Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-03-18

1881.
together and they would certainly accom-
pllsh the freedom of Ireland. He had
been but two years from his native coun-
try, and the horrors of English rule were
still fresh in his memory He had seen
the beautif I'll lake ofKillarny, had been in
all parts Of the beautiful isle, and every
man, woman and child had the brand of
oppression on their breasts; they were
not the happy people that nature intended
them to be; they were sad, and not free
and lively as the Irishman OF this great
and glorious country. Language was
inadequate to describe the terrible
villainy of English landlords. They
compelled the tenants to vote for their
common enemy, under fear Of expulsion
and starvation. The ballot box was a
farce; kukluxism and southern BULLDOG
ing was myth compared with these prac-
tices. God never ordained that that
sweet little spot should be always beneath
the feet Of the foe. The Irish people were
look ing from over the sea with love in
their hearts; they have right to ask and
receive the sympathy of America, for to
the sons of Ireland is due in great meas
ure the victories of American warfare.
He did not expect Americans to give their
blood for Ireland it was not needed. The
mighty voice of.this country was all that
was necessary to bring En- gland to sense
of Justice. "We are not begging peo-
ple," said the speaker, I'VE only ask you
to help US out of our trouble and when
we get on our legs, you know what an
Irishman can do" Ireland had expcrl
enced 700 years of suffering; she was not
an ignorant people, for during the dark
ages she preserved literature and art. He
said he did not profess to be a speaker but
vowed that God never made the lrishman
who could not acquit himselfin some way
or another on the platform, and he had
felt like giving his thanks for the sympa-
thies of previous speakers who were not
Irishmen He then repeated two stanzas
OF patriotic and original poetry and sat
down amid immense applause. Mr.O'Sul-
livan was the most eloquent speaker OF
the occasion. ..a.. rat .o1.e..f p.
asr T.. .,sJ JAMES A. EMMOMS .'t ..ae
then took the platform. He said he could
l. OtSA
so ably gone over by previous speakers
His sympathies, he thought, were well
known. He believed in getting rid of
tyrants; believed IN revolution, and every
American should help IN freeing Ireland
from the grasp Of the oppressor. a s5
... 1 JUDGE E. N. COREY @1l.
was then called, but rcfrained from tax
ing the stand. He stated, however, that
although he was not a speech maker, yet
he wished it, distinctly understood that
his sympathies were with this cause, and
he believed that Americans ought to take
hold OF the matter with their whole heart.
' COL. G. w. SWEET @ i,
followed. He did not feel like making 9
speech, deeming that the field had already
been ably canvassed His sympathy was
with the cause Of the land league. Here
was people who have been oppressed
for centuries by aIheart]ess nation. Amer.
ica thought it a terrible thing to be
held down by English rule when there
was 5000 miles of water separating the
two countries; but here is poor Ireland,
directly under the heel Of the oppressor
The sympathy of America was small
thing to ask. England must soon recog-
nize the rights of Ireland, public opinion
and the enlightenment Of the age. He
hoped that God would speed the day
when every man, woman and child of that
beautiful isle should have their freedom
and their rights.
NEW MEMBERS .
Col. Thompson then arose and stated
that there was one very interesting phase
of the meeting which had thus far been
He was certain that there
were several in the room who desired to
become members of the league, and pay
the initiation fee of one dollar. The
amount was small, but the grand aggre-
gate throughoutth the country on this night
would be immense. Bismarck has al
ready collected over $500 towards the
Irish relief fund and much more will be
raised The next meeting will be held at
the City Hall tomorrow, March 19.
THE BALL e.s
given in the evening, at the Merchants,
was the ball of the season. Over 2OO tick
cts were sold and over 100 were handed
in at the door. Six feet to a set was lux:
ury. Everybody has a good time at ball
over which r. r. Marsh casts a supervis-
ing glance. and this was the best for
The supper, given by Gus Fors-
ter, was pronounced excellent The tables
were arranged in very attractive man
ner and the eatables would please king.
Mr. Forster is an old caterer and under
stands his business thoroughly. He pro
poses to make q specially of these ball
suppers. s4~ a".f.t 1.n ~a&
DON'T BELIEVE IN THE LEAGUE.
Corporal Looney, of Fort Lincoln, has
written letter TO THE TRIBUNE in which
he holds that nothing but dynamite, pow
der and ball. grape and canister shot and
swords in the hands Of brave men can
ever free Ireland from the bonds the ty-
ranical cut-throats and murders of Eng
land. He wanted force organized sutfi-
cient to wipe the English peacocks from
the face of the earth, if necessary, to re-
store to Ireland the rights OF human hap.
piness and content. The Irish peasantry
had been in bondage long enough, and
thought the land league would not opc-
rate quick enough. .sa l9
The Chess Club. .2
A meeting of the Bismarck chess club
was held at The residence of DR.. WIN. A.
Bentley last evening. An excellent sup