Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-07

CLARES ENTHUSIASTICALLY FOR BLAINE
AND LOGAN.
New YORK, July 30.-A full brass
band in front of Chickering hall this
evening collected a large crowd at the
corner of Fifth avenue and Eighteenth.
street. Admission to the hall was by
ticket. While the hall was filling the
band played all the popular Irish airs.
at s o'clock a stout gentleman called
tie meeting to order and introduced
Austin E. Ford, a young man, as the
chairman. He alluded to his youth in
connection with the honor conferred
upon him and said it was the most
significant thing that had ever hap
pened that Irishmen should be called
upon to endorse the nomination of the
republican party. The principal men
on the platform were Edward Rowe,
ex-president Of the Irish confederation
of America, Peter Ryan. Patrick Ford,
ST., John Clark, Col. j. P. O'Flynn,
many hall general Committee, and
Richard Murphy. The Rev. George w.
Pepper, of Wooster, O., Methodist
min lister, began his speech by saying
that he came all the way from Ohio 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 q party supported by
the aristncracy of England, that party
shat. have an enemy III every Irish
heart"
Mr.. Pepper then told an anecdste of
something which happened to him while
in London. He had uttered words con-
sidered disrespectful to the queen and a
warrant was issued for his arrest. Il
hope" he said, "that the cable tonight
will carry through the winds and the
waves tie report of this magnificent
meeting, telling the aristocracy of Eng
land that Irishmcn are goip: to put
James Gillespie Blaine [Cneers 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 annsunc-
ed that Fifth avenue was crowded for
two blocks around with people who
could not get into the hail. 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-
j.
at the tender age of years, was kept
in that prison fer a whole year. Pass
ing from this he said that better way
of going to war than by fighting with
shot and shell was to cripple the indus
try of the enemy and ruin his 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 100000
for Blaine and Logan.
Judge Brennan. of Iowa, said that.
commanded by Patrick Ford, he had
come 1,400 miles to address the meet
ing. He then reused the enthusiasm Of
the audience by giving eulo2y of the
Irish heart. like Irish," he said, chad
by circumstances been made the hewers
of wood and drawers of water for mcra
enlightened people. Let the Tories and
the dudes go their way. We must be
true to America and true to ourselves.
We have been told that because we are
Irish we must vote the democratic
ticket. But just this once we will tell
them that just because we are Irishmen
we Will vote the republican ticket. [
lave been q democrat of democrats,
but when they tell me to take the British
rags in preference to American manu-.
features I must decline, Wherever
England's blood-stained flag shall float,
wherever her land-sh 4rkS shall seek to
advance her policy, many may be her
recreant, but every exlled Irishman
will arise to spell her game and invoke
upon her tbs Judgment of an avenging
God"
Ia cor clusion he said: eve will carry
every northern state and make some
southern states doust Cod bless you,
piy hH,s Good night"
The Hon. P. T. Barry, member OF
the Illinois legislature, flowed, and
said that his countrymen out west
would give a good account of them
selves next November. The stand taken
by the Irishmen in New York would
cheer and encourage their fellow coun-
trymen all over the Union.
Capt. Edward O'Meagher Condor, Of
Washington, the well-known Irish,
Nationalist, who led the celebrated up
rising in Manchester England, in 1863,
themselves and the land of their adop-
ton if they supported the democratic
p.rty, which for the past twenty-five
} ears had done nothing but fight against
progress and liberty.
Resolutions pledging the meeting to
support the republican national ticket
were adopted unanimously.
An address was read which asked the
hish-AUerican voters throughout the
country to fall in line for Blaine and
Logan.
A message from Mr.. Blaine and letters
from prominent Irishmen endorsing tie
sand taken by the New York Irishmen
We're read and rapturously applauded.
The r.eeting closed With three cheers
for Blaine and three groans for the
noainees OF the democrats