THE IRISH IN AMERICA
Address of Hon F. M. Broome
St. Patrick' Day Celebra
tion, In K. of C. Hall
IRISH POETRY AND ELOQUENCE
After brief Introductory remarks
nimronrinte to the subject Of Irish
artr"" - a- - - -
men in America, Mr. Broome said:
Now, am to Irishmen In America.
It would be superfluous to discourse
upon personal merit, rharaoter, or
qualities, unless 11 could be shown
whereby the country as a whole hnd
been benefitted by their influence.
That the Irish people In all civic and
governmental affairs are a liberty
loving people is evidenced by faith
fulness and fidelity to the principles
of home rule and constitutional lib
erty characterising their actions as
individuals and as organized socie
ties since their first adoption into
the Union as citizens of the Repub
lic. The seeds of inqulsltivenees, bi
gotry and a desire for the com puis
ory regulation of personal affairs of
other people first brought to this
western hemisphere certainly did
not come from Ireland nor were
they brought here by the Irish peo
ple. Heredity of ideas, customs and
manners Is part of the law of nature
us much so as is physical and men
tal heredity and fruit from the
seeds of bigotry first planted may
be seen In the many illiberal und
obnoxious laws enacted thru senti
ment manufactured at the instance
of those having Inherited such Ideas
from their colonial forebears who
derived their own heritage from
centuries of oppression by monarch
ist conditions, the absence of which
from pages of history would In small
measure affect the Intellectual qual
ities of the world. Whenever and
wherever these inherited qualities of
bigotry come to the surface in a
clear and menacing manner, there
you find Irishmen fighting shoulder
to shoulder In one common cause for
constitutional liberty and Bran
knowledge of their characteristic
lighting qualities, seldom is it the
case that the spirit for the uhrldg
ment of human liberties or h in--
rule for the various communities
shows Itself in the clear and Opal
light of public discussion, but rather
is it craftily kept under the cover of
intelligent dfaWUSStpB ittit.it in prop
er condition to blossom out as full
fledged statutory laws
Every obnoxious law for the a
brldgment of constitution -.1 liberty
and promotion of bigotry placed up
on the statutes of this and all other
states of the Union was thus enact -ed
and all citizens are bound to o
bey them under penalty of severe
punishment, regardless of the tenth
(His adopted for their enact intuit in
to law. That many proposed vic
ious measures have failed to be
come laws is due largely to the
nethod of t heir presentation (or
whenever any measure proposed is
dearly understood by the reading
public as embraclug any infrtngmeni
upon the individual right I or con
stitutional liberties, then you will
always find healthy, if not always
effective, opposition by .11 nrajsnll
ed bodies of Irishmen
After measures ARK enacted In
to laws, however objectionable they
may N. then you will find irishmen
in America contending for a pip--i
observaiK e of them To avoid the
necessity for luiving to obey vicious
and obnoxious laws, on intelligent
scrutiny should be given to eery
measure proposed in any legislative
lody of government by people In
each district affected and a hen by
any oonstructtco of the proposed
measure it be found to mhnae-e any
leature antagonistic to the principle
ot i inert y, men is the peup -r time
to prove good citizenship by effect
ive opposition rather than afterward
nwWMlslnlP.1 about them when be
toiuing laws. Vigilance is the price
of liberty and if Irishmen in Amer
ia do not want to be confronted b
conditions that made life iutolt irable
on their native Isle, tuey cannot at
ford to become indifferent no the
crafty methods being used in con
tieetion with our govemmtut for the
enactment into law of measures that
cannot aland the light of full and
free publicity.
We read in all ancient history a
bout the power of monarch for the
enslavement, iuiprisonuu nl or exe
cution of subjects having incurred
the displeasure of their ma j.
cord with the laws of their country
ennetetl under perhaps the name or
similar methods used at the present
time Humnn qualities are Inherent
to mankind whether under the name
of kinn. emperor or any other mon
arehleil term, or president, governor
or any other republican term. They
all purpose to assume authority to
the full limit allowed tlveni under
provisions of the Inw-s enacted,
whether by open and fair met lusts
or by crafty, underhimd"d or dlsrep.
utablc methods and if such power is
kept within bounds for the preser
vation of human liberty, the only
method is by effective protest In el"
fentlng the enactment Into law of
all proposed measures that may he
construed as granting to any official
of ihe government unbridled author
lf In Ids own construction of a law
clearly in opposition to right and
Justice without the power of a dom
inant public sentiment to recall an
unjust official decision In the con
struction of any obnoxious law en
acted thru disreputable methods.
