Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-19
uJNyEApoLLS IRISHMEN.
They Hold AN Enthusiastic Meeting
Ringing Resolutions Acknowledgements
Denouncing the Pioneer Press ana
Trihuna

Tbex TToId AN Enthusiastic Meeting
Ringing Resolutions Adopted-Speechs
Deuouncing the Pioneer Press and
I Tribune
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
M1NNEApoL1s, Oct ls.-A large and intelligent
audience of enthusiastic ladies and gentlemen nied
Harrison hall to overfoHing and a. O'CLOCK me
Joint meeting of the three Land Lesgues OF Minne-
| apolis was opened by Alderman Walsh, who e1-
pained that the meeting was for the purpose ol
pressing the sentiments OF the Lanu Leasues 81 VI
MINNEAPOLIS upon tie fnomentuous question now
agitatine The Irish nation in their native ls'e. ne
Thought that the arrest of the patriot Parne was tne
turning point 10 favor Of the ultimate 1reedou
Ireland. Speaking Of the land nAi la'neleo
by Gladstone. He gave 1t as his
opinion that it was a fraud to all intents and puI,
| poses lie spoke OF the visit made by MI. Fsrheh
to this country and OF the & drary nct,,rs
of the inconsistent contrast III the manner II "ucn
they were at the present time critlcislng tne ooise
and cause of the man they but ie" ino' % ~, uSo
enlopized ard all because he was now IN JAN. ne
wished the members 10 continue the enthusiasm I'M
pressed at this meeting
Rodger Vail introduced the 1ouoWiDS feseiuioaS'
which were I'D unanimouly passed.
W,ERrAs We the Irish people Of Minneapolis, In
mass meeting assembled, having heard with mingled
feeling of regret and indignation OF the oastar9y
arrest of the Hon. Ches. Stewart Parneu ana MS
brave associates of the Land League organization III
Ireland, be 1t therefore
PesOIred That We hereby eXtded to our petrlotlc
and unconquered brothers now imprlsoned 'ne
wsrplest sy1npathies and affection OF our hearts.
PesoIrfd, That wo pledge ourselves to redouoe
our efforts to encourage and ort the suse ior
which they now suffer and to give our counIryInen
all the aid in our power, moral Pecuhiary
end phyaca if necessary in any issue TO Tnlcn tns
tyranny Of an unscrupulons and blood-thirsty gov.
eminent and perishable spirit OF resistance OF
the Irish people may carry this struggle ior hunian
rights and national independence. Il.
Res0tred, That We feel proui OF tne lnahnueso Vi
the Irish people and of the force OF tne lsn CHAR
acter for maintaining 20 Eobe an atutuoe anu ee-
eauor during this agitation against federal despots
baoed m Nv The the coercion acts aud bsyonets OF
the brutal British government
Res0tred, That we earnestly urge oer gaDaI,
countrymen to preserve the same bold fearless anu
defiant attitude which has hitherto characterized
them to continue their agitation exactly Gu the same
lines rscornne5ed by their Intrepid leaders aod rep
ressEtatves in prison. 10 never ?lelo one iota
of their PRINCIPLES never swerve from their hrIn re-
solye never surrender TO English brute forcs until
the at:rocous system Of land ordisn now prevai ing
the island is abolished forever and untli Ir aho
is 4 nation free and grand, republic Governed ny
Irishmen for ITishmen. without any ISreiSh Inter-
ference.
ResoEced, That a copy of these resolutions te
ssDt to the irish World, the NoTRWeSteTn
Chronicle aud the daily press of our city.
