The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-28
TIE Cal sEl OF I IRE I ]. AND 4 \ ! ;
An Enthusiastic Meeting, Of Irish Az. mer-
leans Addressed By Several Speakers
IL At Window Hall Last Sunday
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4 AT Window Hall Last Sunday
Evening. N IL
q One of most thusiastic meeting IN
I the history of the Dayitt branch Of the
u Irish N ational league was held in Win
dom hall last Sunday evening the at
i fractions ammo nnced being sufficient to
4 draw Il crowd to tax the capacity Of the
q hall. L.. G.. Comstock opened the pro-
i gramme BY singing the q Sword of Bun
A ker Hill & in manner that was highly
\ appreciated Mr.. .. j !. Nc Catferty OF
i st. a Paul was introduced as the first
! speaker, and began by commencing the
!. enterprise and patriotism OF the Min
neapolis Irishmen who have assembled
Ito discuss Ireland's affairs under the
banner bearing the name OF Mlctiael
4 Dayitt, a man to whom all lovers OF Ire
land have the greatest love and respect.
4 t..ssThe beautiful song just sung, 4 said
4 the speaker, certainly inspires US all.
The name of Warren always entbuses
\ us. The spirit OF Ameri canism per-
4 vades our natures, and we experience q
!. thrilling when We listen to these beau
4 tiful reminders Of the great reVolHt ton.
4 1T all means to us q free and untram-
3Imeled country, with all that the name
\ implies. We live in the best country
i in the world, and we are thankful that
1 it was given us. We are settled here
4 in our good homes, and we turn our
4 Thoughts to Ireland. We love that
country not alone because it is the land
i of our birth, but because it is the birth
4 place Of our fathers and ofthose around
4 and about us whom we love. MI. Par
II nell is certainly doing good work and
4 with the noble backing which Dillon,
Dayitt and the rest Of his noble and pa
! triotic lieutenants are affording him
the most holy and glorious results will
surely follow, That good results are
being accomplished is made apparent
4 by the manifesto which came from
Parnell to-day. There win be eighty,
& and possibly eighty three, members IN
the new parliament. The IrishmeD OF
America had furnished $4,000 toward
carrying 0 the great work. Last week
we had reason to believe tina Gladstone
and Parneu were working side by side.
But since then a change had come over
1 the spirit Of their dreams. Parnell can.
be depended on. The Irish leader has
no interest in Parnell. All his work is.
I but for Ireland The interest in the.
4 Irish movement is spreading. It's not
confined to the Irish people at home,
nor to the Irish people in America, but
the English press shows how thor
Ioughly 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
ganization 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
1T is the first time III seven hundred
. years ''s continued Mr.. MeCafferty,
s.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 calm, 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
and legislation will certainly have to be
resorted to. There is no doubt of the
meaning OF Parnell's manifesto just is
lsued. That leader always has an eye
on his main chance. will speak OF
some Of the patriotic Irish Americans
who have contributed to the success Of
4 the cause in this country The fore
/ most Of these was John Boyle O'Reilly,
! whose time and great talents were de-
voted to the cause Of Irish freedom. OF
him it was said that he was educated
physically in Ireland, practically in
Australia and POLITICALLY in Boston.
/ My hearers are familiar with how
1 O'Reilly when in the English army
SUI ceeded in securing the cooperation
Of hundreds of his fellow soldiers in his
4 Fenian schemes, how he was detected,
/ tried and banished to Australia,
and you all remember how
ne made his escape to this country.
The speaker concluded with All
4 eloquent appeal in behalf of Mr.. Par
nell and his able heutenants.
i Christopher IA. Gallagher OF New
Hampshire, was next introduced. Mr.
! Gallagher stated that this was the first
q evening he had spent in this city, and
Mr.. McC afferty was the first friend he
Il had met since his arrival. He spoke of
Z the feeling in his native state and the
East, showing that all Americans there
| were friends to the Irish cause. II this
club wanted the sympathy IF the Amer
leans here they mu t state their cause
to interest them in the movement. 1t
is necessary that we should do seme-
thing for the cause Of Ireland if We are
interested in the good OF the Irish pe0-
! Iple and the cause OF liberty Members
of parliament get no salary and don't
have the chance to get rich as the mem
4, bers of congress do here. There, when
| man is selected for parliament, he is
4 apt to refuse, because he cannot sup
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