The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-09

English parties the Wing and Tory, or the
Radical and Liberal Not greatly different are
they ir numbers and force, and
Mr.. Parnell relies upon this and
if Ireland is thoroughly united
in the struggle between the two English parties
Ireland will be placed where she ought to be in
her political relations with the world. Each party
seeking strength from the Irish vote will help to
place Ireland where she has right to stand
think this cause will 20 further than has yet
been mentioned. 1t will result in just what we
have in Indiana written Constitution. All,
that Is what hope to see. Ireland to De gov
erned by a written constitution In which the
Parliament will be restricted as our Legislature
is. by the Constitution of the State:
VIII it not be a. grand sign.
constitutional convention to form constitution
for Ireland / observe Mr.. Parnell favors only
one branch, one parliamentary bedy be is
afraid of a House of Lords, perhaps, but he
stead and thus be saved from errors and faults
of legislation. l do not know of anything that
would give me greater pleasure than to attend
that constitutional convention in Dublin. Great
cheeringl l want to live until that time.
Let US come back to the great question which
lies at the foundation of government-the ques-
ton of the right of the people to make their own
laws, and that no other power has right TO
make laws for them. You remember where we
stood one hundred years back. You remember
the right of men to govern themselves. That is
the great foundation idea of America, and is
now being applied in Ireland to a cause to which
you are to give your sympathy and support-the
right Of man to govern himself, and to abolish
laws that inimical to his welfare. In that
hope the principle was asserted at Bunker Hill,
and In glorious triumph it was proclaimed at
Yorktown. Great Applause
Following Mr.. Hendricks. Mayor McMaster
spoke He said he had not come prepared with
a speech, but merely to express his sympathy
with the cause of Ireland and to add his word
of encouragement to what had already
been said and done. It was sublime spectacle
to see a nation of five millions Of people reaching
out for greater measure of liberty, as we to-day
see the people of Ireland. That she has been
robbed of locak self government is the reason she
is not prosperous and happy. We saw D'Israeli
go out. we saw Gladstone go out This shows
unrest in English opinion, and looks as if, with
Parnell and the Irish party between the two
English parties, that the day of freedom is
dawnlng for Ireland. hope the friends OF Ire
land here may see that better day; may see that
Irish Parliament with plenary power In capable
hands, established in Ireland.
Judge John a. Holman spoke next warmly
approving the objects of the meeting and
pledging himself to give what material aid he
could to the cause. Father Denis O'Donaghue,
one of the chosen speakers, not being present,
Hon. John E. Lamb recited ''Shamus O'Brien,
an Incident of 49," The committee on reso-
lutions reported the following, which were
adopted with great enthusiasm:
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Whereas All indications point to the fact that Ire
land has reached that period in her sad and checkered
history, when the brightest dreams of centuries
about to be realized; and she only needs the united,
intelligent action of her children and the encourage
ment and support of her friends to her the mis-
tress of her own destines and replace her in that
position among the nations which God and nature
intended she should occupy; and
Whereas, This bright promise has been brought
about by the bold and resoute attitude of her people,
during the past few years, under the leadership of
through his tireess energy and patriotism, placed
them in the leading ranks of the old worlds young
and growing democracy, and amongst the foremost
and most fearless advocates of mans sovereignty the
world overs
Resolved, That we, the citizens of Indianapolis in
mass-meeting assembled, believing that Ireland has
plainly proven her capabilty to govern herself. and
that in the unrestrained enjoyment of
those incentives to industry and prog
which are the right of al peoples. she has within
herself all the elements of true greatness Not that
greatness alone which springs from war conquest.
but that which follows the pursuits of the arts of
peace the promotion of the peoples happiness and
the elevation and ennobling of the whole human fam
ily Believing that instead of the crippled depend
ency she has been unwillingy made by unjust and
vicious legislation the stunted dwarf of English preu
dice and hatred she possesses all the essentials the
that go to build up proud and prosperous nations:
believing that the world has grown too broad and
grand in its aims and possibilities to countenance the
senseless and bgoted cry of impossible which we
now hear echoed from Englands press, in answer to
the demand of a united people for those rights of
which they have been robbed, and which they are
bravely battling TO reclaim and beholding all these
facts, we cheerfuy pledge her most earnest SYM
pathy and support in this hour fraught with hope
for her future. We have watched her during the
long dark years and sorrowed at her helpless nsery
and now, when the dreary night seems frightening
into dawn, it is not for to relax our efforts
We have shown solcitude FOR the feeble infant in
its years of nerveless dependency and fostered and
encouraged its growth and now that it has assumed
proportions of grand and vigorous maturity, and
meets with bold unfnching front the power that has
hampered it for ages it is highest pride and
privilege to assist by every in power to
carry out the promises so patiently, and anxiously
hoped for it, 1t is therefore further
Resolved, that the cause of Ireland under the
leadership of Charles Stewart Parnel is entitled the
hearty sympathy and support of all friends of right and
freedom; and using the inspiring words of the Irish
tribune himself. we feel that There is something
solemn and dazzling in the thought that belong to
generation about to witness the finish of struggle
lasting 700 years" And we pledge ourselves to
render practical aid in accomp shng its final triumph
IN whatever effective way such aid be hon0rably
rendered.
The following cablegram was despatched to
Charles Stewart Parnell:
Hon. Chas. Stewart Parnell, Dublin Ireland:
AT immense meeting held here tonight
addressed by Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, Vice pres
indorsing your address of Aug o. and pledging you
aid, moral and financial. JOHN E. LAMB
Charm an.
The meeting then adjourned.