The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-21
The IRISn-AMERlCAAS.
ANOTHER GREAT OUTPOURING
AT CHICAGO.
Patrick Egan Presented With @ Mag
niflcent Testimonials Very
Complimentary Address.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, August 20,-There
was sno her great outpourlng oil irish
Americans a. The spacious Artillery
Armory, on the Lake Front, this even
ing TO hear an address by Michsel
Dayitt aud the Irish Parliamentary
delegates. The friends Of sympathizeis
with the league movement had been
unable to hear the gentlemen speak,
and it was afforded by this occ ssion.
An admission fee was charged, the
money TO be applied to the Parlia-
mentary fund. Before 8 o'clock there
were between 10000 and $1,000 per.
SONS present, with a waiting crowd
outside. The appearance of Michael
Davitt and the other Irish notables
WAS the signal for uproarious cheering
Alexander Sullivan presided. The
doors were opened at 7 o'clock, and a
little after that hour Messrs. O'Brien,
Dsasy, Redmond and Davitt left the |
Grand Pacific Hotel in open carriages.
They we're escorted to the place OF
meeting by the CIan.ns Gael Guards
and tue Hibernian Rifles. The in.
teres,ing features Of the entertainment
was the presentation to eX-Presl-
dent Egqn of a silver tea services,
the Gift OF Mr.. Parnelt and other dis
tiuguished Irishmen. The set stands
in an inReniousy constructed mahog-
any case, lined with wstered silk OF
the national color The topmost piece
of the set is a highly ornamented
waiter of massive silver. In the CEN
ter is engraved the following legend:
"Prrsented to Patrick Egan, late
treasurer of the Irish National Land
League, by few of his numerous
friends and admirers in Ireland, as a
slight mark of their respect and esteem
during exile 70 his Country's GAUGE"
The large coffee urn is triumph of
art. IL the csnter of each piece is en-
praved most curiou5ly ard srtfully
designed monogram including the en-
tire Dame Of the recipient.
ALEX WANDER SULLIVAN,
in opening the meeting, said they were
there to remind the people OF Ireland
that Irish-Amelicans were not tired
OF matching in the rear, and that they
would always be ready 10 march
wherever and whenever directed. he
then introduced Gov. Og 'esby.
The Governor was enthusiastically
received and sp1ke briefly.
Mr.. Sullivan then said that for the
purpose Of showing to their brothers
that their welcome was national one
they had invited the Hon. Samuel j..
Randall. Mr.. Sullivan spokee highly
of Mr.. Randall and his services both
| Al N~wr nd IN
Mr.. RANDALL
was greeted with tremendous tp'
plsus. He said II he nsulted his
own desires he ould 0main silent
after his long journey, nj he feared
that If no did 30 tG wo be charged
with possessing lie lar in the cause
of Ireland than he 3 sssed when
in his official capacity as Speaker Of
the House of REPRESENTATIVES il
was his duty to receive Charles
S. Parnen. [Appls uee. Con
tinuing, Mr.. Randall sketched
at some length the history of Irisf
, abuses, aud assured Irishmen that al
their struggles for freedom vera fully
appreciated. The movement was un
der control of men in Irelandand the!
knew better what was to be done thai
. any one else, and they should receive
hearty and united support from thi
, side OF the water. He had one word o
advice TO give, and that was, "Neve
never let politics creep within you
councils" Applause. They hs'
caught the American people, AM
. they should assemble together an
t present the force of moral effort, an
. the cause would never 90 down. Tn
. audience was urged to send back tn
t Irish representatives to that gram
q old man to assure him that tn
: sympathies of the American peopl
I were with him. Mr.. Randall close
d by speaking OF the sympathy tn
A Americans had for the English mase6
i who were assisting Mr.. Gladstone
o give home rule to Ireland lCheeTs
MICHAEL DAvITT
followed in an eloquent addref
stating the position Of himself and b
colleagues. He then, amid an on
y burst OF enthusiasm from the aud
ence, said that he had q special erran
-, The followins address was then rea
" from the platform by Mr.. Davitt
\ ADDRESS TO PATRICK BGAN.
q Address to Patrick Egan, late Treasurer,
4. tho Irish Land League, an Exile IN ID
= COuntry's Cause, July, 1888;
" DEAR SIR-Upon your return to lr
;, land last December, after prolong'
= political exile, many of the foremo
,. citizens of Dublin were DESTROYS
y. " entertaining you at a public banqu
70 to testify the AFT Ctionate cordialli
=, with which your fellow citizens we
y eager TO welcome you home. That
II tention was laid aside in Difference
~ your emphatic intima ion thu
" scourged as Ireland was With coerciC
Vi and darkened with the hideous
u' familiar shades OF famine, the m
10 ment was not one in which you cou
=, be party TO fes ivities in your hone
~ While yielding to your wishes in th
" respect, it WIS found impossible to
~ press the anxiety OF your friends
IN lake some method Of signalizing {
Us gratitude and esteem which y
11e nave esrned from your conntI
y men by lifelong services, as mo
~ ~ estly given as il they were nrit
NO less TO the Irish cause. without a
az public ihtimatiou of the obje
ny, he iieDds from every part OF lrels
NC @ ught participation in the CONF
y, ment. They have made us I
he medium of rendering to You the
oe compaDying service Of plate, t
~ more valuable in your eyes, b'cau
,ee wrought by Irish hande. We b
W your acceptance OF the gift as a Piled
IN OF Your couutrymen's appreciation
pe your sterling qua tiles Rs an Itishm
and friend, OF these sscr fees vi
~ which you forsook position
70 ease TO take 10 IN onerou5 aud thai
lll | ses Office In a cri,is of singular di
lts cllty aud danger, OF the intesr
lot with which you UTILIZED that Rr
ate tius', and OF the noble and unble
IN ished reputation which'ha9 susi all
eu' YOU through the storm of otloG
an and yituperation which you have b,
' ne, honored with by the enemies OF
.ue land.
~ In whatever fmther sacrifices
~ future may impose on you you D
ll- want oa-urad nf tbn aympatly. 90