The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-18

the American Declaration of Independence
pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred
honors" to our great cause.
A storm of applause followed the conclusion
of Mr. Brennan's speech. Hon. Thomas A.
Hendricks was then called forward and made a
few brief remarks.
MR. HENDRICKs's SPEECH.
Mr.. Hendricks said he had come TO the con-
cluson that home-rule is the real rule for Ire
land. He believed we had come TO place in
the history of the world when bad governments
must disappear. Nations should make and exc.
cute their own laws. Ireland has the right
to control those questions that belong to
her without the interference OF any
nation in the world, and when the
eloquent gentleman who has just spoken pleads
the cause OF free legislation in Ireland, he
has my heart to the fullest extent, as he has
when he organizes his countrymen to attain
that end. Ireland, with her i've millions Of
people, should be as Indiana, with her two mil
lons-and Ireland is about large as Indiana
IA free, sovereign and independent State IN
everything that pertains to Ireland herself.
Rev. Myron W, Reed was then introduced,
and spoke as follows:
SPEECH OF REV. MYRON W. REED.
am not can exile of Erin with the dew on
my night robe" but think know how he feels.
L put myself in his place; see him driven over
the sea, from the land he loves the best to the
IL
Punishment, the Storage. but he landed and
went to work, and sent of the money of his first
wages to the folks at home, and in due time
brought them III over and they are here. 1t
has worked hk tue selling of Joseph into Egypt.
1t was hard or he boy, but it was well for the
rest or the fanny. 1t gave Joseph place OF
vantage, so that in the dsrK days he, at the
right hand of king aud in the land of plenty,
could help and save father and brethren. So
here the help for Ireland will come largely
from the Irieh in America. l am not anxious ia
twist the tail of the English lion. What would
ike to see would be strong hand at the throat
or the ravenous beast whose business 1t is
TO mutllate weak nations. Her track is in
Egypt and in India. A native there must not
expose handful of earth to the sun, that 1t may
crust over with salt, and then use that salt; the
penalty is heavy. If he wants to eat the earth
with salt in 1t, that he may do; hut no home pro-
ductiOn. Englishmen, as individuals are kindly
gentlemen. but IL is England as nation that is
Historically robber of the weak.
We had an opportunity, some of MS, to lately
see a live Lord in a dnin g-roOm-admissiOn, SO
tonight we see an Irish patriot for nothing;
that is better. We are cheered by his confident
words Mrs. Howe, IN 1861, went out and
looked at the tents about Washin gton and said,
milne eyes have seen the glory of the COM
ing Of the Lord"
1t is for us to see in the beginning the end.
what ought to be will be- Things are not set
tied till they settled right. Patience and
persistence Will win. The cause of Ireland is of
longer life than that of an Irish informer; there
Is justice In IT, and by and by the wrong Will
down, ana the grass of the beautiful island will
gisten with the dew and rain of heaven, and hO
more with the tears and blood of her unhappy
children.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Reeds speech. Hon.
W. H. English was called for and made few re-
marks, expressing his hearty sympathy with
the Irish cause and with the struggle of the pa
triots of that land for self-gOvernment.
Inc meeting, which was IN every way sue
cess, the best and most earnest and enthusiast
tic demonstration in the Irish cause that has
been made here for years, then adjourned.