The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-03-18

be i want TO night England. tLaughter.)
The Irish soldier today is the best SOL
dier that walks on earth, and I've seen
all kinds of men fight.
"But want to say right here, gentle
men, that we are becoming more bloom
ing English every day. and when we do
hope that an earthquake will come
along aud swallow us all up in the bot
tomless depths of hell"
Ex-Director of the Board Of Free
holders Michael B. Holmes next made a
few remarks, and then General James
O'Beirne responded to the toast United
Irish League" General O'Beirne's re-
marks were on the same strain as those
of Colonel Blake. He spoke Of the guests
as an amiable and cultured audience.
Rev. Father Bernard ]. Keaney, S. j.,
of St. Peters Church, who had been espe-
cially invited to make an address, was
then announced. Father Keaney was
loudly applauded. He spoke on st.
Patrick" He reviewed the life of the.
saint in glowing terms. He said: 81 as
priest believe that Irelands nationality
has held out by virtue of the faith that
st. Patrick preached. Irish and Catholic
have become almost synonymous terms in
our language"
When Father Keaney mentioned the
name of Daniel O'Connell there, was a
burst of applause.
At the conclusion of the toast rising
vote of thanks was given to Father
Keaney, upon the suggestion of ex-Free-
holder Moran.
Joseph NJ. Noonan, the next speaker,
created considerable laughter when he al
luded to the recent statement of the Rev.
Addison Moore, of the Bergen Baptist
Church, to the effect that St. Patrick
was a Baptist.
"Unless we corral St. Patrick" sadi
Mr.. Noonan, ''the next thing we know
Mrs. Eddy will raise her sanctimonious
squal and claim him as pioneer Chris
tian Scientist
Mr.. Noonan's speech was eloquent as
well as witty, and he was repeatedly ap-
plauded.
When Police Justice James Murphy
arose to respond to the toast of "Our.
City," there was noticeable connection
among the half-dozen mayoralty candi-
dates who sat at the table.
Mr.. Murphy said:--"Our city is the.
place where everything is clear to us.
All our interests lie here. In 1861 the
old City Hall, now being torn down, was
first occupied. Today we have City
Hall that cost about $4,000. We have
made rapid strides in past years, but we
have been somewhat handicapped. One
of our handicaps has been our lack of
rights to our water front. Much of New
York's prosperity is due to resources re-
ceived from her water front, and there
is ne reason why our resources should not
be increased in the same manner. Jer-
sey City has not'the right today to buy
site of land upon which to build school
without going to the Legislature for It.
The city authorities should have the
right. I believe that the public schools
are the cornerstone of the foundation
upon which our public rests. l believe
that anyone who opposes them is pub
lie enemy. believe that the city gov
ernment should be run the same as a
man runs his business. A man in busi-
ness always locks toward his own pros
perity. A city should be run in like
manner and at all times the credit of the
city should be maintained"
Charles F. x. 0'Brien made the final
toast. 1t was to sour Sister Societies.
Among the guests Matthew Lii
lis, Charles McDevitt, George IF 1onald-
son, Matthew Foster, Patrick A. Ardle,
Patrick Gately, James Doherty, Robert
J. Murphy, James e. Kelly, James Stew
art, H. Meehan, John J. Mitchell, George
Linn, George Ormsby, John D. German,
Philip Keleher, John Shaffer, James.
Cavanagh, B. J. McArdle, Peter Doris,
Frank McKenna, Patrick o'Brien, James.
J. Mcbride Marcus Moses, George Ryan,
Ex-Freeholder William J. Moran, Fl
nance Commissioner P. Anthony Brock,
Freeholder Alex. J. Clements, Ex-Free-
holder James Ellington, james p. Hall,
Terence Fitzsimmons, Patrick Connolly,
John Kelly, James J. Kelly, Martin
Gleason, John #. Madden, Jeremiah
Haughlin, James McGee, John J. MUIR
ply, Charles A. Schaefer, M. F. Laverty,
R. H. Duff, John English, Charles f. x.
| O'Brien, Ex-Director of the Board Of