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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-18
1.-THE DAY WE CELEBRATE"
FATHER CONWAY'S SUBJECT.

The Reverend Father James ]. Conway
responded to the sentiment. THE Day We
Celebrate" saying in part:
has blessed and glorined this day-ths day upon
which great Patrick died
So blended indeed are the yearly returns Of this
time with the varying fortunes OF this Ubiquitous
people. so akin is the mighty heart Of this world
today there is no tongue so foreign that IN It
home of. their fathers: no land SO distant to
and the story of Patricss people have never yet
been borne: no generations in lreland's long
ever come and gone for Irishmen. without record.
without pageant, without song.
one nation under many conflicting flags. to the
single man. to the memory of an old-tine saint
Stranger still 1t is and calls for fullest COM
ment. when We hear the past and present alike
through all the phases of its strange existence
has. each year made this day sacred to faith
patriotism at ali times idented with hits its un-
sw cry ng;. un,a Id Catholic faith.
ing Ing But It Is comment which Is as lofty
the fortunes of the sons and daughters of the
For this comment is a history whose peaceful
beginnings were Graded away back in the
late progress has been marked by the" the heroic e
struggles of countless martyrs to faith and IA
sympathy and fellowship OF civilized states with
the just, the holy, the undying aspirations Of
This comment is epic planned by the merci-
full Justice Of God written In tears and blood
and sung beneath every sky In accents of the
fondest love, the deepest hate. the loftiest hope
and defiance which animate a downtro!d.n
but proud and unconquered people In their strug-
gle for their native land.
This comment is fearful tragedy whose stage
is the poverty and desolation of a Christian land,
whose plot Is deep the hidden things Of
God and whose closing act reveals her patriots
ism of centuries at last triumphant over the
PROSTATE form of tyranny which has so long
outlawed her pulpit and her altar. goaded her
with heartless rule and a mockng Justice
robbed her fields of their beauty her cities or
their wealth, and driven millions of her people
penniless exiles to the very ends of the earth.
That comment. In one final word Is the chronI-
Gle. the epic, the drama Of Irish patriotism and
this day 1.-THE day celebrate" is the epitome
Of all 1t means to the sons and daughters OF the
Irish Celt-the anniversary and worldwide soIeir-
nifty of a day which stands for ten centuries to
him of the struggles of his fathers for the faith
Of Patrick and the land OF Patrick's people
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-18

1T The ideal city would be without crime. but
that Is condition never yet achieved; The
however. Is no reason why It should not be pun
ished We cannot make men honest by law.
them. but BY furnishing their crimes they are
checked. and others are prevented from doing
There is a constant conflict between the forces
to keep the good from being hnIess
the laws are strictly enforced. one liberation
u The aw is and be q ' mot to
be ignoLed II !, be bad law the remedy is
mission to violate law beGets corruption. in
Tor allowing that which the law denounces.
SOCIAL EVIL DISCUSSED.
There Is one matter that my attention has
Of Missouri are so framed as TO make churches
the ssnsr Of m0rdl nuenes and cast upon them
ishable near a church but not elsewhere Dens
felonies Within lo6 Yards Of CHURCH. "a''
Il am told there Is larger p1oulation
out churches. than in any other city in America.
In the battle for supremacy in this great region
the: into the far west End. ' ''-'A '
a few churches one can tel when he gets with
IL IKE unfit s and IN endng ut their
ana Of these farmhouse in the don
town district, there would be fcwer saIpwrecks
ton This IS subject for serious c. consider
ton by Protestants, Catholics. Jews and all, for
religion.
The law has thrown this responsibility in part
upon the churches irrespective Of 2creed and
by abandoning the field they have stripped tho
law Of much Of its force.
we are proud OF our magnificent city: Of its
Wonderful progress. OF its commercial supremacy
and of its scourging Of evil. but there Is mora
to De done. Cities like men, should never be
satisfied but ever strive to higher development
The man who Is so self-satisfed to proclaim
himself industrious of lmDrOyement fS the
likely to need improvement most.
The citizen who does wish civic morality
or material advancement probably has a selfish
interest in retarding it, ST. Louis, like
approaching his prime. must go forward to Its
destiny. and what glorious destiny awaits #!
The next few years will be richer in achieve
ments than all that have gone before Tho
nations OF the earth will come % our great
ness. Let show them civic virtue as well as
com nercial enterprise. and civic honor well
as civic beauty.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-18
THOMAS H. CARTER TALKS
OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS.

