The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-03
TRIBUTE PAID TO
EMMET'S MEMORY

| on TWO occasions ne iound an lrlShlidh
| Count O'Reilly. at the head of affairs to
| negotiate with him.
/ The history of the human race is the
| history of its leaders. The Greeks are
mirrored in LeoHidas: the Swiss i'll Will
| liam Tell: the Americans in George
| Washington; the irish in Robert Emmet
| and well they may be proud of their rep
| resentative. He united in his person the
| elesance of social refinement, the ex-
| quisiteness of literary taste. and those
| high ideals which mark the Irish gentle
man.
The Patriots Epitaph.
Dying leaders have in all ages left in
functions to their followers, and in the
whole category there is none more solemn.
none more exalted. than that left by En-
met: When my country takes her place
among the nations OF the earth. then. and
not till then. let my epitaph be written
The aim and object of this society is to
establish an Irish republic, SO that that
injunction may be fulfilled. And not only
in ireland and America. but in the very
heart of England, in the marts of Europe;
in the valleys of Asia; on the high veldts
of South Africa, and by the long wash of
Australian seas. there are kindred socie
ties which have sworn to write the eptaph
of Robert Emmett"
The Very Reverend p J. Garrigan, D.
D., vice rector of the Catholic University
of America, was then introduced.
1T is indeed privilege and an honor"
began DIR. Garrigan. Ito meet this dis
tinguished assembly. / may suppose that
all creeds are represented here and all
chimes. We have assembled to honor the
memory of martyr to human liberty.
In the Interest of Mankind.
Robert Emmett belonged to a race. no
creed" continued the speaker He repre-
scented the whole human family. lie suf-
fered. bled. and died for the dearest in
terests of mankind. He was an apostle
of the greatest cause and highest prin-
ciples that actuate man. He laid down
his life with such noble and eloquent
words that they are a creed for liberty
loving men the world over.
There is no greater cause than the
cause of God. 1t is realized by all true
citizens that he is working out designs
for the betterment of the whole human
race Next to the cause of God stands
that of mankind. These two terms. God
and mankind, embrace all that man may
live for and die for
In conclusion. DR.. Garrigan paid a glow
ing tribute to the strong personality of
a man, not a patriot. His private life
was beautiful illustration that the
causes of God and mankind go hand in
hand. and that one is never separated
from the other.
Voiced His Embarrassment.
Senator Thomas Macdonald Patterson,
of Colorado. the next speaker. was greet
ed with a storm of applause He said
that 1t caused him much embarrassment
to face an audience composed of Irish
men, as he knew every man was either
a poet, orator, or fighter-"and l am a
plain and unimpassioEed speaker con-
cluded the Senator.
u have sometimes felt that there is a
lukewarmness in Irish hearts, continued
the speaker. lin regard to carrying
out the last wish of our Inartyred patriot.
Robert Emmett. but nothing will SO fan the
flame as meetings OF this kind.
II believe that the time to strike for
Irish freedom will soon come. We need
in the United States revival of the spirit
of liberty. We need to make those feel
who are mighty and powerful that they
cannot ignore the appeals OF those who
are struggling for liberty and independ-
ance.
The Place of the United States.
There is force enough in the United
States, combined with their sympathzers.
to place the United States in line and in
the leadership of nations who stand to
take the part of nations who are strug-
Cling for liberty the world over. and with
the proper spirit we will be able to ac-
complish this object"
Similar expressions were made by Rep
resentative Julius Kahn of California,
Representative John F. Feely of Illinois,
Representative John j. Fitzgerald of New
York. Representative Michael E. Driscoll
of New York, and Representative Rhea of
Kentucky, who followed
Mr.. P. T. Moran read the resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted by a
rising vote. The preamble read;
When, in the course of human events,
1t becomes necessary for one people to
dissolve the political bands which have
connected them with one another. and to
assume, among the Powers of the earth.
the separate and equal station to which
the laws of nature and of natures God en-
title them, a decent respect to the opin-
ions of mankind requires that they should
declare the causes which impel them to
the separation"
The Resolutions in Part.
After this preamble the resolutions con-
tinue. in part, as follows:
Therefore be it known, That for CEN
turtles before the Anglo Norman invasion
of Ireland she had been separate and
distinct nation, with a language, laws.
and customs of her own. Never having
been placed under the yoke of Roman
serfdom. the Irish had reached high
plane of civilization, sending her scholars
and missionaries to England. Scotland,
and the Continent of Europe.
THAT owing to these facts she was un-
to resist the encroachments Of
the Anglo Normans, fresh from the bat
tlefelds of England. Europe. and the
East. Her people, nevertheless, fought
With heroism and persist
ence never surpassed, and although her
sons were butchered and sold into slav-
cry. the nation was never wholly con-
quered, even by the disciplined and brutal
legions of Cromwell"
Compliments to Irish Women.
Following a graceful compliment to the
native charms and virtues OF Irish wo-
manhood the resolutions bitterly arraign
the English for their Irish policy. I'm
der this systematic neglect, dlscrimina-
ton and persecution" the resolutions con-
tinue, the people OF Ireland have been
impoverished. and millions of them driven
into exile"
The policy OF England which threatens
to further reduce the scanty representa-
ton OF ireland in the councils of the
united nations was strongly denounced,
as was also the present system OF taxa
ton. section was devoted to a vigor-
Gus protest against the war in South
Africa, which was characterized as Eng
lands present atrocities"
The resolutions further provide that
.fto srich Euglishmen and women as Tohn