The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-11

made by an Irish-American, but it is
the language Of the Declaration of In
dependence, signed by Thomas Jeffer-
son and John Adams and by that
splendid galaxy of patriots who laid
the foundation of this republic in
blood and tears, and risked their lives,
fortunes and sacred honor in the cause
of American liberty. (Applausel
The members of the Ancient Order
of Hibernilns are NJ t yet able to for
get that in the war of 1912 the British
army took possession of the city of
Washington. the capital Of this great
nation. and in defiance and in direct
violation Of all the rules asd principles
OF international law, burned the CAPT
tol at Washington. destroyed the. Ii
brary of this great government and
wantonly, cruelty and wickedly burned
the national archives. The members
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
are unable to forget the tradition that
existed in this country Immediately
after the battle of New Orleans They
are unable to forget the tradition
at that time. that the password of
the day given out in the morning of
the battle of New Orleans. given out
to the British soldiery who represented
the desperation, the scum. the awful
iniuuity of their country. and their
land, in the event of British arms be-
ing victorious. the password was to
be booty and beauty" Whatever the
password was. it was not given out
on the evening of that glorious day,
because in the cold. gray, foggy morn
ing Of that splendid day, Andrew
Jackson. an IriSh-American from Ten
nessee, with fifteen hundred other
Irisl-Amercan riflemen. went out to
meet the foe. and the roll-call of Pack
enham and his two thousand men was
called that day in the high courts of
Heaven. The members of the Ancient
Order of Hibcrnians are unable to for
get. and if they We're they could read
the truth of history in the glowing,
eloquent address made few years
after the war in the senate of the
United States by Charles Sumner,
then senator from the commonwealth
Of Massachusetts. They are unable
To
government during the Civil War,
when the life of the nation seemed to
depend upon the question of foreign
help, foreign mediation. They are I'M
able to forget that government, during
those awful days when men, who are
in this audience tonight, when men of
Irish birth who are before me, We're
doing the highest duty in defense of
that flag and of this nation of which
we are so proud and to which we are
all loyal. (Applause.) They are I'M
able to forget that in the darkest days
Of the Rebellion millions upon millions
of English gold was spent upon ships
of war and upon munitions of war,
and that there are this night resting
in the fathomless caverns of the deep
thousands upon thousands of Ameri-
can bones, bones, of American citizens,
and millions upon millions of Ameri-
can treasure sent there by cannon
shotted with British gold, aimed by
British seamen and British sailors. 1t
is we'll occasionally to know the truth
Of history. The Ancient Order of Hi
bernians are unable to believe that it
is a sudden sense Of justice, the light
Of remorse shining upon the conscience
of the British government, that has
caused it, during the past few years.
to seek the camp of Cancellation, but it
is because there are eighty millions
Of strong, intelligent citizens Of
all, the members of the Ancient Order
Of Hibernians, who believe that the
reconciliation and the remorse of their
British cousins was largely compelled
by George Dewey in Manila bay, and
the victorious Schley at Santiago, and
by Teddy Roosevelt as he charged at
the head of his cowboys upon San
Juan hill. (Applause)
The way has been|long and dark, my
friends, even during the past twenty
years. There have been many times
when even those who We're stout and
hopeful of heart have despaired Of
success, but under the inspiration of
the martyr whose memory we cele-
brate tonight, knowing that they were
right, believing absolutely in the God
Of infinite justice, the people of this
great race of ours, aided as they have
been, morally and materially, by the
people Of this great republic, regard
less of blood, religion or political be-
lief, have kept solid their ranks, until
today it almost seems as if better
and new era were dawning upon the
old land across the sea. Only night
before last, on Thursday Of this week,
there was a division vote taken in the
British House Of Commons upon
which depended the existence of the
Balfour Chamberlain government.
Largely and chiefly by the influence of
the Irish Nationalist that government
carried it's motion by the meager ma.
jority of only twenty-eight. Gap