Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-17
IRISH N~ATI0AALIsTS
Assemble at Chicago to Designate
a Place Of
Meeting for the Next National Con-
vsntion in America.
An Address Formulated by the
Convention
SCaihing English Misruls in Ire.
land.

CHICAGO, August l5.-Delegates repre-
sentipg the Irish National Leagues of
nearly every State Of the Union are ex-
pected TO assemble this morning at McCoy's
Hotel to consider the best methods Of re-
establishing the organization, with which
they are affiliated on a firm and enduring
basis. Amongthe most notable Of delegates
who are to be present may be mentioned,
Mr.. Patrick Egan, of Lincoln, Neb Prssi-
dent of the League, and at one time the
treasurer ofthe present organization in the
old country; Mr.. Alex. Sullivan ex-President
of the Leagues Organization, who oficisted
as Secretary Of the organization in Ireland.
The Rev. DR.. 0reillY, of Detroit, the Treas
urer of the League for over three years.
Roger Walsh, the Secretary, NJ. V. Cannon,
of Davenport, Iowa, DR.. Thos. Oreilly, OF
st. Louis. P. j. Flatley, of Boston, Capt.
Maurice Wilhere, of Pennsylvania, Judge
Onnelly, Of Wisconsin, Capt. William
Lowasney Mackey, of Detroit, N B
Holmes, of New Jersey, DR.. Fox, Of Troy,
New York. James Reynolds, of Conn, Capt.
Michael Boland, of Denver, Col, Gen. Mar
tin Kervin, of the New York Tablet, aud
several others.
To Aid Parnell.
The object o bringing these men together
is to devise the best and wisest methods OF
lending aid to Mr.. Parnell and his col
legues in the old land. The National
League is the successor of the Land League.
The session of the executive of the National
League commenced at 10 o'clock. All the
members were present except tlaherty' OF
Boston. Senator Riddleberger did not ar
rive this morning as expected, The com
mittee that went to meet him at the Bsltl-
more and Ohio depot were informed that
the train on which he was coming was
ditched about fifty miles from Chicago. He
will not arrive until about II o'clock.
The National Committee of the Irish Ma
tional League, composed of one member
from each State, went into session at ll:3O
o'clock. The chief purpose Of the meeting
OF the committee was to determine when
and where the next National Convention
will be held. Senator Riddleberger OF Vir-
ginia, who is to address the assembly this
evening, arrived Unexpectedly aud was not
met By the committee and escort appointed
to receive him. About 1901 he was discov-
cred at the Grand Pacific Hotel aud taken
in charge by Alexander Sullivan and Gen
eral Kerwin
A message from Parnell was read in
which he advised the Conference to fix the
date of the convention to occur after the
En- slish elections.
Following is
The Address
formulated and adopted to-day at the meet
ing of the National Committee of the Irish
National Lesgua Of America. I'm obedience
to the suggestion of tie chossn leader OF the
people or Ireland the National Committee
of the Irish National League Of America
assembled 10 designate the time and place
for holding the next National Convention of
the League in the United States have de-
cided to postpone the date OF meet
ing until Jsnusry, 1886. 1t must
be manifesto all members of the league and
all friends of safe government in Ireland
that it would be impossible either for Mr..
Parnell to attend the convention in this
country or to send any OF his able associates
pending the general election, which will oc-
cur next November, hence the wisdom of
his suggestion that the convention be post
poned.
Meantime, however, the league should
inaugurate a period OF activity, not less en-
ergetic than that which prevailed when
Ireland was threatened with another arti-
fetal famine and when her leaders were
imprisoned and her press sileuced under a
80 called Liberal government.
The party led by Parnell
Needs Support.
How well that support is derived we need
hardly tell the world. Assuredly we need
not tell men ofIrish birth or descent, sery-
ing without compensation, without official
power or patronage among aliens who have
prosecuted and who have sought to de-
grade them. Being 30 numerically less
than one-twentieth Of the body in
which they serve they have achieved
success unparalleled in historic
struggles for free government. By their
ability, their unity. their discipline, their
faith in the Justice OF their cause, and by
their restless labors, they have forced not
| only their enemies but the world to look
upon oppression and to listen to the recitals
of an outraged, ~plundered, misgoverned
ptople. They have with matchless skill
seized upon every opportunity to thrust be-
fore the world
Their Cause.
1t is one which will bear the scrutiny Of
light. They never allowed it to be hidden.
They blockaded the legislation Of the Eng
ish Parliament. They objected to, post
poned and defeated local legislation intend
ed to foster and expedite English business
interests in retaliation for the dumb, brutal
indifference which was shown to Irish in
terests. For the first time in English his
tory it was impossible to extend the
franchise in England and Scotland without
giving Ireland absolute equality in extern
sion. While they have not been able to
compel the Government to disgorge the
surplus of the unexpen6ed fund raised 10
support the now ~disestablished church, they
have wruDg from the champions Of that
colossal robbery the admission that 1t be-
longs to the people OF Ireland, and have
| compelled the return of q portion Of the
stolen funds. Trey have not secured the
land of Ireland for the people Of Ireland,
but they have forced the enactment Of leg.
| islation which, although inadequate in its
effect, is so extraordinary in its terms and
confessions as to amount to
A Confession of Enormity
Of q system which has so long ground down
and impoverished the Irish people. They
have not been able 10 get back Grattsn's
Parliament for Ireland, but they boldly an
nounee no lesser measure viii be accepted
BY them, and pending its resistance though
governing Ireland, they have been able to
dictate who must cease and who may
assume the work OF governing England.
They have driven the party of Coercion
the party of judicial uurderers, the party
of eviction, the party which vainly sought
to imprison ideas when it thrust men into
dungeons, the party led BY Gladstone who
wrote boastingly about the downfall of the
American Republic into disgrscetul retire