St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-14

| Times TO await SuDSlueuCc lue great enIQuSl-
asm before he could continue. When the speaker
! referred to the work of the national league in
Ireland, the convention rose en- mass and
| cheered, which was repeated when the chairman
accused the English government of bringing
shame upon Ireland. When the speaker said:
''The shamrock on the banner of the Irish Ma
tional league, tear bedewed in its native bed is
the symbol of the glorious union of that race. in
three homes, separated by the seas that divided
the continents, united by the determination of
race to achieve the independence of nation
there was applause tremendous and long tine
before quiet was restored. At other points in
the address these scenes were repeated.
The secretary read the call by which the sec
ond national convention of the league was assem-
bled, after which Chairman Sullivan announced
| that by a unanimous vote of the national conven-
ton the following gentlemen were recommended
as permanent officers, and they were elected unan-
imously: Temporary chairman, e1-President
National League James Mooney, of Buffalo;
secretaries, Charles McGan. of Pennsylvania;
N. j. Griffin, of Iowa; Thomas j. Flattey, of
| Massachusetts.
| Mr.. Mooney was greeted with loud cheers as
he took his place, and then he addressed the
convention as follows:
| Ladies and gentlemen of the convention: I
am sure after bearing the eloquent and able ad-
dress of the president OF the national league,
you do not expect me to make any extended re-
marks My duty simply will be to preside over
your temporary deliberations, but cannot forego
the pleasure of congratulating you upon ihe large
and intelligent number who are here to-day from
all parts of this great Union to continue the
great work so auspiciously begun. 1t is another
evidence that the Irish people of this great Re-
public will never cease its efforts until their
tive and ,nino Aciti - H.
nations of the earth. 1 am sure
/ the delegates that expected from Ireland
to be here shortly will be greatly
gratifed at seeing this intelligent gathering. 1t
would satisfy them beyond any doubt that their
brethren of this country will never cease to
labor, never cease to work until the great achieve
ment is accomplished of which Charles Stewart
Parnell (applause) is leader. 1t is not necessary
for me to request, know your patriotism too
well to doubt it, that your deliberations will be
marked with civility, with courtesy to one an
other, and continue until the work of this
convention is accomplished. Applause
| The rules of the Philadelphia convention were
adopted. The committees on credentials, reso-
| lutions, organization and auditing accounts of
the league were appointed and the convention
! took recess.
SPEECH BY SEXTON.
Upon reassemblng at 8p. M. it was announced
| that 400 delegates were present. At this point
| the company broke into tumultous cheers as
Messrs. Parnell and Redmond entered escorted
by Congressman P. A. Collins and other gentle
men.
| When Mr.. Sexton was first introduced the audi
ence arose and cheered again. When quiet was
restored he said:
| Ladies and Gentlemen-The chairman has in
| troduced me to you as MIR. Sexton from Ireland
Laughter and applause. But as 1 have listened
tot fha Il, lf..h
the introduction / found it hard
| to believe l not Mr.. Sexton of
| Ireland. Laughter and applause. Because
nowhere upon the soil of Ireland to-day could
tn. appearance Of any public man. not in Come
mara or the plains Of Tipperary, be greeted with
cheer more evidently springing from the Irish
heart, more obviously uttered by the Irish tongue
more clearly proving that understandable adhe-
| sion to another OF the scattered fraction of
| the Irish race which neither time of crcum-
stances nor calamity nor distance have been able
to break down. [Applause.I 1t is this
| solidity Of the Irish race, it is this ad-
herence of men and women of
our kith and kin to the hopes, to the rights Of
their race that is making in Ireland feel it is
no longer with hope, but with absolute confidence
that we regard the future. Applause Because
the oppressor is made to feel, as the world feels
to-day, that he has no longer TO deal merely in
a small isolated island with eight million or five
million Of weak and disarmed people, but he has
to grapple with the intellect of force of public
opinion Of five and twenty million Of the Irish
race scattered by his own evil
policy. all the world over; and
efecting by their intelligence the
conduct Of greatest nations of the earth. lAp-
plause. Ladies and gentlemen, in the name of
the Irish people and the Irish National league,
and the Irish Parliamentary party, and its illus
trious leaders, Great applause salute this
great convention Of our race in this convention,
which by good order and propriety of its deliber-
ations, the discretion and judgment of the con-
clusions at which it shall arrive will prove to all
observers. in defiance of all calumniators, that
the capacity for deliberation upon important
questions and for the safety OF the government
which our enemies would fain deny US. APP
plause. In paying my first visit to this great
country, which long wished to visit, both as q
lover of natural liberty and also as an Irishmen
/ count myself peculiarly fortunate, in that am
enabled TO condense into experience few hours
in this city of Boston what otherwise could not
hope to gain by over a year of travel.
For here in this historic hall. and
in this illustrious city, rich in traditions
patriotic selfsxrifce and devotions, it is my
peculiar good fortune to meet in this inspiring
arena an assemblage of men representing every
state and territory Of this Union. An assem-
blage of men of the national leaders of the Irish
race on the American continent. Men qualified
by public service, by character by capacity to
interpret the thoughts and utter the sentiments
of the Irish race upon this great continent.
ladies and gentlemen, am here
not only as a candidate of the Irish
parliamentary party, but of the Irish National
league [applausel. That am here to speak to
the people of America, not only on behalf of that
party which faces the opposer of our country on
the floor Of the house eff commons, but also to
utter the sentiments of that organization which
trains and organizes resolutions of ingenuity and
strength OF the Irish people for the struggle up
on the soil of Ireland [applauseI am here as q
representative of united Ireland lgreat applause
and cheers am here to say
there is no difference in the principles
no difference in the intention between men whe
confront the oppressors Of our country in the
legislative arena and the men who conduct the
public cause at home. And while 1 declare
| there is at this moment perfect unity of ac-
ton; perfect unity of principle between the peo-
pie in Ireland and we who struggle for them in
the English house of commons, believe may
add that no man who at this moment commands
the confidence and love OF the
Irish people viii be found in
the entire future, which is near approaching.
which viii decide not only the social but political
rights of our race, to interpose any personal
views or preference of his own, il he finds it will
have the effect of injuring the unity Of the peo-
pie, or endanger the success OF their cause
GApplause Speaking to you then as the
spokesman of united Ireland / would say /
have confidence you viii prove this occasion
the Irish race. Long schooled in political adyers-
iy has learned to extract from it the sweet results
and that looking back upon the past of our
country disfgured along hy hideous tract Of
oppression and of suffering, you viii resolve
that the historian will not have it to say that you
added TO these landmarks by your disunion, but
that you viii reflect in your conclusions here
that unity to which the people at home
have been driven, and that 10 whatever
conclusion you may come it viii be conclusion
of You sll. and that whatever step you may take
| to strike down the power of the oppressor, that
| step you win take altogether, and that there