St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-15
PEACEgUL METHODS.
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The Regeneration of Ireland.

CHICAGO, Aug 1.-THE opening adj
dresses at the home rule meeting were very
fiery. that of Mr.. Finerty in particu-
lar. Referring to them previous to his
set remarks, (Which appear on the first
page of the GLoBE). Mr.. Davitt said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: 1 have first to
thank the officers and men of the Hiberniau
guards for the honor they have done 10 me
to-day in forming an escort through the
streets OF your city. | have next 10 express
my gratitude to the previous speakers for
the kind references they have made to me
personally, but with reference to what has
been spoken and read on this plat
form you must allow me to make a
few observations before troubling you with
the speech intended TO deliver here to-day.
That Mr.. Finerty's speech and the address
just read to you should breathe spirit of re-
sentiment is quite natural when men like
you have been driven from Ireland by the
power of England, and it would be sur
prising matter and q wonderful exception to
the generally entertained view of human
gratitude il they did not give vent to their
feelings in addressing that power. In addi-
ton to the resentment expressed by the
chairman, I noticed feeling of revenge in
what had been read to you in the address. Well,
we in Ireland have TO choose between vast
ing our energies in advocating policy of re-
venFe, OR retaining them in order to use them
in the work we have undertaken TO secure
Irish independence. (Applause.) for one
think it best to be one Of those who do not be-
lieve in policy of revenge and most of the
people OF Ireland and its leaders are of the
same opinion as myself, and l maintain that
we are right. applause and shouts of
you are rightly l would rather be
patient in endurance be suffering insults
than to crafty the national promptings of
the Irish heart to have revenge for what Ire
land has suffered in the past. Those lofty
" "a
chairman and reproduced in the address to
you naturally excite your enthusiasm. Well,
| have to say that | cannot make the same
impression upon you in this respect which
the previous speakers have succeeded in dong
It is very easy to establish an Irish republic
miles away from Ireland by patriotic speak
ers. Applause. l assure you it is no easy
task, though, to do so in dear old Ireland.
Applause We have got to work and strive
and if necessary suffer for the full measure
of liberty these people want, and if being sat-
isfed with less than what satisfies you we
become recreant to the past history of our
country, to the past achievements of Irish
patriots, then are quite willing to bear
the blame. TCries of Hear, Hear."l
In the evening fully 10000 people were in
Ogden grove. Alexander Sullivan presided
and made short speech. Davitt again spoke,
but briefly. In the course of his speech he
said the Irish people could fight their battles
without an appeal to weapons. The destiny
of ireland could be worked out without the
aid of dynamite. Speeches were also made by
Patrick Egan and others. Mr.. Finerty then
made motion that a vote of thanks
be rendered Mr.. Davitt and in doing so re-
ferred to the passage at arms between
himself and their distinguished visitor.
Chairman Sullivan, before putting the mo-
ton, explained that his passage at arms was
nothing but slight love spat, nothing more.
The motion was then carried, amid cheers
from the assembled thousands.