The Irish standard., 1902-07-26
Treated With Hospitality by the People
of Denver, COL, During Their
Stay in the City.
They Commence Their Deliberations After
Attending High Mass by the
Rt. Rev. N. Matz.

In this temple. The Irish have ever
remained true to the faith of their
fathers.
You are Catholics and YOU are Irish
Catholics.
"Yo, are the living expression Of
the faith in the Catholic church. We
expect great things from you. You
Hre the descendants of that sturdy
race which has planted the cross
from the Atlantic to the Pacific and
from Alaska to the Gulf Of Mexico.
"Otlcr countries have sent good
mon, too. who have planted the seeds
Of the Catholic faith. which is the only
bulwarE against infidclism. Far be 1t
from mo to take the credit away from
any other nationality.
81 am a Jesuit and a citizen of the
world. and I can say without conceit
tlElt the bone and sinew Of the Irish
race has done more than any other
race to spread and uphold the Catholic
religion. Everything is organized
NOW. The individual must become the
spoke Of the great wheel 1t was
Daniel OCmncll vino first organized
the people at Il time when. God knows,
he had some raw material
"For 900 years there had been fail
urc, but O'Conncll drew the people Of
Ireland together AMI 7OOO,OOO people
took their place In parliament in the
person of Daniel O'COnncll."
Then he spoke of what the Catholic
religion had done for the world. At
the conclusion of his sermon the
Mass proceeded. The music and
singing was very beautiful.
When the last bcncdcton had been
said tho congregation dispersed. The
procession formed and marched down
Lnrimcr to Sixteenth to California to
Seventeenth to Chnmpa to the Coli
scum, where 1t dispersed.
Shortly after o'clock the regular
convention was called to order by
Secretary S. ]. Donlcavy. Tic said:
ave are glad, we of the Irish in Col
orado, to have you with us. The his
tory Of this republic tcstilics to the
loyalty of the Irish American"
Tic spoke OF the great men Of the
Irish race ana what they had done
to help make the republic. Then he
introduced Governor Orman. The
governor said:
"Prcsidcnt Kcating, Mr.. Chairman
and DcIcgntcsIt gives me great
pleasure to welcome you to Colorado
and Denver. know that your organ
ization was a good one before the
women were admitted. and now
know that it is II better one.
"Whlc you are in the state wish
you would enjoy yourselves and l
know you will. I will be glad to see
you at any time"
President Keatng said in response:
81 accept the welcome in the same
spirit it was offered an American well
come to a race Of oppressed people.
"Governor Orman knows that we
are loyal to the flag. 1t is the symbol
of all that the people hold dear. The
Irish have stood under that flag, whose
red tcstifics to the valor of the Amer
lean soldier, whose white to purity,
and whose blue with it's stars to the
lofty ideal of the Irish American cit.
liens"
There was tremendous applause and
Mr.. Keting continued, telling how
the Irish flag was recognized in the
civil war and other wars as always at
the front. In conclusion he said the
Irish-American Catholic was the best
type of an American citizen.
Cornelius Mcguire, Leadville, state
president of the state divisions of the
order, welcomed the delegates for the
fraternity in the state. He made a
very happy talk and concluded by say
ing that this meeting was being held
at higher elevation than any former
meeting. James Il. Dolan, national
vice-president also spoke.
Z. ]. O'Connor eX-national presi-