Newspaper Page Text
American.
. if ;
Volume i. no. 2t.
LOUISVILLE : SATtJRDA DECEMBER 31, 189S,
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Kentucky
Irish
-as
RDAyiTT.
Loudon Press Insists on Equnl
Control .by England of tho
Nicaragua Canal.
Front an English Viewpoint the
Canal Is Worth Moro Than
Ever Now.
Tho United States Senate Will
Not Respond to tho Siren
Invitation.
ENGLAND WANTS US TO FOLLOW HER
The following letter from Michael
Davitt to the Irish World contains much
information that is valuable at this- par
ticular time. He writes from .London,,
furnishing facts that should- be made
known to all citzens of the United States.
He prefaces his letter with a description
of the treatment in. England of President
McKinley'a late message:
President McKiuley's message appears
in a'very abridged way in sonieof today's
London oaners. Its tone find terms ate
profoundly disappointingto sucluValli-
. : a? fi. - -S :- - . 1 1 Si . - i i" i ; J 't ' i i
.seryicesto our cousins during the-recent
war?" The "services" are not specuied ;
but the selfishness which prompted the
blatant professions of interested friend
sli?p on the part of the British press for
"the winning side, in an unequal contest,
is now undisguisedly proclaimed in the
loud lamentations at the President's
silence on the subject of " the alliance,"
and especially at the language used in the
message in dealing with the matter of the
Nicaragua canal.
The Daily Mail heads its comment with
the caption, "A Disappointing Surprise,"
and ends its argument in the best style of
the most innocent nation for which it
speaks, as follows : " It is strange that
the United States should propose this
course, secincr that the ioint control (of
the canal) by them ana ourselves jv
be at once an emble
ins'
est
Tb
lieHHHrofnTTXVhy on earth
caOToTOmerica hand over the Senate to
the joint control of England and the
United States? Or why not reciprocate
the tenderness of 1 ourselves" for the
republic by adopting a tariff favorable to
British interests instead of one which
exists for the advantage of interests that
are only American ?
Because a joint control of nn American
canal is not promised to England, the
Mail says, most sadly, "It would only be
affectation of good feeling to refrain from
expressing our surprise and disappoint
ment! "
But don't imagine that you are going
to be let down too easy after all the recent
gush over Anglo-Saxon-unity-combination
against Latin races and joint ruler
ship "of the world, with which some of
your Anglo-American papers have
deluged us. You are to be held to the
terms of the bond. The Clayton-Bulwer
treaty must be adhered to. England is
your "friend" when it costs her nothing,
but don't for a moment dream that she is
going to abate one iota of her claims,
even in behalf of "the kinship" which
she patronizingly professes. This, at
least, is the language of the Globe, the
organ of e military party. "We are
told," says his paper in its issue of this
afternoon, no doubt, that the Clayton
Bulwer treaty has become practically
obsolete, and in the present friendly rela
tions between Great Britain and the
United States its obl'gations will be
allowed to lapse. We venture to say that
those who argue in this way will find
themselves mistaken. So far from hav
ing become obsolete, the treaty is really
of more importance than ever, from the
non-American point of view, now that
the United States are becoming a first
class naval power.
"No British government can admit the
pretention which seems to be put forward
by the President I"
What do you think of that loving lan
guage from our t'kindred" over here ?
Imagine, for instance, any such words
as these emcnating f torn a Russian, Ger
man or French paper speaking for the
ruling classes of thes nations. What
would be the reply of the pro-English
newspapers of New York to expressions
so unfriendly and menacing? We know
what would be written'in any such in
stance by these papers, but it is safe to
predict that these organs of transatlantic
Anglo-Saxonism will not resent, but will
probably indorse or re-eche the insolent
pretentions of the London Globe.
