Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-11
THE SKIES CLEARING.
Prospects for the Scotch-Irish Con-
greSS Now Much Brighter.
ENOUGH MONEY WILL BE RAISED.
The Founder of the National Organization
Explains Its objects.
A CITIZENS COMMITTEE TO HELP

Colonel T. 7. Wright, of Nashville, who
enjoys the distinction of being the founder
of the National Scotch-Irish Society, spent
yesterday in this city and left for his home
last night. He is hale and hearty South
ern gentleman of the almost extinct olo
school," and is a delightful companion to
meet He had come hurriedly to PIttsourg,
fearing that the congress meeting In TINS
city was imperiled by the inertia, now re-
placed by energy. 1t was to Colonel Wright
that Mavor Cregier of Chicago, addressed
the invitation to come to Chicago with the
whole outft
The founder of the society has an extreme
interest in the success of the Pittsburg meet
ing, but after tour around the city, accom-
panied by Colonel J. W. Echols, and a full
statement of the condition of the prepara-
tions, Colonel Wright was very much re-
assured, and returned to Nashville satisfied
that Chicago's services would not be neces-
sarv this time, although the Windy City is
promised the next meeting of the society.
OBJECTS OF THE MOVEMENT.
Colonel Wright made brief explanation
OF the objects Of the Scotch-Irish move
ment, which is sure to prove of interest to
the public in general, and especially to
Western PENNSYLVANIA, which has often
been called the 'hot-bed of Scotch-Irish
ISM" He said: sit is a great mistake to
imagine that the Scotch-Irish Society is des-
tined to perpetuate racial distinctions which
might prove inimical to the patriotism that
everY American should feel. We accept
conditiUn-that of our honorable ancestry
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The Scotch-Irish Society was formed in
order to create history. On the pages of our
couGtry's records we find the achievements
OF the Pilgrims. the knickerbockers and the
Lord Baltimores, but there would never
have been country here if 1t had not been
for Witherspoon. Look at the long line
of American Presidents of this lineage!
The War Department records show that
Pennsylvania and North Carolina lost more
soldier lives In the settlement of the lost
cause than any other States on either side.
Both of those States are the strongest in
point of Scotch-Irish representation.
ONE WORK TO ACCOMPLISH.
Further than that, the Scotch-Irish So
ciety aims at accomplishing much in the
live present. We want TO bring together
the North and South. Legislation will not
do it, but social union and acquaintance
Will. To give you an instance Corporal
Tanner was our most honored guest at the
Columbia meeting last year. The old and
shattered soldiers who wore the pray Gins
tered around him, and when he had finished
speaking, covered him with flowers. There
is the solution of the problems which our
national authorities are at work upon in the
way of the Federal elections bill and other
measures Mason and Dixon's line has |
been eradicated by law, but not in senti
ment nor will it be until in social handcIasp |
sectional issues are buried and obliterated. |
We want to place ourselves in the van of |
the crusade against immigration. Our ma
tional digestion has been phenomenal. but |
SO violent strains upon the assimilating |
power has brought on bad case of national |
dyspepsia. Shut of the flow of undesirable |
immigration and there will be an immediate |
improvement. There are educational and |
corrective measures which we hope to insti-
tute, and it will be seen that the speakers at
this meeting will take advanced ground
upon all the topics and questions of the dav
and hour.
LOOKS A SUCCESS.
ut will be grand thing for this great in
dustrial center to have such meeting in its |
midst. You will have men mere who will
see what is going on here and return home |
filled with wonder. 1 am astonished at the |
amount OF work Colonel Echols has accom-
plished in preparing for the event, and am
quite easy as to the success of the meeting in |
this city,"
The public meeting, called by Mavor |
Gourley, in the interest of the Scotch Irish |
Convention TO be held in this city, and |
which was held in Old City Hall yesterday
afternoon, was prolific of more business than |
it was of the public. The latter did not turn |
out to any great extent but the spirit shown
by those who did was sufficient encourage
ment to warrant prophecy of success for
the convention.
On motion of W. A. Heron, Mayor
GOurley was made chairman of the meeting.
In taking his seat he stated the objects of
the meeting, with which he was in hearty
accord. The members of the local commit
tee were present, and he called on Rev. /. N.
HAYS, its chairman, to state them more
fully
DR.. Hays expatiated on the merits of the
organization composed of the Scotch-Irish
Of the country. He said its members were
the representative men of the country,
They were true and loval Pittsburg. he
said, the center of district of Scotch Irish,
and might be called the back kbone of those
in this country. He then spoke of what
the local organization wanted to do. They
expected many noted people here from all
parts of the country among them Senator
Bleckinridge, of Kentucky, Governor
Campbell, of Ohio, and large delegation
of members OF Congress. Chief
] ustice Agnew's ESSAY on the Seotch-Irish
would be read at the convention, and
altogether, the proceedings would be very
interesting.
NEED MORE HELP.
The speaker then said the prospects had
grown so large that it had become hard to
'tard under and the local committee had
decided on this meeting for the purpose of
Irousing more enthusiasm in the coming
and wanted number Of leading
'itizens appointed as a committee to act |
With the local board, to enable them to
aise funds, and thereby make the thing a
rand success.
DR.. Allison then moved that the Mayor
ppoint 8 committee OF citizens of both ;
tiles, to act and cooperate with them. 7
fcF. Carpenter, ESQ.,, in secondiug the I
notion, suggested that there be not less than /
5 men from all branches of trades and pro- I
essions, named on the committee Colonel
,chols suggested that they be Give: men.
ecause there was much hard and active 9
'Ork to do before the convention is held,
lie said that the invitations that ad been !
ent out had been accepted right and left, s
nd as yet nothing had been done for the en- J
ertainment of guests in the way of provid- /
lg for hotel and other accommodations, l
lewing sights, and all that. He hoped /
here would be no ''dead timber" on the /
and he became quite indignant 3
the apathy displayed by those who should
e heart and soul in the movement. but who
Fidently cared little for the matter, and
lowed it by staying away from the meeting
esterday. Z
MUST SAY THEY'LL WORK