The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-24


B. H. Mcmahon, p. S. Gallagher Jas.
F. Ryan, Thomas Kenney John H.
Meagher, chairman of the democratic
city committee, James F. Guerin, Pat
rick ]. Calvin, DR.. NJ. 1. O'Meara, J. F.
O'Connor, Peter A. Conlin, E. NJ. MORT
arty, D. H. W. Cronin, T. A. Dowd of
Millbury James Scanlon, John J. Sex
ton, Thomas F. Harvey, James A
Athy, Mark N. Skerrett, Daniel F.
Fitzgerald, Capt. j. j. Moynihan,
Lieuts. NJ E. Hines and John F. Hur-
ley, John J. Mcdonnell, Michael Nc
earthly, Thomas ]. Kelly, DR.. w. ].
Delehanty, Dr. j. H. Kelly, Robert
Kessell.
Representative James H. Mellen, who
called the meeting to order, was re-
ceiyed with great applause. 1t went
the rounds of the hall three times be-
fore he was given a chance to speak
He said:
Ladies and Gentlemen In behalf of
the knights Of Robert Emmett and of
the O'Connel1 associates, 1 thank you
for your patriotic attendance here to-
night. As no doubt you are well aware,
this memorial anniversary commemor-
ates the hanging of three Irish patriots
on the 23d day of November, 1867, at
Manchester, England. The memory of
these mon, Allen, Larkin and O'Brien,
will be ever kept fresh and green at
nome IL Ireland, in hostile England, in
far away Australia, and here in liberty
loving America. Our association has
ever commemorated this anniversary.
Tonight we do it in an extraordinary
way. We have with US two disting-
ulshed sons of Erin, representing that
advance guard Of noble Irish patriots,
VINO never will give up until Ireland
takes her place among the nations of
the earth and Robert Emmet's epitaph
is written.
They come here with mission that
must commend itself to every Irish
heart. ] will call attention to another
fact that makes this meeting a mem
orable one. Irishmen love liberty for
liberty's sake. 1t matters not whether
man be Celt, Saxon or a Puritan,
no one pays them greater honor than
freshmen. We have with us tonight
one who is honored the country over
as few others; one who believes that
all men are free, whether they are
white, black or brown; one who is
known the world over as statesman.
I have the pleasure to present to YOU
man of whose character AIassachu-
sets is so proud, Hon. George Frisbie
Hoar
1t may be hackneyed, but to say that
the applause that greeted Senator Hoar
as he came to the front of the platform
was the greatest manifestation of the
good will of his fellow townsnen ever
shown in Mechanics hall, is putting it
mildly. 1t is the literal truth. The sen
ator stood there some minutes, vainly
endeavoring to quiet the audience so
that he might speak The applause was
spontaneous, hearty and sincere. 1t
swept the hall like a tide The peo-
pie -clapped their hands, they cheered
and exhibited every manifestation of
unbounded enthusiasm. In the midst of
1t all Representative Mellen came for
ward and called for three cheers for
the senator, and they were given with
g will that fairly shook the hall
Senator Hoar said: Fellow Citiz rs:
That would be a dull and cold heart
that was not stirred to its profound sst
depths by this expression of your kind
ness. l have came here tonight, how
ever, not to obtrude my own personal
ity upon the attention of this audi
ence. fthe two gentlemen that are our
guests had no other title to our kindly
greeting, but that they were respeeta
bic and eminent leaders of the Irish
people in their struggle for liberty and
that one of them was the chief rnagis-
trate of that fair city Of Dublin a chief
magistracy that has continued in one
unbroken line for nearly 1000 years;
& that fair city that was the seat of
learning and civilization and art when
almost the whole of the rest of Europe
had not emerged from the darkness of
the dark ages the people of Worcester
have for him and his associate a cor
dial welcome. But the people of ireland
and the people of Massachusetts, have
had many tender ties in the past. When
the English invader held Boston, the
people of Ireland, although the sub
1ects Of the British crown, sent to us
across the sea, a welcome and gener-
Gus contribution of money. Many of
our most eminent military leaders have
been men of the gallant Irish race
"The foremost defender of America