Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-07

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pies the oppressed people were strug
Cling for. he analysed them as the right o
the people to govern themselves according
to their own notion and to live on the LANE
God had given them. the question OF
nationality was outlined as the plat
which God had contemplated. when he
divided this world into geographical di'
visions which man called nations. As the
Almighty designed this country for sep
arate aud distinct people, so he maze Tres
land for separate and distinct nation
for the geographical boundaries OF dis
tinction and separations from other
countries are the same.
1t had been argued that there were too
many people in Ireland to the square
mile. The difficulty was that there were
too many people to the square meal
81, 900 square miles and 10000, 600 acres
and population of less than 5,0OO,OOO,
and if her industries had not been de-
stroyed, her educational privileges denied
and her land taken from her the
misgovernment of forced emigration
and the long ages of slaughter,
Ireland would have 2O,OOO,OOO peo-
Pile. Yet it was the wonder Of the world
how rapidly her people had multiplied.
Judge Brennan ridiculed the idea of the
Irish people being incapable of self gov>
eminent and cited in support of his as
sertion, some of the bright names she had
in her time gwen to English statesman~
ship heading the list with Edmund
Burke.
Just as surely as God made the water
for the fish, the tree top for the bird. so
surely did he intend the land for mans
abode and Irish people had right to
possess the land that God created for
them While we believe in the rights of
private property ownership, we believe
the land of every country belongs to
the people of that country. No
one man had right to monopolize the
land that God intended for thousand,
nor that one thousand landlords should
have the right to take into their own
hands the land intended for the people of
a country. These are the principles our
fathers contended for and our brothers |
are contending today for the self same
principles.
Judge Brennan based his belief that |
the present generation in Ireland was
likely to succeed, first because of the
education of the masses. and second be-
cause the Irish people were now united
people both at home and abroad, stand
ing out 20, 900. 900 strong for the restor-
atom of Irish nationality, The speaker
mad never been q member of the land
eague, but be had given it all the encOur.
lgement possible, though never COM
Detely agreeing with it, but he had
ONE to the conclusion that the minority
'hould submit to the will of the majority,
he counseled the Irish people to trust
% God and keep your powder dry" He
vas in favor of the fullest scope Of the
peaceful measures of the land league,
1ut the fact should be remembered that
behind the peaceful measures there was a
asst resort and that brave hearts and
trong arms would free Ireland when
'ther measures failed. He did not favor
he use of dynamite until the people were
hrDWp down and tram Mod nbnp and |
hen they should strike back with the
Weapon best suited to the circumstance
Ireland al home was weighed and
leasured by the conduct of the Irish
eople in America, and Judge Brennan t
ounseled his hearers to be sober, hon s
ST, industrious wealth begetting people.
lie urged sobriety particularly. and ad-
coated an honest endeavor for the ac- {
of the worlds goods. In t
vord he advised industry, frugaity, and |
II endeavor to possess land if only a c
1rty acre farm or snug corner lot in i
Jock Island; be faithful American cti- Il
Ems, taking an honorable and effective 5
art in its government, and materially r
elpiHg the people of Ireland. In Il
osing, Judge Brennan expressed the a
elief that in this day and generation the [
rave of Emmett would yet &c marked by \
tomb, and that some of the Irish people e
America would be there to see the
oitaph inscribed.