New-York tribune., 1886-07-06
He also read the following dispatch from General
Master Workman Powdcry. under date OF Scranton;

Master Workman Powdcrly, under date OF Scrahton'
Cannot reach your meeting time May meeting en-
courase Gladstone Parn II to continue her srgge Tor
Homc Rule 4elf government ana ega gmds iO ae for r
publican simplicity this land the and we love me ,hd @
future that God acres sh2l be m.ly enloyed ny
Gods children The motion YOU make In New furS to,ity
viii seconed by workng people OF the entire Western
Wodd
john G.. Boyd was then introduced. He said that it
rested with the English workmen whether lrc'ahd
should Home Rule and that II they made up their
minds that Home Rule should BE- IL would be- lie con
cluded his speech with this sentiment:
Three cheers for grand old Giais'on boys
Col prosper dear Old lrcane's cause.
Meich ali irccncI love 80 vel
senG anna@e s sacaI SrIn asrGs G ,Sc nSTSa Geean
slau thaga go braghl
Henry George said that IL few years ago wheu "'su
stone tho head OF Government ln"e was
dragoonng life OF Ireland ne thought tnat 'ad
stone had lived too long, but now he HAD changed
his mind aud, whether lie succeeds or ho''
future generations will call him blessed lie
maid a strong tribute to the devotion Of Irish
men and the wisdom OF Paruel's leadership
and thou that when the political question WAS so'eu
:he social question would up the rahying cry
would he the land for the people," lie hoped 10 see
before long union Of all Englishspeaking people ~
FIRST then OF all people, and then the army navy anu
custom would be spoken Of only as having nsrAeo
u barbsric age.
The Rev. Dr. McGlynn caused an audible smile DS De-
ginning Fellow workingmen." He answered the
sme by saying: "n thought that any OF you could
bo So stupid "a to think OF IA workingmsn only as Que
who does the roughest hardest and cheapest drudeery
would not be here" lie said that tho meeting Was 10
give birth to another Declaration OF lndependencc-
the universal brotherhood OF man uhuer
the supreme fatherhood OF God. lie thought
with Mr. George that the granting Oh
Home Rule to Ireland only the beginning OF greater
reforms which would give freedom not only 70 the
Irsh but to all world. The question OF iahu' ho
thought was inseparably connected with Homo huio
and he thought that the reforms were 10 stop AZ te
would advise tue lrish 10 statvo tto
longer rather than accept this as nnai settemens
Father McGlynn was followed by ekCongressmAn v"
l.. Robinson,
The ladies' stand crowded and no sooner had tue
speakers from this platform begun than tnreeouths
OF the throDg In the square clustered arouhu anu
renamed until they had finished This was Largely uue
to fact that MIS- Parnel was on the PLATFORM Ms
Lille DevereuI Blake presided and In spcech over
flowing with sympathy for Ireland and lrelands cause
introduced Mrs Parnel Mrs Parnoll was received with
remarkable outburst OF cheers. Considering that he
mother OF tho Irish has been Ill for several months
she spoke remarkably clear and strong voice. which
was heard even the limits OF the great crowd which
surged around the platform. She spoke IA follows:
| LADIES AND GENTIEMES; speech Ia hardly In order
from mo- my heart aud my feelings are intense
npou this occasion, which hall as most
.uspcous one taking place. rs It does. ON the ahniver-