Former United States Senator Thomas II.
Carter of Montana responded to the toast,
"The United States of America" Mr.. Car,
ter. who is president of the Natlonai
Worlds Fair Commission, began his speech
in the same vein taken by President Reedy
in his Introductory remarks. He made sew
eral apt local references and closed with
humorous story. He said:
The toast The United States is one that is
impossible for one evening. The poets and writers
of the nation have labored for years and SIN
they cannot express the full grandeur OF this
country -...,
1t has proven itself a place for the regenera-
ton OF the human race Here there has beeh
worked out a destiny that would have been I'M,
possibIe under the ancient prejudces OF the Old
World
In closing his remarks. Mr.. Carter re-
ferred briefly to the Worlds Fair. which ne
said undoubtedly would be fitting crown
to the advancement and progress of the last
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"ST. PATRICK, HIMSELF"
M. A. FANNING'S THEME.
NJ. A. Tanning spoke to the toast, ''St.
Patrick Himselfn He said in mart:

NJ. A. Tanning spoke to the toast, st.
Patrick. Himself" He said, in part:
A nation that is great enough TO produce q
rational hero Is great enough To keep ms MEM
Dry green. and as ST. tlt. !ck is the glory OF
In perpetual remembrance. his cniiareii are
scattered all over the earth. but wherever they
Inoia- in Africa or in America. or by the long
wash OF the Australasian ss1s this day and this
the renewal OF the dearese and rondest tradi-
Many things told. are revealed to 1T
tie ones that are hidden from the wise and the
ing of this scriptursl phrase when 1 opine tnat
the learned of our day makes a serious mistake
of those heroes of the apostolic and medieval
eras whose names are prenxed with the title
We moderns have not much use for. saints We
force and blood. We adore the warrioe and the,
empire builder and despise the civilization OF
name ideals We have lost the sense OF reverence
and the name saint is longer a name to
In the production OF the civilization that
10y to-day We're we're men who, leaving the allure
fun OF that love for ones fellow man which is
faced .privations. hardships and IL isnominious
death daily for no other earthly reward than the
uplifting of the fellow-men.
The great CAPTAINS of Christian civilization are
the men who converted savage warriors into hus-
known only clubs OF spears. and Who substs-
tuted peace for violence.
ST. PATRICKS ACHIEVEMENTS
The achievements of the majority of these great
ones OF the past have been swallowed up in the
commissions of time erased by the caressng
fingers of OBLIVION. but those of others are kent
perenn.aly green in the memories of their chill
G.eh. VI SUCH was cur saint. whose majestic
proportions lack full outline only because there
is lacking the genius to visualize and portray
them.
We Americans are all believers. at least. in
work and in the obtaining of results. and We
have pretty reasonable method Of gauging the
Importance Of man by the amount Of what he
accomplishes. What has the life of st. Patrick
to offer to the contemplation Of the modern eye:
what points of sympathetic contact can We find
IN him with the modern view?
First of all. he was most tireless worker.
No modern devotee of the cult of strenuosity
can gaze for a moment the work of st.
Patrick without standing amazed and awe
struck by its scope and range by its exhibition
of perfect system and organization and by the
opulence of its results.
We laud the sur~es~-s II ~ TN'a--cat 49,
gans and Carnegies, our Kaisers and Roose-
velts. but their work is the grass that wither-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-18
D. P. DYER GIVES TOAST
TO "OUR COUNTRY"

