The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16


Gus peddlers praising up their own
wares and decrying the wares Of
others.
Well, we say to all those good
friends, we cannot say that we
differ from any of you, because we
have no Irish policy at all for Ireland
we leave it to her to declare what she
wants, and in the meantime we are
organized for the purpose Of collect
ing fund to back up her demand,
Whatever demand that may be, what
ever form it may take, do you not
think that this Irish American fund
will come handy!
What Fenian or Home-Ruler or
man with well-regulated mind can
object to this, and il we have organ
lied a society the principles of which
are so sound and untagonistlc, that
they are not likely to be objected to,
have we not done something to bring
about Irish unity And it the main
| feature of our organization, is to pro-
cure money, to gather an Irish fund,
| to grasp. in the name of Ireland, the
| lever that moves the world. the ruler
| that rules the rulers of nations,--mon-
| ey-pOWer--have we not turned our
| feet out on the right road! have we
not set up finger board--on 4 humble
cross-road if you will-which reads:
The roud to Ireland as q nation, nth
her own flag floating orer her otcn
| Capitol arhere her oacn Legislators. make
! her OWn lars.
do not apply this language to the
modest fund we can raise here; but,
the ocean is made up of glObular drops
OF water, and / tell you that our So
ciety has, within it, the germs of at
traction and expansion. If other
communities follow our example there
can be a fund of twenty millions or
more realized in this county, each So
ciety having control of it's own por-
ton of the fund and holding it sacred
ly for Ireland's call. Suppose we never
collected fund, cannot you still see
how a society of this kind might, at
the proper moment. be able to render
the most valuable service.
Suppose there was rising tomorrow
in ireland. All. at that expression
your hearts jump into your Threats.
TO be sure there would be no Irish
men luke-warm then; we would be all
on fire. We would question one an
other, Ibid you hear the news!
What ought we to dog We must do
something, call a meeting or WHAT
.'Come let us try and see 50 and SO.
and thus the time would slip by per,
haps without doing anything;but. with
alsociety of this kind organized in our
midst for this very work, there would
Il MI 10 IL n
in forty eight hours it could have ter
! thousand dollars collected, for | tel
you Ireland has many friend among
the generous, freedom loving Ameri-
: cans.
Mr.. O'Brien concluded his remarks
by stating that their talented and pa
triotic secretary c. NJ. MacCarthy
would read the constitution which
was adopted at IA former meeting, anC
explain itsfprovisions if necessary, a:
: Mr.. MacCarthy was the person who
drew them up. We do not concluded
, the speaker expect to please those
/ Irishmen who will endeayor to find
fault with this society because it has
been organized by Irishmen.
This class of Irishmen. who through
| petty jealousy. have never anything
better than sheer or an lgnOran
censure for anything emanating from
: any of their own country men. is
, trust growing smaller and more con
! temptible every year. We have
conquered intemperance we mus
> conquer as great an enemy to our ad
t vancement. jealousy mean. petty
t ignorant jealousy; we have inherited
9 from bondage for it is characteristic
q of weakness. Let us drive it fortf
$ from amongst us as unworthy OF on
5 freedom and strength.
y At the close of Mr.. 'Brien,s re
5 marks Judge James O'Brien cor
n responding secretary Of the society
J.. read the minutes of the preyiOu
e meeting after which the presiden
t called upon c. NJ. Mccarthy to rea
t the constitution of the society.
E. The following is a synopsis of tn
t constitution as read by Mr.. McCarth
e and of his able and lucid remark
e thereon.
It The first article of the ConStitutiO
J. sets forth the name of the Society
1t it's object to s.be the rendering @
h moral and material assistance in tn
y accomplishment of self-governmer
d for Ireland" The membership is o
is two classes active and honorary c
lie subscribing. Active members, VIII
" may also be subscribing members. pa
rs an annual fee in advance for the pa.
h ment of the current expenses of tn
le Society. They elect from their men
id hers seven officers who constitute
le Board of Directors for the gener;
t. management of the affairs of the ass
is citation. Honorary subscribing men
1T bers pay into the special Irish fun
in such sum or sums from time to tin
IN as their ability and interest in th
to cause of Irish freedom may dictat
lg These subscriptions with the net pr
D. ceeds of all entertainments, and 9th,
revenues of the association constitu
it the special Irish fund to be used
at assisting Ireland to obtain self-go
On eminent and for no other purpos
This fund is to be kept i'll Bank |
at the Treasurer-who shall also gil
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