The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-25
TnE LOCAL LEAGUE.
Last Evenings Observation-Disclosures
for a Cause that Never Dies.
The Program.

Norris hall was packed to its utmost
capacity last evening. The regular
weekly meeting of the local league was
called to order by the president, Thos. T.
Cary. The minutes Of the previous meet
ing were then read and approved. Mr..
James w. Cavanaugh said that Ia con-
sequence of the growing attendance at
the meetings it was thought best to secure
larger hall, and one that would give
more satisfaction and security to the peo-
Pile; that the Turner hall could be got
for s. on Sunday evenings, and asked
for the opinion of the meeting. |. was
then moved and carried unanimously that
the Turner hall be engaged for the pur-
pose, and an admission fee of ten cents
be charged and five cents for boys under
fourteen years. Mr. o'Mars moved that
the ladies be admitted free. and the mo-
ton was carried. Miss Kitty Cary recited
Hold the Struggle Out, which was re.
ceived with so much enthusiasm, and ap
peared to be such fitting poem of the
hour, that we give it:
Hope you will be loyal to one another and you
duty now 10 do
That is brother with brother let not the cause
fall through,
The right will be the winner beyond dispute OIL
doubt,
Place your independence IN her. bravely hole
the struggle out.
Success. success say TO ireland Ger he sea-
For etwill come the day when the place Is free
Be sure and not be battered out of your home anG
land,
Your own exIles scattered will lend helpins
hand;
| For liberty now or never, there's hand from
every one,
To submit by heaven uever, to the tyrants bind
ing yoke.
Behold our flag of green, seven hundred years a
slave,
Ag in it will be seen, when she will DER IRELAND
wave;
| Raise her from the dust, with nations take hel
place,
o mother land now trust in the spirit of our race
so one and all be shrewd and hold Gods givei
share,
Where might on right intrudes, right must con
qHer there.
| All now see the light round the universal poles
rhst we are struggling In the right to hberate on
| souls.
Mr.. OAara moved that a vote of thanks
be rendered the Rodman Rife society fol
their kindness in donating the use oil
their hall free at the Finerty meeting
Unanimously carried.
The debate on the question, Resolved
that the continuance Of the present ays
| TEN of protective tariff is beneficial to tn
best interests of the people of the U nitet
States" on which the affirmative was
taken by A. P McGuirk and Villa n
McEDiry. and the negative by Fred B
Sharon and Henry Volmer nov
came. The debate was interest
ing, and was vigorously contested
on both sides. The next was song b,
Mr.. Okes, OF Davenport, and a recitation
by Mr.. McGuinn, of the same city, boil
of which received hearty applause. Tit
meeting terminated with vote of thank
to the ladies and gentlemen from Daven
port for their share in the program Thu
proceedings were well calculated to con
firm the belief in the influence extending
throughout all the central leagues in tn
| United States, with the view of contribu.-
ing substantial aid to Parucll in his ap
preaching presentment of the rights ant
wrongs of Ireland before the British
Parliament.