Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-17
THE PLATFORM
Upon Which All the Friends oflrs.
land Can Stand.
IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRANSACTED
At the Meeting Of the Executive Council Of
tie Irish National Land League
Of America in Sessioa
At Detroit.

May l6.-The Executive
DETROIT, Mich, N.tionL League Of
Council Of the Irish A. transacted
America, In session here, hn -~nt
much important business. Those pre-,
were Patrick Esgan, OF Dublin; Alexander
Sullivan, President Of the League; Rev.
Dr.. c. oReilly, Treasurer; John J. Haynes.
Secretary; and Nessrs. W. B. Wallace, OF
New York; Rev. Father MeKenna, OF Mas.
sachusetts; N. V. Gsnlon, Of IoEs: James
Reynolds, OF Connecticut, and J. @. Don.
nelly, Of Wisconsin. The following address
was approved.
To he Irish -Amcricdu Societies aud al G:eais
Of Ireland:
The convention OF the Irish race which
assembled in Philadelphia has passed into
history. The Land League having been
lorci6ly suppressed In Ireland. the Irish
people, still
Aiaisg Intellectually
above the force and tactics OF their oppres.
sors, formed themselves into Q new or.
ganiLation, the Irish National League, pro.
serving the aims Of its predecessor, enlarg.
ing its scope, and gathering within It's lines
the entire population except the foreign
garrison and its beneiciaries. The Land
League OF America, whose glorious, IL brief,
career shall I've forever remem bered a. .
splendid testimony OF the devotion OF the
sea.diyided race 10 its distressed kindred,
acceding TO the desire Of its Irish eIemplar,
met in preliminary convention. audited its
books and adjourned sine de: and its dele.
gates, together with those OF numerous
other ish.American societies, aggregst.
ing more than twelve hundred, entered into
the convention for the purpose OF uniting
all elements OF the
IFish Race In America,
more efficiently 10 aid their ooua,rymen at
home.
The prudence and wisdom which chsrac.
terizs the deliberations Of the great body
thus constituted, command The respect Of
rejecting men. Unreservcdly accepting
the platform Of the Irish National League
Of Ireland, Of which Charles Stewart Par
nell Is President, it solemnly organized the
Irish National League Of America, and
thus inAugurated the most compact most
cohesive and most inspiring movement OF
the time for the promotion Of On object at
once humane and political. That object.
in the restoration OF elf-government 70
the people whose poverty, frequently de-
scendiDg to famine, and always on the
verge Of IT, 10 not due 10 the soil. but is tho
result OF the blind viciousness Of Q hostile
foreign power, which, annually draining
out the naturally created capital, maintains
system OF
Terror and LAWlessuess,
ruinous Of the peace and . fatal barrier In
the way OF industrial and social develop.
ment. The substitution by Legitimate
means OF q national self government for
this cOercive and destructive force is tho
chief aim OF the Irish National League
The direction oi The movement In Ameh.
ca was unanimously entrusted. by the con-
yention, to the council consisting OF the
President ard an executive council Of
seven. This body Is now formally organ.
lied.
In compliance win ihe duties imposed
UPON US, We IeIues. MI lIish hme,icah oe-
neto,eht, HnlPelahcc, hilthry, ntelhry'
social. patIio,ic anu muscaI soc,etes rep,
1e ltsennu y" - y" ~, C,.,I 80, mi
oecIe'nty' ,h' Von ~ -, ~ go @ a,i,h a.. Ha.
cago' ~, 'neh iu, na, VIZ" oo,..s,
anu p'a.e y, 81 ~ ,as,.o,iv. p,.,i.
Pos.o"''e anuI's' " ",'' 'u'P
denu ana oecremres' 'ha' 'ne! ""y W.
Rapplied with . Platform.
rules Of organization, and literature 10 10
issned in tTe future. by means OF which
The closest union between tins country and
Irs,snJ will bs oonytantIy maintained.
Escb ,oci.,v vIIl continue Il, an, cial work
Ja, al ' ~ nnr n.m., hr, n. member, NJ
,hn unuI I,;sb S.,;anai rosrne n Ln,rlos.
o"ch Ill no de,irn,tcJ Brsncb No, I'm
.ne ,W WI ~ - 'isn ~ s,,il.,ion
h4u W ~ 49,. y, 80 ~. ~, .onIs,I.. h.i,, ,ins
we fs1ueN 'ns. wi ", ,%is',.s , oe'oss
10 the League, sno ~ inunu,ns " I'm ~,
shail meet s,ns'y oI ~ s,oup' '' ano ~
ing OF Iuesnay, 1uhs ~ Ioi W. p",po,. .,'
uon, sb9 We suEsrn ~ i.''L S'n.I
pray, aunres' a Yin, w ,ha ,I.,In,n,
iahn irsguo " iIer"I snu m.,io.
oI ,he i"'u w. .nn.,I.
oe ''"''
APPfsi 70 she Ne stOoS nse''
not members oil societies. 10 CONTRIBUTIONS
ly consider the critical condiaon oi 'neif
kindred at the present time.
The platform of the Irish NationAl Lana
League is one upon which all reasonable
men Of Irish blood can honestly stand To-
se'her.. le method Is one by when ali can
work vigorously ana eicienuy tose'her.
Iu object is sanctioned Ny the highest mo-
raIity and experience of mankind demon
strs'es what may be achieved oy Pen,
tent, determined effort Inc sympehy o.
vite for the just claim Of country whoss
people In America ana Ieiana ,,, hsys oesn
irom the earliest nAsh OF "s ,on h ~
American colonies 70 ,ns u m. nyn. ~
American Independence their sAuhch ana
stslTart siiies. p.,,,
hLs1. srLlt'ns' rIc.''cn''
REV cHn. oHnLLi, ~ ~ ifess'
JoHs J. HrsM be- A. r
The Council diiectsd that the Irea.uI
remit 10 Alfred meoo, m ,ucn o.ne. -, IN.
urtr VI tlus"es ~ uuIinb bIs W." :.
may be designated by the iran a S..onn s..
Lhbu ifseue' Tue sum ,.-L q,