The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-12

the range OF SAdk06pouTS WiiIiA6cs
! the artistic elem nt is supreme and
the character work is splendid; all
other dramatists must yield the
crown, for his plays are not written
in cold blood; they call forth the
mans whole energies and take hols
OF his sympathy and imagination
Shakespeare, by general suffrage, is
the greatest name in literature.
There can be no extravagance In say
ing, that to all who speak the Eng
fish language his genius has made the
| world better known and furnished
more complete intellectual enjoyment.
| And even among those who do not
speak the tongue that Shakespeare
spake," large numbers are studying
the English language mainly for the
purpose of being at home with him in
his soul-stirring tragedies, and mirth-
provoking comedies.
o'ConnelI, the Liberator.
! Patrick Farraher took for his sub.
ject, "O'Connell. the Aberator."
How well he dealt with It Is shown
In the following:
LET a word be flung from the ora.
| tors tongue
Or drop from the fearless pen,
And the chains accurst. asunder burst
That fettered the minds Of men,"
Around the name Of o'Connell are
entwined the saddest and yek the
dearest memories Of Ireland's past
history. Never shall the name lose
| It's fascination for the Irish heart, un-
| til the Irish race itself shall perish
from the earth.
Poor, persecuted Erin held for CEN
turtles in utter subsection by cruel
conqueror, trampled, broken and cast
i down; and all, for what? For having
persisted in clinging to the faith
brought to her shores by the Apostle
| st. Patrick. This was her only
crime. Hearts were broken. churches
and homes destroyed, while the irish
people were hunted to the death. or
driven to spend their days in foreign
climes.
But see, liberator, the great Dan
lei O'Connell, makes his majestic
stride into the political arena where
lay dead and dying the many hopes
of his country.
He swore that he would teach the
British empire what It was to goad
nation into desperation, that he would
force the English parliament to de-
clare Catholics free to worship God
as their forefathers had done; and
So ,,,lkh Oh
one drop Of his oountry's blood.
Did he succeed All! open the his.
tory of Ireland, read its pages and
see how O'Connell united the people,
placed them under the leadership Of
their priests, and by the sheer force
Of his magnetic eloquence wrested
Catholic emancipation" from Eng
lish tyranny; he knew no fear, brave
ly he combated, and success was his.
Thus was the first step laid for Ire
land to climb the ladder OF prosper
ity, and on through the years. the ma
ton, animated by the spirit of O'Con-
nell which still burns in the heart Of
the race, has advanced step by step.
until at the present era, the trumpet
Is about to sound out to the word,
the magic notes OF "home rule"
But when O'Connen had broken the
chains of his country, did he then
rest? No, England feared the fear.
less orator and in 1914 the "un-
crowned monarch" OF Ireland was
confined in a traitors cell, and his
people goaded into rebellion. His
heart was broken and sadly he
turned to Rome, there to testify his
undying love for his faith.
But ere he reached the eternal city.
he surrendered his soul into the
hands of his Creator, his last words
being words Of love for his country
and his God.
He was indeed.a hero, one Of those
great men, whose lives leave foot
prints on the sands Of time"
1.-THE Heavens Are Telling" was
the song given by the high school
choral class with orchestral accom-
paniment.
Awards and Diplomas.
Father James Gillespie in few
we'll chosen words, then presented to
the class their diplomas and an
nounced the winner Of the Christian
Doctrine medal. Father Gillespie
then introduced Rev. George Gigling
er who was to make the address to
the class.
Address to Graduates.
In his graduating address at the
commencement exercises of ST.
Peters high school, Father Giglinger
remarked that success is not so much
a thing Of chance as Of toll. 1t means.
as Edison once said, 81 per cent pers-