The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-28
THE CAUSE OF IRELA LAND.
An Enthusiastic Meeting Of Irish Amer
ioans Addressed BY Several Speakers
At Window Hall Last Sunday
Evening".

NfQG VI glllttSD lD
the history of the Dayitt branch of the
Irish National league, was held in VIM
dom hall last Sunday evening, the at
fractions announced being sufficient tc
draw acroWd to tax the capacity OF the
i hall f. Ct. Comstock opened Che pro
gramme by singing the Sword of Bun
ker Hill, " in a manner that was highly
/ appreciated. Mr. j. j. McCafferty OF
/ ST Paul was introduced as the first
speaker, and began by commencing the
enterprise and patriotism OF the Min
neapolis Irishmen, who have assembled
| to discuss Ireland7s affairs under the
! banner bearing the name OF Michael
/ Dayitt, q Illan to whom all lovers OF Ire
/ land have the greatest love and respect.
1.-THE beautiful song just sung, 7 said
the speaker, certainly inspires Us all.
1.-THE name of Warren always enthuses
rs. The spirit Of Americanism per
vades our natures, and we experience q
thrilling when We listen to these beau
tiful reminders of the great revolution
( 1t all means to us a free and untraIn-
meled country, with all that the name
| implies We i've in the best country
| in the world, and we are thankful that
it was given US. We are settled here
| in our good homes, and we turn our
| thoughts to Ireland We love that
Icountry not alone because it is the land
Of orr birth, but because it is the birth
place OF our fathers and OF those around
and about us whom We love. MI Par
nell is certainly doing good work, and
with the noble backing which Dillon,
Davitt and the rest OF his noble and pa
triotic lieutenants are afToTding him
the most holy and glorious results VIII
surely follow. That good results are
being accomplished is made apparent
by the manifesto which came from
Parnell to-day. There VIII be eighty,
and possibly eighty three, members IN
the new parliament The Irishmen Of
America had furnished $50 600 toward
carrying 0 the great work. Last week
we had reason 20 believe tina Gladstone
and Parnell were working side by side.
But since then change had come over
the spirit Of their dreams. Parnell can
be depended on. The Irish leader has
no interest in Parnell. All his work is
but for ireland The interest in the
Irish movement IS spreading. 1t is not
confined TO the Irish people at home,
nor to the Irish people i'll America, but
the English press shows how thor
oughly aroused and organized the Irish |
people are.
The speaker then read extracts from
the London Standard and the Pail Mall |
Gazette upon The extent of the interest
taken and the thoroughness of the or
ganlzation in Ireland. The latter or
gan contended that the English gov
eminent could no longer afford to re-
fuse Ireland a hearing. and advocated |
the granting of nome sls~.,s.
1t is the first time i'll seven hundred |
years, continued Mr.. McCaHerty, |
that the people have been thoroughly |
united, and in view Of Irish union we
can hope and expect the most happy
results. Parnell and his followers
while CAIN, are nevertheless deter
mined, and if the means which have
been employed fail to secure the de-
sired results, something more radical |
than peaceful, intelligent, agitation
,,,5 ls4fvsla ir,, will 1arts,iriu hava IN he
resorted to, There is no doubt of the I
meaning of Parnell's manifesto just is
sued, That leader always has an eye |
on his main chance. | viii speak of |
some Of the patriotic Irish Americans
who have contributed TO the success of I
the cause in this country. The fore I
most of these was john Boyle 0'Reiilg, I
whose time aud great talents were de- |
voted to the cause Of Irish freedom Of
him it was said that he was educated t
in Ireland, practically in
Australia and POLITICALLY in Boston.
My hearers are familiar with now |
when III the English army, /
SUE ceeded IN securing the cooperation /
of hundreds Of his fellow soldiers IN his /
Fenian schemes, now he was detected, |
tried and banished to Australia, I
and you al remember how /
ne made his escape to this country |
The speaker concluded with an
eloquent appeal in behalf of Mr.. Par
nell and his able lieutenants
Christopher A. Gallagher Of New
Hampshire, was next introduced Mr.
Gallagher stated that this was the first
evening he had spent IN this city, and /
Mr.. McCafferty was the first friend bel
had met since his arrival. He spoke Of /
the feeling III his native state and the /
East, showing that all Americans there I
were friends to the Irish cause If this /
club wanted the sympathy Of the Amer
leans here they mu state their cause /
to interest them In the movement. It'll
is necessary that we should DO some
thing for the cause OF ireland If We are
interested in the good OF the Irish peo-
pie aud the cause Of liberty. Members /
OF parliament get no salary and don +
have tie chance to get rich IS the mem
beers of congress do here. There. when
a man is selected for parliament, he is
apt to refuse. because he cannot sup
port his family while in parliament. I
and does not want TO have those. who
are peor, support his family The
money 1aised here is to enable Mr. Par
nell to go through Ireland and pick cut