New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-04
R1ISLNG FUNDS FOR PARNELL.
MAss-MEETING IN CHlCAGO-wHAT DO THE IRISH
OWE THE BRITISH IIBERALsf

OWE THE EIlIsH IIDERALsf
CHICAGO, Oct. 3.--Ihe masS-mecting held at
Battery Armory tonight for the purpose Of raising
funds for the Parnoll campaign was well attended,
probably 5000 persons being present. When the
object OF the meeting was stated by the chair
man the enthusiasm OF the crowd found vent In pro-
lOnged applause and cheering The prominent feature
OF the occasion was the speech OF Alexander Sullivan,
ex-president OF the irish National League OF America
Mr. suvans appearance was greeted with cheers.
In the course speech addressing himself to the sub
ject why Parnen Punished the Liberals" he said
Some of our feow-ctizens doubt whether Pamell Is
prudent In his attitude toward rival English parties
Americans liable TO think that the Irish people
that they owe some special obligation TO Mr.. Gladstone
Americans should not accept. concerning Ireland the
tween slave holding oigarchy and free representative
government the south was lighting for free
people must Judge Liberals and Tories alike
by their acts The Irish Parliament was abolished
by force and fraud I'm 1900 Since that time two great
acts Of remedial legislation have been passed The first
gave religious liberty to threefourtns OF the sh people
John Bright the pOus and the least practical OF
Liberals says was extored by the threat OF civil war
The the OF the Irish Church
t. has publicly confessed that It done under the
Evictions. which Mr. Gladstone pronounced death SON
tences, proceed under his Land Act and all It,
ireland thank Gladstone and the Liberasi For
OF practical tyranny compared with which The oppes;
sion OF the American colonies was benign patornasin
For destroying all personal lbertyf For lmprsoning
In profound peace, without
Bile citizens Including the highest leaders or the peope
For bringing them face TO face with their aecusea
even before packed jures aud partisan Judiciary
For taxation exceeding by 81 per cent Tho
exorbitant burdens laid by their Tory predeccssorsf
When the Tories office proposed coercion the Lin.
erals opposed IT, When the Tories in office proposed
compulsory emigration the Liberals opposed IT, Ana
now when the is made they are found TO nave
applied coercion more UNANIMOUSLY than the Tories anu
to have carried compulsory emigration until apop
ulation exceeding eight millions is reduced to four mil
ions within forty years What debt then do the irsh
people owe the British Lberalsf IL was John Bright
| himself who, when out OF Office. told tho lrsh
people. less than twenty ago. IL your 100 irsh
most anything yOu like" The irish people have
taken the Liberal his word After the next general
election the Irish representation In Parliament VIII
! be for the most part agreed and they VIII DO
| anything they like. The Irish people owe nothing 70
either English party. From the abolition OF tho lrsh
Parliament this day neither party has made any con-
cession to irish people, except under tho nuence
of fear All they want ia be quit Of both and 10 re:
| store their own Parliament I'm their own National