Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-30

FOR IRISH LIBERTY.
Hon. a. N. K,ll,,,. sp.,ea % rhIladeIgh,a

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FOR IRISH LIBERTY
Hon. A. N. Keiis,'. speech II philadelphia
The Philadelphia Times gives the
abstract ofthe speech OF Hon.
A. NJ. Kelley delivered at the meeting
held in that city Wednesday night UNI
der the auspices Of the Irish National
League:
II am here tonight" Mr.. Kelley
said, "partly to speak in explanation.
but chiefly TO speak in aid OF the fund
being collected here and in Ireland for
Irish independence. He said that the
system of not paying members Of Par
lament had the effect Of excluding all
men Of moderate means, and confined
the representatives to men who could
afford TO serve without compensation.
MANY Of these were pGrrenue' and
suobs. He declared that the time had
come when no one class should make
laws for Ireland, and for Charles Stew
art Parnell to introduce into Parliament
the American measure Of electing rep |
resentatives. He said that Parnell
had asked, through him, that the peo-
pie Of this country should help to put |
the best men in Parliament with him. |
The speaker then urged that the sym
pathies of this country should be
naturally enlisted in the cause OF Ire
lands freedom, and ended his sentence
by predicting the establishment of an
Irish republic. This prediction evoked
storms of applause. lie said that he
voiced the English sentiment when ne
said that Irish independence meant the
creation of a republic within sight OF
her own shores.
AN IRISH REPUBLIC.
"Why does England resist the de-
mands for equal rights to Ireland" he
asked, "whcn the demand is granted
to the colonies? Because" he an
swered, "she sees an Irish republic as
the result" He said that the English
we're composite race, made up OF
every robber nation of Europe
whereas the Irish was pure race
and had never taken robber
nation to her breast. He declared
that there was an ineradicable hate
between the two peoples aud that Ire
lands freedom had been wrested from
her by the strong hand. These senti-
ments were received by the audience
with enthusiastic applause. Men stood
up and cheered, while the ladies clapped
their hands and waved their handker-
chiefs. Another sentiment that was
loudly applauded was Governments,
ike the Sabbath, were made for man
and not man for governments or the
Sabbath"
ENGLISH OPPRESSION IN IRELAND.
lie said that there were 500, 600 acres
less under cultivation in Ireland to-day
than last year that the population had
diminished 40 per cent. in fifty years, and
that while one fifth of the inhabitants
of England and Scotland owned land,
that only one eightieth of lreland's in
habitants were landowners. lie dwelt
at length on the oppression suffered by
the people of Ireland, and drew several
pathetic pictures of their Suiierings that
forced tears from many eyes. In
speaking Of the means by which cOnstl-
tutional freedom should be obtained he
made a reference to the hot-heads who
advocated taking up arms against the
English and the reference was met with
} a furore of applause. He fastened to
deprecate violence, and declared that
nothing of permanent value could &C
crue to the cause except through par
liamentary agitation, and predicted its
success without the spllling of drop
of blood. This sentiment was as
r heartily applauded as the reference to
the appeal to arms.
THE PHTNIX-PARK MURDERS.
In speaking Of the murder of Caven-
dish and Burke he entered a protest
against such methods, but, as rejecting
l the sentiment of the people, he said
= that a friend had asked cabman il
Dublin what he thought of the murder
and received the reply:
There was many a dry eye in Ire
land for the pair of them on the morn
, ing after the murder"
The speaker said that he was in favor
, of boycOtting. He said that 1t was al
American institution, and was the first
gun fired in our Revolution, when, OF
October 81, 1865, the merchants o
New York resolved that they woulC
: buy no more goods from English manu-
G facturers. This was followed by lik'
@ action on the part of the merchants 0
this city. George Washington had said
"If England will not listen to reason
let us starye her merchants and facto
ries."
lie said that there was no impossl
bility to united people determined I
g be free. He was in favor of the OF
gsnization Of wage fund" for tn
benefit of Irish independence. This
lie he explained, should consist Of a fun
~ made up of one days wages contribute
.. by every man and woman in favor
D. the cause. At the conclusion of hi
speech the band pla, ed " The Wearin
Of the Green" while the audience mad
Mt the solid old building tremble with the
r shouts of applause.