Conway. Mr.. Dyer was supposed to re-
spond to the toast, Our Country" but he
didn't confine himself to that subject He
complimented the Irish-American Society
and said that. in promoting dry" BAN
quet and having the wives and mothers and
daughters and sweethearts as their guests,
they were starting out on the right track
NO man,, he said, lever went wrong
through the advice of good mother or a
faithful wife,
which rest the liberties of this great people
Show me a clean home and will show you
q clean citizen"
NJ Dyer reviewed briefly the early strug-
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work of lasting good OF the Sea.Dlvided Gaels
which l would particularly call to your arten-
ton is not the result Of their extent in terri
erary abilities. but consists in the faith. the
Christian virtue, and the sterling noble quail
Irish race distinctive and fruitful of good wher-
ever they have eonsecrated ground by calling
1t nome.
To the literary mind the scientific intellect.
nor the heroic heart. but are part OF the heri-
land of his adoption. wherever his destiny "
fortune may lsau hlII.
another good that the ea-Divided Gaes have
accomplished. which makes humanity and ma
tons their debtors. is the PLANTING everywhere
they go OF the perfection of the love of Justice
and of God The greatest ard truest grandeur
walton. which is ever sustained by the enlght-
eminent Of Christian belief. and which Is one
mainly shall connect itself with the throne OF
Cod. ~,4
The achievements everywhere of the Irish Gael
s,Irpass belief Recaliect the inhuman persecu-
tions to which he has been subjected and reuem-
exploits throughout the civilized world in let
ters science and government. with aston
h fr fs ne " ase FOR her i as verGan
and fresh az Is the dew-bespangled verdure OF
her lovely hills.
never interfered with he Irishmans loyalty TO
the country O. his adoption is amply attested by
the histories Of France spain; P9rtusai South
NV friends We regret that Ireland has been
wrongeG and deprived Of her freedom. hut we
feel that through her prosecutions has come her
preston to forsaEe their beautiful isle. the Irish
people have wandered throughout the civilized
noble and brave qualities Of heart and mind. and
implantinG on every soil nm impershahle love OF
the and IA fhSs aes that Wifi wRen
time has ceased and eternity has begun.
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territory for her markets unexcelled in size and
resources. In what. then. is St. Louis lacking:
She is lacking alone in public applause for civic
virtue. commercial enterprise and personal ex-
celence. There should he of the spirit
typified In the slang phrase of knock the knocker
and boost the bOosteri'
unfortunateiy there are men in St Louis who.
seeing a man limp. Immediately want to throw
him down and discover the cause OF his lame
ness and then advertise it to the world
There are men who, seeing one intoxicated
policeman. state that the whole force is COM
posed of drunkards. There are sef-ccnstituted
cerfors Of morals who. finding no vice under
their noses. go out and search for 1t in out-of-
the-way places. and failing to find It, become
unhappy: might providers who seek for unclean
things and go around looking for indecencies
coveries.
Twenty. streets may be splendidly paved and
one street in Geplorable condition. These men
cry out about the bad condition Of one and see
nothing Of the excellency of the twenty. There
are men who can discover the corruption and
incompetency of one public official and cannot
possibly discern the virtue in twenty others;
VINO can talk OF men indicted but never give
good men credit.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-18

The green and the red. white and blue
predominated in the decorations in the BAN
quet hall of the Planters Hotel last night.
With good Irish music and good Irish
speeches, the fourth annual banquet of the
Irish-American Society was inspiring.
1t was a st. Patrick's celebration. in
which the members Of the Irish-American
Society and their wives. mothers and
sweethearts took part. and the occasion
was a memorable one. The banquets of
the society heretofore. always held on St.
Patrick's night. have been successes. and
last nights affair was no exception to the
rule. OF the 200 guests present about one
half were ladies'
The banquet hall was opened until $50,
but the company assembled long before
that hour, and while a reception was not
on the programme, there was every evil
dence of one in the hotel parlors. New ac-
quaintances were made and old ones re-
newed. and the events Of the evening were
such as to make those who fostered the
banquet feel well repaid for their efforts.
The music proved an especial feature Of
the programme. Such good old Irish pieces
as st Patrcks Day in the Morning"
Let Erin Remember the Days Of DID,"
Believe Me-" The Harp That Once Thro
Taras Hail." and many other favorites
were played by the orchestra and were the
means of reviving old memories and putting
the banqueters in excellent spirits.
Charles ]. OMalley acted as postmaster
and the benediction was pronounced by the
Reverend Father Peter ]. ORourke. Thos.
]. ]. Stanton, president Of the society,
made the address of welcome. Like Shakes
peare, Mr.. Stanton believes that brevity Is
the soul of wit, and his speech-a happy one
was short.
Those who responded to tosts were: The
Reverend James ]. Conway, D. P. Dyer,
Doctor P. D. Connolly. Joseph W. Folk
and John W. Harmon. There were several
impromptu speeches
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-18
JOSEPH w. FOLK TALKS
OF ST. LOUIS AFFAIRS

