St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-16
Chicago Irish-Amepicans Hold
a Triangle Picnic and
Cronin Demonstration,
Jonn Finerty Denounees the
Press and the MURDER
ers of CPonin.
Open Arrangement Of the
Honesty and Patriotism
Of Davitt and Egan.
The American Minister to
Chilli Accused Of Sympa-
thy With the Slayers.

CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-The famous
phrase, Twas great day for Ireland"
but family tells the story of to-day's
events in Chicago. The regular 18th of
August demonstration by the United
Irish societies of the city was being held
at their noted gatheri ng place in Og-
denis grove, and ''Cronin" demonstra-
ton was in progress at Chelteuham
Beach, Interest in the result
was intense. The day was under
stood in advance to be test in
more senses than one, but the advertise
ments only told that Parnell was to re-
ceive the proceeds of the Ogden's Grove
affair, and that the prosecution commit
tee of Cronin's friends were to get the
dollars at Cheltenham. The gathering
at Ogden's Grove was great success.
1t was the triangle picnic" so called.
Erin's sons and daughters poured forth
as they had never done before in Chi
cago on similar occasion. Long before
the hour set for the exercises of the day
the grounds were crowded. AS evening
drew On the thrOng increased apace,
and conservative estimate of the num-
Der present was 10000. Between $50
p. m. and $50 careful count at the
gate showed that 1 APO passed into the
grounds at that time. At night the
THRoNG WAS EVEN GREATER,
and was variously put at from $4,000 to
10000 people. The crowd was distinct
lively Irish. The Clan-na-Gael guards,
Capt. Lawrence Buckley. and the Hi
bernian Rifles, Col. T.. j. Ford, were
present in uniform, and the prize drill
between the two companies helped to
give military glitter to the gathering.
Ex-Congressman John f. Finerty was
made chairman, the meeting be-
ing first called to order by
Daniel Cookery. The applause that
greeted Finerty was deafening. Igner-
ing the cries from every quarter for a
speech. he introduced David Sullivan,
who read the address of the executive
committee. The people present seemed
responsive to every sentiment. and the
burt's of applause were frequent and
vociferous. Mr.. Finerty. at the cOnclu-
sion of the address, responded to the
cries of the crowd. and made the most
stirring speech of the day. Almost the
first words he said were: Il stand
here to denounce the Chicago
press" and the mass of the peo-
pie about the stand applanded his
words to the echo. Mr.. Finerty's
utterance as explained by him later on,
was in regard to an alleged purpose to
stigma of the Cronin tragedy. The
,iyar thQn HiSnuCcnA th0 nrnCnnt cifn
alton of Irish national affairs and mat
tiers of similar general interest, winding
up with a warning that the people of
Irish extraction in this country could
not be bullied or put down by news
paper agitation. All the speakers. in
Guiding Mr.. Finerty,
DENOUNCED THE CRONIN MURDER
and its perpetrators, and protested
against the Irish people or organizations
being held responsible for it. Senator
Thomas F. Grady, of New York, made
the chief speech of the evening. The
other orators were Rev. George w.
Pepper, of Ohio; Hon. O'Neill Ryan,
of st. Louis, and Judge Fitzgerald, of
Cincinnati. The "Cronin" demonstra-
ton at Cheltenham was also success.
At p. NJ, when the chief speeches
were being delivered and the affair was
at it's height, there were between 1000
and 5000 people present Oh the grounds.
Some estimates made by those present
were 10000 tV20,000, and Some even as
high as $4,000 to $4,000. A ma
jority of the attendance was
was large sprinkling of other nation
alities. BY all odds the most important
feature OF the day at Cheltenham was
the denunciatlon of Michael Davitt and
Patrick Egan by John Dewey. The
last named gentleman, in long and
imprisoned speech, challenged, not
alone the motives. but the honesty and
patriotism of both these we'll known
Irishmen, and he openly arraigned
Davitt for alleged
TREACHERY TO HIS FRIENDS,
to the cause of Ireland and to Charles
Stewart Parnel. His attitude in re-
gard to the Cronin murder was the sub
ject for a fierce denunciation of
the father of the land league"
The charge which Mr.. Dewey made
against the minister to Chilli was
graver yet. Mr.. Egan was proclaimed
as a sympathizer with the gang who
instigated the murder of DR.. Cronin
and with using the prestige of his
position to blacken mems character,
as Cronin's was, and thus bringing
about theit destruction in similar
way. Congressman Frank Lawler
devoted most of his time to
his old political antagonist, Exon
gresham John Finerty, for the course
taken by the latter's paper in regard to
the Cronin matter and Mr.. Lawler him.
self. Mr.. Lawler dealt Finerty some
rhetorical blows of unusual vigOr and
earnestnesS. He denounced Finefty in
conclusion as liar, poltroon and
scoundrel. Ex-Congressman Foran also
made lengthy address, which
was more general and less denuncia-
tory in its character than those of
Messrs. Dewey and Lawler. Rev.
Father Toomey, of Polo, ILL.,, who was
the last of the main array of speakers.
all but surpassed the preceding orators
with hot attack on Patrick Ford, John
Finerty and
THE "ARCH CoNsPIRAToR."
The climax was reached and tumult
of applause evoked from those present
when he declared that justice would not
be satisfied until the ''arch conspirator"
and the other instigators of the murder
should be brought to the scaffold. The
gist of the speeches at the two remark
able gatherings other than as
noted ABOVE, is contained In
the resolutions adopted at each.
The address read and adopted by the
audience at Ogden's grove opened with
declaration of devotion to the laws
and principles of the American repub-
lie, and Interchangeable sympathy with
the cause of Irish liberty; the plan on
which it is to be worked for to be de-
cided by the people of Ireland them
selves. The address continues:
But while recogl fling the necessity Of
leaving to the Irish people themselves the
Plan of battle for the attainment of national
autonomy we desire to express our belief in
the distinctive character of the Irish people
and their lnalienable right, circumstances
permitting. to declare and to assert their in
dependence as nation. We fully recognize,
further that destitute of those means Of as
sorting their liberty, which would alone make
revolution justifiable, we are willing TO aid
them in such peaceful measures as they may
choose to adopt in bringing the government
of England to a sense of the duty that it
owes to justice and humanity, by restoring
to the Irish people the right to make their
hood Upon their Own soil 1t
has been asserted by those instrumental
in covering us with defamation that
we wish to screen the 1nurderers
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