The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-14

poorhouses. Being thus reduced to
poverty, their children robbed of an op-
portunity to acquire bread-getting skill,
they have been forced into the pits Of
ocean vessels, and cast
PENNILEsS UPON THE CROWDED CITIES
of our seaboard. Here they have be-
come unwilling but helpless charges
upon our communities, or, by their
blameless lack Of skill, and their credit
able energy in seeking employment,
they have forced wages down along the
lines where wages are lowest. In di-
recting the attention of our Government
to this violation of international rights,
we discharged duty to the American
taxpayer and wage-worker, while we
fastened the attention of the world upon
long lived English lie-namely, that
IRELAND is oVER-PoPULATED,
for we showed that only 3,0000O0 acres
lage, and that, if permitted to govern
herself, Ireland is capable of supporting
five times her population.
OF the National convention of each of
the great political parties we requested
and received n pledge that English land
lordism, which is nearly expelled from
Ireland shall not be permitted to trans
fer its evil seeds to American soil. In
| adopting this peaceful method of pre-
vention, rather than waiting until the
cure of force should be required, we re.
jected the policy of Mr.. Gladstone, who
could not disestablish an alien church
until, according to his own avowal, eX-
| plosives had resounded in England,
and we have relied on agitation to effect
public benefits, thus following the prin-
ciples OF
CHARLES STEWART PARNELt.
No man can doubt that If the hered-
| itary land monOpolists of Great Britain
| fastened themselves upon our free soil,
the day would inevitably come when the
sturdy settlers, with arms and ven
| geance, would drive them off as they
droye the red marauders, whose natural
title was better than any that can be ac-
quired by foreign aristocrats from ma
tive land grabbers, whether individual or
corporate. The Irish National League
will persist in exacting the fultilment OF
these pledges, until the enactment OF
National and State constitutional
amendments shall insure the Republic
against the reopening of the Irish Land
question upon American soil.
Fellow c0untrymen, the only creden'
tials recognized on this floor are the ere.
dentials of the Irish National League
On yonder threshold we
DROPPED OUR CHARACTER
as members of American parties. The
only demand the Irish National League
makes in American politics is the dc
mand for the elevation of American sit
izenship at home and abroad. II makes
that demand of all parties, and IL makes
IL so determinedly that every party mus
respect il. 1t makes that demand not il
the name of the distant island whence
we sprang; il makes it in the name o
the American Republic, of which we ar,
/ part. 1t makes it not for the mar
OF Irish blood alone; but for every Amer
lean, native and adopted, whether Gel
or German, Scandinavian or Russian
f In mutual respect and fervent brother
hood, ,maniully unconscious of those mat
ters whereon we rightfully differ q
Americans, let our debates be so con
q Quoted that
, ALL PARTIES SHALL FEAR AND REsPRC
! US,
and that our highest title TO their fea
shall be our devotion to the Republic am
our respect for ourselves.
, We meet in the historic city of the Re
, public, hallowed by the earliest strug
: giles of tie American people agains
the foe whom Ireland shall yet win 4
I to terms of peaco-struggles In whicI
our race was valiant in arms an,
discreet in council. We meet in the hal
over which the genius of Liberty pre-
sides; whose walls have resounded 4
, the inspired words of him who stand
to all lands aud all races and all ages a
the ideal of American citizenship-th
lover Of Emmett, the friend tfO'COnnel
4 Wendell phillips.
\ THE PRoUDEST NAME
1 To which we aspire we accept as he real
a ized IL with its highest and fullest sig
| nj tViT al a
and all its duties the name eff Amer
/ can citizen. To ennoble il by our char
: acter as race, and by our conduct as I'm
n dividuals, is the resolve of every MAJ
who is determined TO aid his country
men In the the achievement of natiOnu
4 self-gOvornment for Ireland.
/, The enthusiasm during the delivery a
: the Chairman's address was unhOundcd
h Applause began in almost the first pai
Ia agraph of his address, and the SpeakC
!. was compelled several times to awai
q the subsidence of the tumult of enthus
n nsm before he could continue. Who
\ the speaker referred to the work Of tn
2 National League in Ireland the conveu
Z ton rose enmasse and cheered whirl
l. was repeated when the chairman q,
. cused the English Government ofbrinp
!, ing famine upon Ireland. When III
II speaker said: "The shamrock on tn
, banner of the Irish National League
tear-bCdowcd i'm its native bed, is th
q symbol of the glorious union of tina
= race in their homes, separated by sea
: that divide continents, united by the do
termination of II race to achieve the in
4 dependence of "A Nation" The applauS
. was tremendous and long time beior
q quiet was restored. At other points /
, 1.-THE address the scene was repeated.
Ill. 4.
Second National convention Of In
q League was assembled, after whic
q Chairman Sullivan announced by unal
imous vote Of the National oommitte
+ tho following gentlemen, recommendc
temporary officers, and those electe
l. unanimously temporary; Chairmen, OK
T. President of the National League, jas
A Mooney, of Buffalo; Secretaries, Charlie
!. McGlan, of Pennsylvania; NJ. J. Griffith
4 Iowa, and Thos j. Flatley, of Massachl
:. sOtts.
a Mr.. Mooney was greeted wit
/. loud cheers as he took his place. II
l. then addressed the convention briefly
q after which the Committees on Creden
h tials, Consolidation of the Organi2atio
n and ON Auditing accounts were appoint
/. ed. Recess.
sexton aud Redmond Have Arrived.
4 NRw YoRK, Aug l3.-Thomas Sexto
u and William Redmond arrived thi
o morning and left for Boston TO atten
i the Land League convention. SeSto
i stated that his relations with Parne
@ aud Davitt were friendly, and that ther
q there was no cstrangement between Oh
j. two latter named gentlemen.
J, Sexton comes as Parnell's represent,
@ tive TO the Land League conventio
n In Boston. He was seen by
i reporter 10 whom he said: any onl
!. purpose in this visit to America is to oil
n serve the formation and system I
h leagues, and 10 discuss methods for tn
fostering of harmony, for on harmon
alone depends the successful carryin
n out of the principles yt the League.
>. hn moi n..lu NJ Ml.n in N.lL NO M,