Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-29
WORDS OF CHEER,
Ten Thousand Citizens Of Illinois to Glad
stone and Parnell.

Ten Thousand Citizens Of Illinois to Glad
stone and ParneI.
CHICAGO, May 25.-Fully 10000 friends
to Home Rule in Ireland were present to-
night at a meeting held in behalf OF that
cause. The platform VAS occupied by Gov
ernOr Oylesby. chosen chairman by th ,
meeting, and 800 vice-presid,nts among
whom were Judges, Congressman and Minis
ters OF alldenOminationS. For decora tiOns
the American and Irish flags were blended.
The Governor wal greeted with enthusiasm
and spoke briefly. Alexander Sullivan
followed, and in the course OF his remarks
said: This meeting is, in some respects, q
novel one for lrish-Americans. At last we
can tind some good words for some Eng .ish-
men. We can hardly realize ourselves how
strangely our voices must sound when they
formulate ackno no.ledgements to British
Premier who but few years ago tried to
govern Ireland by coercion, by buckshot and
by endeavoring, as Wendell Phillips SO
graphically said to imprison an idea. Both
the officers and men in the Anglo.Celtic
conflict ara strangely commingled on the
battle field. Who have changed places?
Not the Irish. No, they stand where they
have stood for centuries, whether in peace
full debate or in warlike struggle, always for
lreland's right to govern Ireland" Mr..
Sullivan was followed by other representa-.
tive Irishmen and well-known citizens of
Chicago in brief addresses. A number OF
letters OF regret were then read. Senator
John Sherman wrote: II regret that am
not able to be present on account OF official
duties here, but you have my hearty sym.
pathy. on behalf OF Home Rule for the
people OF Ireland, which trust will be
secured them by the success Of the measure
lx,v Ill r. ~
Speaker OF the House of Representatives,
telegraphed the following: ~ cneer:ully
consent to the use OF my name as one #
the Vice-Presidents of your meeting and
would be glad to attend in person, if posi-
BILE. Its purposes meets my cordial ap-
prevail
Mr.. w. X. Sullivan in presenting the reso-
lutiens adopted by the meeting, said that
the honor was conferred upon him, not on
ly on account of his sympathy for the cause,
but because he belonged to religious min
ority of the Irish people. He regretted an
effort was being made to arouse religious an
tagonism which had been SO disastrous to
the Irish people, but he did not believe this
religious minority, Of which Mr.. Parnell
was a member, stood in the slightest dan
ger OF being opposed by the members Of the
religious majority. Mr.. Sullivan then pre-
sented the resolutions, the substance OF
which are as follows:
''Ten thousand citizens of Chicago, in
mass meeting assembled, Gov. Oglesby, of
Illinois, in the chair, unanimously declare
that the people OF Ireland have their heart
felt sympathy in their endeavor to secure
the restoration OF a native Parliament,
which was taken from them by bribery and
fraud. We congratulate the Irish people
on the sagacity. courage and fidelity with
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and patriotic associates prosecuted the
nations cause. We condemn as unworthy
of onr age and civilization the unhoiy
attempt to array brothers and fellow citi-
zens .ainst one another because OF reiig-
ious differences. We believe the minority
in Ireland have no reasOn whatever to
doubt the perfect good faith of the major
ity. We assure the great English
Premier that the erowning act
Of his political career has won for
him respect and admiration OF the Ameri- |
can people. We congratulate him on the
conscience and courage which guided and |
strengthened him In the face OF taunts and |
insults to confess the errors OF Ills country !
and to lead in the path OF reparation !
and Justice. The present Parliament may
reject his wise counsel. lie may not live to !
see it's fruits enjoyed. but he will always be |
in his relations to the liberty !
OF Ireland as Chatham is remembered in /
his relations to the liberty OF America.
We denouncs the atrocious attempts oi |
the Tory press, which charged Irish-Amerl-
can citizens Of Chicago with the RESPONSE
bility of the recent outrages OF the Anar-
chist element. 1t is the same press which
rejoiced when it thought the American
Union was destroyed. Its future assaults
on Ireland or America should be consid-
cred for what they are worth by the Ameri-
can people and their press.
The following message was unanimously
approved, and ordered sent to Gladstone:
CmcAGo. May 25, 1886.
To Parnell, House OF Commons, London:
Chicago citizens in mass meeting assem-
bled, request me to express to Mr.. Glad
stone their appreciation Of the services
rendered by him to liberty and humanity
by his billto restore legislative independence
dice and to view fairy and broadly the
present unnatural relations OF the English
and the Irish people and his manifest de-
sire to undo the wrongs and remove the
1issentions which caused the aeighboring
islands to live in hatred and warfare, do
honor not only to his head and heart, but
also to the Nation and age OF which he is so
citizen and leader. They also
desire me to express their admiration OF
yourself and your rassociatesfo for your tireless
efforts in behalf OF your country's right to
q national Parliament. It is due to truth
aud history to acknowledge it was those
patriotic and brilliant efforts which made
Mr. Gladstone's action possible, and
showed the Liberal party OF England tht t
OF undoing the WRONG iTfiieteA1
upon Ireland when it was reduced to pro-
vincial vaesalage.
lSigued, RICHARD J. OGLEsBY, Governor,t
Of Illinois. ~