Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-05-31
will stand up for a bad Irishman.

is no connecting link between my
title and the subjects that follow, es.
pecially since he has been to the trou-
bic of reading the distressing para /
graphs. II he will interview the edi. |
tor, he may find that have rowing
commission, anu IL he Is really Irish.
he may find on re.reading that an anal
ogous thought runs throughout my par
agraphs. There may be no connection
between an inflated Fourth OF July ora (,
TOR and balloon, but there might be. .
SO far as the subjects of common
ers", immigration, the Irish, French |
and Italians are concerned, have only
to say that they connect intimately
with long list of books, bookish peo-
pie and things. refer my critic tot
"Perverts" by the Baltimore author
whose name / began my paragraph
with, to Eliot of Harvard. Peck, Maur.
ice, Munsterberg and many others.
Because some of the Irish are smart.
and some Of their relatives live here, liz
no reason why | cannot say word
against the Irish who are neither smart
nor respectable.
That some of my countrymen made
wooden nutmegs, that others did all
they could to weaken and dishearten
Washington's army, that others were
moss-backs later on, that others are
dangerous and anti-progressionist
now, l am here not only to acknowl.
edge but TO advertise, II necessary. !
do not consider that the well-balanced
members OF my nationality are in the
least injured by whatever reference Is
made to the Unbalanced Of the same
race. IL would have been wiser for
Irish" not to mention cities and may.
ors. Municipal control Is the one
great Irish offcnse, and It Is not nee.
cssary for me to more than mention
rammany, the bosses of New York,
current newspaper and magazine com.
mcnt on American city government.
books by Riis. Roosevelt, Parton,
Lodge and others equally modern.
When | was in Boston Iew years
ago there was great excitement among
Americans (the few who remain there)
over an election that hinged upon an
educational question. The Americans
party asserted itself, and eleven Irish.
men went out of Office on the same
day. Not a foreigner remained. They
went out not because they were for
eiGners, but for the reason that they
Tere un.American and against the
American school system.
Justin Mccarthy, himself a noble
Irishman, says that the best Irishmen
are those who stay at home.
And my statements about immigra
ton were made only to emphasize tho
TACT that II we are to have strangers
among us, we want the best. Many
despicable Americans have wandered
away to South America and other
places, and | do not blame the coun.
tries they trouble for objecting to their
presence; indeed. restrictive laws
ought TO be made to keep them out.
Now, to come down the ladder a bit.
Irish" says that | am not an Ameri-
can. II | am not, there Is no such
thing. While | was born In a neigh.
boring country, my parents, grandpar-
ents. great-great.greatpare were not
Ihey came to Ipswich in 1886, and my
family still owns the original house In
that old town. This may be ascertain
ed by reference to the Ipswich Histori-
cal Society's publications. Mr.. Waters,
secretary, Ipswich, Mass, or to my
tamily's genealogy, or to the Boston
Public Library, where my fathers
grandparents picture may be seen on
the wall; a man bearing Bookman's
name, first U. s. Senator from Massa'
chusetts. draughter OF the bill for the
formation OF the District OF Columbia,
personal friend of Washington. II
Irish" would like to see some OF the
letters OF Washington to my grandsire,
| can secure them for him.
Or he may go to Harvard University
md find out who was secretary OF that
institution for over 20 years. II he
wishes really to know whether or not
| have right to spec. as an Ameri'
can, let him write TO any genealogical
society In the United States and they
will satisfy him and bring my family
history down to 1912, when my own
grandfather was wounded fighting
against the British.
Or II he will not be satisfied, can
show him the official list Of over 800 OF
my name who fought for their coun.
try; of the one who resisted Gov. AN.
dreas, of the one who was imprisoned
IN London, of the one who stood by
General Warren at Bunker Hill and
bore his body away.
Perhaps after this perusal of musty
archives, Irish" will not blame Book.
man" for wanting to preserve his
Country intact; Tor being jealous OF
he land where his fathers bled".
In a Bulletin OF some days ago, had
some reflections on Temper. | am re-
minded of these by the letter of Irish
who spoils what he had to say by an
uncalled.for exhibition. In the first
place. he accuses me OF stealing q
quotation. ! doubt II "a mule born In
a orse-stable is not horse was ever
written or said In these words, II so
should like to know the name of the
illustrious author. The thought was
} conveyed to me some time by some
one in conversation, where we gel
about all we repeat. Besides, | laid
} no claim to originality.
; ! notice that Irish" uses invisible
batteries" and "stink.pots'-d he
: know he stole these beautiful expires
sions from Shakespeare? hope not
for Shakespeare never wrote them, but
J someone else did.
Farther on, Irish" gets off some
thing so striltingly Irish that ! must
mote it.-"Thpy show On MAINLY that