Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-31
LADIES LAND LEAGUE.
Interesting Meeting Last Eveaing-Stir-
ring Speeches by several Eloquent Gentle

Interesting Meeting Last EUe,aing-Stir-
ring Speeches by several Eloquent Gentle
men.
A regular meeting of the Ladies' Emerald Isle
Land League was held last evening. The hall was
crowded to overlooking by an enthusiastic audience.
Mr.. Dunn, of the Chicago Emerald. delivered an
eloquent and able address upon the issues Of Ire
land, and was frequently spplauded as he proceed
ed.
Mr.. Donahue delivered short and fiery address,
closing by saying that if the Irishmen in Ireland
should, from sheer desperation, engendered by the
brutal despottsm to which they were now being sub
jeeted, fly to arms and embark in desperate and
bloody contest for liberty DEATH is the loyal and
bounden duty of every true Irish-American to do
everything legiimatsiy in his power to assist them
At the conclusion of his spesch a song was rem
dered in good style and fine voice by Miss Kate Nc
Guirk.
Mr.. McGrath was the next speaker. He advo-
Gated every freshman devoting days wages each
month for Ireland III that event ireland will be
out of thraldon before Chsistmas.
Mr.. Berg made short address upon the use and
aims of the Land Leagues. He claimed IL they
had accomplished nothing, England would never
have issued the order to disband them in
leagues to the Central League in Ireland has
mig hty power and is being felt. The ultlmstum Ii
near al hand. King Henry the VIII issued an Or
der to have all the irish hArpers imprisoned because
think of the cruel and barbarous treatment Of Eng
land it fills as with conservation She has secured
the ablest attorney to defend her in this country
She has secured the services Of Mr. Bennett of the
New York Herald. She has always tried to poison
public opinion Of America against Ireland. but
in this she has signally failed. He advocated the
union of the city leagues He spoke of the delu-
sions advocated by England In the land bills. He
concluded by saying he huped they would live to see
Ireland among the free nations of the world
Roger Vail answered to calls. He began by
speaking briefly Of thu patriotic rets Of Ireland
and recited several appropriate stanzas from the
popular Ministries which was GREETED with much
thus asm. He said that the Irishmen were not alone
in this strife against the tyranny Of the English
made distinction between the English people and
the government. The English people are honest
and NOBLE They were suffering similarly with the
down-trodden Irish tenants. The iron heel of the
British government was upon the throat Of the
English peasant We want to work with them, and
vice versa. He said that man who pretends to fill
editorial chair ahd knows no more, or mantle is
the abject ignorance displayed by the editor of the
Tribune upon Irish history and Irish affairs,
should be kicked out of any editorial room an
ignoramus. Any man vine viii persist
in calling dirty Is deserving Of our contempt.
The Tribune calls Parnell b,atherskits and dem
agogue To rut it mildly, this is childish Wendell
Phillips says demagogue Ia man who rides upon
q storm because he can't ride otherwise. The dem
history. The Tribune calls Mr.. Parnell q marplot.
Does not this paper pay |. fine compliment to the
Irish people by saying that they being led by
demagogue and marplot? Are the Irish fools?
The Irish are invincible and determined
Before the arrival Of the French
During the revolutionary war the adopted son Of
Gen. Washington said that 10,t00 Irishmen had en-
tered into the cause, heart and soul, and Lord
Mountoy declared in parliament that they had lost
America account of the Irish people. There is
thing certain, landlordism Ia dead This movement
is gigantic. It is world vide. The New York Sun
is taking up the matter, but the press Of this city
think We don't know anything about it. But the
time is coming when we viii rally around . paper
which will be devoted absolutely to our interests.
We viii Boycott certain other papers and all they
can do Ia to call me demogogue, although have
never figured In politics ana am not here to SPEAK
for Irshmen here, but IL. Ireland. He paid glow
ing tribute to many Irish-Americans who had