The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-12-07

Secfateu ana enMODleu. (LOuu cneef-
ing) We meet also to receive and to
honor these, the accredited National
ENJOYS of Ireland, representing all of
her that is worthy Of preservation, her
integrity, her dignity, and her invincible
nationality. cloud applause)
We hail here tonight the freely
chosen representatives of an Ireland
resurgent, and some day, let us hope
not far in the future, to be redeemed
and rehabilitated in the glittering robes
of nationhood. (Applause9
We hail them, because they come to
us not as apologists, but as asserters
Of a principle and right-the right
of Ireland to govern herself and to
wear her island diadem, as sovereign
state. undisturbed and untarnished.
(Applause) We hail them and we
welcome them because they have dar-
ed in the chosen London arena of their
country's foes, to declare the princi-
ples of the Men of Manchester, Of
Mitchell, of Emmet, Of Fitzgerald and
of Tone. Continued applause) We
hail them and welcome them. re-
peat, not for this alone, but also be-
cause they dared, in the face Of an al
most unanimous England, to lift the
voice of Ireland in behalf of justice
and of national right as exemplified
by the armed patriots in South Africa
the, noble and the dauntless farmer
heroes OH the veldt. cloud cheers.)
We honor old Ireland, we honor,
especially, ancient Galway, ''the city
| of the tribes,' for her gallant action of
the other day, when she selected the
Boer colonel, Arthur Lynch, over Ho-
race Plunket, the Unionist, to repre-
sent her venerable and famous bo-
rough in the house of the common Ell"
emy-an act of brave defiance that has
rung around the globe and finds a
splendid echo in this superb muster
of the American Irish of Chicago to-
night. Great applause) Yes, old
Galway said to Plunket as she has
said to other Unionists before him
| els there a man beneath the sky,
In home and earth invaded
| Who would not rather ten times die
Than live slave degraded?
If he's not such, We'll turn him back
To sweep the Saxon's hallway,
For slaverys slime is on his track
And he's not the man for Galway"
prolonged cheers.)
We have here to greet and welcome
the Irish ENJOYS tonight, kindred
spirit-an American of the Americans,
whose colors are wrapped around his
breast and who believes not alone in
America for American freemen, but
also in the spread of popular liberty
throughout the wOrld-a man who, al
most alone in the senate of the United
States has lifted his voice for the free.
dom of Cuba, Of the Transvaal, of
every oppressed country-a man who
is neither afraid nor ashamed to show
his sympathy for the cause of liberty
in 1reland-a man whose forefathers
aided in trailing the flag of England
in the dust at Bunker Hill, at Sarato.
ga and at Yorktown-a genuine Amer.
lean, not sham American with q
slrunken soul and an eye to the main
chance in conquest and commerce, ir.
respective of the rights of mankind
freedoms faithful champion, 1 have
the honor to introduce as chairman
the Hon. VIM. e. Mason, of Illinois
Great applause again and again re.
newed as Mr.. Mason assumed the
chair)
Senator Mason spoke substantially
as follows and was frequently inter.
rupted by applause:
The divine right of kings has sound
ed in your ears since history tran.
scribed her first page. Once in a
while above the clamor for kinglJ
power we hear the still small voice
pleading for the common rights OF
Imam. When our pilgrim fathers sci