The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-16
WHEN
CLOTHING STORE.
FRESHMEN in COUNCIL.
Meeting to Reorganize and Strengthen the
Irish National League of America.

CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-Delegates representing
the Irish National Leagues of nearly every
State Of the Union are expected to assemble
this morning at McCoy's Hotel, to consider the
best methods Of re-establishing the organization
with which they are affiliated on firm and
during basis. Among the most notable of the
delegates who are to be present may be men
toned Mr.. Patrick Egan, of Lincoln, Neb., pres
ident of the League, and at one time the
treasurer of the parent organization in the old
country; Mrs. Alexander Sullivan ex-president
of the League: Thomas Brennan, who oficiated
as secretary Of the organization in Ireland;
Rev. DR.. O'Relly, of Detroit, the
treasurer of the League for over three
years: Roger Walsh, the secretary; Mr.. Cannon,
of Davenport, Ia; DR.. Thomas O'Reilly, of ST.
Louis; P j. Flaherty, of Boston: Captain
Maurice Wilhere, of Pennsylvania, Judge Don
nelly of Wisconsin; Captain VIM. Mackey, of
Detroit; W. B. Holmes, of New Jersey; Doctor
Fox, of Troy. n " James Reynolds, of Con-
nectcut; Captain Michael Boland of Denver,
Col; General Martin L. Kerwin of the New York
Tablet, and several others. The object of bring
ing these men together is to devise the best and
wisest methods of lending aid to Mr.. Parnell and
his colleagues in the old land. The National
League is the successor of the Land League.
The session of the executive committee of the
National League commenced at 10 o'clock. All
the members were present except Flaherty, of
Boston. Senator Riddleberger did not arrive
this morning, as expected. The committee that
went to meet him at the Baltimore & Ohio depot
were informed that the train which he is
coming was dtched about fifty miles from Chi
cago. He will not arrive until about o'clock.
The national committee of the Irish National
League composed of one member from each
State went into session at 11:3O o'clock. The
chief purpose of the meeting of the committee
was to determine when and where the next ma
tiOnal convention will be held.
Senator Riddleberger, of Virginia. who is to
address the assembly this evening" arrived unex-
pected]y, and was not met by the committee and
escort appointed to receive him. About noon he
was discovered at the Grand Pacific and taken in
charge by Alexander Sullivan and General
Kerwin.
At 245 the committee was still in secret ses-
sion. 1t has been learned, however, that the
national convention will probably be held in
Chicago. A message from Parnell read, in
which he advises the conference to fix the date of
the convention to occur after the English elec-
tions
In the evening large demonstration was held
at Ogden's Grove, the same being attended by
several thousand people. The grounds were
brilliantly illuminated and decorated with ban
ners and emblems suited to the occasion.
Among the addresses delivered was one by
Senator Riddleberger, of Virginia. On taking
president of the Irish American League, made a
speech in which he said that at the time the
Land League organized by the people of
Ireland, misgovernment had so completely
crushed them that only one method, that of po-
litical organization remained by which the
catastrophe of AT ard 4S could be averted. Then
they were wheedled into believing that the food
produced out of their own soil belonged to an
al g. Oxo1N N1o4, H. oeH Ga
that they who owned land and titled it should lie
down and die. while the beneficiary of their
labor squandered its proceeds in a distant land.
Compared with any man who taught that bias
phemy, Judas was saint, for that doctrine
made God a monster 1t the
ganization of the people for the achievement
of their political liberty which alone drove that
heresy out of Ireland II the political organiza-
ton effected under the cloud of threatened
famine, certain principles were adopted which
the people of Ireland will never surrender They
are, first that it is their right to own their own
soil and cultivate it to the uttermost for them
selves and their children; second that it is their
right to make their laws on their own soil, and
to work out their own political destiny among
the nations of the earth Neither creed
nor clan, nor section longer keep them apart.
All the weapons in the old armory of England
for maintaining disunion in Ireland have been
pucked from the scabbard broken into frag-
ments and flung into the sea. Protestant Par.
nell speaks for Catholic Cork, Catholic Healy
Tor the gallant Protestants of the North Dub
lin Castle nc longer nominates the archbishop of
Dublin The Irish people have convinced their
friends and their enemies that they are ready
as they ever have been, to render unto
God the things that are Gods; and they
will take for Caesar the things that are
Caesars. They have driven Nero from Ireland to
see him banquetted by the moral aristocrats of
England. They have driven Errington from
Rome to see him knghted by Gladstone They
have driven the Liberals out of Office. and
stand smilingly ready to do as much for the
Tories whenever it may be necessary for the
interest of Ireland In a word, the Irish people
have ceased paying tribute of cowardice to de-
bauchery."
When introducing Senator Riddeberger, who
got great reception, Mr.. Sullivan said: THE
distinguished American patriot who is to address
you this evening does not claim, like Mr.. Lowell,
that he is English He will not tell you, like
Dir. Phelps. that the prince of Wales is proper
model for your sons and that the English Queen
is our Queen He does not believe, with some
Amc>scans that the United States Senate is an
annex TO Scotland Yard. He does not put on
mourning whenever stone falls from the walls
OF the modern Babylon. / have the pleasure of
introducing TO you Senator Riddleberger"
The executive ommttee of the Irish National
League OF America decided to night to hold the
national convention at Chicago in January, the
lxact date to be fixed through correspondence
between Parnell and Eagan.