The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-05

| Inns SnCe-all true irish women ana
| patriots.
| In conclusion. the speaker said it was
| the hope of every Irishman that some
day they will see the flag of freedom
| wave over that isle which we all love
| so dearly. once in a while you find
| a man who laughs and SCOTS at our eff
| forts Though he may bear an irish
name, you will generally find he is a
West Briton at heart"
THE spirit is still there. Who shall
say that Emmett died in vain?" In his
large experience in Ireland and Amer
lea he had arrived at the conclusion
that there is nothing improper in APP
pealng to the sword to obtain the
rights of nations
Come veal or woe. let us all pray
God to speed the day when on the other
side of the Atlantic will be raised up
resenerated Ireland, the first flower
of the earth, the gem of the sea. God
speed the day when in unfading letters
shall IImmet's epitaph be written"
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Purcell's
remarks the applause was loud and
long.
Major Maginnis.
Chairman Cuddihy next called upon
Major Martin Maginnis for word or
two.
THE Honorable Major Maginnis of
| Helena" began Mr.. MaginniS. would
be in far better shape tonight if he had
not stopped off al Butte last night to
celebrate. On the east side 7 didn't
| have any banquets. but just as soon
| as | got over here I had all I wanted
| to eat and drink
| Mr.. Maginnis referred to the time a
| year or two ago when he spoke to an
| audience on a similar occasion. AT
! that time it seemed to me that all the
| ItiG ltO,n in do
| Some people talk about expansion. l
| think it is the Irish who are expanding.
| and l hope to God they will keep on
! expanding. The major referred to the
part taken by lrishmen in the late war.
He said the lists of killed and wounded
| in the battles and those who suffered
| death We're sufficient evidence of the
part taken in the war by Irshmen. The
| lists were filled with Burkes and Sui
| liVans and Sheas and O'Briens. The
| statement made by bigots that. as soon
as this country became involved with
a nation of the same religious belief
as Irishmen hold the Irish would not
enlist. had been entirely disproved. In
| fact it seemed the misfortune of the
| race to get into every other mans
| quarrel, but the day will come wher
| Irish blood will he shed for Ireland
| He declared that we do not want any
| entangling alliance with England Eng.
| land says to us that we should treat
| the Philippines as she has treated India
, God forbid that our fair name should
ever be blackened by such atrocities.
The speaker dWelt at length upon the
| subject of colonial expansion and said
that the United States did not want tc
| govern a people who were not capa BILE
of governing themselves. All will come
right in the end, though. p.
The Closing Song.
At the close of Major Maginnis' re-
| marks there was great applause, after
| which the audience arose and sang in
chorus God Save Ireland" as fol-
/ lows: ".r
| High upon the gallows tree, swung the
/ noble hearted three,
BY the cruel tyrant stricken in their
bloom:
| But they met him face to face with
the courage of their race.
And they went with souls undaunted
to their doom.
| God save Ireland. say we loudly, God
save Ireland, say we all,
| Whether on the scaffold high, or the
battlefield we die,
Oh! what matter, if for Erin dear we
Climbed they up the rugged stair, runs
their voices out in prayer
| While with England's cruel cor6
around them passed;
Close beneath the gallows tree. kissed
like brothers lovingly,
True to home and faith and freedom
to the last.