Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-18
IRELAND'S WRONGS.
Meeting of the Central Land League Last
Night-ResOlutions and Speeches Denun-
cistory Of the Arrest Of Parnen.

L NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Nnu SVOcCAOo O0nun
oistory of the Arrest Of Parnen.
A meeting of the Central Land League war
held last evening, at the corner of Seventh and
Jackson streets, Vice President w. L. Kelly ir
the chair. Mr.. Kelly, In calling the meeting
to order. stated that Its purpose was to protest
in fitting manner against the outrage recent
| ly perpetrated by the British government, IL
the arrest and Imprisonment OF the leader ol
the Land League In Ireland, Charles Stewart
Parnell.
Mr.. r. j. Markoe was called upon and de-
livered an eloquent address, descriptive of the
woes of Ireland and the heroic struggle the
that from this time forth the watchword
must be ''Ireland shall be Free" The address
was received with many manifestations OF ap.
plause.
Mr.. Markoe, in order to lest the
sense of the meeting, moved the ap.
1 pointment of committee to arrange
for a mass meeting at some time in the near
future for the purpose OF giving expression
| to the sentiments OF the Land League of st.
Paul.
Mr.. J. J. Kennedy thought it would be
best to appoint committee on resolutions at
| this meeting to report at once, so that the
people throughout the country might know
| that the Irishmen of st. Paul were not idle.
| He accordingly moved that n committee on
| resolutions consisting of Messrs. Kelly, Mar
koe and Fahey be appointed.
After some debate the motion was carried.
While the committee was preparing the
resolutions, the name of James Dillon was
proposed for membership, and he was elected.
He was called upon and delivered ringing
speech, concluding with a substantial contri.
button to the league.
Mr.. Lorenzo Markoe was called, and
spoke at length in revisw of the
acts of oppression of which the
English government had been guilty
in the past, and demonstrated to the satisfac-
tion OF the public that with a united Ireland,
England would be compelled to acknowledge
her free and independent nation.
Mr.. Kelly followed, reading extracts from
several papers showing the true condition of
affairs in Ireland at the present time, and
ended with a glowing apostrohpe to Killinain.
ham Jail which it is impossible to reproduce
In print.
The committee on resolutions then present.
ed the following report, which was unani.
mously adopted:
knowledged through the voice of Mr.. Glad.
stone that there is no government IN Ireland
to-day with any moral force behind it except
the Land League: and
WHEREAS, Mr.. Gladstone is butting his
head against the solid rock of Irish patriot.
ism, aud finding that the rock does not yield
to his insane fury he howls with pain and
shame and basely tries to avenge himself upon
the gallant leader of the Land League, who
has never violated or counselled others to dis
obey single existing law, but has simply en-.
deavored to defend by constitutional means
the Identical principles for which the Ameri.
can colonies fought. Be 1t
Resolued, That We denounce the arrest of
malice on the part of Mr.. Gladstone,
whose hypocrisy has been exposed
by Mr.. Parnell, who proved him
to be true friend of Fosrter's policy
to save Ireland by butchering the people. Be
1t further
Resolved, That a mass meeting of all friends
of humanity and justice, be called IN ST. Paul
to express sympathy with the suffering people
of Ireland.
On motion OF Mr. Kennedy committee of
live was appointed to make arrangements for
a mass meeting Of all friends of Ireland, to DO
held withia ten days. The chair appointed
Messrs. Kennedy, Fahey, Hogan, McTeague
and r. J. Markoc On motion of Mr. Kennedy
the president, Mr.. Kelly, was added to the com.
mittee and made Its chairman, and the com.
mittee Was given power to act.
The secretary reported the receipts of the
evening as follows;
Mrs. VIM. McTeague, 81; Mrs. Jas. Powers,
30 cents; Mrs. Michael Lyons, so cents; Miss
Lizzie O'Dowd, a5 cents. Mrs. F. Ferguson,
35 cents; Mrs. Andrew Connolly, IS cents;
Martin Cline, 81; James Powers, so cents; W.
l.. Kelly, 81; James Dillon, IS; Thos. Lally,
81; Patrick Lay, 81. Total, Sl225.
On motion the league adjourned.