The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-20

TO take the platform. but he did so with evident
reluctance. The chairman introduced him as
the Tall Sycamore from Illinois" Mr. Finerty
SAID ne did not wish to be placed in the position
OF making the English nervous, but he never
nated an Engishman except In Ireland.
he had only to say to the great Irish leader that
ne tine speaker, as the son of thirty generations
OIL irish rebels, protested that the scant install
ment OF justice offered by Gladstone should not
be accepted as final settlement lie disclamed
being military IDIOT" but all ne had to
say on that point was that if Parnells and
Davltts programme was carried out 1t may
never be necessary to employ an ounce OF
force Policy and truth were two totally differ
eut things Cheers 1t was policy to follow In
the lead of Parnell and Davitt as far as they
went But if then, at last, the English nation
said Ireland could not obtain the right to govern
themselves, it was then truth, and policy, and
manhood to be ready when the opportunity came
to put themselves behind the implements OF
force and win their rights and their freedom.
Finerty was cheered to the echo.
Mr.. Davitt at once took the platform and said
that ne could not allow the speech of Mr. Finerty
to pass without word Those who were the
first to oppose moral force were always the first
to come forward with speeches. [Finerty here
advanced excitedly and claimed that he should
not be nsulted
Mr.. Dayitt replied calmly that he had not in
suited MIR Finerty, and he was not going to be
intlmidated by any one He had never ques-
toned the honesty of Mr.. Finertys purpose, nor
had he Mr.. Dayitt] ever boosted of what he
would be wiling to suffer for Ireland But he
would ask Mr.. Finerty if they In Ireland had
not with movement resting solely on moral
force. raised the Irish race to dignity it never
attained before
Mr.. Finerty arose and conceded that they
had
The convention then emphatically sgnfed its
wish that Mr.. Finerty should resume his seats
which he did after some persuasion.
Mr.. Redmond another of the delegates from
Ireland, arose and said that as Mr.. Finerty's
speech was certain to be quoted by their enemies
IN the English press, he felt it his
duty to say that Mr.. Fnerty did not
do justice to him or his speech by saying that
his lRedmond'sl epeech was in the slightest an
advance upon the resolutions of the convention.
AS Mr.. Finerty had said he [Finertyl did not
vote for the resolutions of the convention, Mr..
Finertys individual expressions of opinion, after
the business of the convention was over were
not representative, and could not represent
the sentiment of the convention. The conven-
ton spoke on it's own part and Mr. Finerty
spoke on his That point should be made clear.
and that was the only point. When Mr. Red
mond took his seat there arose from the con-
venton, as one man, mighty shout for "Suli-
van" Alexander Sullivan" who responded in
an eloquent speech.
The convention adjourned at midnight
After the adjournment of the convention. to-
night, the following cabegram was written, by
authority of the convention, and forwarded:
CHICAGO, Aug 10.
To Hon. Charles Stewart Farnell. House of Commons
London:
One thousand delegates to the Irish National
League convention of America send greet
citizens from every State and Territory in the Union
and also from Canada and assure you of cordial
Endorsement of your policy by a united and harnon
GUS convention. J. w. FITZGERALD
Of