The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-18
IRELANO'S DAY.
Continued from page Ten.

ON the other hand in the treaty OF peace
with Spain I'm 1885 the United States
agrees To send back TO Spain the Spanish
soldier. at Its own cost. Here the SIN
Rular is used This change in practice
ia but an Indication of the change which
has taken place ia our government. The
modern conception has dtsregarded the
idea of fedora ted states and has adopted
the Idea of single nation cahed the
United States but singular and not
plural I'm its conception.
There lies before US great issue
which must be decided In the case OF the
Philippine people ultimate freedom or
admission into the Union. This final de-
oislon may not be forced upon US for
some years. perhaps. but IL looms up
before Va and must be settled In the near
future.
'"rhe Philippine question. however.
originally question or foreign polcy'
has become a domestic question. Ihere
are many other grave questions OF Tor
eign policy before US involving the in
terest of our nation. There are impor-
tant fiscal and commercial questions IN
yolved in pending commercial treaties an
important territorial question IN the de-
termination OF the Alaskan boundary;
and important questions or self-interest
involved In the disputes between Euro
pean nations and South American Re-
publics.
II shall be more than satisfied IL can
bring one new suggestion to this ami
versary celebration. and that suggestion
In that when problems vitality anectlng
the interests OF our nation in It's relation
to foreign nations are at stake we shoulo
drop all partisanshfp, forgetting Whethei
we are Republicans or Democrats, ana
should consider such national questions
solely from the standpoint of American
citizenship. We shall always have issues
OF domestic policy upon which pollticai
division Is desirable. but when We race
another nation let US be one, common
united people"
SPOKE FOR THE STATE.
c.ovarnor Garvin received a iattering
ovation and contrasted the position or the
Irishman In Rhode Island today WIN ms ms
position half q century ago ana hoteu
with satisfaction the extent 10 WhlSh IaSs
preiudice had been allayed. Now he said
the Yankee voter must vote with l%oreisn %
ers for all tickets or refrain from Notiht,
since the foreigners are on both sioes; III
both political parties. His experience haa
convinced him that there IL more or oilsi-
nal righteousness than or,sinai SIN a., a.,
human nature. Inc SohlrIpu. ~. a meri
can race were referred TO ana tne Ioi- :
bearanoy Of the American ana irisniha.n u y
was contrasted with the Ehsns,y,Ina,, nsyara,n q ?
readiness to resent imposition. Re1errlnhs
TO politics he said the fncompetents WIZ
presumed 10 leadership should be defeat
ed and that some men who say they are
not in politics for what there Is In ~
belle their professions. He urged the Al
tacking of prejudices the putting or tne
hest men forward and the reiegauon Oh
the bummers to the rear.
Mayor Miller responded 10 tne ,oss.
'The city of Providence, and aliuueu W W
! his slight acquaintance with the saints.
The man who sneers at d pQdhouSb wbo ad.
score' and every man. he SAID, VINO au-
| vocal < one form of government over an
| other VS. n politician. -,
Thomas r. Donahue. supreme cnle.
| ranger OF the Foresters, ana Presloen,.
| b. f. Reynolds OF the West SIDE ciup
/ were called on In turn ana respoHueu
| briefly. ,,,.,,,
| illustrated songs by Fred ]. Richards,
| Warren l., Turner. accompanist; series
! OF stereopticon views OF irish scenes anu
| Irish and American heroes ana pat'ie
| scenes followed
| nosition nv DIR. ,O'Keefe. was sung durine
| the evening 'The Star-Spangled Ban,
| ner" and "The Wearing OF the Green
sung in chorus brought the afrair TO
Cen Herbert 8 Tanner, Senator James
| u panjgsp of Pawtucket and john -
| Common. with Vice President Thomas r.
| Cooney sat at the speakers table.
| The committee In charge or the ulnnei
| were. J A. O'Keefe. M. D.. Thomas T.
Cooney. Frank Canning, treasurer; 1. y
| Matthews secretary: TI r Donahue'
| Woodbury. German, W A. Russell NJ. ID.
! r p. Oates. w J. Beane. NJ. 7. Braney
! r = Brady u. y. Donovan John nc
| Guinness. John Bannon and Thomas +
|