The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-03-24

One OF the most notable addresses
delivered on last st. Patrick's Day was
that given by the Rev. J. ]. O'Mahoney
at tho Cathedral Auditorium in Duluth.
Father O'Mahoney is the pastor of st.
Joseph's Church In Grand Rapids. this
state. The lecture WAS Il historical re-
Wow Of the struggle of the Irish peo-
pie for liberty since the time of O'Con-
nell down to tho present. We are
pleased to present to our readers tho
lecture in full, which was us follows:
My Dear Friends
Tho study of history, so much in
vogue now-a-days as q branch of cdu-
cation, displays wholesome time
spirit we'll worthy of great commendu-
tion. 1t Is well, however, that those
who devote themselves to it should re-
member that there have been authors,
and are still today some. who have
unscrupulously disregardcd the sacred
interests of truth and passionately fol-
lowed their own innate prejudices. md
pandered to popular tastes and SELF
satisfying notoriety. How much
worthy persons may be deluded by this
class Of authorities. l would cite for
you the example of two brilliant Eng
lishmcn who lived and died during tho
latter half Of the Nineteenth century
Lord Macaulay and ]. A. Froudc. When
Lord Macaulay's History Of England
first appeared in print, he was hailed
us one Of the greatest historians that
had ever adorned the pages Of English
annals; multitudcs OF readers turned
away from tho pnges of Dickens or
Thackeray as duh or uninteresting, and
fled to Macaulay's volumes for infor-
nation. solid and reliable, couched In
q style calculated to win all heurts.
But when tho cold knife of critical
analysis came to be applied to his
pages. then the important disclosure
was made that for great many OF his
facts he drew on the wardrobe of his
fertile Imagination, and while his work
might pass current for romance. 1t cer-
tainly would not for history. ]. A.
Froude. another falsiAer Of history,
after having attained q great name
in his own country, especially for his
researches on the historical relations
between England and Ireland which, 1t
is needless to soy. were all-glorious
and incapable Of being found fault
with-from an English standpoint
once ventured across tho Atlantic
ocean in order to 10y down his views
before tie American public. but was
soon forced to beat a hasty retreat when
confronted by the genuine facts enun-
ciated by the lips Of Father r. A.
Burke. THE truth. tho whole truth
ana nothing but tho TRUTH" should be
the sacred axiom of the genuine his
torian. And it is that unassailable
principle intend to keep before my
eyes this evening while endeavor to1
portray for you the most important
political happenings which are, az 1t
were. the grea:, bold headlines Of the
Modern History Of Ireland.
The Modern History Of Ireland may
well begin with tho death Of Daniel
O'Connell. For we'll nigh three CEN
turtles before lis advent on the stage
Of Irish politics. the history of Ireland
ITS laws. its people. its traditions
was one dark. sad page. Except the
light kindled in the land by Grattan's
parliament, which only lasted from 1882
to 1900. there was no star to light its
pathway to the tomb. The struggle
for Catholic emancipation carried on
by the Great Tribune had been SUCCESS
full. and the energy of his latter years
was devoted to seeking a repeal of that
union which had been carried into ef-
feet by treachery and fraud at the be-
ginning Of the century. Spellbound by
his oratorical powers the people Of Ire
land were in high spirits: they had
hopes Of retrieving their fallen for
tunes in their own land; and in the
light Of the coming day fondly cher
ished the belief that all their ills would
finally disappear. and their past dismal
history. completely obhterated. How
vain thess assurances were they had