The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-20

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| waiting for home rule.n
| In conclusion. he said.
/ "Gentlemen, have now done The memory
| of this day will live with while memory lasts.
! The effects Of the work rpon which you have
/ been engaged will / believe, live and be felt so
long as this struggle continues Your wisdom
will guide policy, your courage will inspire
| our hearts, and your marvellous union will excite
| our emulation You have good reason indeed,
| to be proud of the PROCEEDINGS of this day. You
are in truth engaged in a noble and a sacred
! work nothing less than championing the weak
against the strong, the helpless against the pow
| erful, the afflicted against the prosperous. You
\ have long since earned for yourselves and your
adopted country the blessings of the poor, and
| rest assured when at last victory sits upon your
cause, and freedom Is again enthroned in Ireland,
| you also will reap reward; for the God of the
poor and the oppressed, the God of justice and
OF mercy, VIII also increase your prosperity and
watch eternally over your lives"
The convention, at Ito P. NJ upon the conclu-
sion Of Mr.. Redmonds speech. adjourned to
o'clock this afternoon. Mr.. Redmond's closing
remarks were wildly applauded.
Like yesterday. the afternoon session of the
convention to-day was slow in assembling 1t
was not until long after P. NJ, the hour named,
| that Judge Fitzgerald arrived and called the
| delegates to order The galleries had been
| crowded long before that time, handsomely
dressed ladies being present in great numbers
| At $40 p. M. Judge Fitzgerald raped with his
| gavel, and at once Secretary Sutton began to
| read the minutes of yesterdays proceedings
! During the reading of the minutes Mrs. Parnell
| entered and was greeted with tremendous out
burst of applause The minutes were adopted
Reports from committees were the next In or
| der. The report of the committee constitu-
ton was read by William p. O'Connor, of Wis.
/ He announced that the report had already been
Endorsed by Mr.. Davitt, Mr. Redmond and Mr..
/ Deasy. At the outset the report defined the OBJ
| jects OF the league and the methods to be en-
ployed to attain those objects. Sections provid-
| ing for the organization of the League and the
| transaction of its business constituted the re-
| mainder of the report.
| delegate from Rochester, N Y, objected to
| the clause virtually advising the league to boy
colt articles of English manufacture He moved
that clause be excsed from the report.
Mr.. Brennan. of Iowa. said: s.Let the dele
| gates 60 back to Ireland and say to the English
| people: Not nail of your nails nor an inch of
your calico will be used until the relations of
Ireland and ENGLAND are changed"
| MIR. Lynch, of Quebec, rose to second the gen.
| tleman from Iowa. He approved of the sectlon
| though living under the British Aag The clause
should remain until Ireland had her own govern
ment in Dublin. 1--WE in Canada said he,
| have done the same. We in Canada have
raised protective tariff for that purpose. En-
| glish statesmen did not then object, for they
| knew it would result that Canada would be
| thereby separated from England The clause
should rest there with the proviso that 1t should
remain until Ireland had her own government in
| Dublin"
Mr.. O'Connor, of New York, said the clause
| had been misconceived The section had moth
ing to do with the tariff question in this country
| or Canada. 1t was simply matter of individual
action, the object being to establish boycott of
| Irish goods. IT should be understood that this
convention does not commit itself on either side
of one of the greatest questions in American
| politics. lCries OF question" question" from
| all sides.
| delegate from Boston held aloft a sample Of
Irish lace. In Boston, he said, they were already
introducing Irish wooens They could strike
| England nowhere but in her pocket
Again there was achorus of Question" Amid
the uproar the previous question was ordered.
The question was then put, and the section
manned in. There was practically no opposition
| The scene of enthusiasm that ensued surpassed
any that had before occurred in the convention.
| The delegates rose en- masse, cheered shouted,
and waved their arms till 1t seemed as if the ex-
citement was never to cease. The section which
/ had caused so much enthusiasm was as follows:
Section s. To hurt the enemy where he will feel it
most by refusing to purchase any article of English
manufacture and by using all legitimate influences
discourage tradesmen from keeping English manufact
ures on sale.
| Following the adoption of the boycott clause
the constitution was adopted in it's entirety amid
| tremendous applause
Rev. DR. George Pepper, a Methodist clergy
man, then addressed the convention, and said
| that after trying every method, Parnell should
| send message, "Come and help u.s." ssThen"
said the reverend speaker II swear by the
throne of God, there viii be at least vacant
| pulpit in the United States"
| The cheering at this point was terrific It
abated somewhat when there was call after call
| for a speech from Rev. Father O'Reiily, of De-
| troit. He gracefully declined, saying he was
/ here simply to render an account of all the
money he had recently ''stolen." Laughter and
cheers
The report of the committee on finance was
then read It highly compimented Rev. DR..
| TD.:11. - A.
tory discharge of his duties treasurer of the
| League. The report showed that 1920 282 81
had been collected in the last two years, and the
report mentioned the exact sum- to a cent, that
| Only S., 900 of the entire sum were still in the
| hands of the treasurer Father O'Reilly was
thanked by vote of the convention.
Mr. Brady suggested that the Massachusetts
system of So collections be extended all over the
| United States. The So, 500 showed the result of
| such system.
At this point the chairman recognized the
| treasurer of the League Father O'Reilly, who
said they had heard from the men. who had car
| ried muskets in the ranks, now they should hear
| from the man who had carried the purse. He
| then read the amount contributed by each State.
A delegate from the East asked if there was
/ rot some mistake about the amount contributed
| by Illinois.
The chairman said: "You are not from the
State of Illinois; that State take care of it
| SELF"
At this juncture Mr.: Hynes. of Chicago,
| jumped to his feet. and, amidst Kisses from
| every part of the hall, and notwithstanding a
| declaration from Chairman Fitzgerald that he
| was interrupting the treasurer's report, MIR.
| Hynes vehemently shouted: II wish to say that
the city of Chcego sent. outside of the League.
| the sum of $4,000"
! The convention MS in an uproar but wave
| of DIR. O'Rellly's hand produced comparative
/ quiet. Il am not Accounting" remarked the rev.
erend treasurer, with tinge of sarcasm in his
tone, II am not accounting for money that did
not pass through my hands"
The reading was then proceeded with
Mr. Egan presented check for So 900 from
Patrick Ford, collected through the columns of
| the Irish World Several other checks of lesser
amounts were also handed in.
Secretary Sutton then arose and began the
reading of the report. He announced that it