New-York tribune., 1886-07-06

sary OF our own Declaration OF Independence 81
As look back the past seem to see ths ~ s nv
sentiments Of freedom aud my love Of country seem
10 see them rising np aud as they crowd tnes
upon this vast sssemblsge, which 10 nero
on behalf Of the liberty ana freedom OF an v
pressed race. Loud applause My grandfather
applause and voice; "Three cheers for O.a lryu .n
sdes" fought not for individual rights. but ior @ tne
rights OF humanity for the rights OF theS toito Io
rights OF those who paid the taxes In this me
the rights OF those who up in rebellion against .no
Infamous taxation Df British landlords oud anu Pnn.
lonGed appl usel; fought then and VINO VIII hsn
again rather tnan give 10 Ireland the right 70 na.e
continue striving TO keep ireland enslaved anu ,n 40
her, possible bear unjust portion Of the taxation o
the British Empire that they themselves may 10
free from that taxation More cheering | can
hardly speak without great emotion upon this point ue
cause feel like volcano of centuries In whicn 'no
wrongs which England inflicted In Ihe past not alone ~
ior out IN '9' c1unry are pGng anu ountrv nv
fther was one Of the first To raise the cry Tor reeuo
stands OF my family to-day, you may be sure
he or she VIII he found raising their voice In detence
human aud In OF every species OF
injustice and wrong and inhumanity. tContinued APP
pausel This is not contest for one country alone,
right all over the world Il is peaceful and coustu
tional agitation. which VIII result IN sucn oess
ings as tho Almighty Himself has prepared
for struggling peoples which, though may not be
successful this year or next. will IN tune destroy in in
this world the designs ofmpo tyrans VINO nave ony
their own selfish aud unjust ends In view
When Mrs Parnell finished the cheering and the en-
thusasm lasted for several She seemed over
come by all this unusual excitement, ana was eu W
seat by Mrs Knoud. Then Marguerite Moore was intro
duccd and welcomed by the audiencs ono whom the
late Chief Secretary Forster imprisoned In Ireland DUR
ing the enforcement OF the Coercion act She said In
part:
This is cosmopolitan meeting OF laborng men VINO
love liberty the OF toll are the physical support
of the Nation. Applause: They say when grea.
American statesman stands forward to champion the
IRISH cause that IL Is IN order TO obtain te lis 'oc
But that Is not IL Is because public men IN ths
country have the courage OF Americans Aid dare 10
speak the truth whether England likes IL or not ZAP
pause Besides Parnelps power In Parliament tnere IL
outside a vast body of Irshmen who. though not De-
evng In Parliamentary agitation, are Loyalty support
other great Irish leader devotion and sacrifice for
Irish liberty cannot be forgottenMichaei DavitI lap
pausel
Madame Deecluse and Mrs. McAdams were the other
speakers
small audience OF about 400 gathered at the German
stand. August Meyer presided. Henry Emerich and
George Lloyd spoke briefly aud followed by the
principal speaker, Schewitsch, the Editor OF tho
Voks Zctttng whose attacks those connected with
the boycott trials OF last week have attracted the
authorities attention. Part OF what said ths
To-day there is as much necessity for speaking for
Home Rule In our own country as in Ireland on THIS
day OF celebration there country champion
OF workingmen VINO knows whether there Is warrant
out for his arrest Virtually tue relation here between
people aud the Is the as those IN Ire
land Let hurrah for Home Rule In Ireland and for
the much needed Homo Rule In America Iou ASK
why the Germans sympsthize with Ireland IL the Irish
had done nothing else in all history than to Invent ne
boycott that alone would have entitled them to our
sympathy. This strong arm OF defence IN the hands or
the people becomes more and more impor,
ts.t to ra the m. nations y%ps.nS apsnse viii
be continued until its opponents feel its force.
They the boycott is crline. We say the men VINO
thus interpret the law arc the true criminals Go on
then aud give Ireland your sympathy II for nothing else
than the DOycOtt.