This Is the only true progression In
government, otherwise we revert to
customs of ancient times under
guise of modern names and titles.
Hut returning more directly to my
t vt Irishmen nre, and have just
right for feeling proud that they are
Irishmen. The land of their fathers
and forefathers has given to the
world much that makes illustrious
history. All nations have had their
poets to sing the songs of their
country, but none to me possess the
simple beauty of rythm and senti
ment contained in Irish ballads by
Thomas Moore. 1 rememlier well
the first state political convention in
Nebraska addressed by Mr. Bryan,
then known hut little outside of the
local surroundings in Lincoln and
Omaha. It was a noisy bunch there
assembled Imbued with the spirit of
levity. Speaker after speaker had
been howled from the stage when
the cry went up for Hryun. Many
present had never heard him speak
but after stopping upon the stage it
was soon tht quiet reigned thruout
the hall. As he continued enthusi
asm among the crowd began mani
festing Itself, but the cap sheet' that
rowneti ins oratnrical ettort was
then citing as the last republican
o! national fame (hen remaining in
high official station the Hon. Thorn
us H. Heed, speaker of the Mouse
trf Congress, for his comparison of
prosperity have attended the efforts
of every worthy Irishman In Amerl-
s well known and all liberal
minded people of other nationalities
rejoice tn thetr success Is evidenced
by the spirit of good will and fellow
ship and respect extended on every
hand. With n glorious past and a
hopeful future I wish every Irishman
In America a continuance In the en
joyment of deserved success and
prosperity.
MUNICIPAL PLATFORM
Socialists of Alliance Adopt Declar
ation of Principles as Plat
form for Candidates
NOMINEES FOR CITY OFFICE
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Candidates
Mayor Frank D. McCormick
City Clerk Leonard E. PI Ik
o ington.
o City Treasurer Chat. W. Jef
fera.
Councilman
E. Eldred.
Councilman
W. Herman,
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Second
J. C. Berry's on his return from Al
liance. C. C. Jay apent a few hours in
Reno Thursday and his daughter ac
companied him home.
W. O. and It. .1. Wilson went to
Vll'am Wednesday on business, re
turning Thursday.
Mr. List rick traded for H. M. Wil
son's black stallion. They made the
exchange Saturday.
Mrs Todd Merry and Lulu Wilson
went to Alliance Saturday, returning
Sunday, the guests of Mrs. Ella
Young.
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Mr. Uler has bought more hay of
H. F. Larson and is hauling it now.
Charles Herlan and wife went to
Allinnce Saturday to buy their furni
ture and expect to go to housekeep
ing this week.
May Mapps gave a party to a few
of her friends Saturday night.
Harry Straw went to Alliance Fri
day night and returned Saturday
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Municipal Platform of Socialist Party
Alliance, Nebr.
Hit point he desired to make he
went to Thomas Moore's ballads for
his inspiration and for the nerora-
ion of his splendid address wound
up Ly reciting
'Tls the last rose of summer
left blooming alone,
All !ur lovely companions are fad
ed and gone
Xo flower of he - kindred, no rose
bud is nigh
To reflect back her blushes or
gie slih for sigh."
Seeing the audience beginning to
atch the point, continuing he said,
"I !1 not leave thee, thou lone on
to pine on the stem.
Snce the lovely are sleeping, go
dwell thou with them.
T.ius kindly I scatter thy leav-s
o'er the bed,
Where thy mates in t he garden lie
w Uliercd and dead."
Enthusiasm following his address
knew no bounds. I c Balder thai the
starting of this great orator on his
career or national and international
fame was the hit he made with t tint
speech the peroration or which was
the U apt ration of an 1 ri - h poet.
All nations have had their orators
tint none have left as a legacy for
posterity anything equal to Robert
Emmet's last address. A few nights
ago in our city at a declamatory con-te-st
participated in by pupils of the
High school, there were three or
four contestants in the oratorical
lass. For a subject one of the on.
pils selected and recited very cred
itably a masterpiece of southern or
atory entitled "The New South," by
Henry W. Grady, and yet the young
man that recited Robert Emmet's
last address was awarded first place
tn the oratorical class in the contest.
