The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-29
western limits of the city yesterday morn
ing. The cause of the fire is unknown.
The loss is estimated at 5000.
TO WORK FOR HOME RULE
Tonight's Great Rally of Hudson
County's Irish National
League.

The friends of the Irish National cause
in this city have orga nized a great mass
meeting, to be held this evening at st.
Michael's Hall, to concert measures to
assist the party In Ireland in the coming
general election. Mayor Wanser is to
preside, and Dr. William B. Wallace OF
New York and other prom inent persons
will make addresses.
The Central Branch of the Irish National
League of Hudson County has issued q
circular, pointing ont that the political
contest in Great Britain is of vital import
to the hish people, whose destinles for
generations are involved in it. 1t goes on
thus
Twelve years ago, when the Land League w as
first organized, both English partie, were Bit
terly opposed to granting any concession to
Ireland. Under the splendid statesman ship of
lrelands great and matchless political leader
"Parnell, " we have won to our support the
masses, composing the English Democracy,
with their great leader Gladstone, who, only a
few days ago pledged himself anew in his reply
to a delegation of English workiugmen. to de-
vote the balance of his political life to the at
tainment of Home Rule for Ireland.
II is therefore with sorrow and humiliation we
see our people at home divided at time when
every consideration of self respect, manhood
and patriotism demands that they should be
united in one solid phaanx.
Much as we regret this condition Of affairs it
will not DO to sit down and cry over the matter
and let the Tories capture the seats in Ireland.
We have done ell that men could do to bring
about united action in Ireland. We have. been
partly successful, and still have hopes that our
efforts for union may be crowned with success.
We are now on the eve of dissolution of the
English Parliament, when. if our brothers in
Ireland have not the means to put their cand-
dates before the people, the Tories who are well
organized, and have ample means at their dis
posal will step capture the Seats continue their
policy of perpetual coercion, and destroy the last
chance of obtaining Home Rule for Ireland by
peaceful means Without attempting to cast
any doubt on the sincerity of either section of
Irish Nationalists, who may differ as to details,
but who advocate the same principles and work
for the same end we yet believe there is no
good reason for the existence Of and none at all
Ireland.
AS all our labor of years may be lost by fur
ther delay, we are compelled to decide what is
our duty to ourselves, to those who have trusted
us in the past. aud to our native land.
After carefully and oonsceDtiously consider
ing the matter we haye decided to stand by the
majority of the Irish Parliamentary party,
under the leadership of those tried patriots.
Mccarthy Dulon, O'Brien. Sexton and
O'Connor.
We now appeal to the friends of ireland, but
more particularly to men of the Irish race to
aid us in this final struggle.
One more effort and the battle for Home Rule
is won, the periodical drain on American pock-
cts, to keep the Irish people from starving, or
to keep alive an agitation for their rights, will
be stopped and Ireland relieved of foreign rule,
and the curse of alien landlordism will throw off
the garb of poverty and degradation, and the
old land, arrayed in new and.beauteous robes,
will take that position among the nations which
the long suffering and heroic struggles of her
children will have won for her.
Those who cannot attend the meeting
are asked to send their contributions ia
Judge John Kenny, at No. 209 Erie street,
this CilV