Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-07
THE CAMPAIGN.
4 Monster Meeting OF Irishmen
in New York for Blaine
and Logan.
Irishmen for Blaine d.
A GREAT MEETING IN NEW YORK DE-
CLAREs ENTHUSIASTICALLY FoRBLAINE
AND LOGAN

/ A GREAT MEETING IN NEW YORK DE-
/ cLAREs ENTHUSIASTICALLY FOR BLAINE
AND LOGAN.
NEW York, Jaly 30.-A full brass
bana in front of Chickering hall this
evening collected large crowd at the
csrner Of Fifth avenue and Eighteent.
street Admission to the hail was by
+ ticket. While the ball was filling the
band played all the popular Irish airs.
/ At s o'clock a stont gentleman called
the meeting To order and introduces
i Austin +. Ford, a young man, as the
chairman. He alluded to his youth in
connection with the honor conferred
upon him and said il was the most
significant thiPg that had ever hap
pened that lrisRmen should DO called
upon to endorse the nomination of tie
republican party. The principal mcn
ON the platform were Edward Rowe,
ex-president of the Irish confederation
] of America, Peter Ryaa, Patrick Ford,
ST., John Clark, Cot, j. p. O'Flynn,
John Roach, John Martin, of the Tam
many hall general coamittce, ard
/ Richard Murphy. The Rev. George w.
Pepper, Of Wooster o, a Methodist
minister, began his speech b. saying
chat he came all the way from ONO to
speak, because he desired to defeat the
candidate endorsed by The London
Times and the aristocracy OF England.
Wherever, said he under the broad
heavens there is a party supported by
the aristocracy of England, that party
shall have an enemy IN every Irish
heart.
Mr.. Pepper then told an anecdote Of
something which happcBed to him while
in London He had uttered words CON
sidered disrespectful to the queen and n
warrant was issued for his arrest. Il
hope, he said, chat the cable tonight
will carry through the winds and the
waves the report of this magnificent
meeting, telling the aristocracy of Eng
land that Irishmcn arc going TO put
James Gillespie Blaine Cheers in the
chair of George Washington"
At the close of the gentleman's re-
marks the band played the RED, White
and Blue and the chairman anneunc-
ed that Fifth avenue was crowded for
two blocks around with people who
could not get into the hall" He then
introduced Mr.. Henry Carey Baird,
who, he said, was the grandson of two
Irish rebels
Mr. Baird said he could see his ances-
tors IN kilmainham jail and his father,
at the tender age of years, was kept
in that prison for a whole year Pass
ing from this he said that a better way
of going to war than by fighting with
shot and shell was to cripple the indus
try of tho enemy and ruin hls trade. Mr.
Baird then read some statistics as TO the
commercial relations of England and
Ireland, and closed with the remark
that Pennsylvania would give 10000
for Blaine and Lsgan.
Judge Brennan, of Iowa, said that,
commanded by Patrick Ford he had
come 400 miles TO address the meet
ing. He then reused the enthusiasm of
the audience by giving a eulogy of the
Irish heart. "The Irish, he said, chad
by circumstances been made the hewers
Of wood and drawers Of water for mora
enlightened people. Let the Tories and
the dudes 60 their way. We must be
true TO America and true to ourselves.
We have been told that because NE are
Irish we must vote the democratic
ticket But just this once we viii tell
them that just because we are Irishmen
we viii vote the republican ticket |
have been a democrat Of democratic
but when they tell me to take TIE British
rags in preference to American manu-
features | must decline. Wherever
highlands blood-stained flag shall float
wherever her land-shArks shall seek To
advance her policy, many may be her
| reCreant, but every eXlled Irishman
will arise to spoil hgr gains and invoke
upon her the Judgment Of an ayengiug
! God."
In conclusion he said. 1--WE viii carry
every northern state and rake sons
southern states doubtful. God bless you,
my boys Good night
The Hon. j. r. Barry, a member Of
/ the Illinois legislature, followed, and
said that his couutrymen out west
would give a good account of them
selves next November The stand taken
i by the Irishmen in New York would
4 cheer and encourage their fellow coun-
/ trymen all over the Union
Capt. Edward O'Meagher Condor, OF
I Washington, the well-known Irish
4 Nationalist, who led the celebrated up
rising in Manchester England in 1868
said that lrishmen would be false to
I themselves and the land Of their adop-
\ ton If they supported the democratic
p<rty, which for the past twenty-five
4 years had done nothing but fig against
i progress and liberty.
Resolutions pledging the meeting 20
supper, .he republican national ticket
were adopted unanimously.
4 An address was road which asked the
/ Irish American voters throughout the
country to fall in line for Blaine and
j Logan.
I A message from Mr. Blaine and letters
4 from prominent Irishmen endorsing tae
+ stand taken by the New York Irishmen
were read and rapturously applauded
/ The rseeting closed with three cheers
\ for Blaine and three gro2us for tie
nominees of the democrats