, in red '9S, on field and scaffold,
they could all come together there that
night not as Catholics or Protestants:
not as Celts or Normans; not as Danes
or Saxons; not as Orange or Green. but
simply as Irish men and Irish women.
With common cause and a united mr.
pose prolonged cheerng.)
Mr. Finerty then went briefly into
the further history, of '9S, in which he
referred to tho belated French expedi-
tons, the campaign in Mayo and Long
1ord, and the sad fate of Wolfe Tone
anu other unselish patriots. He paint
ed the atrocities of England througho,,t
the Whole struggle in lurd colors. and
IN this connection referred to the "ip-
horant affection some so-called Amer
leans retained for the atrocious, per-
hdlous power that made Ireland veri-
table hell on earth, and is still contin-
uing that policy.
When, in other times, America need-
Gu allies did she seek them among the
ancestors of Judas Chamberlain? noud
ana prolonged cheering and cries of
mo! no!D Ten years ago, he ubc
speaker). on a bleak winter day stood
Oh inc remains of the ramparts at VAL
icy fofSe. He saw, in fancy, the old
Continentals in their tattered oyercoots
or blankets, keeping guard on those
"lhd-swept, ice-nipped mounds: he
couiu almost see the bloody tracks
made in the long-melted snow of 1889
by the bleeding feet of those Paladins
OIL the Revolution, while the English
army, under Gen. Howe, held high car
nlVal IN their comfortable quarters at
Philadelphia. He had heard much of
late or the small size OF the insurpent
cuban army. and he had heard that
alleged fact used as an argument against
fTpplntn In
argument. There were only 300 Spar
tan soldiers at Thermopylae and all
nut one died for the glory and the lib
efty OF Greece; there were only 1876
Texans at the Alamo. when Santa Ann,
stofmed it, wading through pools of
blood, and every man died at his posi-,
and the proud legend, "rhermopylac
had its messenger of defeat-the Alamo
mad none" is sculptured on tho arch
way OF the temple where they died
leaving behind Il legacy Of fame and
liberty perpetual. cloud applause.)
AT valley Forge suffering from every
privation that can affect the most roso-
lutte, Washngtons battaions melted
away until, at last, less than 5000 men
remained under his command; but that
hooic hearl never fatered; that iron
determination never weakcned-fosci-
mated by courage that would not
despair. when all else was desuair
around him, that feeble remnant of an
army chung to It's intomitablc chier
and, at last heroic constancy bronnht
lts reward. Nppause) Ireland po-
land, France beheld and understood--
the ileet OF gallant Gau came march
ing across the decp--the countrymen of
Lafayette thrilled to the martial music
OF his voice-the white coated prena-
diers OF King Louis aligned themselves
With the faded torn buff and blue
and marched against Ireland's ancient
zoe, CORVALLIS, at Yorktown. where
before the united forces Of their arms
the British flag came down from lie
naughty height, and was furled in the
humiliation Of defeat and surrender.
Ihere are those, born on this soil, who
would raise ii again, and unfurl II
to insult the American sky, which 1t had
too long dsfigured-those CHASTITY blend