The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-10-12
ATTACHMENT TO THE REPUBLIC.

Not a few descendants of the Pill
grims are still laboring under the err
roneous impression that they possess u
monopoly of American patriotism, and
that the republic is in imminent peril
from foreign immigration, especially
from Catholic countries. In years
gone by the people of New England
displayed an intense antipathy to for
eigners and passed laws in their state
legislatures restricting the rights Of
franchise to those who sought refuge
from European oppression ON these
shores. Even to-day there are some
who doubt that foreigners can be
trusted to become real, bonatide citi-
zens, Though in the time of the nations
peril the men of foreign birth should
cred their muskets and rlsked their
lives for the preservation of the Union.
Men from every European country
fought side by side with native-born
Americans on Southern battlefields,
and proved by their acts that they
loved the starry banner and were
willing to die in it's defense. Men
of every creed fought and died to-
getlher in the same cause, and their
dust c0mninglcS i'm the same trenches
from Atlanta to the sea. In the late
war, the native and the foreigner, tho
Protestant and the Catholic fought to-
gether in Cuba, and they are to-day
lighting in the Philippines and slaught-
ering the natives as fast us they can.
In the days of the Revolution for
eigncrs from every part of Europe
fought against England in Washing
toms army Germany, Poland, France
and ireland were represented on every
battlefield from Bunker Hill to York
town. Kosciusko, De Kalb, Dc Steu-
ben, Pulaski, Montgomery and La
fayette fought rs foreigners and never
betrayed the American cause. The
only traitors were Benedict Arnold
and Charles Lee. the one native-born
American and the other a native-born
Englishman.
1t is pleasant to record that there is
one distinguished American of Puritan
descent who has faith in the patriotism
Of forelgn7bo1n citizens, regardless of
their religious affiliations. He is Sen
ator George Frisble Hoar Of Massa-
chusetts, an American OF Americans,
who has always come to the defense
of foreigners when assailed by petty
bigots. In a speech Mt Boston last week
Senator Hoar declared that the United
States cannot give up free speech or
constitutional liberty, because of the
dastardly act Of Czolgosz In the city
Of Buffalo. In the course of his adj
dress he said:
"You and are Republicans You
and I IRE men of the North. Most of
us are Professionals in religion. We
are men of native birth. Yet, if every
Republican We're today to fall in his
place as William Mckinley has fallen,
believe our collntrynlen of the other
party. in spite of what we deem their
errors, would take the republic and
bear on the flag to liberty and glory
l believe If every Protestant were to
be stricken down by lightning stroke
that our brethren of the Catholic faith
would still carry on the republic in
the spirit Of a true and liberal free
dom.
II believe If every man Of native
birth within our borders We're to die
this day, the men of foreign birth who
have come here to seek homes and lib
erty under the shadow of the republic
would carry on the republic In Gods
appointed way. believe If every man
of the North were TO die, the new and
chastened South, with the virtues 1t
has cherished from the beginning Of
love Of home and love Of state and love
of freedom, with its courage and its
constancy, would take the country and
bear it ON to the achievements of Its
lofty destiny The anarchist must
STAY 75,000OOO Americans before he
can STAY the republic"
The noble words of the Grand Old
Man" of the Old Bay State deserve to
be remembered long after he has
passed away. They are true, every
word Of them. No distinction should
be made between the native and for
eign-born citizen, or between Protes-
tants and Catholics. They are all
equally loyal to the republic, Us they
have been from the very beginning.
No "bloody shirt should be waved
In future over the South, tor the men