The Irish standard., 1900-03-24

done until Generals Cronje and Joubert
| drove them covering down the Natal
valley. Cromwell was idolized by the
| English, and placed on a pedestal by
some American as the great liberator.
am willing to admit that Cromwell
| was great soldier, but man who,
| like Cromwell, slaughters defenseless
women and children is in my opinion
| nothing better than brutal murderer,
| deserving OF the rope. 1t was through
him that the farest lands OF the Irish
race, the oldest OF Europe, fourishing
when Greece was barbarian, were given
over to crowd OF adventures. The
struggle Of to-day is mere continual
ton OF the fight OF the Irish for their
homes, which occurred while Cromwell
was slaughtcring babes
when, after the second siege OF
Limerick, the Irish surrendered it with
all the honors OF war, they filed out
OF the city bearing their arms, matches
burning, colors flying, and but 1000 OF
the 10000 that went out joined the Eng
| llsll army. The rest went to France,
and what a history for hundred years
the Irish soldier made in foreign lands!
could take you through 1000 fields Of
battle, where Irish valor arose above
the rest Foremost in the ranks Of the
American army, fighting for liberty,
were the Irish Prcsbytcrians and the
Irish Catholics, who Oh the grandcst
St. Patrick's day that ever dawncd in
this country, i'll 1875, paraded i'll Boston
and saw Howe and his red coats sail
away never to return.
"Of what use to follow the history of
the Irish i'll their own country, when it
can never be forgotten. England was
not satisfied with trying to take the re-
ligion from the Catholic, but she strove
to deprive the Presbyterian Irish Of
their industries. She spent millions Of
pounds in brides, destroying the little
Presbyterian parliament for fear OF Ire
lands commerce. She put ban on all
goods made in Ireland
"Shc bribed away the parliament with
colonelcies i'll her army, and thank God
one OF those traitors, Packcnham, was
defeated and killed by our own Andrew
Jackson i'll the battle OF New Orleans
Not only on the field OF battle have Ire
lands sons gained glory From the
many pick O'Connell. Was there ever
all orator in modern times that sur
passed his thrilling cloqucncc, that
shook the very throne of England
O'Connell passed away, having done
his share for his beloved land Then
there was Emmett, Davis, John Mitchell,
and last if not the greatest Of all, that
hero Charles Stewart Parncll, man
| with faults, but man whose virtues
outshonc his failings and whose heart
and soul was bound up i'll the cause he
loved. He, too, has passed away, and
those lips, once SO eloquent, are now
cold and dumb and his soul has gone
to a higher sphere.
But the time is coming, and it may
be nearer than anyone knows. Already
the sturdy Beers on the vcldts OF South
Africa are teaching Europe a lesson,
showing that England, with all her
Wanted power and all her wealth, is
not able to overcome small republic
hidden in the wilds OF the dark CONT
nent. God bless the Beers who have
taught this lesson! God bless Dom
Paul, the Washington Of South Africa!
God bless General Joubcrt, and all the
brave fellows who have the courage
TO stand up to protect their homes from
the rcmorscless opprcssor! May the
guns from the ramparts Of Pretoria lit
ter the plains with bodies OF English
regiments and hurl them back until the
Beers have once for all established
their right to live and govern them
selves.
Some day Ireland will be doing the
same thing. Some day she will take
her place among the nations of the
earth that God intended her to, or why
else should Hc have made her the fair
est isle OF all the earth? Until that
time let every true Irishman rcmcm-
Der"
During the delivery OF his address Mr.
Finerty was frequently interrupted by
applause and the audience would have
listened to him for another hour with
out growing weary. The other great
address Of the evening was given by
Rev. ]. M. Clcary on "Ireland's Priest
hood" full report of which, appears
on the first page Of to-day's Irish
Standard The entire program was
exquisitely rendered, as follows:
Vocal Quartcttc, Miss Maud Earl Bur-
dcttc, Mrs. r. H. Parks, Mr.. Carl
Erickson and Mr.. John F. Gchan.
Brief address and introduction OF Gov
John Lind by Mayor James Gray.
Brief address by His Excellency
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Gov. Lind
Selection, "Thc Rage in Ireland"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. By Boyer
DAM Orchestra.
Vocal solo, (a) "Thc Low Back Car"
(b) molly Bawn,"
Observation-Disclosures. Miss Burdettc