The Pall Mall Gazette is equally strong
upon Great Britain's rights, equally sad
over America's possible ingratitude, and
no less emphatic In insisting upon a dual
control of any canal which Congress may
order to be built across Nicarauga. Says
the editor: "By the terms of the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty the two nations, Eng.
laud and the United States, stand on a
precisely equal footing with respect to the
control of the future canal. The fact that
they do so will offer them a ready-made
opportunity of practically demonstrating
the reality of their present assurances of
mutual friendship. a
"And this country could not, iu justice
to itaelf , surrender iu treaty rights.
ttWm bm convinced. Mtmr. that
QUIOJ
aBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBHSMHtfK:.UBLL.)
whetf it comes to business 'there- will bi
no' disposition pnthe. part of the United
States' to question the position of friendly
equality in which the two countries stand
in this matter."
So disappointed was this journal with
the message about which it writes that it
did not even mention it on its contents
bill, a course whicli was also followed by
the Westminster Gazette and the. St.
James Gazette the three leading London
evening papers and loudest advocates for
the Anglo-American alliance movement.
The Washington correspondent of the
London Daily Chronicle, (who is the edi
tor of the Washington Post) is also keen
ly discouraged at the silence of the mes
sage upon the question of England's
"services" to the republic. Listen to the
pro-British sentiments of this "American"
editor : "The failure also to refer in more
than a perfunctory way to the; relations
of the United States with England, Ignor
ing England's great services to this coun
try in the early days of the war, creates
the impression that the President lias
already forgotten these services, and is
not so sincere in his friendship as was
imagined."
The meaning of allthis to observers'
over here is that American opinion has
been too strong for the pro-British faction
in the conspiracy which was being
hatched to make the United States the
subservient instrument of English de
signs. The voice of a section of the
American press was declared by the press
of London to be the voice of the republic.
Prance, Germany and Russia were told
that this was so. An a) Ha nee; was spoken
pf as. allrbutHcqonirsiied fact, and
England rivals' were, wanted that re
sistance to Great Britain's plans in Egypt
or policy in China by any continental
power would find "Uncle Sam at the side
of John!" The President's message is
not only silent on the subject of alliances,
but it seems to speak on the Nicaragua
canal question iu terms which preclude
the possibility of admitting the British
claims under the clauses of the Clayton
Bulwer compact. This is an anti
climax to the -alliance humbug and
"John's" numerous rivals and enemies
will have their gayety very much stimu
lated on learning that difficulties are
more likely to arise between him and
Sam before this canal is constructed than
between your republic and all the world
besides.
English hopes nre now cetitered,
strange to relate, in the Senate! It Is
believed that the great body which has
hitherto been ridiculed or denbunced by
organs of British opinion as being
'owned by American trusts," as "the
lefuge of ignorant wealth, (which,Tuy its
wfojMh2
spunu more uopeiuiiy 10 mc - open i
invitations addressed to America
the President has so far done. The Sei
is expected to sanction the grabbing of
the Philippines and to favor the adjust
ing of the tariff for the islands in. ac
cordance with the "open door" interests
of British traders. Of course the sinister
motive behind this hope will not be lost
sight of by members of that body or by
those of the House of Representatives
It is too patent in his shameless selfish
ness to be obscured by professions of
kindred commercial aims.
England wants her example to be fol
lowed by your couutry, because it will
drag the republic down from the unique
position she has held as a mighty demo
cratic commonwealth, founded and ruled
on principles of equality, to the level of
an empire of class domination, and of
governing infamies such as are carried
on today in Africa, India and elsewhere
under British rulers. She knows you
can not under your constitution admit
the Philippines to the family of the
United States in any dependent capacity.
