The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-06-30

1911 account OF tnaC DatCle. was inter-
ested to read a few days ago some of
the English accounts. One account in
cludes these words:
"'The action has shown the bravery
of the kings troops, who, under every
disadvantage, gained complete victory
over three times their number strongly
posted and covered by breastworks, but
they fought for their king, their law and
constitution
"That sounds like the account some
of the emasculated Americans in our
day would give of the fight. But Gage
wrote to Lord Dartmouth, then minister
for the colonies:
"'The number of the killed and
wounded is greater than we could afford
to lose. The trials we have had show
that the rebels are not the despicable
rabble too many may have supposed
them to be-
"Burgoyne and Clinton, who saw the
battle from Cops Hill, have also writ
ten their impressions Of the battle in
1775. There were two English accounts
historical in their nature. One of these
it is thought, was written by Edmund
Burke, and was published in the Annual
Register OF that year.
"To all Americans, Bunker Hill was
battle cry and inspiration during the
seven long years of war necessary to
obtain our independence Today its
memories should rekindle our patriot
ism, and prompt us to recall the story
Of the men who died that new republic
might be born. We know they believed
in God and had high ideals. Can we
say, as we look about us, that we cherish
any high ideals? Are we not rapidly be-
coming nation of money worshippers?
Men may wreck railroads, be false to
their trusts, defraud laborers OF their
wages, barely escape prison, die de-
spised. Lo, and behold, their children
and descendants, in our vulgar, COM
monplace age, are the leaders of our So
called society. Property is exalted, and
man, the finest fruit earth holds up to
its Creator is despised unless he can
go upon the scales and throw into the
other scale, one by. one, dollars enough
to tip the balance.
"Do I exaggerate? Go into Our large
cities. What do you find? A wealthy
leisure class, who are given to the mere
selfish spending of money for their own
qualification, and another class operat-
ing OH the stock exchanges, who would
cheat their own father and brother il
they could make money by so doing. Ii
this republic is to live, let us study the
lives and emulate the deeds OF the men
who made sacrifices that we might en-
JOY the blessings OF democratic form
of government Materialism is not prog
ress in its highest sense. True progress
can only be achieved by earnest, God
fearing men and women, ready to excr-
else self-denial, to live, or to die, if
necessary, as the men did who fought
and died at Bunker Hill
After President General Gargan's ad-
dress he introduced Colonel John C.
Linehan OF New Hamp1'' ire, who spoke
upon the men of Irish birth or blood
at the battle of Bunker Hill. Colonel
Linetan confined his remarks largely to
New Hampshire people.
After discussion OF some pre-revolu-
tionary racial questions Colonel Linehan
said, among other things:
"Wc do not desire to attach the word
Irish to everything, but we insist on
our rights to place it where we believe
it belongs, for instance, to the founder
of the American navy, Commodore John
Barry, and to Vice-Admiral Stephen C.
Rowan, as we'll as to the men and their
sons who served with them in the navy,
and to those of Irish birth or parentage
who fought with Stark and Reid at the
rail fence, or fell with Warren and Me-
Clary at Bunker Hill"
From search of the official records
Colonel Linehan said that he found 234
distinctively Irish names in the 1000
men engaged on the patriot side at the
battle OF Bunker Hill
His own opinion was that fully one
third OF those engaged on the side OF
the colonists were OF Irish blood. He
instanced Colonel Rcil of New Hamp-
shire, whose parents were Irish, and that
of Colonel Stark, who came OF Scotch
father and an Irish mother.
Among the colonels Of the revolution
ary army were Mooney, Kelly, Long,
Mcconnell, Mcdonnell, John and Mich
acl McClary, Captain Bryan McSwee-
ney, Captain Eben Sullivan and General
John Sullivan, from New Hampshire.
From Maine came Captain Daniel
Sullivan and his brother James.
During the long siege of Boston the
O'Brien brothers of Maine immortal
lied themselves by their daring deeds on
the ocean, Pennsylvania sent John Ho-
gan, Richard, William, Thomas and Per
cival Butler.
Mr.. Linehan was proud of the 1861
men furnished by New Hampshire for
the fight at Bunker Hill.
Captain Samuel McKeever, United
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