The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-16

IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.


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CHICAGO, August l5.-The national
| league is the successor of the land
| league. A session of the executive
committee of the National league
commenced at 10 o'clock, all the mem
beers being present except Flaherty
of Boston. Senator Riddlebcrger
did not arrive this morning us was
expected. but the committee that
went to meet him at the Baltimore
aud Ohio depot were informed that
! the train on which he was coming,
was ditched about fifty miles from
| Chicago. The national COM
mittee of the league. composed
OF one member from each
state, went into session at ll:30
O'Clock. The chief purpose of the
meeting of this com'nitte was TO de.
torminc where the next National con-
veniion shall be held. Senator Rid
dleberger, of Virginia, who is to ad-
dress the assembly this evening, ar
rived unexpectedly. lie was dis ,ov-
cred at the Grand Pacific Gnd taken
in charge by Alexander Sullivan and
General Kcrwin. At 2:45 the commit
tee was still in secret session; il has
btNl btNl hoN'Nft Nhul tilt
national convention will pro badly be
held in Chicago. a message from
Parncll was read in which he advised
the conference to fix n date of conven-
ton to occur after the English cleo
tons.
THE ADDRESS.
The following Is the address form
ulatcd and adopted this afternoon AT
the meeting OF the league:
"ln obedience to the suggestion of
the chosen leader of ireland, the
national committee of the Irish Ma.
iional League of America, assembled
To designate time and place Tor hold
ing the neat national convention of
the league in the United States, have
decided TO postpone the date of meet
ing until January, 1886. IL must he
manifest to all members of the league
and to all friends OF sclf-gOvernncnt
in Ireland, that il would be inpossi-
Bile, either for Mr. Parncll to attend
the convention in this country or to
send any of his able associates, pend
lug the general election which will
probably occur next Novembcr;hencc
the wisdom of his suggestion, that
the convention be postponed. Mean
time, however, leaders should inaugu.
rate II period of activity not less earn
est and energetic than that which pre-
vailed when Ireland was threatened
with another artificial famine, aud
when her leaders were imprisoned
and her press silenced under So
called liberal government.
1.-The party led by l'arnell needs
support, How well that support il
deserved, we need hardly tell to the
world, aud assuredly we need
not tell men of Irish birth
or descent. Serving without COM
pensation, without official power or
patronage, among aliens who have
prosecuted and who have sought To
degrade them, aud being, nnmerl-
cally, less than one twentieth OF the
body in which they serve. They
have achieved a success unparalleled
in the history of struggles Tor 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 10
look upon The oppression and to
listen 10 the racitals of an outraged
and misgoyerned people. They have
with matchless skill, seized every op.
poriunity 10 thrust before the world
their cause-and it is one which will
bear the scrutiny ofthe Highland
they have never allowed il 10 be hid.
den. They blockaded the Legislation
of the English parliament. They oh
jccted TO, postponed and defeated 10
cal legislation intended to foster anl
expedite English business interests
in retaliation for the dull, brutal in
difference which was shown TO Irisl
interests. For the first time In Eng
fish history it was impossible 10 ex
tend franchise privileges in Englan,
and Scotland without giyini
Ireland absolute euualit, II
the extension. While they have no
been able to compel the government
TO dlsgorge the surplus of the unex
pended fund raised TO support the no,
established church, they have wrun
from the champions of that colosst
!, robbery the admission that il belong
7. to the people of Ireland and hay
. compelled return of portion of I'll
Q stolen funds. They have not secure
!. the land for the people of ireland. bl
they have forced the enactment
I legislation which, although inadequat
6 IN It's effects, is so extraordinary In /
y terms and concessions as TO amour
10 confession of the enormil
o OF the system which has SO loI
y ground down and impoverished ii
J, people. They have not been able
o get back Grattan's parliament /,