The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23
TALKING FOR IRELAND.
RANDALL AND OGlE5eY ADDRESS A
LARGE AUDIENCE.

National League -RandaIPs Advice as
TO foiitics-An Elegant Silver Tea Sery-
God Save Ireland"
CHICAGO, Aug. %. = There were 5000
people le-men and women-in Battery u
Armory Friday night, met to hear the
final speeches of the Irish National League
demonstration. Alexander Sullivan pre-
sided, and first introduced Governor Ogels-
by.
he governor was i'll an unusually happy
mood, and his words of welcome to the Irish
guests and the delegates from other states
were warmly appaudsd The welcome, the
guests, and the support tine Irish cause re-
ceived i'll the west, he said, was not one of
party distinction. Referring to what he
called the very marrow of the Irish question
the governor held that the issue was moth
ing more and nothing less than a
change in the statute laws of the
British empire He then good -naturedly
rallied the Irishmen who became citizens of
this country for calling themselves "Irish-
Aiici SOY "uJ 'tiSu- 1Nihcii-
cans. Are they any better than the simple
American citizens! And ] notice that the
| staid Germans in this respect are not above
| the example of the Trishmen." Irish intiu-
ence, the speaker continued was felt all
over the United States, it was an influence
of national strength not to be disregarled.
Samuel j. Randall, being introduced as
| a typical American citizen, spoke at length
al tha
represented by the guests from Ireland
the struggle for sell-government He ro-
| ferred to the fact that the house of repre-.
sentatives gave Charles Stewart Parnell
| unanimous consent to take the floor for the
purpose of telling the American people how
things stood in Ireland That, he said,
ought to be guaranty enough that the sym
pathy, the moral and active support, of the
| American people were in hearty accord with
ireland and lrishmen The movement in
| ireland was un Ter the direction and con-
trel of the men there, said Mr. Randall, in
! support Of Parnell's policy, and those men
understood better than we did what was re-
quired for the occasion Hence we on this
side should he obedient followers Never
let politics creep within your councils, ad
vised the speaker, and the advice was en-
l ItIusinsNitdhN aiiihuusti itriISSrhp Aut
force of unity in the Irish cause" he con
cluded, for your cause is right, and right
will prevail in the final selfgovernment of
Ireland. The speakers remarks were en-
Enthusiastically received.
Michael Davitt followed, and fully in
dorsed Mr. Randalfs aJYice as to politics
After few remarks reg arding the Irish
cause, he then in short appropriate ad-
dress presented to Patrick Egan, ex-presi-
dent of the league, magnificent tea serv-
ice, manufactured in Ireland expressly for
him, and sent as a tribute to his devotion
to the cause Of the Irish people Mr.. Egau
briefly and feelingly returned thanks, and
then a telegram from Parnei, thanking the
convention for its action was read
William o Brien, editor of United Ire
land, then spoke, paying an elegant tribute
to Gladstone, declaring that the line was
| drawn at Gladstone's home rule bill and if
that was not adopted the world would not
Loid the Irish people responsible for the
consequences
Several other speeches were made-and
all of the addresses were profusely I1nctu-
ated with loud applause and then the meet
ing closed with the singing of God Save
Ireland"