At the St. Louis exposition, that
wonderful place in which the whole
world wias condensed into a few ac
res of ground and where were plac
ed on exhibition the works and pro
ducts of every country on the globe,
none of them contained more beauti
ful works of art and manufactured
products than were on exhibition in
the Irish village the work of Irish
men and Irish women.
Were it net from a f.-ar of being
i. -some w!th the length or my re-
and congratulate ourselves upon Hi 1 marks 1 might go on indefinitely re
in in an age when such things are iting the prominence and eminent
;.ot possible without Mopping H Qualttiea of Irishmen in works of ie
rtason that people In those ages ' ligion, art, finance, business. politics
and la IVry tie-Id of UM-rul human
end aior I shall not tire you with
the tjfrnrapfaj Of the n any noted
As Socialists our ultimate aim is
to establish a democratic industrial
system where no Idler can live off
of those who work and where only
those who do some useful service
will be rewarded.
Today idle capitalists become mil
lionaires through the special privi
leges they possess, when special
privileges should be possessed by
none. The capitalists, through the
ownership of the great collective
tools of production and distribution
upon which the workers depend to
earn their living, rob and exploit
the millions of workers because of
these conditions of industrial depend
ence in which they are placed. A
small class, by owning the means of
employment, compel the? workers to
be wage slaves, and the final aim
of the Socialists is to abolish every
form of slavery.
Realizing, however, that this great
good cannot be attained until city
Charters, stale had federal constitu
turns are changed, we declare for
a practical policy for immediate con
dltlonis and pledge all our candidates
to do their best to improve the con
ditions of the working people of oui
city.
Ue shall work primarily ror the
toller as distinguished from the so
called business interests. We be-
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Omar Wilson's wife returned from
the Black Hills Monday where she
had been for the past two months.
Miss Ruth Owen from Garden Co.
spent Saturday night in Reno on her
return from Alliance.
Fanny Switzer went to Alliance
Saturday to attend to some business
and returned on belated 44 the same
evening. Her sister Manchle ac
companied her home.
been
work
Chester Hooker, who has
finite sick, is able to be at
again.
Mr. and Mrs. H. It, Wilson and
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. McFall and boys
tjok dinner at the Berry home Sunday.
Walter Harris and wife, who have
been working for E. A. McFall this
winter, quit Monday and have gone
back to Mr. Wambough's.
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The Misses Hazel and Lucy Hlck-
ey lett -Monday lor a few weeks
visit with friends and relatives in
the eastern part of the state.
J W. Scott and J. G. Ball were
in Alliance Tuesday of this week as
witnesses for A. D. Weir, who orov-
lleve in business, so-called, only to ed up on that day.
the extent that it is performing a
UBeful service for the laborer, me
chanic and artisian and their fami
lies.
We favor the following:
l. 1 tie abolition ot the contract
system on all public work, a commis
sion ot public works 4o take charge
ot all city improvements and do it
Several of our homestead neighbors
and some of the stockmen of this
community have lost several cattle
during the last two weeks. We un
d irstaad Joe Sanford lost thirty or
more.
John Seanlon from Curly was
by d ay labor with an X hour day and our neighborhood a week ago.
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union scale ot wages, the outlying
districts receiving as much service
a- tile business section.
-. I he stablishment of a city
laundry ia connection with the elec
tric plan with a system of delivery
so that , wives of the workers or
tin cit. i ,i hav ethe home washing
done by machinery at cost and re.
sold
hay.
several loads of
J. G. Ball was unfortunate in los
ing a good cow last week. Mr. Ball
has had bad luck the past winter
with his well and stock.
Neighbors Miser, Spoon, Kraur and
(ieo. Jones went to town for fuel
duce tit. burdens of the housewife, during the stormy days of last week
this measure to be simply a begin
ning for a genetal policy of operat-
ing many services for the people as
one Is organized and its efficiency
perfected another being undertaken,
adopting a gradual work of exten
sion.
::. The city ownership of land in
BHTOrOM parts Of the- city for public
play grounds, parks and the- e rection
of buildings thereon for social ceii
tres.
t e favor the employment by
the city of all workers who are res
idents of the city and unable to se-
ure ciik, me cuy to operate an
employment bureau.
Geo. Jones frosted his feet on his
homeward trip from Hemingford a
fetw days ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Rider are now nicely
settled in their home on the Mrs
Miller place.
