The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-10
SULLlNANS SPEECH.
At the Meeting Held In Chicago to
Ratify The Birth
OF the Irish National League-An Out
line OF The
Policy of the OrganizatiOn-It Does
Not Fear
The Light, But Will Yentilatc English
MiSrule.
Some Statistics in RefutatiOn of Re.
peated ISLANDERS.
He was Boisterously Chcered by the
ThrOng.
He was BOisterously Cheered by tn
ThrOng.
Other News Notes of Moment.

Other 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 oi
the new national organization OF lrishmen'
| have known what it is to have enemies,
said the speaker. at is just, however,
that l should say many who become so on
the mistaken impression of the clrcum
stances, have since become on hearing the
truth my warmest friends. For those
who remain my enemies, in spite of the
truth and who would be enemies OF any
man of my race, 1 nave only that
indifference which becomes self
respecting man." Proceeding to other
subjects he said: 1.-THE great convention
which assembled at Philadelphia was the
la, gest 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, best
promote its welfare. 1t was essentially an
American body; American in the
simplicity and ht-forwardness
of its proceedings; American in its
quiet and sturdy behavior; American. in
the wide views it took of political ideas;
American in that it owned and proudly
yaunted its firm alliance to the constitution
and laws of this republic, and American in
its desire to extend the principles OF that
constitution and the blessings of these in
stitutions to its.inslaved.. ..motherland.n He
contended that the platform of the Phila-
delphia convention had secured the enthu-
siastic approval of the entire American
press without notable exception, and that
1t has won for Ireland to a degree hitherto
unattained the sympathy OF mankind.
yet" said the speaker, "for such is the
condi ton of Ireland to-day. if such plat
form was put forth by similarly
constituted body in Dublin the en-.
tire assemblage would have been
marched under a military escort from
the convention hall to the most illustrious
abode the English government has eyer
conferred upon Irish patriot s--the jail. The
platform declares, in a word, that hence
orth the Irish race IN exile is unit in its
determination to aid our countrymen IN
their struggle for selfgovernment by what
ever method they think best for the
achievement of that end" Continu-
in Carving 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 reasonableness
of her claim they would be unit in its
support, and their will properly expressed
the power of the British empire could not
withstand. He contended that the method
England had most successfully practiced
against Ireland was by misrepresenting
lated and emigration necessity, Yet the
population is only 162 to the square mile,
while in Germany it is 2l3, in England and
Wales 445. at is said," continued the
speaker, that Ireland, being only an agri'
cultural country, cannot support herself
1t is true, comparatively speaking, she has
no manufactures, but who destroyed
them? The English government, that Ire
land might be an exclusive market for
English manufactures. 1t has been said
Ireland is without capital, and that 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
self-government that she can keep her capl-
tai at home and invest it in industries which
will create domestic exchanges" In con
clusion, he said, when she has
seIi-goyernment she will use her
own capital to create manufactures; she
will then export only her surplus funds,
aud 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 q
crime ,,,o who oonIS BY Ia law iitapseS TeaqceS
In the name of reliaion and law that they
might be more easily kept in subjection
II Is said her representatives have never
proposed definite plan Of self government;
much indeed their candor would have
ayailed in a foreign legislature, from
which they have been repeatedly
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 ana
notoriously necessary which the Irish mem
bers offered In that body, only TO see them
contemptuously thrown out, generally
without the poor compliment Of a second
reading. Americans who read the record
will have a neW appreciation Of the neces
sity Of giving Ireland legisla,
ture of, her own. II is sald
Ireland Is lawless. We shall use
tbe statistics Of the English bureau TO show
sue ltt1 ~ tAeh A<uhAaHNs
we have fastened the attention Of intelligent
America upon English misgOyernment IN
Ireland, and we intend 10 keep IL there. 1
NAV be asked what precedenr does history
contain for justifying the hope thai
the moral power Of mankind Will
aid struggling natiOnalities 4
will 20 no further back than TO mention
Greece, Hungary and Montenegro. But
mark, my feiloW-countrymen, no country
has ever been helped thus that did not hrst
belp itself GO on. then. actively with your
orgai ization, bring al your societies prompt
Is upon the platform and under the ban
nsr OF the Irish National leagusi
continue ss Of old your noble work Of ben
evidence, Temperance and charity, but
when We work for Ireland we work on one
platform. under one banner. BY one methco
snd with one sim-nati0nai seli-gOvern-
meut.m He declared that the inaugura
-fsfement. with much interesting n9dl-
tionsl mstter. would be placed IN theI
hands ~ sn early day.
The Home Club Beaten.
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