The Irish standard., 1903-12-05
A Magnificent Tribute to the Part PLAYED
by Ireland in the Revolutionary
and Civil Wars
The Martyrs Have Passed Away, But the
Seed Thus Transplanted is Still
Virile and Invincible

The following is part Of the mag
nificcnt address delivered by ex-Assist-
ant Secretary Of the Navy William A.
McAdoo at Carnegie hall, New York
on November 22d. the one hundred
and fifth anniversary OF the death OF
Wolfe Tone and the. thirty-sixth an
nivcrsary Of the martyrdom Of Allen,
L.arlin and O'Brien:
In the long roll Of Ireland's mar
tyrs there are none more worthy OF
admiration and culogy than those in
whose names this meeting is called.
The life of the one most remote in
point OF historical preccdencc-Theo-
bald Wolfe Tonc-is altogether one
OF the most clivalrous, unique and ro-
mantle that can be we'll conceived
an unselfsll patriot, a daring and bril-
liant soldier, an accomplished diplo-
mat, and man in all the domestic re-
lations OF noble and elevated charac-
ter. The life OF Thcobald Wolfe Tone
is one which should be most widely
read in this material age for the elc-
waiting influences of its unsclfsh cx-
ample and the devotion to high ideals
which it illustrates.
This meeting, however, is primarily
and chiefly to honor the memory Of
three gallant young sons of ireland
who died for her noble death by
ignoblc means, and gave witness in
their last hours to the inpcrishablc
character Of the nationality they rep
resented and the faith which sustained
them. In the long list Of the illus
trious dead Of Ireland VIC place high,
therefore, the names of Tone, Allen,
Larlin and O'Bricn, separated by
time, but closely joined by common
love in mothcrland and an unswcrving
devotion to liberty and nationality
England buried their bodies in fclons'
graves, but their souls go marching
on to famc's eternal camping ground;
and the cause for whicl, they died re-
mains as vital, as strong, and as IN
suppressed as when the French ships
were of the coast of Donegal and the
heart OF England shook with the dar-
ing adventure at Manchester.
TO its everlasting glory humanity
has produced martyrs in all walks Of
life Martyrdom, since the colossal
sacrifice Of Calvary, has been the soul
and essence OF Christian civilization,
inspired by the divine example, en-
couraged by the sublimity OF Christian
philosophy. The gloriGed procession
Of martyrs, recruited from every walk
in life, asccnds from the plains OF pov-
crty and pain, suffering and disease,
humiliation and distress to the heaven
ly heights Of everlasting peace. The
mother who braves the contagion Of
death to save her child; the father who
dies daily, borne down with toll, over
loaded with care, and wasted by dis
case, that his wife and children may
live; the brother who dies to save his
sisters honor; the sister who sacri-
fees herself for her brothers happi-
ness; the many who toll so hard in
factory and garret, in mine and on
farm, for the happiness and pleasure Of
the few; the doctor who sacrifices his
life to save that OF his patient or to
advance the progress OF his science;
the geographer who dies amid wild
wastes OF snow, far removed from the
cheering voice OF friend or relative, in
latitudes SO high, in wastes so bleak,
SO wild, that even the wolf and raven
cannot exist; the faithful servant who
dies in defense of his masters treasure
or his life; the loyal employee on the
post OF tlangcr-the railroad engineer
who goes crashing down to death,
opcn-eycd and frm-mouthed, that he
may serve his passengers-all these,
and more, make up a great and re-
decning clement which raises human
ity above the cold tenets of political
economy or the rank materialism that
places man and animal on a parity.
But in all ages and all nations man
kind has elevated above all other mar
tyrs those who die for liberty and re-