The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-06

The procession was creditably large though un-
,ioubtedly greatly curtailed in members by
reason of the great heat. The street cars and
Fehicles running to the Exposition grounds were
crowded and it is estimated that about seven
thousand persons entered the grounds
On arriving at the grounds. the ladies having
prepared dinner. the military companies and
others participating in the parade were served.
After dinner there was great variety of enter
tainment The Richardson Zouaves and Indi-
annapolis Light Infantry gave exhibition drills
which were much admired and greatly APP
plauded A fine drill was given BIZ Indianapolis
Division No. 2, knights of Pythias,
which will 60 to Toronto. Canada, next
week to compete in the grand tx. of P.)
tournament It's friends and judges
of drill movements are firm in the belief that
they will bring home the prize. Prince Wells
gave an exhibition Of bicycle riding, and ran q
half-mile bicycle race against time, making the
circuit Of the track in one minute and twenty
SIGHT seconds.
There a halfrn running race, in which
three horses Mystery. Fair Count and Fanny
Griffin competed best two heats in three. Mys-
terry won-frst heat, SIS seconds; second heat,
53s-Fair Count second.
In the trotting race, mile heats best two in
three, in which Ben Hur Gray Park and Happy
Traveller competed the first heat was taken By
Happy Traveller in 2:47; second and third heats
be Ben Hur owned DR. Burford, in 2:47 and 2:41.
A mule race afforded much amusement.
There we're six entries. the long cared dust dis
turbers coming in under the manner of 'Dob
Johnson" 'sIIomer juno" 'Kankakee Martin"
s'John Farbach," "Sim Coy and Bert Dasher'
There no more entries for the reason that
there were no more eminent names under which
to enter. The race was won by the sweet
voiced animal that bore the name of the elo-
quent councilman from the Eighteenth ward,
Mr.. Coy.
It's estimated that the entertainment at the
Exposition grounds, given under the auspices of
tho Clan-na Gael, will net between $500 and
$1,000, which will be sent to Ireland to aid the
home rule movement.
Hon Matt O'Doherty, of Louisville the orator
of the day, an eloquent and talented Irishman,
spoke on the home rule question presenting that
subject in a clear and mastery manner. His
speech was frequently interrupted by applause.
He paid glowing bat truthful tribute to the
children of the sea divided Gael. who in council
: sad in field had stood by the young Republic with
fidelity no reverse could shake At his first
mention Of the home-rule struggle the name of
Gladstone was greeted by his audience with
hearty cheers. He then continued as follows:
observe with pleasure that the name of the
great English statesman, which have just men
g ned calls forth your applause / am proud to
say that heartily join in the applause which
his great name now everywhere evokes. 1t may
De said, as it is, by his enemies, that his CONVEX
sion 10 the cause of justice and liberty was late
or long delayed. but not so much con-
cer1ed in knowing this as in knowing that when
1t did come 1t was genuine, wholesome and
heartfelt conversion. At best. there is nothing
whatever in the charge to detract from the glory
which eneircles the name of Gladstone.
The great apostle of the gentiles spent
many, perhaps the Test, years OF his
life the relentless enemy of the Nazarine and
His followers. He was, as we know proceeding
on prosecuting mission to Damascus when the
light of truth first burst upon him-yet he after
wards became the ablest, most eloquent and
most courageous defender of the Christian
creed. The Irish people cannot afford to be less
generous with Mr.. Gladstone than were the
early Christians with Saul of Tarsus and would
not be if they could. Wo remember no more
the errors of his past career. The glorious sun
set of his declining years makes rich
amends for the H5TnIng clouds and mid day
storms of a life which seems to have
renewed its youth in the pure and unp6lluted
it now scars in such conspicuous splendor Tn
forgiying hate finds no residence in our Irish
nature. We love to forgive and forget when
ever we are permitted TO do so. We know that
centuries of persecution and misrule have be-
Queathed legacy of hate to our race sufficient
30 embitter it's existence; sufficient, ALSO per-
haps, if active and unrestrained, to render the
lives of others not of our race anything but
agreeable We hope that the near future has
another and more desirable gift in store for us.
and that Ireland, as in she days of her Christian
glory,
Ere the emerald gem of the western world
Was set in the crown of a stranger
may be permitted once more to taste the sweets
of peace born of good will among men.
We pray for this peace in all earnestness and
sineerity-we can do manfully and without
the least feeling of humiliation. We have
maintained the contest against great odds up to
the present, and if needs be, If we must have it
and nothing else we are ten times better pre-
pared than ever before to maintain it with re-
newed ygor and determination in the future
If ne must measure swords with our oppressors
Rgain, you know that speak not the language
Of exaggeratlon but the plain truth. when say
that with such resources as we can command in
the hands of united, determined and
rssolnte people. sustained and supported
by the public opinion of thu world
we can at least quite offset Sasburys
twenty years coercion. Let the game of muir
der and brute force be once more inaugurated in
ireland by Salisbury, any other English Min
lister. and say TO you in all candor we can and
will beat him at his own game, and give him the
lead. But for the sake of humanity. let US hope
that we havo seen the end of Salsburyism in
Irish affairs. Let us hope that the newly
frarchised democracy of England will not be
deaf to the appeals of their lberator-that
they will not, at the bidding of
their aristocratic masters, vote for the
continued oppression of a people who never did
them a wrong We nave long believed that
when the great masses of fair-minded English
men who gained nothing by the oppression Of
ireland but the shame aud discredit which. in
the eyes of the world, they shared equally,
though unjustly with those really responsible
for the wrong were given an opportunity to
speak they would be found ready and willing to
do full justice TO Ireland, and to vim
dictate their name and character as
Whether we were correct in so believing
y the result of the pending English elections will
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