The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-20

tAauhS 20 OlaoslOne Tor his great efforts
on behalf OF Irish self-governmeni, and
We express our gratitude 70 the English,
Scotch and Welsh democracy for the
support given 70 the great Liberal
leader and his Irish policy during the
recent general elections.
Fourth-ReSOlred, that this conven-
ton hereby returns its thanks to the
american people and press for the
generous support which they have
given to the cause OF self-goyernment
in Ireland.
Fifth-That we record our sense of
the remarkable -forbearance and self
restraint exercised by our people IN Ire
land in the face of the cruel and dis
honest system of e1tortion to which
they are being subjected by rack-rent-
ing landlords, ana IN view of the license
scandalously extended to organized
lawlessness in the north OF Ireland, by
partisan officials; and We commend the
iaudable desire Of the people of Ireland
to manage their own affairs in their own
way.
.Sixth-That we hereby thank the
president, treasurer and secretary of the
National League for the faithful and
efficient manner IN which they have
discharged the arduOus duties of their
respective stations. E
-Seventh-That the following cable
gram be forwarded, in the name of the
chairman OF the convention, to Hon.
Charles Stewart Parnel:
Delegates to the Irish Natioral
League Convention of America, send
greeting from our body which embraces
repres eniative cltiz ms from every State
aud Territory in the Union. and also
from Canada, and assure you OF the
.-ls.H .-l2-ua.,.arN ~ v.1lfnr~ ~
us and q harmonious convention. AL
of which is respectfully submitted.
(Signed,) e. GEoReEC. BELLS.
Chairman.
The read ng OF the resolutions was
followed by hearty cheering.
Mr.. Finertys moved that the resolu-
tons be adopted section by section.
Mr.. Armstrong, Of Georgia, seconded
the motion.
Mr.. Canton desired them adopted by
sections. IL there was anything be-
tween the lines, with all due respect to
| their visitors from Ireland which would
bind the League forever to pursue its
1 present course, forever despite an ex
| ieency of the future which might arise
i tor q different course of action, then he
desired TO vote against it. (Cheers.J
Alexander Sullivan made an eloquent
address, and evoked wild cheering. he
declared that in the suppression OF
views dear to their souls, they did so
that the men in the gap might be I'M
trammeled.
MT. DaT.tt suggested IN a spirit, Of
\ harmony. hat the resolutions should
once again be read, and then be adopted
.unanif1,ously. - ~ - -
Finerty said he would Withdraw his
motion.
! The resolutions were then adopted by
the convention rising, followed by fran
tic cheers.
The chairman then introduced Mr..
Redman, who spoke briefly, but
earnestly, and was rewarded with pro-
onged cheering. HH
The convention at u.30 am. upon the
conclusion of Redmond's speech, ad-
iourned to 3 O'Clock this afternoon
Redmond's closing remarks were wildly
applauded.
Like yesterday afternoon the session
of the convention to-day was slow or
Assembling. 1t was not until long aftel
3 %. m. the hour named, that Judge
Fitzgerald arrived and called the dele
gates to order. The minutes were theE
read and unanimou ly adopted. Ths
report Of the committee on constitution
was read by William P. O'Connor, o.
Wisconsin. He announced that thu
report had already been endorsed BY
Davitt, Redmond and Deasy.
AttIe outset, the report defined th'
object of the League, and the method
TO be employed to attain those objects
The sect MS providing Tor the organi-
cation OF the League and the tTanssc
ton of It's business constituted the re
mainder of the report
A delegate from Rochester. New
York. objected to the clause virtual,
advising the League TO boycott al ar
| ticles of English manufacture. H'
moved that the clause be erased iron
I the report.
: The question was then put and tn
article remained in. There was practi
\ that ensued surpassed any that had De
= fore occurred in the convention. IN
delegates rose en- mGSse and cheered
shouted, and waved their arms TIL
seemed as II the excitement would neVe
cease. The section which caused ;
2 much enthusiasm was as lows: &c
hurt the enemy, who feel il most, b
= refusing to purchase any article II Ems
= fish manufacture, and by using q
I legitimate influences to discourag
I tradesmen from keeping English mann
featured articles on sale rouoHin
n the adoption OF the boycott the eonstlts
!. ton was adopted in its entirety, ami
: tremendous applause. Rev. DR.. Geore
W. Pepper, a Methodist clergyman
: and member of the convention. saic
Y III, after trying every method, Parne
. should send a message, Come sno nei
ms them said the reverend sPeake
- az swear, by the throne OF God. M
l. there will be at least one vacant pulp
> in the United States" The cheering
4 this point was terrific. When II som
what abated, there was call after ca
4 for speech from Father O'Reiliy,
= Detroit. he gracefully declined, say 1
n rat he was here 70 render an accoui
e of all money he had recently stolen
(Cheers-)
II fiusnce was then resd.f The repo
= Showed that $50 2s2.5T had been CO
= iected in the LAST two years, and the
h / MORT mentioned the exact sum 10 cel
n that had been RENTED 70 Parnen
. his trustees. Only 5000 OF the entl
= sum was still in the hands OF the trea
!. y Brady. Suggested that the Mass
70 chusetts system of s. collections De E