She urges you therefore to violate the
constitution in order to have you com
mitted to the formation of such arbi
trary government in the Philippines as
England exercises iu
India, where over
200,000,000 of so-called "British subjects"
have not a single vote allowed them in
the rule of tueir country or a solitary was compelled to place lus guns on
voice in the expenditure of the taxes blocks of ice. Not being heavy enough
which they pay. She wants you to do ' to make an impression on solid walls,
this, not for your sake,' but for hers. She J their fire was of little consequence. In
even urges her own perfidious example the meantime the troops suffered terribly
in Egypt, and advises you to go back from the frost and exposure. The heav
upon your declarations to the Cubans, to ens were constantly darkened with snow,
the Philippines and to the world by an- which piled up around the American
nexing these islands instead of freeing camp in huge drifts. Through these the
them and insuring their liberty and in- miserably clad troops would founder, and
dependence. with benumbed limbs and stiffened fin-
The Senate of the United States' will gers place themselves in order of battle,
surely not respond to thissircn invitation. The diminished columns were mere
To do so would-be to break forever with ( black specks amid the smooth white mats
those great principles and traditions on that covered the earth. It was impossi
which the republic has raised itself with-, ble to keep any troops long in the open
out aggression to the formost position fields, exposed to such biting cold, and
among nations. Congress will, it is to b'e Montgomery began to look anxiously
hoped, take warning from the tone of the ' about him for some way of escape from
English press on the Nicaragua canal the perils that every moment thickened
question, and will refuse to comniit ' around his little army. To add to the
America to the policy of military despot-' horrors of his position, the smallpox
ism which the retention of the Philip- ( broke out In the camp, and it increased
pines will inevitably involve, at the so fast that despair began tb seize the
request of a power which declares that it troops, and it was evident that even the
must, in obedience to the terms of nn ' power of Montgomery could not keep
obsolete treaty, be allowed to exercise an them together much longer.
equal control with the United States over
an American waterway which is to be
built by the American people at home!
CHRISTMAS TREE FOR CHILDREN.
One of the most successful and pleas-.
ing holiday entertainments for the chil
dren during the past week was that
provided by Rev, Father B, F. Logan,
Prior of St. Louis Bcrtrnud church, last
Wednesday evening. An amusing pro-1
gramme was carried out and each little
one presented with a present from the
Christmas tree, iu addition to all they ,
anA rJrnJ L
with Wv facea. t-
t m
The championship battle between Leon
sad Barry returcod tn draw,
MONTGOMERY
Hero In Whoso rip'n(r"AmerIcaii
Ladies-Will Erect a Mon-umcnt-ln
Quebec.
Part Taken by tho Bravo Gen
eral in tho Warto;f tho
Revolution.'
Had Ho Lived He Would Have
Stood First Among" Our
Military Leader.
SAD CLORE OP A PROMISING CAREER
The Kentucky Irish American recently
had occasion to refer to the patriotic act
of a number of ladles in honoring the
memory of one of America's greatest
Revolutionary soldiers, Gen. Richard
Montgomery. This weeTc we publish a
short synopsis of his brilliant' career. It
will show the inconsistency' and serve as
a rebuke to those who favor English alli
ance and forget our' honored dead.
The part taken by the brave Irish
American General, Richard Montgomery,
in the war for American independence is
one which commands the admiration of
all people. In accepting the commissioii
of brigadier general iii the patriot army
he wrote: "The Congress having done me
the honor of electing me brigadier gen
eral in their service is an event which
jnust put an end for awhile, perhaps
forever, to the quiet scheme or life I had
prescribed for myself; for, though' en
tirely unexpected and undesired by me,
the will of an oppressed people, com
pelled to choose between liberty and
slavery, must be obeyed."
For the capture of Montreal and other
English strongholds in Canada he re
ceived the thanks of Congress. All Can
ada, with the exception of Quebec, was
now in possession of the Americans. By
the skill, dash and bravery of Richard
Montgomery, the enemy was driven from
every fort and stronghold, one by one,
until they were pent up in their last
solitary refuge Quebec. And against
this city and its famous citadel Mont
gomery determined at once to march; for
while it remained in possession of the
of Maine, was now closely investing
Quebec.
Montgomery hearing of this, immedi
ately put himself at the head of only
three hundred men and began his march.
It was the latter part of November, and
winter, in that latitude, had already set
in, yet through the driving snow and
over the frozen ground he led his little
band, keeping alive their courage by
cheering words and inciting them to
effort by his noble example. Demanding
no toil to which he did not himself
cheerfully submit, pointing to no dangei
where he was not ready first to go, he
kept his undisciplined and suffering
troops about him with a firmness that
kindles both our admiration and our as
tonishment. He must have known it
was well nigh a hopeless task upon which
he had entered, and as his commanding
form leads on his column through the
thickly driving snow there seems around
him a pre-shadowing of his doom.
