Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-05


 can look upon the spectacle of the inn mortal Emmet as he stood in the dock and belched forth that stream of won- drous eloquence that has lived for century as one of the most marvellous outbursts of oratory that ever came from the lips of man, without feeling his patriotism renewed and his ardor quickened in the cause of 1reland's freedom? What man With q spark of chiyalry in his breast, no matter at what altar he may worship or to what government he may own allegiance, can conjure up that spectacle without an instinctive reproach of the govern ment and the laws that could make it possible? And what man of the Clan na-Gael, as he recalls brave Emmet and his fate, can fail to feel renewed enthusiasm for the vitalizing principle of the organization, and for the ulti- mate realization of the purposes and ideals for which it stands! Surely, of all the foul crimes that blot the history of England's oppression of Ireland, of all the black deeds that throw pail of horror on the darkest deviltry of national infamy, the execution of Rob- ert Emmet stands alone in it's gory pre-eminence. pointing forever the fin ger of scorn and retrbution in the dis honored face of England.
 Emmet's dream is still a dream: his mission is not vet fulfilled. It is not time yet to write his epitaph. but tine morn is dawning. the day Is breaking. England's downfall may not be close k hand. but there are infallible signs Of her eventual undoing. Whether this ultimate undoing come from the sword or from the equally effective weapon of commercial disintegration. matters not: God lives. and Gods justice shall yet be done. None of us here tonight may live to see it, but sooner or later will come the day when from the pornp and pageantry of pampered power England will lie crumbling in the ruins of a dishonored, dishevelled and degraded disruption. And amid the vapors that rise like vortex from the black cauldron of her dying hopes. like the mocking of an avensing angel. will move the spirit of Robert Emmet. lending this glorious refrain of his emancipated countrymen:
 From the Liffey to the Shannon.
 Mid the clang and roar of cannon
 Der the sea.
 Soon glad anthems shall be ringing
 Joyous notes of freedom bringing From d land long trampled. singing
 We are free.
 We are free,
 Other numbers on the program were a recitation by Mago Sheehan; songs. ..Tho Irishman's Toast" and ''The Bells of ShandOn.'' by John Moriarty: song. T. r. Luddy: address. Mayor E. G. Kilduff recitation. ''Shamus OBrien. James Sutton: address City Clerk M. T. Ryan: recitation. Miles McNiff: ad dress. John Clohessey: speech. Sheriff John w Mcdonald: remarks. Joseph T. Hall address. "Reminiscences of a
 
 Grath: address. D. IT. Tierney: Comp troller M D. Russell gave a short ad- dress: address. William Moher and others. Interesting "reminiscences of Thomas Conlon and John Clohessev-
 Tha meeting broke up by the singing of Aud Lang Syne' and God Save Ireland
 The affair was handled in a very cretlitable manner and the committee deserve great praise for their efforts. Judcine by the character of the dem onstra tiOns held here and elsewhere in honor of EmInnt it can he said of him as has been said of his comnatriot, Wolf Tone:
 Sweet. sweet 'tiS to find that such
 faith can remain. .-
 To the cause and the man so long van
 Quished and slain."
 The Catholic Literary association celebrated Emmet's birthday last night in their rooms on Bank street. The exercises included an address by President Edward Skelly. songs by Henry Cummiskpy. John Dunn. Frank Bergen, Fred Probst. J. F. Tammany; whistling solo. w.. Quigley: selections | on the phonograDh. T. Walsh: jig dance. Hugh Gilland: harmonica solo, George Tierney. ]. Fogarty sang q sang of his own composition entitled This Great War" Mr Fogarty also acted as accomDanist 10 the singers on the piano. Refreshments were served. 
 l Selectman Doran was one of the 1 speakers at the Emmet anniversary 1 banquet in Middletown last night. The l affair was given by the Hibernian so- cieties Of that place and was attended | by members of the order from differ- ent parts of Middlesex county. Among