The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-04
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Preparing for iiusiEeAx-SuIIiynu He.
fro cOn,,nittcc on Hcsolutious.
The Committee on Resolutions Of the
Republican National Convention met at
the Grand Pacific Hotel at s o'clock this
evening and elected Maj. VIM. Nc.
Rirlsy, jr., Of Ohio, chairman, and VIM.
Walter Phelps, Of New Jersey, secretary.
Asub.commi,tee consisting Of Henry Cabot
Lodge, Of Massachusetts, J. II. Biker1 Of
Indiana, Geo. r. Peck, Of ksnEns, Msj. ",
E. Elan, Of Virginia, J.. N. Bynum, Of
Mississippi, Judge Elber', Of Colorado, aud
Horace Davis. Of California, was appointed,
who with thu chairman aud gesre.sry
mentioned above will prepare the, plat.
form to be Bubmitted 10 tho convention
and report to the fall coxlnli.!ee Il. 0 A, NJ.
tomorrow. T''ss.;l -, r Y 70 i
After tie sppsiutn t Of th, sub.com.
mittee Alexander Sallivan appeated belo.e
tho committee on behalf Of the Executive
COMMITTEES OF tho Irish National L ,aguo
and delivered long and interesting ad.
d.efs On tho subjsct Of the ownership Of
American lands By foreigners. A resolu.
tion requesting tho Committee on Resolu.
,ions to consider this sui jcs was adop,gd
q! to day's atssIon Of thu Convention. {
| SULLIVAN 5 ADDRESS,
The address which Mr. Sullivan read, af.
ter showing that i; was tho inten.
tion Of the iorndes Of this Govern.
ment tia: the principle Of American Gill.
zsuBhip shall be Indispensable to the own.
ership Of land in the Uaitcd States, and
tha. 1t 10 distinctly so indicated In the OK.
plicit terms Hpoa which tho thlrlecn Safes
surrendered their lands 10 the National
Government for tho benefit Of the entire
people, goes on 10 say that tho intention OF
the founders OF the Republic has been
thwsrled by events tha. they could 10!
iortee. n. .77s5ss II
In 1850 and ngain in 1860 the National
d smocra.!c Convention approved Of res.
oludon recommending the National Gov.
crnment to aid In the construction Of the
Pacific railway. The National Republican
Convention followed that example
aud tho result Ia thGt a quau.
tity Of the. public domain, nearly
equal to the entire area Of the thirteen
original States has been presented 10 mon.
opoiirs By which 1t has been disposed ol
in manner which Is hostile to the spiri,
and the terms upon which those St,tes u1r.
rendered the lind trust to, the National
Government. 1t Ia chiefly throcch ihe,a
land e;ant5 to Cofpora,ipns 4 which
have proved themselves superior t,
popular control. that danger could hay.
been erelted by constitutional prohibition
haB sscalth'ly and silently iGstsued itsel
upon our country, namely, tho creation q
al immers SO Observation-Disclosures bJ
which :, = the riches OF l;your Boi
and tho results Of tho hardy
labor Of our citizena are to be drained ou
Of the country to swsll the fortunes o.
hereditary monopolists who hate onr In
ntitutions and despise our laws, and wht
by the couniyance OF our mistaken gen
. erosi.y are In legal possession ol at leas
twenty million acres oi our land.
4 sYsrEM OF GREAT ESTATES.
We have seen the efsc.of a system Q
great estates which Is nov stealing ovo
. our domain. In India, where the loreig
land proprietor permitted, thlrty.seve
millions Of inhabitants, workers Of the sol
) to perish Of famine during the reign Of tn
!, present monarch, while annually extrac
!. Ing from the country exports more tina
III tlicient to ioed the entire population
: We have seen Il in Ireland and Egypt, m
tho legislative power OF our nation do'
i. not ioreatall violence by law, the indus.r
o Gus tillers OF our praIries and hardy dc
!. vers In our mines will combine 10 rid Il
country, by such means u they find avail