Thus, day after day, did he pursue his
toilsome way, until at length the walls of
Quebec rose before him. Here he found
Artinlil- AfirV nrttntiinltif tlipir fnrfQ uti.
J dertook to reduce the city. Winter had
now fairly come upon them the ground
I ' -",
In this position of affairs he saw clearly:
that he must carry the city by assault,
or abandon the design of taking it alto-
ertifr Arrnrmnrrl v. ft rniuiiMl nf war
was called and tne assault proposed.
Both men and officers were in favor' of it,
desperate as the alternative seemed, and
Montgomery resolved to divide the army
into four columns and make an attack on
the city at four different points.
Two attacks against the upper town
were the feints to distract attention while
Montgomery and Arnold should conduct
the two real ones against the lower town
It was on the last day of December,
before daylight, that this gallant band
, put itoelf iu battle array. The wintry
morning cWM dark and gloomy, and
driving snowstorm filled tb sir, weaving
beforeascd windia;
iflBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB j
ilBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBnSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBkr
. r;!
comiiiander and lilWave followers. The
tall and graceful form of Montgomery
was seen gliding Hlirdiigh the gloom,
pressed ciose after by hi.s resolute column,
and at length approached Cape Dia
mond, where he cime upon the first
barrier defended by cannon. The enemy,
seized With a sudden panic, turned and
fled. '' -
Could' the Americans have iniinetliatelv
pressed forward tUc assault would
doubtless have been successful. But
large banks of snow filled up the path,
J and as they rounded .flic promontory of
the cape, they stumbled upon huge
masses of ice thrown up by the river,
which so obstructedheir progress that
the English soldiers jpd time to recover
and rally again'belihd the barrier. Mont
gomery, with his owmhands, lifted at the
blocks of ice and dug away the snow,
cheeringon his men AS they one by one
struggled through, jintil at last they
cleared themselves' and approached the
battery, over which Jthe gunners stood
with lights. The meu seemed a moment
to hesitate, when Montgomery shouted
forth: "Men, you wilj- not fear to follow
where your generaVleads! Forward I"
With his sword waging over his head,
he rushed forward uti to the mouths of
the. cannon, followegOwith a shout by his
dcvoteLsqifliers. -TUMguns, charged with
grape shot, opened .Is their very faces;
and when the smokS'Jlfted there lay the
lifeless form of Major General Richard
Montgomery, .almost1 under the wheels of
the artillery, whitherhis headlong cour
age had 'carried .him. The column, no
longer having a gallaht leader at its head,
broke and fled; and-this part of the garri
son being relieved&istened to the sup
port of those' pressedby the other corps.
The rest plUtesCory is soon told. Ar
nold continued thegattack with much
bravery until he waSwounded and carried
to the rear. Ca'ptaihSpaniel Morgan, an
Irish-American, tltetp assumed the com
mand, but after a.moat obstinate fight on
the ramparts and jn the streets, and
when his numbers.had dwindled away to
a few men, he found himself surrounded
by the enemy. w
Gathering his remaining troops about
him, he resolved to cut his way through
the enemy's ranksfbut, owing to over
whelming and increasing numbers, he
was compelled to suftendei.
General Montgomery's character is thus
summed up by He&lley in his biography:
"Of chlvalric courajfe and that magna
nimity of heart whicli ever wins the af
fections of a soldieiyjlie was beloved by
his men and lionoiW by his foes. His
personal appeartfcf Was striking in the
extreme. SupjgMfgformed, handsome
and full of -eRMiMKki and daring, he
;n .of a military
tad Ilia aharaotar!'
iisheart was. true frfevery'sehtiment
irtueand the very seatof honor. He
but 39 years of age-when he fell on
this disastrous field. Had he lived he
would have stood first among our mil
itary leaders, and first as a true patriot
and statesman. He failed, not through
lack of courage, or skill or perseverance.
but for want of sufficient force. He did
all that a brave man or noble officer could
do, and fell in the effort His bright and
promising career suddenly closed in dark
ness, and freedom mourned another of
her champions fallen."
