Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-06-14
IRISH 70 BOOKhAh

his reply to Irish" and his rancid
structures against that nationality.
In his first essay dealing with the
Irish Mr.. BoUkman says. We had no
business to grant suffrage to the
hordes of ignorant and RABBIT Irish |
who flocked to our shores" and In a
later edition he qualities the above
statement by saying he only meant
the had Irish. not the Irish In general.
To prove this and at the same time
show how fair and impartial he is in
dealing with races. he calls the Eng
lish supercillous and the Scotch dou.
blc.faced Perhaps We ought to be
humble and accept this qualified state
ment and appreciate the condescen.
sion of Mr.. Bookman in making II, the
more so as ii must have taken more
than the normal amount Of courage
for him to call his friends by such
odious names. But we neither appre'
ciate nor thank him for his lame ex'
PLANTATION or opera bouffo addition.
The charges as they stand mean all
the Irish and no quibbling with words
can change thcm.-nay. not even a
fresh attack on the English and
Scotch.
In view of Mr.. Bookman's opinion of
the Irish II might interest him just a
little las he wishes TO he fair 10 tell
him what two United States : 'nators
think about the same Irish. The ven.
cradle Senator Hoar says, THE Irish
race Is conspicuous among great races
for great traits. No people that pos.
sessed them ever failed to achieve
high rank among nations on a fair
field. These qualities are the capac.
| ity to produce great men under the
most adverse conditions, the capacity
for rapid elevation when conditions
| are favorable. Courage, soldierly
qualities. the gift of eloquence, the
power of severe and ptaient labor. the
passion for owning land. strong domes.
tic affection. chastity, and deep relig'
ious feeling"
| "If." said the late Senator Bayard,
''the names of the men OF Irish birth
and Irish blood who have dignified
and decorated the annals OF American
history were to be erased from the
record. how much of the glory of our
country would be subtracted: In the
| list of American statesmen and pa
triots, theologians and poets, soldiers
and sailors. priests and orators: what
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