The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-03-21
ST. .PatrIck's Day Speak
.ers Gloried In, IT.,
WASAGREAT Meeting
Tabern acie Packed at Canton's
Celebration Of the Natal
Day Of Erin's Patron
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Erin go bragh."fA housefu1, of
loyal, cheering Irish and Irish sym
pathizers filed the tabernacle Monday
night in honor of the patron saint Of
Ireland, st. Patrick. Everybody in the
audience was in good humor and on
the alert for wit and 4humor on the
part of the speakers who in turn for
got to be funny and wentinto subjects
assigned them with much seriousness.
Poor Johnny Bull was given a very
black eye in each of the addresses.
OF course everything was green-or
nearly everything, for the red, white
and blue played prominent part in
the decorations and once in while
the speakers would throw little of il
in among the harps and shamroc!s.
Back on the platform was big ban
ner of the Ancient Order Of Hibcr-
mans, flanked on either side by'a big
green shamrock and bigger green
harp. ~, t
FLAGS AND SHAMRoCKS.
Draped from the arch of the plat
form were big American hags and
green bunting. At the top of the
drapery was photograph of President
Mckinley in green frame. The bal
cony, Ncas draped, the green bunting
relieved with big American flags lit
tie flags of green with the golden harp
in the center were fioated from every
pole and white and green ribbons
were twined about the gallery sup
ports. 40
William A. Lynch was the chairman
of the meeting and his remarks in
the Introduction of the various speak
ers were Of a humorous nature and
had much of the "blarney" SMACK.
Mr.. Lynch was brought out by. James
d. Barry, who styled the chairman
"the prince of all entertainers"
Mr.. Lynch did not assume his. face
tious role in his opening remarks. He
took up the, visit Of Prince Henry to
America and discussed the reasons for
the great interest displayed on the oc-
casion. Mr.. Lynch said it, was an ex-
traordinary display of, sentiment. con-
sidering the relations between Ger
many and the United States were not
such as would prompt such a spirit.
THE PRINCES WHIST. AVA r; .
although there is no open, discord
between tho natiops." said he. the
commercial relations are such as to
prompt some conflict in interests. We
can hardly figure that the, charming
personality of the prince himself and
his democratic manners can account
for this outburst." oi~N @Nn'Ne.R
Mr.. Lynch went on to analyzer the
cordial sentiment which was shown
Oh this occasion as the natural greet
ing Of the men of German blood who
are in this country. "As was natural,
they extended in common with Others"
he explained, "the hearty greeting to
the royal visitor. 1T was not because
he was the representative of the Ger
man empire, but, because he was the
representative of the assembled majes-
ty of the fatherlaRd. It was the in
stinct of the race" e .@
Mr.. Lynch explained that this was
the same blood that brought the first
people together to observe the birth
day of their patron saint. He spoke
of ST. Patrick, the man. who alone
and unaided, introduced Christianity
into Ireland. The speaker entered in
to the spirit which the Irish have
shown in the observance of this day
and thence into the politics of the
Emerald Isle.
THE SAME OLD QUESTION.
Until Ireland enters into the full
measure Of her just rights, there al
ways will be an Irish question:" he
stated. He ran over the various mat
ters that had been made issues In the
Irish question-the struggle, which has
always been maintained against En-
gland.
'The leaders may have done harm
by a too broad statement OF the Irish
question" declared the speaker. '"rkey
have often demanded too much-not
because 1t was not right-but because
1t was impossible. They were
striving TO go too far with one bound
THE best councillors of Ireland
have summed up the need of the auld
countrie in the words home rule En-
gland will spend her last pound to
prevent the independence Of ireland,
but every Irishman in and out OF Ire
land should combine with unfiinching
devotion to secure home rule for Ire
land. Tho question is q moral one.