The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-03

nembsrs for the laws and institutions !, Of
gladly and proudly, that our primary al,
leglanos Ii duo to that flag and TO those In
stitutions. We affirm that our 0ysrmAgtBr-
Inn desirs IL 10 see extended TO ouf mother
land tho benefits Accruing from equal laws
such as have blessed Amssicn, made her
ins aas 1S ssens 1
now existing in Ireland and tattribnte their
possibility to the unfortunate tendency
toward hero worship and one man dotnina-
ton which We hope to aes .obliterated from
the public life ot Ireland. We have no de-
sire, nor doom 1t wise, necessary or pntri-
otic, to PASS judgments upon questions now
unhappily gsparating our brethren In the
old land. We have heretofore tendsred our
good Offices in the adjustmeht Of those dif-
feronces and that tender has been wholly
disrogarded by the contending elements,
but We may, and must. speak onr opinions
and wishes Of this people whom wo repro
sent and say that it 10 Tho duty OF the Irish
and all other oppressed people to seek free
dom by peaceable methods, and only when
such methods have been fully tried and
found wanting are nations and people justi-
fed in resortinK to force, but we strongly
duty to prepare for every emergency and
stand ready to aid our kindred in every
manly way recognized and com mmended By
usage and civilization in obtaining free
mems privileges in land consecrnted to
frsedom by the beroic sacrifice Of cen-
turiss: ,t,v : 49,, ~, J.. 49, :, ~.
for the looking up of over $4,000 mainly
contributed by people Of this country for
the support of evictcd tenants, to release
tho snme and distribute 1t as originally in
tended, and We pisdge ourselves that until
this request is complied with We are re-
solved not to contribute another dollar to
from its legitimate bene6ciaries. 8[
"We hereby resolve to muintain our or
ganization for the purpose OF being in
readiness for the performance OF such
duties as this exigsncies Of the future shall
show to be fit and proper, and We hpmbly
our brothers and ourselves. to the end that
with his blessing our reunited efforts may
result in securing to tho Irish people the
land in which he planted them and gov
ernment whose personnel shall be 80 clean
and pure, and whose principles shall be 50
broad, humane and free, as to make 1t
model among the free nations OF tho earth.
I'VE call the attention Of America to the
cause of American oitizens suffering hor.
rors in British dungeons because Of sv1-
dence plainly manufactured, and the fact
that they dared express themselves in favor
Of free ireland, and We ask our representa-
tives in congress to press the matter upon
the attention of the state department.
The platform further extends heartfelt
sympathy to President Fitzgerald, of Lin
coin, and Vice President Martin, of Balti-
more; euloRiZes them and tenders sincere
thanks to all executive officers. Before the
motion for the adoption of the platform
could be put, Judge Donnelly, Of Wiscon-
sin, arose and announced that there was a
minority report. He argued that the
minority did not disagree with anything in
the majority report. except that it did not
90 far enough, "in the language Of our dis
|tinguished fellow citizen Ex-President
Cleveland" An uproarious outburst of ap.
plause and laughter instantly interrupted
Donnelly. With somo embarrassment ht
proceeded: IT is condition. not 9 theory
that confronts us in Ireland" MoGuirk
of Iowa, demanded, on point of order
that Donnelly first read the minority report
but the convention = allowed bin I,Il
son oensn9s . ssp]ening H. w,s7ea th,
party in Ireland; they should boldly ane
manfully meet the issue and declare that
in Ireland, as elsewhere, the majority
should rule. Lyman. Of New York, called
upon the chair to cut short long speech
and Donnelly then proceeded to read tht
minority report, signed by himself, Sharon,
Of Iowa, and O'Byrna, Of Georgia. 1t de-
clares approval Of the majority report, bui
begs leave to have the following inserted
III it: ''Resolvsd, That as American citi:
zens and firm believers in the principles on
which our government is founded, we can
recognize the claim Of no person to the
craftsmanship of the Irish parliamentary
party which is not founded on the consent
and approval of majority of that party,
and wo instruct the officers of this league
to recognize the chairman chosen by {
majority of the Irish parliamentary party. .
Corkery, of Chicago, suggested that the
thing to do was to first adopt the platform
and then vote on Donnelly's supplement
This seemed exactly what the McCarthyitef
did not want. but it was their own arRu
msnt, and they submitted as gracefully al
they could while the platform was adopted
with hurrah. Then like flash came s
motion to Law the McCarthyite report on
the table, and to the chagrin of the Don
nelly party, it was declared carried viva
voce. They rallied, however, by Sharon, o1
Iowa. demanding call of the states. TheL
there was tanele of motions and amend
ments. = Delegate Joyce of Chicago
wanted the convention to understand that
a roll call would indionte whether or moi
the body proposed to indorse Justin Mo
Carthy rs leader; Has after hiss greetset
this hrst, and only mention IN " y. Y
of the opposing leaders in Ireland. Con
fusion reigned for moment but finally
the roll call began. Chaisman Cookery, ol
the illinois delegation. declared that body
unanimous for placing the McCarthyitt
resolution on the table. This was qurs-
toned aud Father Foley, Of lows, excitedll
shouted, recount and wanted to know
how many delegates there were from llli-
nois. Much cheering followed when b,
rising vote the Illinois delegation showed
153 ayes, eight nays. Father Foley jumpee
TO his feet and announced Iowa's vote ~
two ayes, fifteen nays, passionately adding
''And they represent more money. too
than all tho men from Illinois," Wiscon
sin also voted seven ayes and eleven nays
but in greatmsioyity OF states the bulk OF
ballots we're against endorsing, the minor
| ity, and they we're effeotually shelved.
New York voted forty-fye solid ayes.
| Secretary Sutton was given leave to omit
reading hislenort beeause Of its iongth, but
the convention adopted 1t. Chairman
Smythe, OF Rhode Island, elected u rount
of applause with the announcement that
the treasurer's books showed the league
accounts correct. with balance on hand o
\ 81 OS5 Then came the election OF offlcarH