New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-18
DINE WITH SAINT
GOOD HUMOR RULES.
Mayor Giues Friendly Sons
Wee BIT of AdUicc.

The Friendly Sons Of ST. Patrick gath
cred ~ DelmOnicos last night in honor ~
the patron saint and In memory Of what
they are: and after they had dined amid
the decorations 81 mellow green and gold.
shot with the bars Of white and red and the
starry fields. they listened 10 four speakers
IN whimsical, merry and solemn mood. but
never with an angry light IN the eyes.
Mayor GRynor gave advice: Justice Luke
Stapleton. in facile phrasing. appealed 20
their love Of oratory: Job Hedges made
them laugh until the tears ran. and then
as a counter-irritant Martin Littleton in
sisted that the country vas going IN the
demnitiOn- boWwoWs or. as ne put II. So
cislism
William Temple Emmett. the president.
was the POSTMASTER The Mayor sat AZ
his right. solemn. observant and next 20
the Mayor Was Mr.. Hedges. who was also
sedate. Mr. Emmett said. as he brought the
great hum ~ over-the- coffee conversation
down 20 a sibilant hum. that questions OF
vast importance had little 20 do with poll
tics. az defined by ATistotle-the disciple
OF Epictetus pricked his ears-but every
thing With the spirit Of extravaganza He
counselled adherence 90 the tradition Of Ire
land. IFS ideals and its reverence
Our city was the Mayors toast after
The President" had received greetings
standing. He went over the history Of the
organization. its one hundred and twenty
six years. almost coeval with the history
OF the city. and then said:
Your first president was a Presby-
terrain. and your present one may be for
sught any Of you care.
The first president OF the Philadelphia
Friendly Sons, which was formed four
years before yours. was a Catholic. And
let u be said In truth and in justice that
those OF Irish blood in this country have
always gone 10 the polls in the same
spirit Whatever may be said. II anything
can he said. Of bigOtry or intolerance on
election day in past years. n cannot he
laid 20 their door
And now We have happily come 20 the
time in this country when there is no
room for a bigot. and he scarcely exists
he Is no longer even a small political
factor. II he ever was. You have a strong
influence for good in the community.
If I were "a give you a word Of advice.
IL would he 20 band your efforts 10 eTadi-
cate the detestable notion that the code Of
morality which exists between man and
man does not exist in the dealings be-
tween individuals and government.
There are some who would not cheat
an individual out Of a dollar but who
would cheat the city without scruple Or
any feeling 81 moral wrong They have
no notion that they would have To make
restitution. the same as I'm the case Of an
individual 20 make amends. We want 20
eradicate that from the minds OF men II
Is one Of the things ] have uppermost I'm
my mind. and IL is for honorable and in
telligent men who think right like you 10
do ii
Job Hedges. whose toast Was Irish Per-
sonality," gave the natives Of Ireland and
their descendants credit for everything that
WAS good ana = little more. ana the re-
verse There Was no use i'm wasting much
admit il. An Irishman didn't participate:
ne mixed ID" and so on. with quiz and
epigran, antithesis and. 81 times pathos.
until the audience found Il difficult 20 lis
ten between shouts Of laughter and Of APP
prevail
There we're cheers for Mr.. Llttleton as no
painted the progress the country vas max
ing. IN his opinion. 20 socialism. or. m
possible. worse. He felt strongly that there
was a greas tendency 20 attempt 90 prevent
the rich from getting richer and thu poor
from getting poorer. but that there was
danger that the rich would be pulled down
20 where the poor were and that the latter
would he left where they were. or ia con-
dition worse an every particular. when M
finished there we're cheers Tor Ireland and
for this country. and every one rtmem-
herai the good cheer and there wasn't a
bit % gloom.