Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-03-26


stand united. In union lies our strength.
England has said that we never can agree
among ourselves, so they have nothing to
fear from Us. In the coming election /
would like to prove to England that we
know what we want and are united in
asking for it.
Now, friends, I want your assistance,
to help secure Ireland the management of
our local affairs, and protection of our
home industries. We have every advan-
tage for successful manufactures. All we
need is protection. But brute force will
never accomplish anything. l hate the
cowardly heart that can find refuge in
dynamite. Tits the only wayI cried a
voice from the crowd.
Its base and cowardly in the extreme,
and Ireland in the use OF it has weakened
her powerl Liberty for Ireland must come
through the people. We must unite in
asking for what we need and then stand
together for our rights. We can only
reckon on what we can eXtort from En-
gland through our united voices. We are
tired of being handled sometimes very
roughly, by English officials; of being
treated like quarrelsome children; of hav-
ing nothing to say but amen to every de-
S1CS anu AOOIlIIlS, W w SACSpU W oOSy SL4C
will of our imperious masters.
I'm the past, the liberals with Gladstone
at the head have pursued course of I'M
pardonable cruelty and evaporation.
Wholesale evictions have been permitted
Arbitrary arrests have been made! Ireland
has been treated as though unfit for any
thing better than to be trodden under foot!
Are you willing to submit to all this in the
future?"
tNo! No! came in deafening roar from
the excited crowd)
''Well, then, hear who my candidate is,
and stand by him. have for my candi-
date the name of Lord Waverlandr"
(Crtes of, ''No landlord" mo dicta-
tion!" filled the air. For time it was a
maddened and defiant crowd)
But Mr.. Parnell continued quietly speak
ing. When the confusion ceased we heard:
Name your candidates."
A dozen different names were offered.
''You see, my friends" said Mr.. Parneu
''that you cannot agree even On candi-
date, and if you do not elect your man you
are giving one more man to your enemies.
Do you remember Sarsfields motto?"
ireland and Liberty" came in shouts
from a thousand vol .es, that made the
very air re-echo back the words. That APP
peal was decisive; it united them. When
Mr. Parnell called my name again, as the
proper candidate for our district it was re-
ceived with cheer!
AS the meeting closed the waiting people
gathered around to shake hands with their
hero. He is young tail, slender and pre-
possessing in his manners. His looks de-
clare him to be a perfect gentleman. He
cannot be called eloquent, but he impress
ses his hearers with the feeling that he is
| thoroughly in earnest, and in sympathy
with their cause. When he shook hands
and spoke to everyone who could possibly
approach him, he sent each one home feel
ing that he was their friend, and would
stand by them with his life if need be.
Thus closed day that everybody feared
would end in bloody riot. 1t was this
county that had been so fierce and deter
mined that no landlord should be support
ed, and no ''dictation' should be permit
ted. Here the secret societies had ap-
peared the most determined. But Mr.. Par
nell, by his clear coOl-headedness, held
| them in subsection to his powerful will I'M
| til every man felt that it was for his own
good to unite and work with, not against
| him. | left the park feeling that a stormy
! campaign was in store for me- | could not
rely upon this man with an iron will to be
present 20 rule the mob as he had done to-
| day. | almost dreaded to go home ana tell
Stella. and yet, how cOuld [ wish for better
news.
When reached hume Stella met me at
the door saying:
81 know alp
elbow did you heart"
| ''I was 1T the village and hal communi
cation utJLsht me every half hour. Dc
you think would stay at home and know
| you were in danger, If a riot should take
place? No, must be near and know the
worst, al least" she said, as she gave Ile a
welcoming kiss.
''Then you were going to be my guardian
angel and watch over me, were you, little
woman" 1 asked, leading her into the
house.
eyes, Lloyd, if there is such thing as
holding a charm over another's life,
would exercise that power and always
shield you from harm"
''You do hold charm, my sweet, pre-
cious wife. Your love for me gives me
power TO resist evll ana Ior your sake L ain
ambitious. To-day has brought out posi-
bilities that will call forth all the untried
energies of my nature, and I need your
help and advice to give me courage to
overcome the difficulties that lie before
me'
She raised her clear brown eyes to mine,
eloquent with love and trust, saying:
Dear Lloyd, you know you always have
ali the encouragement can give you.
am proud of my noble husbandp' she said,
with confiding love. "But do you think
Mr.. Parnell will elect his men?''
Yes, believe he will He has now
gained his point in one of the worst coun-
ties in all Ireland! I think every man went
home in sympathy with him and ready to
work as he directs. Here comes the Colo
- hA'll toll TIC how n11intIv thew con-
duct such meetings in America" salu
welcoming the Colonel with cordial hand
shake.
81 think that if crowd of Americans
had been determined to fight as your peo-
pie seemed to-day, it would have taken
more than Parnell to have quieted them;
though he is wonderful man, I must con-
fess so calm, so quiet and yet possessed of
SO much magnetic force that he can COM
mand the obedience of all who come with
IN the power of his voice. What general
he would make in the ARMY I do not
wonder now why England is uneasy. If
he holds to his purpose and can elect his
men to stand by him, he will be power
she may well fear and strive to conciliate."
But England will never grant anything
to Ireland that she can avoid,'' l said
mo, it is against her principles to admit
that she is in the wrong. If she grants
any request she will try to put such a
mortgage on coming generations that you
will never dare to ask anything MORE" he
said