The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-21
THE IRISH CAUSE.
A Proposition to be Made to Amer
lean Political Parties.

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Boston, 2O.-At the Parker mouse
Mrs Parnell hald q con-
,eoca vi h a number of Catholic
b shops and leaders OF the irisn N No
Iional League, concefning .nI
means by which the coming poli.iGaa
control in this country Could 10
turned TO the advancement OF Ire.
LANDS cau:e. 1t is understood thal
Mrs. Parnell represented nef SUI az
a conference. Mrs. Parnsli suDmlsteu
the details OF scheme for tne oenJ
Ct OF Irish hone Industry, Mn,on
she stated was conceived py heI son,
and was being put into practlcai
execution. Parnell, she kaid, ha9
formed an association in England
and Ireland, of capitalists and man
nfacsurers. Wbose aim was to en-
courage home industry IN Ireland.
This association proposed 10 estao'
ljsh factories for the exclu i've man
ufacture of Irisn goods, suca as
,.onid he manufactured In England
or other countries, including such
articles az laces, linens, frlnges,
woolens and tweeds. AMI prepare
lions w.re already in progress for
the establishment OF sucn lsgto-
ries IN different parts OF lte-
Iani. Mrs. Pdrneli msue
a SUGGESTION, coming as from heI
son. mat a proposition De submltte q
to the Republican aud Democratic
narties the acceptance Of which by
either. would decide for which
party the organized Irish vote Woulo
| be cast. Mrs. Parneli stated ina
as these Irish goods could not os
made it this country, their 1mperta
tion would not in any sense conhic'
with American home Industry, IN
asmuch az the association IN Eng
land nroposed TO exclusively contro
The production. Mr.. Parnel>'
proposition, therefore, was thai
direct offer be submitted TO tn'
noliticsl parties of the Unite!
States, as follows: e, in accord
ance with the friendly feeling eX'
Iesset towards Irela ID iDl Amer
lea. by An ericanS, one OF tbs pollli
cal parties will iHcorp rate Q pom
in its platform, in favor OF a imlt.in
J goods of Irish manufacture free O
DUTY. Specifying such goods SIS ca
: not be manufactured ei2eWher
than in Ireland, ard the importatioo
d of which will not compete VII
:. American produc ions, then sue
a party will receive the organiz
Q support of Iris hmen in Amer ca.
e Mrs. Parnell leaves for New \ o.
}; to-day to take the preliminary ste
q TO wards the organization OF the II
n feres,s, so that in case OF action
n either of the Jeading political pa
&. ties the DR. misses contained IN .
y nronosition Can be fulfilled. Ourli
," The conference it was stated that &
reason why Alexander Sullivan
~ persistently refused re elsctioh
!. the presidency Of he Iri,h Natter
LEAGUE was that he proposed 10 e
ter the canvass in support of Blal'
q. and did NOT wish t comprcml
q Irish-American vote ty bscomln.
in public speaker in upport OF the |
he publican csndid4 se while ho'oi
a. office as president OF the fish y
re tionaI League.
he Boston, 20 Mrs. Parnell explain
of with regard to the report. that 8
of was engaged in the organization
{ a a Marty for the benefit of the LII
he American vote, that she was
ne organizing any party, and haa l
N expressed the slightest pTeIerei!
to for either of tie American paril
le- She believes, however, that ma
nd articles produced in Ireland nliI
ial be admitted almost free of duty,
CT they were net competitive "
%, American or E. glish manutsctl
in while as models and for popular
ole they would be, eminentiy use
On, Her only purpose is to direct att
till ton to this Industrial field, Wh
will be highly beneficial to b
Ireland and America.