CHRISTMAS GENEROSITY.
Louisville's big and enterprising dry
goods firm of J. Bacon & Sons, always
noted for its square dealing and upright
ness with its patrons, and its generosity
to its employes, caught the inspiration of
the holiday season, and with truly char
acteristic energy set about ascertaining
that which would be most suitable as gifts
for its vast army of employes. Finally,
after much careful consideration, and
after many talks with the older and more
experienced men in the firm's employ, it.
was decided to break all records in the
way of Christmas gifts and to makacach
of the 250 employes who is over seventeen
years of age a Christmas present of a
$1,000 paid-up life insurance policy for a
year.
The next step was to see Mr. George E.
Porter, the enterprising local representa
tive of the State Mutual Life Assurance
Company, of Worcester, Mass., with
whom satisfactory arrangements were
soon made, and the' result is that each
of Bacon's 250 employes over seventeen
years of age received a $1,000 paid-up
insurance policy in this company for a
year. Tins is one of the handsomest
things that any firmClias ever done for its
employes, either in this or any other
city, and to say the employes were sur
prised when they were informed of the
generosity of the Messrs. Bacon would be
putting it mildly.
The firm of J. Bacon & Sons has
always stood for -what is honorable,
honest and square in the mercantile
world, and there arc thousands of fami
lies in Louisville and Jefferson county
who have not bought dry goods any
where else in years, simply because they
knew they were getting- not only the
worth of their money, but that they were
getting what they bought. In addition,
no firm in the city enjoys to a greater de
gree the confidence of its employes, and
this unprecedented generosity this year
will not soon be forgotten by those who
are so fortunate as to be in the employ of
J. Bacon & Sons.
When asked how they coirid afford to
go to such heavy expense, especially
when there were so.many to be provided
with policies, Mr. John Bacon said that
the firm could well afford to stand by the
men and women who had stood by them
so faithfully, and that iu addition to the
warm personal feelings that existed be
tween the members of, the firm and each
and every person .employed -by them,
the firm's trade during- the oast vear had
been better than it had been in six years
previous, snd that they had broken all
records in their fall and winter business.
"For this reason," added Mr. Bacon,,
('we feel that it is oohr iuat that our etn-
pkyes A9mma& uld w
IRELAND'S
Influence Upon the Nations of
the World Discussed by
Mgr. Conaty.
Tho Irish Merged Into Many
Nationalities, but Never Lost
Lovo for Erin.
Tho , Distinguished Educator
Protests Against an Anglo
American Alliance.
CELTIC INFLUENCE ON EDUCATION
The Rt. Rev. Mgr. Thomas J. Conaty,
D. D., rector of the Catholic University
of America, lectured in Boston Theater
under the patronage of the Charitable
Irish Society on the evening of Sunday,
December 18. Hissubject was "Ireland's
Influence Among the Nations" a schol
arly discourse eloquently delivered, and
destined for more than local attention
for its vigorous protest against an Anglo
American Alliance.
Mgr. Conaty was gracefully presented
by the Hon. P. A. Collins.
The lecturer spoke first of the '98
movement, whose centenary year is al
most ended.
He continued:
Ireland has been fashioned by God's
Providence through bright days of glory
and through dark vales of sorrow into a
vocation and a place in the history of
mankind. Few nations have been called
to a greater influeuce upon the people
among whom it has come into contact.
Poor, downtrodden, despised nnd calum
niated, for seven centuries she has never
failed to protest against her oppressors,
never allowed her love of country to
diminish, never lost hope in ultimate
freedom. She has learned the language
of her tyrants, which was expected to be
her destruction; but, Instead, though she
has been driven forth by cruel legisla
tion from her home, she has entered
largely into the English speaking world,
to be a powerful influence for the very
things which her enemies despised her
religion, her language and her national
ideas.
