The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-18

Of the day set aside TOT paying hom-
 | age to the patron saint of the Elmer
 | ala Isle cannot but feel better today
 l and have an inspfrat tion for better
 | things and achievement in the days to
 1 come. To have the blood of the only
 l race in the world that after 13 cen
 l turies continues to reverence the
 l teacher Of Christianity who liberated
 i their forbears from the darkness of
 | organism is something that every
 ] man present could we'll be proud of
 l after hearing the eloquenee of the
 splendid galaxy Of orators that the
 1 committee of the organization had in
 i vited to take part in the post-pran-
 | dial exercises.
 | Thoughts of the Day., was the 1 toast responded to by Senator John F. l McDonough, the brilliant young lead 1 CT from Nauga tuck who is striving | for the enactment of better laws for
 the commonwealth at Hartford and l who is destined to be heard from in the future He spoke extemporan- | eousIy and said in part: T am proud l of this organiza ton under whose au- | spices we are gathered here tonight
 I am proud of this second city in the
 commonwealth which promises within 1 a few years to pass on to another de | gree of greatness; and I am. proud | to think that such a sp1ended gather 1 ing i5 aeI:enbIed here on this day to l do honor to tine Patron Saint Of Erin. lit is oyer g hu17G~ed. years aga l since a child destined 1o Ea the p&f 1 tror saint oi q warm hearted people I-r#as born ia t:t11e t.1 roi isl - arcie.7l ! Britain Ss7e3s --;r+7z Ea7-- F5 this. l cate Us to e D. S or sance=s- ! try and O the .erlaad. It w5s i7l the Fifth ce1tu St Patrick ! and his n1ne E;-t, s---2o we ed i with the right b -.I-part canoLical i teachings C. the Chris. an church f=ail- 1 ed up the Boyne with ancient Tara l as his destination. He was returning
 to Ireland to deIive- a death Flow to
 druidisnn. He destroyed the idols or 1 the druids and in one day converted
 a king and F, 900 people. He estab- 1 lished schools. =monasteriess and seats l Of learning Throughout the island l and his invasion was one of peace l that brought a new hope and laid the 1 foundation of faith in the hearts and minds Of a people that was never l to be unshaken. From that day to l this Ireland has never Wavered- Fill | ed with the spirit and undaunted-
 she never demands justice that is not 1 rightfuIIy hers; but she has insisted i on justice and freedom that is un- l dominated, and the day is fast ap- preaching when she will have that l justice and freedom. know that
 when that day arrives our patron will i turn to the Master and say, Lord 1 Thy Will be Done
 l .sSThe Bar was the toast responded to by Hon. William L.. Tierney of | Greenwich He said in part: As we | scan the faces of the several people | here tonight who have the title Hon l orabIe we think that with the title comes great honor but sometimes | there also come troubles with the l title When Lord Charles Russell sat | as Lord Chief Justice of England, he found that among his many honorary titles that he WAS Inspector of the Outside Poor and Insane Asylums and l he became determined to attend to some Of the offices that went with l being chief justice. On reaching an l insane asylum he asked for admit l tance.
 Who are your asked the gate I T am the Lord Chief Justice of 1 England.' he replied.
 Wen yoa can't come in here. We have three of you in here already replied the gatetender-
 E"The bar that am to speak to you about is not the one presided over by a whiteooated man of pleasant manner over which one sometimes fingers long and engenders vague l thoughts that come to him the morn | ing after but the bar which has had much to do with the influence of Am erican freedom under the influence of
 American institutions.
 'I have in mind the bar which is 1 striving for better things, members of  Donough here who is serving you at your Capitol and striving for honest, fair and decent legislation irrespective of party affiliations. You will find the O's and Macs 1iberaIly scattered l through the lists of names of the l members of the bar of the Common wealth of Connecticut, but not on the Supren1e Court bench or among the I judges of the Superior court who adorn the benches in the various .1~H~ aF1T tic birth and not for centuries could you find one who had the creed of the celt.
 "'The law courts and the founda- tions of our commonwealth found l their inception with the WetherBf1eld and Hartford colonies and have been l carried down to the present day. You
 can search the records for 300 and you | find that it had grown into tradition | that no man of our creed has ever l sat upon the bench of the higher l courts of this state until Governor | Simeon Baldwin, the grandson of l Congrega tiona1 minister appointed 1 Judge James H Webb to the Superior court who if be has not the blood of
 the Ce1t has at least the creed Of the tCelt
 we have in this commonwealth a | great melting pot of the nations and | as they come here to mingte and form l a new race we have to meet their l thoughts and ideas We have the So | cialist who would change many of the | existing conditions; we have the Pro- l gressive with his ideas of the recall 1 which we have got to meet; and we l have the doctrine of the new free dom as expounded by President Will son that we have got to meet It is quite evident that the people are de manding that the courts should be nearer the people and that the laws should be more distinctive of what the people want. Now 1t seems to me that when the judges of the courts pass through the state over the circuit of the Superior court and give us the justice that we are proud of there ought to be a, judge to give us a little touch of the wit and the warmth of