The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-09-23


is well to raise monuments to the brave
and true when the task to which they
devoted their noble lives is accom-
plished by their descendants. The
noblest monument that could be erected
to their memory would be the liberia
ton of ireland. If a memorial were to
be erected tomorrow over the grave Of
every Irishman who died that Ireland
might be free, such an event would
make no impression on the British gov
ernment. 1t would not break single
link in the chain which binds the British
shark to its Irish prey. 1t would be
much better, more sensible, and re-
spect-begetting for the Irish people to
unite as one man and labor steadily
and zealously for the independence of
their country. No action on their part
would more appease the spirits of their
martyrs"
The utterances OF both Mr.. Harring-
ton and Mr.. Finerty should be needed
ky the Irisll-Americans before whom
John E. Redmond is to appear. When
in this country three years ago on a
lecture tour for his own benefit, he was
accorded cool reception. During his
absence Mr. Harrington proposed a
plan to reconcile the Irish factionists,
but his patriotic efforts were unavail-
ing because of Rcdmond's opposition to
unity. On his return home he kept
away from the Irish race convention
which many Instantaneous attended
as delegates, and he also kept away
from the unity conference held this
year at the Dublin rotunda. He has
not given his support to the United
Irish League, which is accomplishing
SO much under the leadership OF Will
lam O'Brien and Michael Davitt. In
the election OF last spring under the
local government act he gave aid and
comfort to Tories and succeeded in
electing on county boards some OF the
bittcrest opponents of Irish Home Rule.
His organ. the Dublin Independent, is
practically controlled by Harmsworth,
the proprietor Of the London Daily
Mail, and Englishmen do the most OF
its writing. In our opinion, and we say
it advisedly after mature elaboration,
John E. Redmond is wolf in sleeps
clothing and an ally OF the Tory party
under whose administration the Irish
farmers Of the West OF ireland were
dubbed and dispersed the other day by
Baliour's policemen for holding public
meetings to discuss their grievances in
accordance with the British constitu-
ton. Mr.. Redmond has kept aloof
from such meetings and finds it more
agreeable to come to this country to
sound the praises OF man who is dead
and gone, and to get money to build a
monument to his memory before unity
is effected among the Irish people.
The cause OF Ireland is paramount to
the cause OF any individual, and if Irish
men are anxious to raise monuments to
departed patriots let them first COM
mence with Emmett. While Cubans,
Filipinos and Beers have been ready to
shed their blood for sweet liberty Irish
men have been wasting their energies
on Twill O the wisps." Let them unite
solidy against their oppressors, cast off
the foreign yoke, and make their nation
free and grand or perish in the at
tempt After achieving independence
the Irish people the world over will sub
scribe for a monument to the martyr
Emmett and inscribe upon it the epitaph
for which his spirit has been vainly
waiting for ninety-six years.