,.Her. influence was not unlike that of
we jewsna me ureeits? xiie jews iost
the enjoyment of their nationality, but
they became n world-wide influence.
They bore to the world the idea of Mono
theism, in the traditions of a purer idea
of God and a nobler standard of life than
the world knew. The Greeks lost their
fatherland to the Romans, but they gave
through the Romans to the world an
ideal influence in the philosophy which
was scattered everywhere. This was the
fine gold thread which was spun and
woven into all the literatures of the
world.
Like Jew and Greek, the Irish have.
been the bearers to the world of an idea
in religion and in literature. They have
been in their exile, a3 in their native
laud, the standard bearers of Roman
Catholicism, the unflinching asserters of
the unity of the Church of Christ. In
education, they have borne the message
of the spiritual and the imaginative,
which act as the very soul of poetry and
give life to literature. The Irish merged
into many nationalities, but never lost
love for Erin. Their Ireland always re
mains and while hold has been lost of its
nationality, hope has never been lost of
regaining it.
Mgr. Conaty, in discussing the peculiar
strength of the religious influence of the
Irish, pointed to the complete manner in
which Christianity was accepted by the
Irish, who found in tt satisfaction for all
their religious ambitions. The spirit
uality of their character, under the influ
ence of Christianity, broadened at once
into the highest moral Catholicism. The
ascetism of the Irish in the Middle Ages
manifested itself in the highest forms of
virtue, chastity, purity, detachment from
earth and devotion to religion. It was
a perfect type of Catholicism, unspotted
by courts and undimmed by political
greatness.
He spoke of the wonderful Irish mis
sionary spirit and its conquests in the
old world. Then of its work in the
new:
Though the Church had contributed to
the discovery and early colonization of
this country; though the new France,
with all the traditions of the old France,
was planted near our doors; though Lord
Baltimore laid the foundations of civil
and religious liberty in the statutes of the
Maryland colony; though Governor Don-
gon, tne son ot an Irish Catholic, lirst
proclaimed religious liberty in New York,
yet the Catholic Church a hundred years
ago was practically an alien, barely rec
ognized, hardly tolerated. In fact, penal
statutes existed againtt it
Who will deny the influence of the
Irish in the building up of the Church
into its present strength and beauty?
The Irish Catholics came in large num
bers in the early days of this century,
and in their millions in the famine years,
and with them came their priests, and in
time a native clergy grew around them.
The religious influence with them was an
influence of intense belief in God and.uu
flinching loyalty to Roman Catholicism
I They were a spiritual people, hostile td
materialism, idealists; patient, long-suffering
belleversin ultimate justice. Their
spirituality led them to believe in another
world of retribution and reward, 'and this
contained for tbeaa the principles of jus
tice, which is the basis of true morality.
If the future of the world be with the
English-speaking races, the Irish, who
have been driven by English misrule
from their native land, will be found to
bring salvation through the maintenance
of their religious ideal.
The lecturer adverted also to the Celtic
influeuce on education and literature.
Matthew Arnold, Henry Morley and
Stopford Brooke were quoted to show the
influence which the Celtic had upon Eng
lish literature. The magic which Mat
thew Arnold finds largely developed in
Shakespeare is the contribution of the
Celt to the great master of English; but
magic was the poetic and religious prin
ciple that moved for good, that saw with
the untainted eyes of children. It was a
pure, spiritual sense which moved for
good, and, after all, this is the source of
true poetry. The influence of the Celtic
is found in the translations into English
and in the Celtic thought expressed in
English by the descendants of the Celt.
The difficulties under which the Cath
olic Celt labored during the centuries of
English dominion made it difficult for
Catholics to have done much in the inter
est of education; but with the spirit of
toleration in Ireland in the early days of
this century the Irish Catholics have
risen out of the dust into which they have
been ground to renew again the loves of
their ancestors for education, and to take
their place among the best in the educa
tional world.
