The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-16

en- of our ancestors in this" ne co mad sposko
used these words: I now invitn i!ttry, Le
tention:: We have besides these H Seut de-
sGen nGe sy perbsns ba1f our ancestors
are not descendants at all of fhesa 11 en-?
they are men VINO have come froro 1SI,I
rope, German, Irish, French and Scan
dinavian-and men that have core frorr1
Europe themselves, or whose a,,oo = o
have come hither and settled here
finding themselves our equals IN ali
things. If they look back through this
history th 10 b tTaG h 6dei rs connections with
none. They cannot carry themselves hack
into that glorious epoch and make them
selves feel that they are part of us! but
ton of independence they find that those
old men say that we hold these trnti1c
to be self evident, that is that ali men
are created T equal and then they feel that
that moral sentiment, taught in that day
evidences their relation to those men
that is the father of all moral princinle In
Them ar 1.1 they have a right to claim
It as though they We're blood of the
blood and flesh Of the flesh of the men
VINO wrote the declaration that links the
hearts of PATRIOTIC and liberty loving men
tosether, that will link those patriotic
hearts as long as the love of freedom ex
world e. . ~ INC
Those are the words of Lincoln and in
his plain and simple way he explained
why it Is that no matter from what ma
ton q man comes if he comes helievin y
In that Declaration of Independence no
becomes one of US and can fra terniZe with
all others who believe in that high prin-
cciple. Great applause) That, he says,
Is the electric cord, that is the vital
thlng that connects us all; and today, in
the presence of a great and overshadow-
ing issue. 1t is well for US to remember
that we have brought the people from
they shall get liberty as it was taught
py tne fafhers. If today we are willing
10 abandon those principles. then we
must stand before the world convicted
or having brought people here under false
pretenses. (Great applause.)
Leave among us that doctrine that all
a iret1 are created equal and that doctrine
applied to all the affairs of government
and to all the problems which may arise
Wlll Keep US together as one people; but
66esfroy that doctrine and You have,
proken the cord that bonds us; destroy
that doctrine and instead of q reign of
justice. you will substitute a reign of
OF Iorce; instead of right it will be might
No matter to what party you NAV be-
long, no matter to what party you shall
cast your vote, pray you to so cast
your vote as to preserve that doctrine
OF human liberty as the binding force in
th is country. Great applause)
You may differ from me as to the best
method of realizing this nations destiny
l seek not to force my ideas upon any
nldil' out do ask you to go to the
Polls and vote, recognizing the RESPONSE
b1llty of American citizenship. (AppIauseD
CPon the vote of one m ember of congress
may depend the course of congress and
that congressman may be elected by your
vote Upon the election of a senator
may depend the action of the senate, and
i ias;t senator may be elected by one ma
Jorlty in the legislature, and your vote
may Getermlne what that majority will
9e; Inc election of president may be
determined by one state, and that State
may nave its electoral vote determined
by one majority. The Responsibility that
rests upon the citizen is commensurate
with the privilege of citizenship. am
not partisan when l tell you whether
you vote for me or against me, to so vote
that you will never have cause to regret
that vote. and that you Will lot be to
blame If the traditions of THIS nation are
repudtated and the new course adopted.
(Applause.)
when we speak against imperialism or
protest against wars of conquest they
Filipino. l deny it. Nomatter what be-
comes Of the Filipino the world will go on
but when this nation puts its light out,
then unto what nation can struggling hu-
mainly look for hope and Inspirations"
Mr.. Stevenson followed Mr. Bryan.
After describing some of Irelands great
national wonders. he said:
What splendid contribution Ireland
has made to the worlds galaxy of great
men. In the realm of poetry, Goldsmith
Emmett, Grattan, OConnell, Burke. and
in later years Charles Stewart Parnell,
whose thrilling words I heard twenty
years ago. pleading the cause of his OPP
pressed countrymen tt 49,
The obligation of America to Ireland
for, the men who have aided in fighting
our battles and framing our laws cannot
be measured by words In the British
possessions to the noEthward; in the old
city of Quebec there Is one spot that Is
dear to the American heart--that whore
fell the brave Montgomery; lighting the
battles of his adopted country What
school boy Is not familiar with the story
of gallant Phil Sheridan and Winchester
twenty Miles Away Ilinoisans who
never forgot Shields, the hero of two
wars, the senator from three states. It
was an IrishAmerican poet in a neigh
boring state. who wrote of our soldier
dead the words that will live while we
nave country and a language. The
achievements of the representatives of
this race, along every pathway of useful
and honorable endeavor, are a part Of our
1--WE honor today the far away island.
the deeds and sacrifices of whose sons
have added so brilliant chapter to
of the first continental congress to the
present hour in every legislative hall the
lrlshman Is factor. His bones have
regulars to the closing hour of our strug-
gle with Spain. The love Of liberty is
deeply. ingrained into the very life of
the Irishman. The history of his coun-
try Is that of a gallant people, strug-
Cling for larger measure of freedom.
His most precious heritage is the record
of his countrymen who have sealed their
devotion to liberty with their blood.
With a history reaching into the far
past, every page of which tells OF the
str uggle for liberty, It Is mot strange
that the sympaties of the Irishman are
with the oppressed everywhere on Gods
footstool. Recalling the Sacrifices the
wrongs of his own countrymen at the
hands of the oppressor, 1t would be
passing strange if at this hour his deep
est sympathies were not with the burgh-
ers of South Africa, whose only crime IS
a life and death devotion to the sacred
cause of liberty and, self-government
which has for centuries inspired the he
roic deeds of Ireland's noble sons
Hon. Samuel Alschuler, Democra tic
candidate for governor of Illinois, assert
ed that the issues al stake In the present
campaign are more vital than any that
have ever been presented in the history
of the country. The issue, he defined to
be that of liberty, and he criticised in
sharp language the attitude of the gov
eminent of the United States toward the
Beers and the Filipinos A night meet
ing was held at which speeches were
made by Hon. John F Finerty and Mr.
Michael J. Ryan, of Philadelphia.