Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-20
MICHAEL DAVITT.
His Reception in the City and Welcome
hY the Mayor.

Yesterday noon the Father OF the Land
League arrived in this city from Helena,
by a delegation OF promi-
nent Irishmen from the capital. consisting
of John Caplice, Postmaster Curtis and
Jerry Mullin. At Stuart IL delegation
headed by Messrs. Pat Conlon, D. j. Hen
nessey and Capt. Brannagan Joined the
party and accompanied them to South
Butte, at which place carriages were await
ing their arrival. Several nun m
dred persons were on the platform. The
Orton band, who were seated in the Trans
fer Company's band wagon, played several
fine selections. when the procession, headed
nv the band, commenced to move toward
the city.
Mr.. Davitt was seated in Mr.. Marcus
Daly's private barouche, accompanied by
that yentleman, Father Trelnblay and Col
Curtis, of Helena, closely followed by about
100 of our prominent citizens in carriages.
The party were driven up Main street to
the corner OF Quartz street, thence out
Quartz to Mr.. Daly's residence where an
Informal reception was held.
Mayor Frank, on behalf OF the city
OF Butte, welcomed Mr. Davitt to
the city, sa ying it gratified him to have the
honor TO welcome such distinguished Wis
itor in our midst. After which the party
sat down to light collation. which had
been prepared for the occasion.
The afternoon was spent in visiting sew
eral prominent friends and visit was also
| taken to the rooms OF the Silver Bow Club
where Mr.. Davitt was introduced to oul
| prominent citizens.
After dinner Mr.. Davitt was seen by 6
MINER reporter in the spacious parlors 0
Mr.. Daly's residence IN company with tina
gentleman, Mr.. Hoge, Col. Connel and Ma
Tor Burke. Mr.. Davitt felt highly honoree
at the reception which had been accorded
him to-day by the friends OF Ireland. IL
spoke very confidently OF the prospects o
Home Rule for Ireland.
He concurred in what Mr.. Gladstone salt
| in regard to the Irish people; that the,
we're impatient for an Irish parliament bu
we'll they might be for they have suffered
terribly TO. the last two centuries. Blu
their patience will finally be rewarded witt
an Irish parliament, as we are now educat
inp the peo. le; we are eniisting the sym
thy of the whole civilized world, the Dc
mands of which England cannot refuse:
It was the sympathy OF America tina
first enlisted Mr.. Gladstone in the IRIS
cause after having tried coercion and hnd
ing it to fail he espoused our cause wmc
WAS a yrauu tlCCOIy lOA AASAoA"'
we have enlisted the sympathy OF Scotlan
and Wales and part Of England. The ret
! son of this is that we have not been undel
stood heretofore, because we did not edit
CA te the outside world as to our condition
bnt that is entirely different now,
! this subject shall speak tonight.
Az to the aid that we receive from Ou
', | Irish American friends in America, 1t ha
been an enormous factor without which "
could not have made any headway.
ii AMERICAN POLITICS.
The conversation then drifted on Amer
can politics. Your American politics
cold as an iceberg. compared to our pc
tics. In Ireland we vote for prlnclpl
: while YOU people vote for office. Wine
n several wears ago l was in America II
). Democrats were crying turn the rasca
: out" while to-day the Republicans a
t waiting to get back.
l. At 1880 the Emmett Guards, thirty me
j. in full uniform, commanded by CAPITA
3 Branagan and headed by the Emme
+ Guard hand, went to the residence OF
. Dalv to escort Mr.. ia Witt to the Grar
+ Onera-houso. where the largest audien
# that has ever met awaited him. Upwar'
O of $500 worth of reserved seats bad be'
q sold and S275 were taken in at the bt
window for the gallery, so it is safe to 81
h that over eight hundred people were in d
70 Onera.house last evening to do honor
q Erin's noble son. After the lecture N
r Davitt was driven back to Mr.. DAILY
,r residence, where quite a number Of pro-
n ;nent citizens were introduced to him. N
: ia WITT will leave this evening for Denv'
N vhere a special train will convey him
,e Leadville, where he is expected to leetu
ID next Friday evening.