The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-05-06
I'ELEGRAPHIC
PRESIDENT SULLIVAN:
He Discourses ON IreIand's Woes
and Hopes:

Irish Convention Alexander Sulli-
van, president Of the Irish National
League of America was met by a
storm of applause. Referring in his
address to matters of his personal
character which have been COM
mented onIsince he was raised to the
head of the new national OrganiZa-
ton Of Irishmen, he said: 81 have
known what it is to have enemies.
1t is just, however that [ should
say that many who became so on
the mistaken impression Of circum-
stances, have since become, on
hearing the truth my warmest
friends. For those VINO remain my
enemies in spite Of the truth and
who would be the enemies of any
man of my race, L have only that
indifference which becomes a self
respecting man."
Proceeding to other subjects he
said: "The great convention which
was convened at Philadelphia was
the largest body which ever came
together in America, to deliberate
upon Ireland and to take such &C
ton as would, in its judgment,
best promote her welfare. 1t was
essentially an American body
Americans in sympathy-and the
straight-forwardness of its behavior
American in the wide view it took
of official ideas; American in that
1t owed and probably boosted its
first allegiance to the Constitution
and laws of this republic, and
American in its desire to extend the
principles of that Constitution and
the blessings of those institutions to
It's enslaYed motherland." He cor
tended that the Philadelphia plat
form has secured the enthusiastic
approval of the American press
without notable exception, and that
it had won for Ireland, to degree
hitherto unknown, the sympathy of
mankind. Yet, said the speaker,
such is the condition of Ireland to-
day, that if such platform were
put forth by similarly constituted
body in Dublin, the entire assem-
blage would have been marched
under a military escort from the
convention hall to the most illustri-
Gus abodes the English government
has ever conferred upon Irish pat
riots, the jail. The platform de.
clares, in a word. that henceforth
the Irish race in exile is a unit in
its determination to aid our coun-
trymen in their struggle for self.
government by whatever method
they think best for the achieve
ment of that end. Continuing, he
declared it the purpose in carrying
out the wishes of the convention tt
make the masses of the American
people informed of the truth about
| Ireland. When they understood the
reasonableness of her claim they
would be united in support anC
their will properly expressed, the
power of the British empire could
not withstond. He contested tina
the method England had most sue
cessfully practiced against Irelanl
was by misrepresentation, in assert
ing that the land was over populated
and emigration necessity; yet thu
population is only 1872 to the square
mile, while in Germany it is 213
and England and Wales 445. It il
said, continued the speaker, tina
Ireland, being only an agriculture
country, cannot support herself
1t is true, comparatively speaking
she has no manufactures, but VIII
destroyed them? The British gov
eminent, that Ireland might be tn
exclusive market for English man
ufactures. 1t has been said tina
Ireland Is without capital, and tina
a country without capital canno
maintain self government. The,
will import capital from Amerie
or from some other friendly people
We are told her people are ignorant
but who destroyed her schools
Who made reading crime? Who
by force, reduced an entire peopl
to illiteracy in the name of religion
and law, that they Nigh
be more easily kept in sub
lection d? Its representative
have never proposed defnit
plan of self government. Muc
indeed their candor would haV
availed in q foreign legislature fror
which they have been repeated
expelled whenever they attempte
to compel its attention to the want
of their country. But we shaI
print the records of bills, entirel
just, wise and VIGOROUSLY necessary
which Irish members offered in tina
body, only to see them contempt
Gully thrown out, generally wit
the poor compliment Of secon
reading. Americans who read til
record, will have new appreciatio
of the necessity of giving Ireland
Legislature Of her own. 1t is sal
ireland 10 lawless. We shall us
the statistics of the English burea
to show she is far less so than Ems
land. In word, We have fastene
the attention of Intelligent Amer
cans upon English misgovernmer
in Ireland, ana we intend to keep
there. may be asked what prece
dent does history contain for JUST
flying the hope that the mora
power Of mankind will aid strug
Cling natioRalities. I'll not {
farther back than TO mention Greee
Hungary and Montenegro; but
mark it, fellow countrymen, Il
country has ever been helped, ths
did not first help itself. Go on,thel
actively with your organization
bring all YOUR societies prompt