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A letter trom the Thorp's who
are in southern Texas states thai
have rented a farm there and al
road) haw garden truck up.
Of course everybody knows before
this i hat Alvin Nicholson, the court
eous and famous cook of the N. 8.
The BEE HIVE
PHONE 214
LEADING VARIETY STORE
Headquarters for Easter Novelties
Easter Post Cards, 1c each
tCome in and
see our h-j
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SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY:
A 10-quart Dish Pan,
and a 19x40 inch gen
uine Huck Towel, for 9c each
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6. We favor a city hospital, free ranch, was married to Miss Michaels
to the residents of the city, a com- last week, so this is no item of news
missioner 01 puoilc health with all out only to extend our heartiest
necessary assistants to furnish free wishes for all the happiness and be,t
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niit-uiiuu ie an at cue nOB I iw 01 uie iney aeserve, and we
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iini. ueneie i tiey deserve a big lot of
!. We favor as a sanitary measure them
re-uitany selieduleei t stem of gar-
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iniimin , iu o. maintained i oui .Mrs. nneruiali Keane -
una operated by the city. turned from lenver las: wask where
i. hi ravor tne publishing oi a irs. jeine underwent an ope -at ion
monthly statement or alt public trans-1 in one of the hospitals three- or rour
actions, such report to be complete weeks since M. SI'ACE
in eveiy detail
We ask all who believe in these
policies to vote April 2nd for the
nominees or the Socialts' party.
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law of the present age are but
poor i in i i. u ions. By ordering the
enslavement, imprisonment or exe
iitiion of subjects ia thorn uncieut
times, monarch acted only iu ac-
Irixiiuuti iu America having risen to
the rront rank In every field of use
ful endeavor Tbei su cess and
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It looks like spring li
snow is mo.-1 all gone and the cat tic
arc r. hi Kilt-: on the- hills
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Messrs Whitteu and Barker from
the Curly neighborhood were in our
community last week trying to buy
cattle.
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i ne uitiei ailil Well I unities sp.m
a delif.lui.il Sunday ia the hospitable
home c f .1 W. S c:t this we k
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J. tt Uy in ; id John Kraur hflp
I od Gai ..eld UaU move large tank
Wilsou spent Friday night at ne r. i to his well one day last week
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See our line of
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Suits
HARPER'S
Ladies'
Toggery
Opposite Post Office
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J. T. Nabb and family visittMl with
Jess Truebtood Sunday.
Joseph Harkhuri-t and daihter.
Mrs L Carson, visited with Ernest
Panwtts' Sunday.
Chas. Calmer and family spent
Sunday with P, J. Knapp's.
The neighbors near Berea laid in
1 supply of coal Saturday.
There will be a box supper at the
l'eiea school house March 30. K-
rybody Is invited. The ladies of
Fi-rea will serve corree with the
supper
Arthur Groves and family spent
Sunday with Ernest I'anwiiz.
Joseph Barkhurst visited with A.
J. Gaghagan's one day last week.
W. M. Muudi returned frun B.m
irand. Nebr , Wednesday from a
three months' visit with iiis folks.
line, that of D. A. Marsh, of the
firm of Bieknell & Marsh. His phone
is number 21 on 14. Line 14 Is one
of the quietest country lines that
runs Into Alliance.
Sum Mundt spent Sunday with F.
J. Ivnapp's.
The ladies of Berea, the best of
their kind.
Will give a big supper for the
base ball nine;
So come to our school house in
Just two weeks (March 30)
With boxes filled full of good stuB'
to eat,
Mr Knapp will be here to help all
the boys;
U&t a box and a girl and make a
big noise:
Por he surely believes that to
have lots of fun
Is the very best way that things
should be run. ETA OIN.
E C Whisinan, painting contractor.
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EASIER
There is a L'tenry Society at
Bet. i which meet., at Uie school
house- evti Thursday evening. Ev
NfbOjj come and hnve a good time.
Telephone line 14 is boasting ol
t. ni- u a business phoue on their
A Chicago banker w.is dictating n
kajftar to his stenographer 'Tell
Mr. Soandso." he e.rdered. "that I
wi'l meet him in Schenectady. "
How do you spell Schenectady?"
askej Hi.- stenographer.
' .-' . S e er er er Tell him
PH meet him in Albany.' Argonaut.