Mr.. Walsh then introduced Rev. father James
McGalrick, vino WAS greeted vita continued cneefs
aud applause. When called 10 this meeting Il e4-
pressed my firm resolve never to attend meeung
which should express Indignation against EDglsnu'
He thought ii would be labor for naught. lie e4-
pressed no indignation to the British government
he believed England had but acted in accordance
with the established principles OF the govern eht.
lie wished to express hearty sympathy Win MS
brtthern in Ireland. There D. Mon IS no nSeo ba. oi
leve tho Prison eel, the bars around
the prison was wreath OF glory which SET MN
forth as noble martyr. lCheers.J Mr. Parnell is
lraior to the English government and every lr1sh-
man Tho weuld not ne trei;or like hi sh uid be
cast out rCheers Mr Parnell is engaged In de-
stroyng the power which is dragging the lrish ma
ton down TO iguominy and wretched poverty He
then sooks ct length upon the system of landlords,
giving a synopsis Of the history Of ireland. The
Irish landlord il the creature OF satan.
He epoke OF a certain judge VINO
sat upon trial of landlord and
ssid if tue man had forty Eevsn lives would
ta&c every one Of them The speaker spoke OF the
sysein of despoiling the poor labor DG Irish tenant
of his Isr1 earned products, carrying them on TO
En- land TO feed the lazy ircdigais- He spoke OF
instances where the vii ial0us landlords took the
daughters of tenants and degraded them In the face
of the honest parents. He spoke pstrietica!iy OF
the eel -bratiou ct YorktoSn. Let the Americans
rad the preamble Of the const luton OF the United
o.a u q theu think and he VIII s9on uncersaEd
iri-h p,ople should wish discornsct Themselves
f.o. iyraunlca. England hesrs He had stood
bys whsu chain bad ned de'encee' g
ts slta lies submitting 10 the crGel blow lpiilaeii
iy the l.gaI.ss land ord tho bloc streaming from
hlS .ss Grated flesh. lie sloss IF The manner i'll
which Eegiaud treated the federal cause III the lac
war by aiGiug the south i'll every pos sibe manner,
Of the catholics AID jrishmsn hShtl1g SIDE by side
with tho Ioysl American cheers He sdvocled
doiug away with trial by jury in Ireand He spoke
of the eighteen wears OF prosperity
and happiness enjoyed by Ireland when she had the
representation. by bribery the representations W re
bought and Ireland lest all voice in parliament he
then de- icted The waste aud ruin which followed
the ruin of the farms, manufactures and mining,
educational institutions all left and goue to decay
Give Ireland power and freedom and no longer
would you see the natives as beggars, asking for
alms of their american brethern They would be as
proud d thrifty alton as ever beuehcent sun
shone upon. q We them al Opportunity and they
would rise up one aud unite in freeing THAR
native isle Cheers
Stephen Mahopy followed in a stirring speech.
Rev Father Hsgan Of the Holy Rosary church was
next introduced and paid glowing tribute to Par
nell and the forbearance or the iIish people.
Referring to statement made by the Pioneer Press
TO the effect that Pai hell nuisance only to be
abaed, he said that the oisricable miscreGnt who
wrote such aboniuabe and inconsistent sentiments
W only worthy of the most utter contempt of
irus freshman prolonged cheers If this state
trent should be made III u paper on the Atlantic
coast it would be spesdiy subjected 10 system Of
Boycodng [appausel, as was the New York Herald
[hssi 4.
Roger vails was next introduced. He read sever
81 extracts from the Pioneer relating to Irish de-
m0nstratious and to the cause nov beng agitaled
and then answered them from the depths Of his pa
triotic heart. For d half our he raEed the paper
aud its course fore aud sft raining down upoL the
editorial head the maedic.ous of the Irish people.
The enthusiasm of the aadience was almost boundless
as Mr. Vail proceeded, cheer after cheer wet acd
echoed throu ghout all Minneapolis After conclud-
ing with the Pioneer he turned his attention to the
editor Of ths Tribune whom he stigmatzed as
Wilder AID newspaper scaYengsr who ought TO DE
boycotted. These senGments were also greeted with
uproarious cheers, The meeting was closed by
RIGGING speech by Thomas Cantey, Esq.