Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-09-09

mayor mcmA6tPr Ol IIlio CITY, IAc AaIeoi
Republican. Resolutions were ad-,oted
OF sympathy and eneourageme%as with Mr..
Parhell and the Irish party. Mr.. Hen
bricks spoke as t.uilows.
vIcE-PRESDENT HENDRICKs's sPEEcH.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND FKIlow CITIZENS
Always, whatever may be her condition,
Ireland will find devoted and steadfast
friends in the United States. Some years
ago was called upon to. attend a meeting
of another nationality. When the war
was pending between France and Prussia,
the Germans of this city held very large
and interesting meeting to express their
sympathy in the Gauge OF Germany in that
controversy. felt it right then to par
ticipate in that meeting, because the sons
OF Germany were deeply interested N that
contest. There is no contest between
navies or between armies for the establish
ment Of good government in Ireland, and
very specially do l enjoy participating and
Joining with you Irishmen and irish
women on this occasion. What shall be
the government OF Ireland? For many
Years it has lot been a controverted ques-
tios that Ireland has been dealt hardly
by. 1t is known the world over that Ire
| land, from the days of Henry II until this
hour, has not had fair play from Great
Britain. On the contrary, she has been
denied the rights of equal citizenship and
been despoiled of her lands. Every Irish
man here tonight, every Irishman in
America, is protest against the bad gov
erning of England toward Ireland. How
| is it that you are here, having left almost
| the most beautiful land in the world ?
Perhaps no part of the globe is more at
tractive than ireland, and yet you left Ire
land, you are here because you could not
l get good government in Ireland. Forty
five years ago the population of the green
| isle was 100000 of people-a large popu-
lation for region of country only the size
of Indiana. To-day, after the lapse OF
forty-five years, that population is only
| 100000, a loss in less than half a century
of 100000 of people, almost an entire
half of the entire population gone from
much to do with this, hut bad government
a d crueties by her landlords have done
more than famine and pestilence to de-
populate the beautiful isle. would say
1t is serious matter when a man ol
woman chooses to leave the home that has
been the home Of ancestors for many cen
turies, and, when on account o
bad government, unjust laws, anC
a cruel system of tenantry
there has been driven away almost half o
the population. The question, "Whet il
to be done ?" comes up. 1t cannot alwayI
remain this way. The landlord who draw
the rent canno5 always enjoy it in Pari
and London. He must have part in thi
fortunes of the people of the country, o
quit. 1t cannot always be that the people
of Ireland are to be oppressed. l thinl
the day of tyranny in every form is to pas
away, and that the day is soon to com
when all men will be blessed with goot
government and just laws. 1t is wei
enough for you and me to understand jus
what the political contest in Ireland is.
CHANGED to pay visit to the House c
Commons few years ago, and heard thi
leader, and held that, in respect t
her domestic affairs, Ireland shoul
have the right to make her owl
? laws. There are, this fall, 1G0 member
| of Parliament to be elected from IRELAND
| and Mr. Parnell expects that of this nun
Der his cause will carry eighty or hi
I five, so that when Parliarn- meets he the
will be Of true trie1 and reliab e's frien, ie
OIL hrelanu: ," .esst eighty members. Tn,
: Will 80 TO Parliament for the purpose
!. + asserting the right Of local self-eover
ment for Ireland. What beautiful sy
tenn that will be. They get it from VI
u Irishmen in America. Here, as l said,
d Indiana. about the same size with Irelan
e differing not more in extent than half
, Marion county, with a population n
more than half as large as Ireland. v
70 here would allow no man to speak
d taking from us the right and power
IS local belf-government. We recognize Il
right and power OF the general Cover
ment, but what affects you and mt, al
"a the people OF Indiana with ts, is that /
N diana makes he: own laws. T
ID mission OF the men to be Sc
n from ireland to Parliament is to ha
tor Ireland what we Indiania
e enjoy-to claim the right to make her ov
laws, simply because we can regulate o
own affairs better than any one else c.
=, regulate them for US. So Irishmen
y their own soil, for that simple reason, mt
De be the legislators for Ireland. That "
h the great argument first asserted in tt
is country. One hundred years has ests
lished the fact that local self-governme
nc with respect to local affairs, is the tt
he system of government in this world. I
if great trouble in Ireland to day is I
bs land. Where there is trouble with I
land in any country the trouble is exec,
u ingly great. Much has been done in 1
A. land to make better the condition of
b. tenant, but there land trouble still exi:
ba and it must be regulated. 1t must
regulated as we regulate such matters
an Indiana, by legislators from the soil.
be question can arise between landlord a
a tenant in Indiana that is not regulated
,e- our Legislature. So Ireland must hs
as local self-goyernment. Who in India
ID. would trust to any other st
ct. in the legislation for her 10,
in the building up of her
nd dustriesP So, according to Mr.. L
~ nell, not only the agricultural clas
ei but the mechanics, the people Of the eli
on and towns, must live, and when Irels
, a becomes clothed with the right and pc,
IN. of local self-government these matters
= be cared for. That is a doctrine so plai
pie expressed and so powerful in its appl
ne, ton to human interests that it will ne
,hs | stop. 1t will go on. 1t is not reasons
he that in London the relation of the la
lord and tenant in Ireland shall be fl,
Ae 1t is against resson and justice that 8
the practice should permanently prev
ate When the men to be elected by the frie
,bo of Ireland come to Parliament it will b
say as one man, Local self-governmen
&c Ireland" You are asked to help in
mes election. There is to be no mistakes m
RE at this election. There will be no sha
ON. no frauds. Ireland is tremendously
earnest. Before any man is nominate
uiy is to give a written pledge to sit and '
uc- | with and act with the members repres
hat ing Ireland and favorable to Irela
lme cause. Mr.. Parnell is very great lea
! in and believes he is going to lead his cC
and trymen to triumphant success. II
ood proper that 1 should say to you that
on friends of your country in Ireland
upon the differences between the
great English parties, the Whig and I
,wn or the Radical and Liberal. Not gre
ellis different are they IN number ana I,
III Ireland is thoroughly united in the 81
con- gle between the two English parties,
ting land will be placed where she ought I
the in her political relations with the W
-, Each party seeking strength from
anu Irish vote will help to place Ireland "
nes- she has the right to stand. think
nger cause will go farther than has yet
heir mentioned. 1t will result in just
we have in 1ndiana-a written cons
py ton. All, that is what hope to see
OF land to be governed by a VT
to constitution, in which the Parlial
,;, will be restricted as our Legislature
the constitution of the State. Will
7nos be grand sight when, in the city of
say lin, there will meet a constitutional
with vention to form a constitution for lrel
"a as observe Mr.. Psrnell favors only
-: branch-one Parliamentary body.
'eing afraid of House of Lords, perhap:
pres he could have, as we have here, a S
tatis- in its stead, and thus be saved from
Hon. errors and faults of legislation. / d.
class know of anything that would Civ
us in greater pleasure than to attend that
thor stitutional convention in Dublin. [
ms to Cheeringl want to live until that
, six Let ns come BACK TO the great qu'
which lies at the foundation of &c