Joseph W. Folk. Circuit Attorney. who
responded to the toast. THE City Of st.
LOUIS said. IN part:
1t was lrishman who said Every man
p his s nav sa snq yhe5he. he was born
you, irrespective of your birthplace.
81. Louis is the center Of a vast territory from
population and add to its prestige in the sec
nS na On the border land
The man from the East or south fnds no preju-
criterion by, which he is Judged is his personal
nsadG L. the patent Of nobli,y ne
representing every nation and all the States in
the Union. shows the typical. the true. Ameri-
For some years past the city has been afflicted
have done more harm to, material progress than
me pestlences fires and wars OF years gone BY;
an honest citizenship this evil has been scoursed
to the city's credit.
PEOPLE ABHoR CORRUPTION
St Louis is but a type Of what other large
has been laid bare. Corruption is a disease COM
apathy. The vast majority Of the people of St.
n monis al abhor corruption trough venaL minority
be heving they represent the sentiment OF the
startling. but after all they constitute a very
sentiment Of the silent majority is erystalized
in the verdict Of 1uries composed Of ST Louis
sho to
have civic virtue triumphant.
posture Of eorranion people pn me VINO 1ePi1re me
jures the city. They reason Very much like the
man who would not take bath for fear some
allow all crime to go unpublished. lest outsiders
might say We are all lawbreakers. The dis
grace Is in tolerance. not in correction The
enforcement of law cannot hurt any community.
Nc city can be injured by getting rid OF physical
or moral filth.
Corruption cannot be cured by hiding It. There
is no secret remedy known for IT. The only Eff
rective medicine Is good dose Of enforcement
Of law followed by civic awakening and quicken
Ing of the public conscience to prevent a re-
lapse.
1t is more honorable to correct evils than to
bear them IN ignoble silence. 1t is neither hon.
est nor patriotic not to enforce the law for fear
ing to know that rottenness has existed long
unmolested: but it Is far better to apply the
by tolerance allow It to eat into and destroy
St Louis has exposed and is Furnishing its
will permit. In this there is honor and credit
due the city. which has set an example that
others might well follow. The corrupt element
science is dead to the things that dishonor.
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY.
No more important lesson can be brought homo
to the people than of individual responsibility
to the affairs of city and State. The people
civic evils. Of by Indifference permit them to
go on. It would be shameessness. indeed. to
rupt. legislators for the city
Supine submission to further plundering after
all these revelations Of corruption, would be
legations Of Citizenship They owe a duty to
their city politically as well as financially. The
tax dodger Is no worse than he who avoids his
government Of nation. State and city rests upon
the people, and they are to blame II they tail
to correct known evils o. tolerate civic sSasss.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-18

Mora than three score and ten loyal
knights Of St. Patrick celebrated the 1east
of the patron saint of their organization
last night at the Southern Hotel.
It was the thirty-seventh annual banquet
and one of the most successful IN the BIS
tory of the society.
Along the east side of the banquet hal!
was the table of honor, at which was seat
ed William Marion Reedy, president OF the
knights of St Patrick. and those who re-
sponded to toasts.
In place of the customary long gridiron
banquet board, the guests were seated at
small tables, each seating four.
To the inspiring strains of ''St. Patricks
Day In the Morning." the Knights and
their guests formed in line and were mar
shaled into the banquet-room by Chief of
Police Mathew Kiely, grand marshal of the
order.
President Reedy then introduced the Rev.
erend Father D. S. Phelan. chaplain of the
knights of St. Patrick who pronounced the
benediction.
President Reedy welcomed the guests,
after coffee had been served and cigars
lighted.
THE knights of ST. Patrick are the
representatives of the highest aims OF men
Irish independence. Tney are ready TO
\ mands the respect of solid citizens We are
ysupportng the Worlds Fair anu the New
Ct. Louis.
After paying a glowing tribute to the
Irish struggle for liberty. Mr. Heedy con-
tinued:
1.-The best hope for Ireland lies In putting
the old land in touch with modern relations.
Let us show that Ireland is a land in which
manufacturers thrive and then we Will en-
list the support of the commercial world.
Let US show in the World Fair an Ire
land Of to-day; TO refute the charge that
we are not responsible; to show That Ire
land Is not land OF dreaIners OF the past,
but a country ready to take its place
among the foremost nations"
Mr.. Ready closed with tribute to the
memory of the son OF the next president OF
the organization, P. ]. CarmOdy-
Judge Thomas Morris, corresponding sec
rotary OF the Knights of st. patrick, read
letters of regret from the following: Pres
ident Roosevelt. Governor Dockery, Mayor
Rolla Wells. Senator Will liam j. Stone. Sen-
ator Mark A. Hanna. Senator George q.
Vest. Senator Cockreli, Congressman David
A DeArmond, Congre ssnan Champ Clark,
Archbishop Kahn of St Louis. Archbishop
p. J. Ryan of Philadelphia, John J. Grim
klains, president American Irish Historical
Society, Boston: Jeffory Rocne. Boston
Pilot; Thomas Hamilton Murry,. general
secretary American Irish Historical Society;
Patrick Ford. New York; Patrick Eagen,
New York. and Thomas J. ]. Stanton, pres
ident Irish-American Society. St Louis.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-18
HARRY 3. HALVES SPEAKS
ON "THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS"