The Irish love for liberty and the influ
ence of the Irish through their devotion
to patriotic ideals brought out Mgr. Cou
nty's best eloquence.
He said:
Oppression sanctified his ideas of free
dom, and rather than be a slave he aban
doned the land of his love. He has an
undying love for motherland, and yet
motherland was to him but the soil of his
ancestors, their hopes and sorrows, for he
had no state iu which it was exemplified
Hence it was iu his heart and mind, and
everywhere he went he carried it enthusi
asticany with mm. He loved tne new
land iu which he found a home, but he
also loved the old land whence he came,
His country to him was idealized. It was
his Tir Nan Og a land of perpetual
youth, in which arc enshrined the high
est ideals of holiness, beauty and justice,
The Irish easily assimilate, but no
where more than iu America, because
here the ideals of country are nearer to
their hearts' ideals. The vastness of
couutry .satisfies his wandering nature;
the justness of law satisfies his oppressed
heart; the glory of the people, its possi
btlities fill his romantic soul, and its
equality before the law thoroughly realize
his ideal of liberty. He
ica me Drawn nnd sinew
durance, the morality of
sturdy, unflinching loya
Mgr. Conaty quoted from Senator Hoar
in his address at the 250th anniversary of
Worcester: " But see what the Irishman
brings also as a dowry to this marriage
which the centuries are to weld. The
Irish race is conspicuous among great
races for great traits. No people that
possess them ever failed to achieve a high
rank among nations on a fair field. These
are the capacity to produce great men
under the most adverse conditions; the
capacity for rapid elevation when the
conditions are favorable, courage, sol
dierly qualities, the gift of eloquence, the
power of severe and patient labor, the
passion for owning land, a strong domes
tic affection, chastity, deep religious feel
ing. ' ' Noble words from the best type of
American public life.
The Irish have brought to the building
of this nation their strength of character
as a race, which seven centuries of perse
cution have not been able to weaken.
There is a virility which is peculiarly its
own, a reverence for home, a devotion to
all that men hold dear, a bon honimie
which is as the salt of life and these
characteristics the Irishman brings with
him everywhere. Their deep-seated love
of country encourages and strengthens
patriotism.
Mgr. Conaty then passed to a discus
sion of the question of numbers as to the
Irish emigrants, and spoke at length
upon their relation to the revolution and
to their assimilation1 to American life.
Speaking on their faults, he said they
could all be traced to the influence of
anti-Irish legislation in Ireland, to the
prohibitive laws hindering industrial de
velopment, to the iniquitous tax system,
which promoted improvidence, and to
the penal laws, which developed illit
eracy. He said it was not necessary to go far
to find the reason why the Irish and their
descendants in America rebel against an
alliance with England. Anglo-Saxonism,
strictly speaking, is but one of the many
elements iu American nationality which
needs no appeal to tottering monarchies,
and should seek no alliance with royal
thrones. Let us be true to the ideals
upon which our country bases its political
life, true to liberty and true to God. God
and country are two loves that have
always been inseparably united in the
Celtic heart, and the children of the Celt
should preserve these loves in ' their
strength and beauty faithful to religion,
faithful to country, and loving literature,
which, with his religion, form the precious
inheritance which he received from his
Celtic motherland.
We are a democratic people, and need
no political association with any of the
royalties of the old world. Our ideals,
our aspirations, our methods of govern
ment, all cry out against any alliance
with foreign powers, which would, in all
piobability, be made at the sacrifice of
our ideals. Built upon a hatred ot
tyranny and an aversion to royalty, plant
ing itself upou the. bedstones of thp. rights
of conscience and the ability of the people
to govern themselves, our American na-
Gotmxti
ON THIRD PACK.
fkd
CELEBRATED.
Hibernian Hall Crowded to Its
Utmost Capacity Wednes
day Night.
Division 4 Gives a Rousing Re
ception to the State O Ul
cers and Others.
Martin Cusick and James Cole
man Make the Principal
Addresses.
