The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-09-21

pected way even when the world
seems to frown; and it is that light
ness of heart that has kept them alive
in the shadows, when others would
have sickened and died, and the re-
suit Of that is that the world today
tells the story. and nearly all the
stories are what happened to some
Irishn1an or what some Irishman did
or said.
You know the Irish race have bat
| tied clear back into the dim ages of
history, but they never raised their
swords except for freedom, they never
placed chain upon a slave, but they
stood on their own hearthstones and
fought until finally right might tri-
umph. and they bled willingly in the
defense of home. They never placed
chain on a human limb.
Through all the dark hours they
found in their souls faith in God
and His promise to bring Joy to those
who fight the battle well. And you
know if there Is anything the world
needs today, and especially this Ma
ton Of ours, it Ia a revival of faith
in God; because. l tell you, it is be-
ginning to dawn upon the people Of
this age that all Of their philosophy
Is helpless unless men believe that
above them is Higher Power to
which the ablest and the strongest
must bow.
Tho True lrishman Can Never Be a
Socialist.
Men have asked me why it is that
you find no Irish Socialists. I said
to them: Because from the humblest
home they come, the boys and girls,
who at their mothers knees learned
in simple childhood the great phil
osophy of human government, which
is that every man, high and low, must
bow to authority" 1t is that which
lies at the foundation of human gov
eminent, and is the thing that we
need driven home into the hearts Of
the American people, as we see gath.
ering about US the shadows of Social
ism and anarchy threatening to en-
gulf the Nation in a great tumult of
wars that seek to sweep away the
elemental form of our government,
/ tell you that l have often thought
that the teaching to a little child of
the great place that authority holds
in the world is the greatest bulwark
of this Nation today. A recognition
of authority, of the authority of the
father and the mother, of the teacher,
Of the Church, Of the State of the
Nation, and of God.
The Reward Of Past Struggles and
Sufferings.
But now out Of the perils and the
struggles Of the past, out of the shud-
oWs the, sun seems to be rising and
the Day spring is almost here. II Is
SO sad to think that all these men
and women who have made the great
sacrifice cannot be present to witness
the rising Of the sun. If Robert En-
met could look down from above! If
Thomas Moore could Just again voice
the sentiments Of his soul II Wolfe
Tone could arise in his power! II
Daniel OEonnell could rise in his
splendid majesty and see that his
voice had at last reached the hearts
or men and that the world had spoken
and England had heard! Oh, If Graf
tan could only see the opening Of the
old Parliament in College Green!
Oh. If all these great old heroes who
wrote the songs that kept joy in
Erlns heart or spoke the burning
words that sent men forward to bat
tie, who fought the battle in the Sem
ate and Forum, if they could again
only witness Irelands manifestation.
what a glorious blessing it would be.
We are here in the land of freedom.
our home. Many Of us born here.
Many of us born across the water.
But, RS some one said so eloquen:ly:
This Is our home, this is our home"
We cannot forget the old land nor
the people who fought her battles or
made her struggles. But we are cast
here with great responsibility because
this is not the end of the fight. Gen.
Grafton after generation will follow
us. We must so handle. our RESPONSE
bllities as to give to those genera
tons what they are entitled to. a Ma
ton free and great and strong and
standing alone fighting the old fight
If necessary before she ties her chill
dren up with other Nations or with
other causes than her own.
America Owes Much to Irish Patriot.
ism.
In every battle that hos been fought
for American supremacy your sons