St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-28
SULLIVAN.
His Address at Market Hall Last
Evening to A Great
Crowd.
Enthusiasm Aroused, and Liberal
Gifts Offered to the League
Fund.
The Work of ParnelI and His Political Asso-
ciates of Ireland Commended.

ders, and Father Matthew society assembled
in front of the Metropolitan hotel, and head
ed by the First Regiment band escorted Hon.
Alexander Sullivan, in carriage accompan-
led by President Willism Louis Kelly Of the
ST. Paul league and Adjutant General G. M.
MacCarthy and Hon. P II. Kelly to Market
hall. The immense procession was under
command of Capt. NJ. j. O'Connor, and
marched down West Third to the corner of
Wabashaw, up which it proceeded immedi-
rtely 10 the hall, large concourse OF citizens
lining the walks and occupying every availa-
bic space in the latter street. The
artillery have two flags and appeared very
finely in the march, while the Hibernians,
with their richly ornam ented collars and
white plumes, made very imposing appear
ance, the Crusaders and Father Mathew So
ciety following them in perfect order and
being designated by simple badge of their
order attached to their citizens garb.
Market hall was already well filed when
the procession. which had escorted Mr.. Sui
Ivan, arrived. The societies filed in and
took the seats which had been reserved for
Il
with number of leading citizens, appeared
upon the stage and was greeted with en-
thusiastc applause. After music
by the First Regiment band
Vim. Louis Kelly stated to the audience that
it had been expected that Mayor O'Brien,
who had been suddenly called from the city,
would preside. In his absence he would in
troduce as chairman that represen tative citi-
zen of st. Paul, Irish by blood and Irish
American by faith and adoption-Hon. P.
H. Kelly.
Mr.. Kelly upon taking the chair briefly in
troduced the speaker of the evening, who
was cordially greeted with great applause.
Mr.. Sullivan began by returning thanks
for the magnificent demonstration, saying
that it must be worthy cause which on the
seventh day, when men retire to rest from
the labors of the week, would draw out so
large and enthusiastic an audience,
1t is well worthy, he said, the attention Of
statesmen, especially of British statesmen,
that citizens in free land like this turn out
iu such vast numbers to protest against for
eign misrule in their native land" 1t is
asked: Is not menace to the free institu-
tions of America involved in this organiza-
ton which has been created not for the pur-
pose of taking part in the politics of this
country? Also what has America to do with
Ireland in her str, ygless He would an
swer the first question by saying,
''judge the Irish American in his present
and future by his past" When was the
time that the flag of freedom was in peril
front rank for its defense? AS to the
second queston-it is not exclusively an
Irish question. There are thousands of
Irish in America who have kindred in Ire
land suffering under English misrule. 1t is
accurately estimated that 0,000, 900 is paid
annually to Ireland by America in contribu-
tions to relieve its suffering citizens. This
unnatural tribute made necessary by Eng
lands expressions can only cease when Ire
land is prosperous
The speaker next refuted the idea that Ire
land, if free, could not sustain itself, that its
people were too poor and lacked sufficient
intelligence and control for self government.
He read statistics from English authority to
show that in Ireland there were 1862 people
to the square mile; in Switzerland 17S pco-
pie; in France, 1873: in Austria, 191, in Ger
many, 213; in England, AS. All were pros
porous, but Ireland, because they have self
governmental least in measure.
In 1882, of Ireland's 1S,000,000 acres
only 5000, 900 were cultivated. Yet the five
principal food crops gave eight pounds of
food for every man, woman and child on the
island. But contributions from America
were nece ary to keep the people from
starving-made necessary by drain of Eng
lish taxation. Other statistics were given
to show the utter absurdity of the claim of
over population, showing that Ireland an
nually paid $500, ,00O, 900 for the privilege of
belonging to the British empire, one-half of
which sum, if left in Ireland, would render
want comparatively unknown. He also ar
raigned the English government for destroy
ing the fisheries by its neglect and uncon-
Germ.
Mr. Sullivan next took up the purpose Of
the league. He regretted it is not practicable
to compel by force the English government
to relax its grasp, but as that
is impossible he regretted that all
did not find it in their hearts to aid in the
only plan which could accomplish any thing.
In 1S47 there was an artificial famine and
the people suffered the horrors of starvation
and destitution, ships bringing food from
generous America met English ships bearing
food away from Ireland. The people were
left in an abject state and compelled to bow
lord. Thank God that education and land
league had changed all this and England
had been forced to acknowledge on its stat
utes that the Irish people had been robbed
and oppressed. This had been accomplished
bv Charles Stewart Parnell and his little
band of thirty in parliament. Sustain them;
seize upon this theatre of action, Show it
to the world. People will realize that after
roo years of British rule that as the same
Feeling of disloyalty exists in Ireland that
there must be something rotten in the sys-
tenn of government.
Mr. Sullivan next showed up the unjust
ness of England's law, claiming it had one
constitution to show to the world and other
for its subjects. There is as absolute 1depot-
ism to-day in Ireland as there is in Russia.
To those Americans who claimed that Eng
lands laws were just and fair he would say
that their ancestors had rebelled under the
same laws. The trial by jury in England
is farce. The government has an unlimited
number of challenges, the citizens only "a
few. Here the government and the citizen
are on an equal footing. If Parnell and his
little band of thirty had accomplished SO
much, what can he not accomplish when he
has following of over seventy in the next
parliament at his back. Sustain these men.
Give Ireland back her courts at College Green,
drive out the English judiciary and prosecu-
tors from the judges bench and Ireland will
soon cease to ask for aid and will take her