ALL ATE, DRANK AND WERE A1ERRY
Wednesday evening there assembled at
Hibernian Hall the largest and most en
thusiastic audience that has met in that
edifice during the year 1898, the occasion
being the holiday celebration and recep
tion tendered the State officers, members
of the Hibernian Knights and its own
members by Division 4. The reputation
of this division, the strongest in this part
of the country, for hospitality and enter
tainment, heretofore surpassed by none,
was maintained in every particular.
At the regular hour President John
Hennessy and the other officers assumed
their stations, and after initiating a num
ber of new candidates several others were
balloted for and elected to membership.
Reports of standing and sick commit
tees were received and acted upon, and
the entire order of business was gone
through and with the greatest decorum
and rapidity.
State President Martin Cusick, State
Secretary James Coleman nnd the mem
bers of the Hibernian military company
were the special guests of Division 4.
State President Cusick was introduced
to the assemblage by President Hennessy
in a few well chosen and appropriate re
marks. The State officer delivered a
short but instructive address, iu which he
complimented Division 4 on the excellent
work it is doing, and acknowledged her
to be the banner division of this section.
He made several pertinent suggestions as
to the methods to be pursued to maintair,
the present high standing of the ordej
and also paid his respects to the youmi
members. His remarks wc
interrupted by applause.
?e&&wfVtM&a!
Alter convu
ter he invited those
Division 3 and participate in fnVforma-
tion of the class for the study of the
Gaelic language.
State Secretary James Coleman was the
next speaker, and received an ovation.
He is one of the best posted officers in
the order, and those who expected to
hear him say something for the good of
the order were not disappointed. Mr.
Coleman is a calm and deliberate
speaker, always confining his remarks to
solid facts. He told his audience what
the order had done for its membership
and pointed out how its affairs should be
conducted, that its field of usefulness
should be increased. He was listened to
with the closest attention.
Several others made short talks, com
plimenting the officers and the division,
after which President Hennessy declared
the business session closed, and turned
the audience over to the Literary and En
tertainment Committee for the balance of
the evening. This committee, with pop
ular Joseph Lynch at its head, was
assisted by a number of the members, and
in a few minutes long tables were groan
ing under the weight of good things to
eat and drink. After the inner man had
been satisfied pipes and tobacco were
served to all. Mr. Timothy Suljivau, the
possessor of a fine voice, was introduced
and sang the "Three Leaves of Sham
rock," captivating his hearers, who com
pelled htm to respond to the encore.
Mr. Mike Welch caused roars of laugh
ter by singing an original Irish comic
song, and in response to the encore re
cited a story that caused even greater
merriment than the song.
James Kenealy delighted the audience
with a patriotic song, after which another
recess was ordered, that refreshments
and a fresh pipe might be passed around.
When all had been again seated came the
surprise of the evening. Chairman
Lynch had quietly arranged for a ser
enade of the audience by an excellent
orchestra, who played several popular
and patriotic airs. Upon the arrival of
the orchestra the dancing hall was thrown
open, and a large number of those pres
ent participated in the liveliest "stag"
dance ever witnessed in Hibernian Hall.
The committee having the affair in
charge were the officers and Messrs.
Joseph Lynch, Thomas Langan and John
P. Hellon. At a late hour the pleasant
affair came to an end, all present being
iavisn in meir praises oi me division and
its officers and committeemen. Nearly
all the divisions in the city had repre
sentatives present.
WILL RACE AGAIN.
There was an exciting race between
Phil Chawk and Joe Baker at Seventh
and Oldham streets, Christmas day.
There has been many arguments between
the two and their respective friends for
sorue time as to which was the fleetest of
foot. It was an exciting contest while it
tasted, Joe finally winning out by"about
two feet. Chawk and his friends were
tint antfetiMl linwmr.r . oiwl itn.,A nl.
, ......
a, ' . . . .
i iir u 1 1 1 m i r-1 ii i u l ri wtf von,.
--.- . rr st liny.
win ne run on ai mar saute place.
ni afniaii A' i
J
