The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-18
ST. PATRICK'S PARADE
CROWDS OF PEOPLE THRoNG THE
STREETS WEARING THE GREEN.
The street Demonstration Is Followed
by N Meeting mt TomIinson
Hall-The Addresses.

Nearly everybody who had occasion to go
on the street yesterday afternoon wore a
bit OF green ribbon or an imitation sham
rock in honor OF ST. Patrick's day. The
occasion was observed with great ceremony
f. this city. The weather early yesterday
morning was ideal. The sky was clear and
gave promise of a beautiful afternoon. But
during the morning an occasional cloud
appeared, and I'm the afternoon a raw wind
came up. Still the weather was not I'M
comfortable enough to keep the people at
home. and at o'clock. the hour announced
for the parade 10 start. the streets were
thronged with people. The green could be
seen everywhere, and almost every one who
came out wore it.
The parade started from the corner of
Illinois and Maryland streets shortly after
o'clock. William Flynn was the grand
marshal, and he had many aids. Maurice
Donnelly and Peter Delaney were his chief
aids. The first division included the Boys
Father Mathew Brigade, in charge of Cant
KeIleher. The brigade has a large drum
and bugle corps, and the youngsters ex-
ecuted some first-class martial music. In
the first division was another company of
youth in uniform and carrying miniature
muskets in charge Of Captain Carney. In
this division were also the Lieber Zouaves
commanded by Captain Louis Fox, the
knights of Father Mathew Friendly Sons
OF St Patrick and the Ladies' Auxiliary
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, in car
riages. William Curry was in command of
the second division, which included four
divisions of the Ancient Order of IIiber-
mans. p. j. O'Mahoney was in charge of
the third division. which was composed
of two division of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians and the Young Mems Institute
In carriages rode Mayor Taggart and other
citizens and members Of the Catholic
clergy. Each division had one or more
bands and the air was full of the lively
strains that thrilled true Irish hearts.
For an hour or more the parade passed
through the principal streets and then
wound up at Tomlinson Hall. A large
crowd was already waiting at the hall to
listen TO the exercises. The different asso-
Citations marched into the hall, headed by
the bands, and filed into the seats reserved
for them. All OF the front part OF the
hall had been arranged for the organiza-
lions taking part in the parade. The bands
filed the great hall with their music, and
there was much cheering and hand-clap-
ping
AT TOMLINSON HALL.
Grand Marshal Flynn introduced Mayor
Taggart as the chairman of the afternoon.
Mayor Taggart spoke briefly of the signifi-
canoe of the day. referring 10 the fact that
in England they were allowing the Irish to
wear the green or this particular day.
Mayor Taggart spoke of the valiant brav-
cry of the Irishmen and of their record in
the Spanish-American war, where they
were found fighting on the side of the
Americans. Mayor Taggart introduced
Henry n. Span, whose remarks were
punctuated with cheers. In the course of
his talk he made special reference 10 the
Anglo-Saxon race and explained that he re-
ferred to England. In part he said:
so selfish, so full of greed, has been the
conduct of this Anglo-Saxon race that it
has not friend among civilized nations.
1t has robbed and bullied till the world has
grown weary of 1t, and to-day IL stands
alone against the world. Is ii not remark
able that in this war against the Beers,
carried on in the name of civilization, the
AnglO-Saxon race has not friend except
n few badly informed newspapers and An
giomaniacs in this country? Why is this?
At is because the whole world knows that
civilization Is but a pretenSe. Ii is the
glitter Of South African gold and the scin-
tillation of her diamonds that brought
about this wOrld-infamous attempt to wipe
out an independent people
I'm the face of God the Irishman and the
Dutchman have just as good a right to
work out the genius of their race as has
the self-lauded Anglo-Saxon. The only
claim TO superiority that the latter has is
in men and money. Men and money do not
make right. The world has reached that
stage where ideas are stronger than bat
"a lot nNf rfva -INf1e
but in the end ideas prevail. England con-
quered Ireland many hundred years ago,
but the conception Of Irish freedom still
lives, as jubilant as II did before Henry
Island England may conquer the Beers,
but Paul Kruger and the gallant men and
women who stood by him will live, and
their ideas of liberty will live long after
the genius OF the Anglo-Saxon race has ex-
hausted all the gold mines of the world.
we have heard great deal of talk
lately about England being our mother
country. \ lot of rhapsodical statesmen
and adjective editors have been telling
us what a noble country England. the
mother country, is. and how we, children
OF hers, ought to love and revere her.
Mother country She has not been even
a stepmother. She has tried TO rob us.
she has bullied US, she tried to whip US
and she Joined with our enemies and tried
10 humiliate US. Oh how we Americans
ought 10 love her. Such a mother as she
would be fined IN the police court for
cruelty 10 ner OFFSPRING. But WY mother
country? The. pilgrim fathers came from
England originally but they were kicked
out. Where else have American ancestors
come from? Are We Englands progeny?
No. indeed, The blood of many nations
flows in our veins. The whole of Europe
is mother country.
I'VE are proud to be Americans but we
are far from proud of being classed as
Anglo-Saxons. With US civilization means
more than acquiring territory or charging
trade. 1t means TO give the uplifting hand
10 all men who are struggling toward the
light When has the Anglo-Saxon wasted
his blood and treasure as We Americans