, 1880-01-11
IRISH LAND REFORM.

llleu TIC OpcIu-llouAa u bciacJ SasJ IL |
night to listen to Charles s. parnoll, NJ. r.,
the 1risl, land-reform agitator. Chairman
Forester formnily presented Mr.. Parlefl. a
perfect storm OF applause greeted tile ag-
iiator rs l,e advanced to tho footllgl,ts. The
following ia q verbatim report OF all the new
parts Of Ills address, those points upon which
le touched In Ills address In this city being
s,l,nn,nrizcsl:
Nh. CHAIRMAN, LADIES, AND GESTr.E*
MEN: You hAve .oMu me iar too iis''ci, honor
bnti, by tho cortltnlty 0f your reception ntid
BY thu character OF Your aH;lrpss. clai'ai 10
llationnl r!iuks, who desires to tlo Ills best TO
forward the grent movement which Is now
progressing III ireland. .[App!ause sine9
III t',sst a't' iarld II l lis6t ill., be5a tSrow'
terday, evening flashed us tlle news , ,tt. tliat
the l,rlilsh Govcrnnnnt, unable 70 leai VIII
lie upMiou in tliat country, unable e cheek
and control the movement wllicl, IL about 70
sweep AWAY the infamous system. hns resort"
ed to It's old policy Of aSscrg M n..d '1 yloeSe; IT,.
siardlahs of order i, thcIr county {hisses],
lave been tho first to violate law and order
md TO fire upon penccable, crowd. l!lisses.l
W. rea!! that woman l.s oeGh tao i,tst Viz VIZ
Britain. [llisscs.l Now, ladies nnu gc1ltls-
men, such occurrences show ns llow terrible
must be tho situation IL, Ireland. These
fIon Of the landlords to drive tile people from
their homes and 10 usc tie armed force Or
power for TINT purpose. These poor peasants,
lsuppnse, came 70 tho CONCLUSION, TINT quick
troops WIS better tl,ar. the slow md lingering
tnrtilre Of cnlh ntll starvation bccAuse-
picture To yourselves what III eviction means,
1t means TINT tile house of the il,happy being
Il forclbiy broken Into, the furniture, the
little humble furniture, demolished by s'edgc,,
hammers, tho roof torn from over the lleau
Of young ard old nlike-the father, the
nothor, tho child, Even the presence 9e
trIai and frtghttul moInent., We'll, thrust oMt
from their homes Mt this time, IN tho middle
Of winter, with no food to eat, what resource
hs5e hsforS the peasaf5 f5ot q n G tIot be
niid gentlemen, although / 1am no ndvocate
Of violence although an H., II, avosate ,,d o.
pysca rSstsaes aisat I'm tne ,JiEci iGfcSi @ Ene
gland enn briig to hear ugnllst 9s N Ireland,
yet Mt tho same time such deeds NJ those OF
which WI lnyc heard arc enough to stir the
llrMrt OF the most patient people to physical
violence. (Applnnse,
'tscAncELY DE BELIEVED"
Now, fear that statements Tint I mny
nnke tonight will scarcely be bel!ercd., II
seems SO Impossible, 50 Incredible. that
human atnro coa Do SO crnS, 1t aia sr for ,9 80
|
TINT during the time of the lrlah famine the
cOvl, seized by the landlords for rent WIS
burned BY the landlords in tic ,slght Of the
starylng pe9Rs, I'll; Te ~ ne anyt'ng W1 d Wat Se
ment undsr THOSE circumstances yiti, famine
l,efore usP Whit wonltl your Government
i.aye done in tilIs country? Suppose one, OF
your Western States, Instead Ut being full Of
plenty ut tllis moment was devastated by
fiinino what do yoN think they woqll l'aye
doneP They would haYe sent triiilt.lnat!s ot
Of any such thing the British Government
simply sends police md soldiers to shoot
the people down. lllisses. They desire
| to bolster up tlicir land system. Ihey desirc
. . which aro not III. existence. They desire tU
help tho landlords to take the food upoI1
Wlltcl the people havB to depend for ulcll
y sS'stsnseh tSn hsy hr|s 5 hs os aes s Sf ean u Be
!, considered. M established Government a!lt
! ono deserving Of tho respect whlc'! every
body ought to pay to al established Govern
, community. (Applause.J We are warrinl
against ths laid system In IrelUnd. It is
/ system which stands self.eondetnHed R " II y
It Is ns ana oPe PS2cia t. - sysf., sS1
and ono which is likely, even ii well am
:. properly administered, to work hnrn. Now
J lie land systems IN Ireland and England mr.
been ,lf Very bully administered by tic land
!. lords and In England 1t lias bcun very vel
I administered; niil 10, while We work along
L siie tic Euglisll land refor,ners, we 80 III
! tio further t1sa,a they do, for We consider tha
? tic pressure III 10 grcnt In ireland, tho evi.
y that resulted from It arc so intense, that "
! require more radical remedies than thos
j necessary In England.
q we desire to make the. tillers Of tic soi
. the people who cultivate 1.-THE tenant fRTIl
9 crsEWe desire to make them the owners. "
y y believe that the land system, which intrt
duced class Of ngn petWeen M ,l tn9se y y w u
work te !and ama uaf, t1se wnG n Own W. u Is
!. abolish that we des1Ee 70 lnake uae peopI
who till te Eronna a@ % oWhGrs D. 81 M9% ~, ~ ~
grGat reform ms oeeh a,tr,as Ga1Ilea ~ " iro, n,
T. ways. You have neyer lao te anai9rtis aY!i J,
% yon |y md M lIty Syer haya
~ y. fApplause.l mn told that ~ the state
Ia New York, n ls>o. Yon ula t nave susn Pc
= sons 9nt!lords, ana yoa wGm5 great m st ee
- lurtht- than we go III you. Ges!1u Lo Wy .
II OF them, because you eLA1teu 9I 1nl!.rel