The Irish standard., 1900-01-13


her power to defy it; her love of jus
tice by the gold it will fetch. She en-
forces vice to replenish her exchequer.
She enslaves and impoverishes every
land and people that is caught in her
toils-but l plead for Our own honor.
We cannot afford to pass laws that will
deliver our own people into the hands
OF monopoly, and at the same time
place us in the attitude OF bully be-
fore the world.
"'If such demands are UNDECIDED let
us enforce our rights in the spirit OF
American patriotism and valor!
AT the time l made this utterancc a
friend took ME aside and told me that it
was harsh. In connection with the atti-
tudc on the proposition under consider
alton this evening l was much amused
when in copying this utterancc, to find
bracketed on the margin OF my congress
sional record this note: Loud applause
from the Republican side. applause
and cheers.)
"ln view OF what is now in progress
i'll South Africa do you believe this
statement harsh? ca voice, MOI l
did not come here to dcnouncc the
English 1t is my deliberate opinion
that England is more to be pitcd than
denounced. She has not seli-respect-
ing friend on earth Continued cheer
ing.)
This is terrible statement, but a
true one. do not wish to reflect upon
the English people (applause), but
when | use these words OF ccnsurc, refer
only to the misguided government
which directs their affairs refer to
the Tory government, which has made
England curse to herself and to every
other nation with which she comes in
contact Her greed and commcrcialism
have made her nation OF paupcrs and
millionaires.
To-day she is not only dcspiscd for
her present acts, but denounced as ma
ton OF military power. She has lost
prestige. (Applause.) Her own press
(Scveral voices, The Pioneer Prcss!"
1-augMcr.) / say is seriously discussing
the subject OF whether national dcca-
dence has not struck the nation.
| (Checrs) She may we'll take this view
when having raised 10000 or 10000 SOL
dicrs more than the usual footing, she
finds it almost impossible to get more
Counties are now paying bountics tc
get volunteers. How was it in oul
case? When the president called for
volunteers he got ten times more than
he could use (Grcat applausc)
The next speakers were Mayor Kielcr
Health Commissioner Ohagc, Attorney
T. r. Kane and EN- Mayor C. d.
O'Bricn. MIR. Kane delivered the long
est address OF the evening, but almost
every sentence was punctuatcd with APP
plause. He was given an ovation when
he concluded. The last address was
made by c. ID. OBricn, who spoke
briefly Among other things he said:
"Whcn the instinct OF the American
people detects any cloud that threatens
the safety of the republic they arise in
their might and assemble in mass meet
ngs as you have assembled here to-
nigEt-a sovereign people sitting in de
| liberation to direct its servants, the rep
rcscntativcs in congress, to do such be-
cause we are the people, your masters,
and we will it. Never since the days OF
| the American Revolution has such Il
spectacle been seen. A little band OF
people in farof Africa, standing back
to back, surrounding the women and
children and battling for their lives, be
cause they chose to love their God and
the liberty He gave them. The Al
mighty God has His purpose in direct
ing the attention OF the American poo
pie TO this tragedy. The similitudc be
tween this conflict and our own strug-
gle that made possible the conditions
existing to-day, when the grandson OF
an Irish cmigrant occupies the prcsi-
dental chair
"Tlcyvc got him hypnotized,' y
shouted voice from the rear, and there
was roar OF applause.
I Zone Irishman is enough at a time, y
remarked MIR. O'Bricn, continuing his
address, after the interruption.
81 hate, and should be false to my
race and principles if ! did not, hate
with great bitterness the English gov
eminent and the English system OF arts
tocracy-a system that says OF two chill
drcn one has blue blood in his veins and
the other red 1t is the old battle OF
aristocracy against the people that is
being fought out in South Africa.
"1f I were fiji to pray before the Chan
Gerry OF Heaven, | would ask Him to
help the men who arc battling for lib
erty in South Africa, because they love
liberty better than they do their lives
novo ~ coIdjavc