The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-08-26


sion of liberty We can be srussY friends. /
nov remains for us % prove for 9 thou
IsAndth time that g slaves We can be form
liable foes. assert here to-day that III
government Of Ireland by England ID a
impossibElitf, and believe il our duty {,
make tE 90. Were our people TO meFely
submit to the yoke which has been oncs
Iagaln placed on their necks, they wouIf
be unworthy of the blood which they havs
inherited from the tathers, who prefelged
L poverty TO dishonor, and death TO national
/ slavery. But there il 40 danger of Irish
i disZrece. The national movement Is Ia
the hands Of 3 man who can be bold
| IS well as cautious, and /. believe CLAIM.
the confidence and support OF -Irlsh
l In America not only because they are AMI
mated by the same principle and the same
hopes, bat because our movement Rt home
is conducted on wise and honest poll
icy.
In another portion Of the address he
said the tenant farms OF Ireland play .
part too htlle known and appreciated here.
They submitted 20 untold prIyatlons and
suffering and eXactlons Ia patience and
silence lest by ons word or act they would
embGrFsss their leaders In parliament or
retard by one mSgemeue Q concession Of
home rule. The landldEds of Ireland are
noted bat totally mis pderstood. The
G0IuIuk u y C0ooS0. QA+DN6IA00G " - N H.
took for forbearance and patriotism for
coWardIce and the croW-bar brigade was
once more set 20 work. Still the
tenants suffered In silence. Mr.. Gladstone
then proposed q land bill which would
have bought out the landlords at an ex-
travagansly high figure. Yet the Irish
tenants were not ready 70 accept il because
it was coupled with q concession Of home
rule TO pay an exorbitant sum a. the price
for national froa6nnH ma ell rHaffva n
forbeaTance on their part is now gone.
The sands have run through the hour glass
and the old nGht between landlord and
tenant must revive If the people are not TO
be swept out of existence while they are
waiting tor homo rule. In conclusion
he said: Gentlemen, have now done and
the memory of this day Will live with me
work upon which You have been engaged
will, think, live and be felt. As
long Is the struggle continues your
wisdom viii guide our policy, your COur-
age will inspire our hearts and your mar
velous union will excite our emotions.
You have good reason, indeed, 70 be
proud Of the proceedings Of this DAY. You
are. IN truth, engaged In . noble and
sacred work, nothing less than champion
ing the weak against the strong, the help.
less against the powerful, the afflicted
against the prosperous. You long since
earned for yourselves and your adopted
| country the blessings of the
poor and rest assured when
at last victory sits upon our cause and
freedom is again enthroned In ireland, YoU
| also will reap reward for the good done the
poor and oppressed. The God of justice
and mercy viii also increase your pros
perIty aud watch eternaily over your lives.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, August 10, 1856
Like yesterday, the afternoon session
Of the convention to-day was slow In
assembling. Il was not until long after
p. M, the hour named, that Judge
Fitzgerald arrived and called the dele
raped with his gavel and at once Sec
Rotary Sutton began to read the minutes
OF Yesterdays proceedings. During the
reading OF the minutes Mrs. Parnen en-.
tered and was greeted with Q tremen-
dous Outburst Of applause. The minutes
were unanimously adopted,
Reports from committees were next In
order. The report Of the committee on
constitution was read by w. p. O'COn-
nor Of Wisconsin. He announced that
the report had already been endorsed by
DGVitt, Redmond and Deasy. At the
outset the report defined the objects OF
the league ami methods to be employed
to attain those 0bjecss. Sections pro.
VidinQ for the organisation OF the league
stituted the remainder Of the report.
A delegate from Rochester, n 7. OBJ.
jectec to the clause virtually advising the
league to boycott articles Of English
manufacture. He moved the clause be
excused from the report.
Brennan, Of Iowa, said: Let the dele.
gates 90 back to ireland and say to the
English people; Not . nail OF your
nails, nor An inch OF your calico viii be
used until the relations Of Ireland and
England be changed.
Lynch from Quebec, rose to second the
gentleman from Iowa. He approved OF
the section, though living under the
British Dag.
be understood that this convention does
not commit itself on either side Of one OF
the greatest questions In American poll
tics.
Cries Of ssquestioD, )" "question," from
all sldeS. Amid the upr0ar the previous
question was ordered. The question
was then put, and the section remained
In. There was practically NO opposition.
The scene OF enthusiasm which eDsued
surpassed any that had before occurred
masse and cheered, shouted and waved
their arms until It seemed the excitement
was never to cease. The section which
had caused 30 much enthusiasm was a.
follows:
Sec. s. To hurt the enemy where he
win feel il most, BY refusing to purchase
any article Of English manufacture. and
by using all legitimate influence to dis
courage tradesmen from keeping English
manufactures on sale.
Following the adoption Of the boycott
clause the constitution was adopted in
les entirety, amid tremendous applause.
Rev. DR.. g. w. Pepper, . Methodist
clergyman, then addressed the con-
Venton and said that after
trying every method PArnell should
s SsRD F RSs.S said sS S0@ reverend snS
speaker, swear BY the throne Of God
there win be at least one vacant pulpit
In the United States. The cheering at
this point was terrific.
The report Of the committee on finance
was then read. Il highly complimented
Rev. Dr.. O'Reilly On his more than faith
full and satisfactory discharge Of his
report showed that S320 $50 81 had been
collected In the last two years, and the
report mentioned the exact sum to q
cent thGk had been RENTED to Parnen
or his trustees. Only %, 300 Of the entire
sam were stall in the hands Of the trsas.
urer. Father O'Renly wis thanked by .
vote Of the convention.
0Eo0y 8uSRcB60O bno AAS94Ouu86Tt3
system oG e5 collections be extended all
over the United States. The %, 800
showed the result Of such Q system.
Father O'Rsilly then read the amount
contributed by each state.
Hr. EgAn presented . check for % ,OOo
from Patrick Ford. collected through the
columns Of the Irish World. Several
other checks Of Lesser amounts were also
handed in.
Secretary Sutton then read his report.
Checks tOr money In sums Of s200 and
$500 continued to pour into the treasur.
er's hands.
The chairman announced the next
business was the slecsicn Of Q president
for the league In America. Hr. Brennan
Of NebrsskA nominated John Fitzgerald,
Nebrasks's foremost citizen.
Mr. Barry OF Pennsylvania nominated
Hugh Mccartney Of Philadelphia.
Er. O'Oonnef OF New York seconded
the nomination Of honest John Fdfzger-
aid Of Nebcaaka, the Eugene Kelly Of the
west.
Mr.. EcOsHrsy Of Philadelphia arose
and thanked hiG friends f0R the rOmins.
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