Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-07

the zeal and energy of my youth, aud
all the devotion ofmy manhood. The
Irish leader is seeking to facilitate the
ownership of the soil by its occu-
pants
The Irish leader is contending, in
Ireland, for protection to home indus
tries, and this policy, in America, has
commanded my ardent support. The
same ideas and principles that have
controlled my action in America
would make me, if in Ireland, Ma
tionalist. And surely the Irish people,
who have fought SO calamity tor liber-
ty in every land, have a just right to
expect the sympathy of liberty loving
people, the world over, in their strug-
gle for just laws and better govern
ment'
The grandson of Rear Admiral
| Charles Stewart has established his
right TO leadership in Ireland by his
courage, his energy, his ability, and,
above all, by his patience and moder-
alton a greater Irishman than he
once said THAI "the only liberty that is
valuable is liberty connected with
order" This truth Parnell has kept
steadily in view. To temper the
hot blood and restrain the frey
zeal of the Irish people, and at the
same time TO retain their confidence,
to command their devotion and wisely
direct their struggle for jusfice-this
has indeed been a delicate and diff cult
task. But Parnell las been equal to
| il. His sobriety, his self-command,
his clearness aud soundness of judg-
ment. have been coDspicuously illust-
rated at every stage of the contest he
has waged, aud these qualities have
been supplemented by ardent public
spirit, and courage and constancy no
danger could daunt, no disaster could
turn from its purpose.
Many years ago the greatest OF Irish
orators, Daniel O'Connell, in a speech
in Exeter hall, London, said: ''Amerl-
cans, | send my voice careering like
the thunder storm across the Atlantic,
to tell South Carolina that Gods
thunderbolts are hot, and to remind
the negro that the dawn of his re-
dcmption is drawing near"
In the same spirit, with equal earn
estness, let us hope, with something
of O'Connelfs prophetic vision. let
this meeting send its greeting TO
Charles Stewart Parnell, and TO all
those who, with him, are striving to
secure justice, good government, and
q fair chance in the battle of life for
the Irish people.
On motion committee on resolu-
tons was appointed.
Hon. Nicholas Ford was next intro
duced. He said that there was an ir-
1. .anAs.. no q, ID
OF the water. He was not here to
apologize for any dis!oyalty of Irish
men to the English government. They
were fighting for freedom, and the
same spirit stimulated the Irish
heart to-day that stimulated
the ovcrthrowing OF the tea
in Boston harbor in 1775. The Irish
people were not more than 1000 900
strong BY English misrule the ma
ton had been scattered over the civil
lied world. Never more would an
Irishman beat an English drum or
orce English misru!e on a race of I'M
civilized and inoffensive savages.
Mr.. Ford denied the statement that
the Irish peorle were intolerant and
diversified. He enumerated the va
rious Irish patriots who had offered
up their lives for Irish liberty. lie
thought that his people were ready
and willing to enjoy the privileges of
q Republican government. lie EMU
merated the reasons why Ireland was
entitled TO this form of government.
Ii lGattered not whether he endorsed
the policy of Charles Stewart Parnell
or not IL was endorsed by the peo-
pie OF Ireland, and they certainly
knew the best way to redress their
own gricvaces.
Mr.. Ford then related numerous in
stances he had experienced of English
misrule in Ireland in 1916. How men,
women and children were turned out
INTO the road to stare gaunt famine in
the face in order to sustain English no.
Eiiiy.
But talk was not what the people of
ireland needed Ii was the sinews of
war lie was of the opinion that if
the Irish patriots received sufli cient
support from this country. within a
year a parliament would be sitting in
College Green, and il would
not be composed of the king
and lords. either Mr.. Ford favored
a system of boycotting by every
Irishman in this country lie thought
it the strongest weapon that conld be
used agains. England. Let every man
and woman and child in America buy
only American goods aud not enrich
the so-callcd English gentry by pur-
chasing their manufactured goods.
lie paid high compliment to TIE
Americans for the liberal contribution
they had made for the assistance of
Irish restitution
In closing. Mr. Ford stated that he
thought at no time during the present
century could the lrishmen of America
so assist in this grand fight for Irish
liberty. Without their aid the brave
patriots across the water would be
paralyZed.
At the close of his address Mr.. Ford
was loudly applauded.
DIR. L. :. McCabc followed Mr..
Ford in short address, generally en-
dorsing the present Irish movement.
He announced his adhesion to the
cause because it was for the liberty
and freedom of a misruled people.
There was no people on earth to whom
the cause of liberty was dearer than
to the people of free America.-Com-
monwealth.