The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-06
SULLWAN'S SPEECH.
At the Meeting Held In Chicago TO
Ratify the Birth
or the Irish National League-An Out
line OF the
Policy OF the Organixatiou-lt Does
Not Fear
The Light, But viii Ventilate English
Misrule.
Some Statistics In RefntatiOn OF Re.
peated SlanderS.
lie was Boisterously Cheered by the
ThrOng.
Other News Notes of Moment,
lie was Boisterously Cheered by the
ThrOng.
Other News Notes of Moment

UlneT news Notes OF Moment,
CHICAGO, May Sat the meeting to rati.
fy the action of the Philadelphia Irish con.
vention, Alexander Sullivan, president OF
the Irish National League of America, was
met by storm of applause, and began his
address by referring to matters in his per.
sonal career, which have been commented
upon. "Since being raised to the head o.
the new national organization OF Irishmen
l have known what it is to have enemies, y
said the speaker. ut is Just, however
that should say many who become so or
the mistaken impression of the cIrcum
stances, have since become on hearing the
truth my warmest friends. For those
who remain my enemies, in spite of th,
truth and who would be enemies of any
man of my race, have only tina,
indifference which becomes self
respecting man. Proceeding to otbe,
subjects he said; 1.-THE great convention
which assembled at Philadelphia was tbe
largest representative body which ever
came together in America to deliberate
upon the condition OF Ireland and to take
such action as would, in its judgment, besl
promote its welfare. 1t was essentially ar
American body :American in Tho
simplicity and straight-iorwardnes
OF its proceedings; American in II,
quiet and sturdy behavior; American. in
the wide views 1t took Of political ideas
American in that 1t owned and proudl !,
vaunted its firm alliance to the constitution
and laws OF this republic, and American In
its desire to extend the principles of tha
constitution and the blessings of these in
stitutions to its. northumberland" III,
contended that the platform of the Phila
delphia convention had secured the enthu
siastic approval of the entire American
press without notable exception, and tba
1t has won for Ireland to degree hitherto
unattained the sympathy OF mankind
Yet" said the speaker, for such is tn,
condi ton of Ireland to-day, if such a plat
form was put forth by sim,iarl,
constituted body In Dublin the en-
tire assemblage would have beer
marched under military escort from
the convention hall to the most illustriou,
abode the English government has eve
conferred upon Irish patriois-the isil. Tn,
platform declares, in word, that hence
forth the Irish race IN exile is a unit in 1t,
determination to aid our countrymen II
their struggle for self-goyernment by what
ever method they think best for tn,
achievement OF that end" Coptinn
ing, he declared it his purpos,
ia carrying out the wishes of the convention
to make the masses of the American peo
pie informed of the truth about Ireland
When they understood the reasonablenes.
OF her claim they would be unit in IL,
support, and their will properly expressed
the power Of the British empire could mo-
Withstand. He contended that the method
England nad most successfully practicet
against Ireland was by misrepresentin,
ia asserting that the land was over. ponu
lated and emigration necessity, Yet the
population il only l62 to the square mile
while in Germany it is 2l3, in England and
Wales 40. ut is said," continued tlf
speaker, that Ireland, being only an agri
cultural country. cannot support herself
1t is true, comparatively speaking, she ha.
NJ manufactures, but who DESTROYED
tthemH The English government, that Ire.
land might be an exclusive market TO,
English manufactures. IL has been said
Ireland is without capital, and that a coun.
try without capital cannot maintain self
government, but we shall tell the Ameri.
can people how the capital of Ireland is
drained from her teeming soil, and they
will see for themselves that it is only by
selfgovernment that she can keep her capi.
tai at home and invest it in industries which
will create domestic exchanges" In con.
clusion he said when she has
government she will use her
own capital to create manufactures. she
will then export only her surplus funds,
and what manufactured articles her people
need they will import from America or
from other friendly people. We are told
her people are ignorant, but who DESTROYED
her schools who made learning a
crime ? who, by law reduced
an entire people to iliteracy
in the name OF religion and law that they
might be more easily kept in subsection :?
IL Is said her representatives have never
proposed a definite plan of self government;
much indeed their candor would have
awaited IN foreign legislature, from
expelled whenever they attempted to
compel its attention TO the wants
OF that country, but we shall print
a record OF bills eminently just, wise and
notoriously necessary which the Irish mem
bers offered in that body, only to see them
thrown out, generally
without the poor compliment of a secopd
reading. Americans who read the record
will have new appreciation of the neces
sity of giving Ireland legisla.
Ireland is lawless. We shall use
the statistics fthe English bureau TO show
she is far less 80 than England. In a word,
We have fastened the attention of intelligent
America upon English misgovernment in
Ireland, and we intend TO keep 1t there. |
may be asked what precedenr does history
contain for justifying the hope that
the moral power of mankind will
aid struggling nationaiities
will 30 no further back than to mention
Greece, Hungary and Montenegro. But
mark, my ellow-countrymen, no country
has ever been helped thus that did not first
help tself Go on, then. actively with your
organization, bring all your societies prompt.
y upon the platform and under the ban.
ner of the Irish National league:
continue as OF old your noble work of ben.
violence. temperance aud charity, but
when we work for Ireland we work on one
platform, under one banner, BY one method
md with one aim--nationai selt-goyern-
nent" He declared that the inaugural
statement, with much interesting addi.
ional matter, would be placed In their
lands ut an early day.
The Home Club Beaten.
CHICAGO, May 1-six thousand people
witnessed the formal opening OF the league
eason In this city on the grounds of the