Harry B. Halves. responding. to the sent t l.
ment. 1.-THE City Of St. Louis opened with
a graphic review of the city frcm the DAYS
who have given the community its charac-
ter-a mingling of the courtesy OF the Soutn
North. .,o
He spoke of the city's prcstration by the
Civil War, when 1t might have oeen peter
had st. Louis been all North or al Sou. aa
And then he pictured the wonderful deyei-
opment, steady and substantial, that mas
brought about the New st. Louis He SAID
in part:
with the cities Of the earth. her motto Nothing
inposslble!'' Strong in her public spirit sub
is snna,f her IN Challenge hsi to the world
The whole country looks with admiration ratio upon
in aRes that they stand and sn IN
end trust companies q st. Louis paid to stock
St louis Is the largest distributor Of shoes.
dry goods hardware. drugs. tobacco and beer In
a and not n'e Claiming anything Which properly
laEs 9o- 5 @ ST. Miles IS t taking IN
the fG!a Taxay o, ep I'll, m, sss
were built in St. Louis commercial territory.
opening up just that many more markets ts,. :,
s4s 100000 The true yauasion of st. Louis propS
5y il M a at ts 90 the It w Il Fs
St Louis herself will spend in appropriations w.
PRESENT CITY GOVERNMENT.
The representatives Of our present municipal
government are the best class Of public officials
St Louis has ever had. The Honorable Rolla
Wells our Mayor. is a man beloved and esteemed
by ali classes: Even the fierce rancor Of political
partisanship has not yet dared to assail his III
tegrity his fitness his official capacity.
He has not sought applause or newspaper no
toriety. Without desire for political advance
ment, actuated alone by sense OF duty. ne mas
not tried to have his name appear as the center
CT tional journalism. but has put into opera
ton more reforms in Quieter manner and with
cut ostentation in less time than any public Of
fetal St Louis ever had.
is ST. LOUIS SHAMELESS?
There Is less vice and crime in St. Louis than
any other large city in the United States. Sta
tistics will show that there Is greater per cent
of arrests and punishment for crime committed
than in any other metropolitan city in the
by their public servants have been disclosed and
punished by able Circuit Attorney Joseph
w. Folk. Why. then. this charge Of shameless
ness?
Is 1t because crime has been punished? Is 1t
because public servants have been brought to the
bar of Justice? Is this shameless conduct Or
is it because the discovery and punishment have
virtue and duty well performed by city officials
have been unmentioped?
Why has there been no more said about the
good official and much said about the bad?
Why should the corruption which existed under
previous administration continue to be dis
cussed under a and honest administration
which cannot be assailed?
With good pubic servants. with education and
refinement with wealth. even opuence. with
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-18
TOAST TO WOMEN
BY STEPHEN CORNELIUS.

Stephen Cornelius spoke of Woman re-
marking that no matter Of what quality
the execution of his task may be. the sub
iect itself is one that appeals to every
knight of St Patrick. for there is none who
Is not interested in, who has not loved wom-
He said in part:
Her faults and her fraities fade from the
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giles of the Republic. and recalled how each
of these struggles had redounded to the
countrys benefit. He cited that this coun-
try had been victorious in every war in
which 1t had been engaged. coming out with
fresh honors and added dignity.
He paid compliments to Phil Sheridan
and other Irish-Americans who had done
service for the United States In the wars
of the Republic, and he paid a tribute to
Archbishop Ireland,