Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-16
Resolutions Denouncipg the Murder
PASSED. by Both Bodies-Iuteusc
Feeling Shown by the Doc
tors Partisans
Two Bitter Rivals.


Ogden's Grove will be sent TO Mr.. ParneIl.
The rivalry between the picuies to-day was
not started by DR.. Cronin's death, but the
feeling of the different factions Of the Clan.
na-Gael was bitterly intensified by the trage-
dy. ,rhe two plcnics business dates back to
the split in the Ancient Order Of
Hiberneans, which finally led to the
factional fight in the Clan-n a. Gael.
The mutual dislike Of the parties in control
of the different picuics to-day IS very strong.
The Ogden's Grove people think that the
men who originated the Cheltenham beach
affair are trying to fasten the crime Of Gro
nin's assassination on the whole Irish people
here and abroad and they feel very angry at
the imputation. The Cheltenham beach
folks accuse the Ogden's Grove men OF being
in secret or open sympathy with the conspi-
rators who plotted Cronin's murder, and
they are more bitter than the others, IL that
were possible.
you're traitor 10 the race and cause"
says the Ogden's Grove man to the Cheltel.-
ham beach man. &
you're sympathizer with q murderer
and an adherent of Alex Sullivan" is the
retort.
The Cheltennam beach picnic was ad.
dressed by John Dewey, Of New York, Luke
Dillon, Congressman t'orau, of Clevel and,
w. j. Hynes, DIR. McCahey, of Philadelphia,
M. j. Ryan and Thomas p. Lutte, of De-
troit. iA
The crowd began to gather at Cheltenham
beach early in the day. The first train went
down at o'clock. EaIly in the forenoon
a number of Irish nationalists, with their
wives, daughters and sweethearts, were bask-
ing beneath the spreading oaks in Ogdeu's
Grove, eating ice cream or drinking beer as
their hncies dictated, but 1t was not until
$3.50 o'clock that the picnic was at its height.
At that hour the Clan-na-Gael Guards, bril-.
liant with their bright regallas and green
plumes, the HIbernian Rifles, with their mus
kerry and habiliments of war, and the An
cient Order of Hibernians in full dress uni
forms swept through the gates and took pos
session Of the grounds. Then the fun began
in earnest Everybody was in the best of
humor and looking for good time. From
the tall flag staff at the entrance Of the grove
the star spangled banner floated in the
breeze, and as is usual IN such cases, the flag
of Ireland had been run up TO keep 1t COM
pany. Inside the grounds little American
flags were every where to be seen, and by
the side Of each was the green banner, on
which was painted the harp of Erin. There
was 1orce of seventeen policemen under
command of Lieutenant Arch on the grounds
to see that the Irish patriots zeal did not
overrun their Judgment, but the number of
policemen in citizens clothes could hardly be
counted.
The principal features of the two demon
strations were the resolutions, or lad
dresses adopted by each. At Ogden's
Grove the address issued by the executive
committee and adopted by the assemblage
says:
''It has been asserted by those instru-
mental in covering US with defamation that
we wish to screen the murderers Of DR..
Cronin. We meet here to-day, among other
reasons, for the purpose Of vehemently de-
nouncing his atrocious murder in our capac-
ity as American citizens; but we hold that as
Irise- e-Americans there is no more reason TO
hold US responsible for that foul atrocity
than there is to hold any other element of
our body polite for crimes committed by
persons to whom they are kindred. We de-
voutly hope that the officers authorized by
law will succeed in bringing to justice the
assassins of DR.. Cronin."
I'VE repudiate, both as American citizens
and as Irish Americans, the claim made by
the enemies OF our race that the Irish ele-
ment has any desire or any purpose to make
the soil Of America the theater OF acts of
vengeance because of the feuds, factions or
disagreements growing out of political diff
ferences or personal heart-burnings. We re-
turn our sincere and most grateful thanks to
Hon. John M. Thayer, governor of Nebraska,
for his magnanimous defense of the honor of
our race against the reckless slanders of
society of professional foreigners"
The Croninites' platform says:
pledged to The maintenance of law IN
this land, we cannot see two sides on which
lhW-dUluluR peOple can SJduu luOSo WHO
are not with the authorities in the execution
Of the laws are against them and are dan
gerous citizens. We cannot apologize for
crimes and be law-abiding people;
hence we deem 1t the duty of law
abiding citizens TO denounce with all the We
hemence of their nature the most heinous
crime of the nineteenth century, the maiic-
Ious assassination Of the patriotic, christian
citizen, DIR. p. p. Cronin. We also denounce
with no less vehemence the attempt to place
tftrf hat
the Irish people by defaming the honorable
reputation of our murdered fellow citizen.
Here, in our midst, in the garden city of the
republic, was conceived, planned and exc
cuted this most heinous OF crimes; hence 1T
is meet and proper that here in our beloved
home, and by this immense demonstration of
her benevolent societies and assembled citi-
zens, who come together to bear witness to
the character, PATRIOTISM and virtue Of our
murdered brother as well as TO place on rec
ord the Indignation of civilized humanity at
the commission of an atrocous crime.
We declare that the men who conceived these
crimes are Infamous beyond description;
and we demand for them punish
ment In accordance with the degree OF their
crime and that the law be fully vindcated
by the rigid execution of the same.
"Fellow citizens of Irish birth or extrac-
tiou we have an additional duty to perform.
While the world is satisfied that the Irish
people, as people, had no hand in the afro
cious crime, we cannot close our eyes to the
mistakes of our people that led up to this
crime. A few years ago union and BROTH
erly sef-sacrihcing spirit Of patriotism pre-
vailed among our people. To elevate our
country among the nations Of the earth, to
call into its service the able tho competent,
the honest men Of our race was the ambition
of all true patriots. In an evil hour the ma
lignant, selfish and Grime-stained offspring of
the enemy, with sleek and hypocritical faces,
clothed in the garb of Irish patriotism, came
among US. They showed defiance to the
enemy and gallanty waived our own i'm
mortal green 1000 miles away from the
"red." With seemingly earnest words and
glttePing generalities they diverted us from
our tried and faithful guide, substituting the
modern patriot with one eye and both hands
on American office. They filled us with
promises and at the same time
filled English prisons with our patriotic
brethren. In the name of Ireland they rent
into factions every patriotic Irish society IN
America. In the name of Ireland they set
brother against brother. In the name OF
Ireland they called for your money. In the
name of Ireland they failed to account for
II. In the name OF Ireland they betrayed
freshmen into the hands of the enemy. In
the name of Ireland they attempted to in
vestigate these great crimes. In the name
OF Ireland they led their criminals and
dupes to the Carlson cottage and murdered
DIR. Cronin. In the name OF Ireland they
would bury his body in Lake Michigan and
his memory IN infamy. In the name OF Ire
land these dupes and allies would prevent
the punishment OF these murderers, because