The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-19
Gore speech For Irish
Liberty Which Stirred
Senate and Galleries

Without objection. the Secretary
will read as requested.
The Assistant Secretary read
ollows:
syspsthy For the Oppressed.
Sec. n. TSis essstry hss al
ways bees the refuge Of the %
pres.ed frea every iand-exiies
for eoasriesee's sake-asd. n the
spirit Of the founders Of eur Gov
ers.est. we essdeos the eppS~s-
stss 1racttced by the Rsssisn
Geverssest upon It's Lutheras
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upos eur Nstioasi Gs~erssest. In
the Interest 81 justice ssd hu-
ssaaity. sy all Jsst sna proper
nsesas. 10 use It's prompt and best
efforts % bring about . cessatis"
OF these cruel persecuttoss In the
Soointoss Of the Cusr. s.S 10 Sc
core 10 the oppressed eqsaI rigbts.
We tender our prefousd and
earnest syaHsthy 20 those lovers
Of freedsa who arc strsG8iinG
for hesse rsie ssd the Erest cause
Of local seif-gever..est 4. Ire
Issd.
Mr.. GORE. which party plat
form was that!
The PRESIDENT pro tempore.
That Is from the Democratic
platform.
Mr.. GORE. They are so much
alike II In difficult to distinguish
between them.
The Assistant Secretary read
from the Republican platform OF
1892. as follows:
CksaDiesisg the OpVresseS.
The RepsbIican party hss al
ways beea the champion 81 the
oppressed and reeoEnis~s the zig
sity Of manhood irrespective Of
faith, eSlsr, Or aatioaaltty. IL
symp sthises with the cause Of
home rule In Ireland, and pre-
tests against the persecutiss OF
the Jews In Russis.
Mr.. GORE. Mr.. president there
are, indeed. those who confess
judgment and who declare that
these lofty appeals in behalf OF
the struggling peoples Of Ireland
and of Russia were mere vain
protestations, bids for the Irish
and the Russian vote, casting
diamond dust in their eyes, and
that these splendid sentiments
were not inspired by that love
OF liberty which more than. all
other sentiments has distinguish
ed the history of this Republic.
The Democrats and the Repub-
licans in 1892 reiterated a dec
Iaration in behalf OF the oppress-
ed people OF Ireland. win they
now keep the faith? / still feel
a sympathy in their age-long
aspirations for liberty and for
independence.
Iriah Have Earned . Better Fate.
Mr.. President. the Irish have
earned better fate. In every
cabinet where talent can win itS
way will be found the resplen-
dent genius Of Irish statesman
ship; in every forum where lib
erty Is allowed to plead her own
cause has been heard the voice OF
Irish eloquence: upon every field
OF battle where men have died
for freedom will be found the
graves Of Irish heroes. The
Irish contributed their part to
the liberty and independence Of
America; the Irish contributed
their part to maintain this
matchless union. which Is the
fairest ark OF liberty that has
ever sailed the seas of time. Mr..
President, upon every battlefield
Of liberty the sons of Erin have
held their rendezvous with death.
When did II come to be a proof
of demagogy to express a SYM
pathy in behalf of Irish liberation
and In behalf Of Irish independ-
ence?
hope that Great Britain may
yet see her way to unrivet the
chains upon the limbs of Ireland.
As a friend of Irish freedom.
would rather see England strike
off those bonds than to see those
bonds burst asunder by a revolu-
ton, by butchery. and by blood
shed; but. Mr.. President l hope
that the sunburst of Irish frer-
dom Is even now flushing to the
dawn. / hope that the time may
yet come when the dying prayer
of Robert Emmett may find its
answer: / hope that the time may
yet come when Robert Emmett's
epitaph may be inscribed upon his
tomb: i hope that the time may
yet come when Ireland may, in
accordance with Emmetts prayer,
take her appointed place among
the free. nations OF the earth.