Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-05
Home Rule for Ireland.

ASomeh ulo Tor Ireland.
A large meeting OF the friends OF homs rule
was held at the Lake Front battery, Chicago,
on Tuesday night, over which Gov. 0glesby
presided. Three hundred vice presidents we're
chosen. The decorations were American and
Irish colors blended. Gov. Oglesby addressed
the meeting, advocating home rule for Ireland.
Alexander Sullivan In his remarks said:
This meeting is In some respects a novel one
Tor lrish-Americans. At last we can find some
good words for some Englishmen. We can
hardly realize ourselves how strangely our
voices must sound when they formulate ac-
acknowledgements TO the British premier, who
but u few years ago tried to govern Ireland by
coercion, by buckshot and by epdeavoring, as
Wendell Phillips SO graphically said, to i'm
prison on the idea. Both officers and men IN
the Anglo-Celtic coIf ct are STRANGELY com
mingled. On the battlefield, who have changed
plscess Not the Irish. No, they stand where
they have stood for centuries, whether IN
peaceful debate or In wsrlike struggle, always
for lreland's right TO govern Ireland.
Senator Sherman sent his regrets at not be.
Ing able to attend, but expressed the warmest
sympathy for home rule In Ireland.
Speaker Carlisle Of the house of representa-
tives expressed the warmest approval Of the
cause.
w. X. Sullivan, Of the Chicago Journal, pre-
sented the resolutions which are as follows:
Ten thousand citizens Of Chicago, In mass
meeting assembled, Gov. Oxlesby, OF Illinois,
In the chair, unanimously declare:
That the people Of Ireland have their heart
felt sympathy In the endeavor to secure the
restoration OF the native parliament which WAS
taken from them by bribery and fraud.
We congratulate the Irish people on the sa-
gacity, courage and fidelity with which their
great leader and brilliant and patriotic asso-
ciates have prosecuted the nations cause.
We condemn as unworthy Of our age and
civilization the unhoiy attempt to array broth
ers and fellow citizens against one another be-
cause OF religious differences. We believe
the minority in Ireland have no reason what
ever TO doubt the perfect good faith Of the ma
jority.
We assure the great English premier that
the browning act OF his political career has
won for him the respect and admiration Of the
American people. We congratulate him on
the conscience ana courage which guided and
strengthened hiIa In the face OF taunts and In.
suits to correct the errors OF his country and
to lead In the path of reparstion and justice.
The present parliament may reject his wise
counsel. lie may not live to see It's fruits en-
joyed, but he will always be remembered In
his relations TO the liberty OF Ireland as
Chatham is remembered In his relations TO the
liberty Of America.
We denounce the atrocious calumnies Of the
tory press which charged Irish American ctti-
zens Of Chicago with the responsibility for the
recent outrages of the anarchist element. 1t
Is the same press which rejoiced when 1t
thought the American union was destroyed.
| Is future assaults on Ireland or America
should be considered for what they are worth
by the American people and their press.
The following message was unanimously
approved and ordered to be sent to Gladstone
and Parnell:
CHICAGO, May 25, 1ss6.-Parnell, House o.
Commons, London Chicago citizens, In mass
meeting assembled, request me 10 express to
Mr.. Gladstone their appreciation OF the ser
Vices rendered by him to liberty and humanity
by the Introduction Of his bill TO restore legis-
lative independence to Ireland. His ability to
overcome pre- JUDGE, to view fairly and
broadly the present unnatural relations
OF England and the Irish people,
and his manifest desire to undo the
wrongs and remove the dissensions which
have caused q neighboring island to live in
hatred and warfare, do honor not only To his
head and his heart, but also to the nation and
the age of which he is so conspicuous q citizen
and leader. They also desire me to express
their admiration OF yourself and your asso-
ciates for your ~tireless efforts In behalf OF
your country . right TO 8 national parliament.
It is due TO truth and TO history 70 scknow-
ledge that II was those patriotic and brilliant
efforts which made G.adstone's action posi-
BILE, and showed the liberal party OF England
the necessity OF undOing the wrong inflicted
| upon Ireland when II was reduced to provin-
cial vas: alage. RICHARD j. OGLEsBY,
Governor of Illinois.