Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-26
AMERICA FOR ERIN.
Monster Mass Meeting Of Freemen
Send Words Of Cheer to Glad
stone and ParneIl.
Senators, Governors, Congressman,
the Clergy pnd the People Proclaim
the Justice Of the Cause.
When Home Rule Carlos, Then VIII
America Rejoice with ireland Of
the Great Victory,

CHICAGO, liz, May IS THE meeting
tonight Of the friends OF home rule In
Ireland was one OF tho largest represeuta.
tive meetings ever hold In this city. Fully
ten thousand persons compressed them.
selves into the Battery armory on the
lake front, while great crowds remained
outside unable 10 gain admission. Upon
the platform were the governor Of Illinois,
chosen preslding officer of the meeting,
and list OF ylce-presldents, embracing
judges on the bench, congressman, min
listers OF all churches and denominat Ions
and men prominent In all walks of life.
The list OF ylce-presidents embraced 800
names. Gov, 0glesby was escorted from
his hotel 20 the hall by the Hibernian
Rides and Clan Neeael Guards carrying
the AmericaRand Irish national colors.
Terrific cheering marked the advent OF
the governor and hts escort.
Alexander Sullivan, in the course OF
some remarks, said. "This meeting Is
In some respects q novel one for Irish
Americans. At last we can nnd some
good words fer some Englishmen. We
can hardly realize ourselves how strange
ly our voices must sound when they
formulate the acknowledgements 20 the
British premier who but few years ago
tried 10 govern Ireland by coercion, by
buckshot and by endcavoring, as Wendell
Phillips so graphically said, to lmprison
an Idea. Both officers aud men In the
AngloICeltic conflict are strangely com.
mingled In the battlefield. who have
changed placesH Not The Irish. No;
they stand where they have stood for GEN.
turtles, whether Ia peaceful debate or m
wsrlike struggle, always for Irelaud's
right 10 govern lrelandr
Short speeches followed by Hon. Writ
Dexter, Judge Moran, John Finerty,
Judge John G Rogers, Judge Authony,
Judge Preudergast, The Rayerends Mau.
rice j, Darpay, Arthur Little, H. w.
Holton, A. SwRAey, David Swing, Rabbi
llirsh.
Numerous Letters Of regret were read.
Senator John Sherman writes, "Your
note inviting me to attend the meeting at
Chicago, Tuesday next, under the au-
spices OF the Irish National League
Ct America is received. re.
greet am not able TO be present
on account Of Official duties here,
but you have my hearty sympathy
IN your homefule for the people Of Ire
land, which 4 trust viii be secured to
,ilern by the yEssscss Of The measure pro-
posed by Mr.. 9 adstone.p
Hon. j. G. Carlisle, speaker OF the
United States house of representatives.,
telegraphed as follows "Your letter
Just received. ] cheerfnlly consent to the
use OF my nams as one OF tho vlce-presi.
dents Of your Meeting and would be glad
TO attend 1t Ia person II possible; its pur-
pose meets mycoriial approyal.n
Hon VIM H0ry, general manager Of the
Associated Pres, wrote;"I shall be happy
TO serve as a vlce-prcsident Of the mass
meeting to be held az the battery Tues.
day evening lnder the auspices OF the
Irish Nationalleague or TO do anything
else that VIII erve TO promote the cause
OF home rule fr Irelandn
His grace, dost Rev z. A. Feeban, |
Roman Catholc archbishop Of Chicago. |
wrote 81 reret that IL Will not be pos.
sible for me ttattend the meeting Tues |
day evening. am entirely In sympathy |
with the objeo OF II, and sincerely hope !
the effort TO otaln home rule for Ireland |
VIII be speedy successful
w. X. Sullitn spoke briefly and pre-
scented an eiodcnt address.
The followik cable message was cent
| from the meeng:
CHICAGO, D., May 25.--To Parnell,
House Of Cpmons, London; Chicago |
citizens, Ia rlss-meetlng assembled, re-
quest me TO Spress to Mr.. Gladstone
their opprection Of the services rem
dered by him1 liberty aud humanity by
the introducbn Of his bill 10 restore
Legislative inpendence to Ireland. His
ability to oyeome prejudice and to view
fairly and 6rcdly the present unnatural
relations Of y Eogllsh aud Irish people,
and his manlst desire 10 redress the
wrong and reDye the discussions which
have caused . neighborlng islands 10
| live In hatrednd warfare, do honor not
only 10 his hid and his heart, but also TO
the nation anfo thea2e OF which he is so
conspicuous ;itizen and leader They al
so desire me express their admiration
OF yourself aryour associates for yonr
| tlreless eff0rtD behalf OF your conntry's
right TO nats parliament II 10 due 10
| truth and 10 ltory TO acknowledge that
| 10 was those lllisnt efforts which made
Mr.. Gladsto's actions possible, and
showed the Ieral party OF England the
necessity OF doing the wrong Inflicted
upon Irelanghen 1t was reduced to
provincial WALLACE. Signed,
RICHARD OGLEsBY,
Governor Of Illinois.
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