Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-29
CITY AND DISTRICT
APPROVING GLADSrONE,S BILL.
The Mass Meeting Mt Masonic Temple
Last Might.

APPROVING GLADSrONE's BILL.
The Mass Meeting Mt Masonic Temple
Last Might.
THE IRISH QUESTION DISCUSSED BY SENATORS
VAN WICK AND RIDDLEBERGER RRPREsEN-
TATIvEs RANDALL, GIBSON, PHELPS, MKIN-
LEY, oHARA AND OTHERS.
A band of music and about a thousand ad-
mirers OF Mr.. Gladstone and devotees of the
Irish cause, assembled at Masonic Temple
last night in response to q call for a mass meet
Ing to endorse Mr.. Gladstones Home Rule bill.
Mr.. Randall, who presided at the meeting,
was the first to step upon the stage, and was
greeted with loud applause by the audience.
Captain OToole stated The object of the meet
ing and introduced Mr.. Randall, who said he
was here by word and presence to manifest his
sympathy for home rule for Ireland. He said
that we sought to strengthen Mr.. Gladstone's
hands In every just and honorable way. We
want England to see we see that justice to
Ireland is safety to England. We sympathize
thized with Greece, with Mexico, and with the
Hungarians; why should we deny to Ireland
all the aid we could gives He thought we could
yersal liberty in this generation, than the free
dom of Ireland: At every pause Mr.. Randall
was loudly applauded. and when he finished
ERria." the band played come back to
The vice presidents of the meeting were then
elected.
SENATOR VAN wYcK's SPEECH.
The next speaker was Senator Van Wyck.
He said that the chosen premier OF England
confessed that what Ireland asked for would
strengthen. not weaken, England. We rejoice
he said, that the seed they sowed on this soil
should come back to aid in the establishment of
liberty. He said that the English people sympa-
thized with the Irish, as we do. The English
people were lovers of liberty. 1 do not mean,
runners over to help destroy this republic.
mean the English people-the people who are
fast gaining power and will soon dominate over
the British government. He thought the people
with ireland II they would assist the irish si In
S aps hrss they @as is
home rule. "For," he said. "you havn't got it.
That's why you can sympathise with Ireland.
the aristocracy here have their foot on Wash
ingt"n. In England it is all blood, blood, blood.
He Here 1t Is al money, money, money! think
side issue, he said. What we want IL to liberate
Ireland and the time has now come when En-
NETS epitaph may be written.
Letters were read from Hon. Samuel ]. Tilden,
President pro tempOre Sherman and Senator
Logan, expressing sympathy for Ireland.
REPRESENTATIVE GIBsoN's ADDRESS
Representative Gibson said that there was
not a nation in the world that gave Ireland
more sympathy than did America and there
was no people from whom Ireland had a better
right to expect it. Not state in this Union
but had stamped upon it the march Of Irish
citizenship. While the Irish became the best
of American citizens, be 1t to their credit said,
they have never forgotten their native country.
Parneu was himself an Irish American. More
than all the money, more than all the assist
ance that could be given to the Irish cause, the
strength OF public opinion In this country was
would secure the liberty OF the Irish people He
described eloquently the terrible strife the Irish
have had against great odds for liberty. Ireland
m mo hoa
felt sympathy.
SENATOR RIDDLEBERGER
was introduced:by Mr.. Randall, and got q very
warm reception. He said he was an humble
exponent of American sympathy. He had writ
ten, he said, some notes for this occasion. which
he would not be afraid to let go to the London
Times If he could find enough American citi-
zens who were willing to spend the money to
the Gladstone bill he thought we might con-
slider II 1t Is all that Ireland wants. He had
read the bill. He found there the provision
that all goods shipped to Ireland must first be
landed in an English port. When he read this,
he thought OF tea, and then OF Boston. He
thought of the INSCRIPTIONS Lord NORTH.
Move forward, he said, upon every breastwork.
and be sure that your muskets are loaded.
He said they must strike from the bill
cowhided by the Irish into confession, Mr..
Gladstone had been the Irishman's meanest CO.
ercionist. He believed in the confessional, but
with 1t he believed in restitution. Let Glad
stone liberate those Irishmen who have been
sent to penal servitude for no offense. He said
that Parnell was on the pinnacle of home rule
limited. Limited was an English word, some
times used in connection with corporations
when they did not want to be responsible for
looked into nationality. Do not stop until you
reach that. The principle OF Lord North was in
the Gladstone bill The Irish parliament was
TO be controlled by the English parliament.
Irish duties we're to be collected in England;
the Irish industries were TO be restricted. He
said this, he said, not to make them antagonize
the Gladstone bill, but to warn them that it
was but the first breaStwOrk and they might find
another line which they would have to attack.
government like the United States.
REPRESENTATIVE PHELPS
Hon. William Walter Phelps said he would
speak Of the present and future Of Ireland, not
of its past. It was story Of glory aud Of tears;
q story Of people who. without hope, kept hope
sky, but an Irishman never changed his heart,
Probe deep enough, you will find Ireland. It
public opinion that made England Law at the
feet Of Ireland what force had failed TO wrest.
Public opinion had declared with a voice
every people capable Of seIf1government were
entitled to it. Public opinion demanded that
11eIan 10 be free and the voice of public opinion
come when future Wellingtons and ODonnell
shall win victories; they should be for Ireland.
parliament, it should be in an Irish parliament:
when future Moores sang, 1t should be in free
Ireland.
REPRESENTATIVE MKINLEY'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Mckinley said he thought they were not
here to criticise the bill introduced by Mr..
What Mr.. Parnell approved Irish
Americans could afford to be satisfied with
Liberty was not won by single measure. Get
for Ireland what you can to-day. Tomorrow
get what Ireland ought to have. The United
states was most always on the side OF liberty, |
and the Irish people were always on the side OF
the United States. He thought the efforts and
the agitation-the public opinion that was
thing in bringing about what is now being
done in England for Irish liberty.
REPRESENTATIVE OHARA