The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-18
a Large Audience Was Present to Do
Honor TO the Patron Saint
of Ireland.
THREE ADDRESSES WERE MADE
FRANK ID. BURKE SPOKE IN HIGH
TERMS OF GEN. HARRISON.
Henry wnrrurl and Father Byrne
Also Alluded to the Dead-Play
Given at the Grand.

the DCuy OF Generdl Harrison were DelflS
held Tomlinson Hall was filled with peo-
rle who gathered there in honor, of one
whose memory has for years been annually
honored by appropriate celebration-St
Patrick. The hall was crowded, even TO
the galleries. and much enthusiasm was
exhibited. The programme consisted of
addresses and music by the Boys Hibern-
ian Band. The musical programme was
made up of patriotic Irish and American
music. pleasingly intermingled.
The meeting was presided over by Mayor
Taggart, who briefly explained its pur-
pose, to honor the memory of St. Pat
rick, whose devotion TO his country and
people were not to be forgotten. Refer
ences were made to Lincoln, Governor
Mount, Father Bessonies and the last to
depart-General Harrison.
He then introduced Henry Warrum, Of
this city, who spoke at length, reviewing
the history of the Irish people, their char
acteristics, their oppression, their struggles,
their emigration to America, their part in
the private and public life of this country.
During the course of his remarks he at
tackled bitterly the policy of Great Britain.
not only in its dealings with Ireland, but
with India and with the Beers. with all
due respect to everyone here said Mr..
Warrum, Il feel like saying, blast such a
government" After prolonged applause
had subsidized, some one with a playful
spirit opened the vent of a steam radiator
or blew on a whistle of some sort, giving
forth a strong Kissing sound which kept
up until Mr.. Warrum became p~receptibly
embarrassed. In closing he referred to the
love of General Harrison for the liberty
of nations, and his recent articles in the
North American Review, in which he
claimed that England was entitled to no
sympathy in the Transvaal war trouble
from America and also to the remark
OF General Harrison, 'Well, Paul Kruger
will welcome me-" when he was told that
he would not be welcomed by the crowned
heads, on another visit to Europe If he per-
sisted in writing such articles.
The second speaker was Father Byrne,
who paid a high tribute TO General Har-
rison, speaking of his love of liberty AMI
of the same noble qualities of st. Patrick
He referred to the oppression and bondage
Of the Irish people for fourteen hundred
years, one-half Of which. he said. had been
occupied with a struggle for liberty. Con-
GLIDING, he said, in part: "St. Patrick lived
for fifty years, and during this time his
labors confronted a whole nation, and with
out shedding one drop OF blood. The Irish
faith has not changed. During the seven
hundred years in which Ireland has been
engaged in a struggle with one of the
greatest powers of the earth II has strug-
gled for principles eternal in character.
Truth. justice and right are Of the num-
Der. Here in the quietude of this western
world they rallied around the standard
of the cross"
FRANK b. BURKE'S ADDRESS.
Frank B. Burke, who was the last
speaker, was greeted with much applause.
He said: 81 have been asked by the COM
mittee in charge of this celebration to say
a word in reference to General Harrison.
1 did not know General Harrison In private
life, but suffice it to say that If his private
life was as unimpeachable as his public
life it was unsullied by any wrongful or
low act. We remember him as a public
man, and in a public meeting we will pay
respect and honor to his public virtues.
He was a descendant of one of the signers
Of the Declaration of independence. In
the maintenance of the principles Of that
declaration depends the freedom of Ireland.
lreland's freedom will come when universal
freedom comes. We are rapidly approach
ing 1t, and the movement is accelerated by
the unselfish devotion to fearless defense
of the principles by such men as General
Harrison. Liberty is marching onward.
We must struggle, we must fight, we must
be v%igilant, TO the end that the principle
of liberty given to us by our fathers is no.
overthrown and wiped out. If We do that,
then, in the conflict waged throughout the
world now as against absolutism on the
one side and the rights and privileges of
the people on the other, liberty must in the
end prevail, because liberty Is justice and
liberty is truth.
'England is the representative of arbi-
trary power. Bismarck said that the grave
of the British empire would be dug in
South Africa. God speed the day and
strengthen the arm of the grave digger
The conflict is now on. Russia and Eng
land are arrayed against each other as two
snarling dogs over a bone in China. / will
not call the militia out to stop the fight. !
am not a prophet. but l venture the predic-
ton, whether 1t is in the present century or
some time during the next three hundred OF
five hundred years, the final conflict be-
tween absolutism and the rights of the peo-
pie will be waged between Russia and the
United States of America. This country is
by location the cradle of liberty. Whether
we preserve it as such will depend upon
whether you follow the teachings of the
dead statesman who is now being buried al
Crown Hill or those of the titled aristoc-
racy. We have to take sides. We will have
to be either Republicans or aristocrats: we
will have to be Democrats or of the titled
aristocracy. You may take your choice,
We must determine them finally in this
country.
What do we learn of General Harrison?
/ He was Dorm not a prince. he was born
not a peasant. He was born a man. This
is the only country in which a man can be
born a man. His opportunities were not
what accident of birth made them, but
what his energy, ingenuity and power made
them. And here did they depend upon Gen
eral Harrison alone, because he was born
in a republic where there are no classes,
Yet times are now different from what they
were when General Harrison was born,
General Harrison is eputed 10 have been
worth three hundred thousand dollars,
When / was a boy that was almost incom-
| prehensible wealth. To-day, relatively
| speaking, General Harrison died a pauper
With the moneyed men receiving the bene-
fits of class legislation and favoritism Gen
eral Harrison may be a prince among us
| paupers, but he was a pauper among the
princes of the United States We learn
from the lesson of his life that the peonle
can be trusted to be just and true to thei,
servant and to themselves. That he lived,
hat he manifested his devotion under ad.
verse circumstances subject to criticism
/ shows that he was a patriot. believed In his
country and believed in man. and we will
live TO see the day when those who advo
cate the imperial principles OF the countr,
will say he was a Copperhead. He is ever
| now called a Copperhead. Why? Because
he believed in liberty and believed I'm tine
equality of man. Because his sympathie.
went out TO the Beers i'm their heroic strug.
gle for liberty he was moved to say. as ma.
been said here to-day. that Paul Kruee,
would call TO see him when the crowned
| heads OF Europe would not welcome him.
Eternal vigilance is the price OF liberty
IL you want 10 serve Ireland serve youl
own country. Ii you want to free IRELAND
keen VOur own country free. III yOil wan