The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-08-19
WELCOME FOR ERIN'S OWN
ARRIVAL CT THE IRISH PARLIAMENT
TARY DELEGATION.

Resolutions Adopted by the reception
Committee-Intervlews With all Three
of tho Chicago Delegates to the Chicago
Convcntion--Ea Route to Chicago.
Arrival of the irish Delegates.
New York, Aug 17-The steamship Ser.
via, bearing Messrs. O'Brien, Redmond and
Deasy the Irish parliamentary delegation to
the Chicago convention, has arrived. The
steamer was met in the lower bay and the
delegate5 taken off by the reception commit
tee, which consisted of Mayor Smith, of Phil
delphia; Father Malone, Of Williamsburg;
DIR. O'Reilly, Of St Louis; A. j. Elliott, of
Columbus, o.; Rev George R. Belts, of
Louisville; Hugh McCaffery, president of the
municipal council of Philadelphia; Dr. G. W.
Perez of Ohio; Row Fnthsr McKenna, of
Hudson, Mass.; T NJ Brady, of Boston; NJ
D. Gallagher, of New York; Congressman
P. A. Collins, of Boston, and Patrick Ford,
Of New York.
When the delegation boarded the steamer
chartered by the reception committee Gen.
Kirwin stepped forward and introduced
Rev. George w. Pepper who made short
address congratulating the delegation on
their safe arrival and welcoming them to the
United States The committee adopted the
following:
"REsoLvED, First, that we are gratefulfo for
the grand and mastery vindication of the
cause of Ireland by Englands greatest living
statesman, William E. Gladstone, and that
we hail his great measure as a noble INSTALL
ment of justice to the Irish people;
"REsoLvED, Second, that although the
bill has suffered temporary defeat we be.
lieve the ultimate triumph is amoll; the GER
taiuties OF the near future;
SREsoLvED, Third, that we have the full.
Sst confidence in the wisdom, ability and
chivalrous patriotism of Ireland's mighty
leader, Charles Stewart ParnelL
"REsoLvED, Fourth, that we hail with
proud satisfaction the dawn of the day when
Irishmen of all religious persuasions shall be
united in the vindication Of the cause for
which Grattan plead and Emmett died.
"The committee appointed to receive you is
composed Of Protestants and Catholics. Here
stands Rev. Father McKenna, of Marlboro,
Mass, Catholic priest, beside Rev. George
W. Pepper, Methodist clergyman. Such a
unity is splendid augury or the time when
Ireland shall lift up his SCARED but stately
brow among the free commonwealth of the
world"
Mr.. William O'Brien and Mr.. Redmond, OF
the delegation, made few remarks, thank
ing the committee for its hearty welcome
They reviewed the work done by the Irish
parliamentary party, and declared that the
prospects of Ireland were brighter than ever
before; that encouragement was never more
needed from this slde and that the present
opportunity must be made the best Of Mr..
Deasy predicted that victory would surely
crown the efforts of the Irish in their present
struggle, and that the day was not far dis
tant when he would be able to announce SO
the friends Of Ireland in America that Ire
land had aimed her liberty.
The party was landed at Canard pier, and
from thence they were driven to the Fifth
avenue hotel, where they took breakfast.
They intend to leave for Chicago at 8 o'clock
over the New York Central
All three of the dele sates attributed the !
rioting at Belfast to Lord Randolph
Churchips advocacy of force by the Orange
nsn in order to be recognized by the English |
people The result of the recent election, |
Mr.. O'Brien thought could not be viewed as
'ther than satisfactory, inasmuch as over
lalf a million Englishmen voted for Home
Rule, notwithstanding the fact that it was so
suddenly sprung upon them.
A United Press reporter succeeded in OBJ.
aiming the views of the three delegates, but
jhe more important expressions were made
by Mr.. O'Brien. He said: "The Irish people
by the defeat of the Home Rule bill are once
more put with their backs to the wall to
fight for their lives and homes. The Tories
and their supporters have awakened, in GER
tain sense, too thorough realization of the
and they are now asSidiously en-
gagged in seeking to misrepresent the objects
and motives of the Irish people. They wish
to have the world believe that the Irish peo-
pie are determined upon an outbreak OF
crime and that the representatives of Irelan
in parliament did not mean what they sal,
ip the reasons they advanced in the advocacy |
of the passage of the Home Rule bill
"The measure inaugurated by Mr.. Glad |
stone imposed on us an obligation to ac-
quience frankly with hi in obliterating the |
ill-feeling against England with the expecta- |
ton of no less frank recognition of the de- |
mands of Ireland. 1t involved also willing |
ness on our part to meet our antagonist in |
Ireland more than half way and offer them
friendship, peace and honor on the one single
condition of their cooperation in building uP
the happiness and greatness of the country.
The sequel was proof positive that the Irish
people discharged their part of the contract
not only with exactitude but in generous
measure to overfowing.
"The truce, however, with the English de-
'mocracy still exists. The truce with the
Irish landlords is shattered and gone. The
verdict of the Irish masses is not verdict,
but disagreement. The landlords have
thought it the height of wisdom to exult over
the downfall of statesmen who offered them
priceless terms of peace So be it, The po-
sition at this moment is that nine-tenths of
the Irish tenantry are, by stinting and pinch
ing themselves, paying dishonest rents to a
crew of bankrupt landlords who have
thwarted Mr.. Gladstone's measure to find an
exit from the misery. rhe only resources of
the landlord against the coming storm is the
thread bare one of assuring the English peo-
pie that there is no way except crime and
outrage Of resisting the payment Of rents
which the principle of the treaty clause and
confession of Sir James Caine, brand as ex-
tortionate and ruinous."