Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-08-18
LOYAL IRlSHMEN MEET.

Chicago.
CHICAGO, Ill.,, Aug. 15.-One OF the
greatest gatherings of Irish Americans
ever held in the West assembled to-day
in Ogden Grove. The occasion was the
announcement that NJ. Y. Cannon, OF
Omaha, president of the Irish National
League of America, would be present
at the annual outing Of the Irish
societies of Chicago, and the knowledge
that in view of the just accomplished
accession accompli OF Gladstone and
the resulting crisis in the home rule
movement, the gathering would possess
widespread recognition. Besides Mr..
Cannon, the speakers were John +.
Finerty and Matthew 2. Brady, each OF
whom was enthusiastically cheered by
the huge throng.
The First Regiment Hibernian Rifles,
Companies A and B Clan-na,Gfe
Guards, the Robert Emmett Guards
and the numerous clubs Of the Gaelic
AthI etc Association presented decld-
edly martial appearance as they pro,
ceeded to McCov's Hotel at P. NJ. and
esco rted the speakers to the big grove,
where the eager thousands OF irish
men, women and children were In
waiting.
J. j. Fitzgibbons, president of the
South Chicago National Bank, acted as
chairman. Resolutions were adopted
declaring that if the British Parliament,
permeated bv the evil spirit OF the past,
should again dash from Ireland's lips
the cup of peace and justice, it should
be the duty of all who abhor tyranny
and love liberty to consider and use
other means to right the intolerable
wrongs that have made Ireland
byword among the nations. The
resolutions urge upon the Irish
leaders the absolute necessity of union
and harmony, applaud the resolve of
both sections of the parliamentary
party to act independently Of all En-
glish parties and repudiate the idea OF
the acceptance of office under the En-
glish government by Irish members I'M
til an Irish parliamentary invested with
sovereign power over the internal IN
terests of Ireland is in SESSION In College
Green.
The feature of the day was the address
of ex-Congressman tinerty, who is
president of the United Irish Societies
of Chicago. He drew attention to the
| remarkable analogy of the home rule
struggle, to the agitation of the British
reform bill of 1882, foreshadowing what
may soon be expected from across the
water, Mr.. Finerty said:
Mr.. Gladstone adroitly refused to be
| ieve that the House of Lords would reject
| the home rule when it passed the Commons,
| but Gladstone knew in his heart that the
| upper house would reject, as it had reject
| ed all other measures OF reform, until
forced to recede. In the case of the cele-
| brated reform bill after Catholic emancipa-
| thp npnna
Great Britain, who were assisted by the
| Irish, led DV Daniel OCOnnell, demand
| ed an enlargement OF the fran
chise, so that they might be represented
by men who knew their wants. Under
| the pressure of this great movement, the
| Welllngton-Peel Tory government re-
signed in the fall of 1880. and the Wing
administration OF Earl Grey and Lord
John Russell took lite place. RusSelfS first
reform bill was ordered to second read
ing by the nominal majority OF one vote.
| After some efforts at amendment, III order
to secure a large majority, the Wing
ministry ordered a dissolution. The cleo
tons went greatly III their favor, and
they returned to the house with majority
of 10, which, of course, passed the reform
threw it out by a majority of Al. The re-
formers, however. rersevered. and on the
refusal of William ". to permit the crea-
ton of enough Liberal peers 20 carry the
measure in the Lords. the ministry at once
resigned. Popular Indignation rose to
threatened on his throne, and
Lord John Russell went so lar
| as to permit his secretary to sound Sir
Charles Napier, commanding the royal
forces in the North OF England. as to
whether he would, if the emergency arose,
! march on London and OveraWe the throne
and the House of Lords. Napier indig
nantly Spurned the overture, and after
ward, when Russell was premier, in 1S4S,
used the reasonable letter for the purpose
of saving the lives of William Smith
O'Brien and his comrades sentenced to be
rebellion, in which he was sue
cessful. However, William " be-
came greatly frightened. begged the
ministers to withdraw their resigna-
ions and gave them power to create as
many new lords as they saw tit, in order
1882, the reform bill received the royal
| sanction and became the law of the land.
1t is by no means improbable that the
struggle for home rule will be carried out
on nearly the same lines, and with the
same final degree of success, despite a
strong majority of the lords and the stub
| born old Queen-WhO inherit the preju-
diceS of her grandfather, George Ill.-are
| bitterly opposed to the bill.
The members of the Irish party, no mat
| teI W W ldt StCIIOII lliey DclOIlS, CduIlOt &C
| cept any home rule bill that would fail to
give ireland control of the judiciary. the
police and the revenues of the country.
| The control of the militia should be m
cuded in it, if possible. A judiciary NOM
mated by England would be a constant
menace to justice in Ireland. A
police controlled by London, in
stead of Dublin, would be as
| they are to-day. only formidable
| portion of the English garrison. Without
! hontrol of the revenues OF the country, it
would be impossible for an Irish govern
ment to maintain itself independently.
| The militia should be organized on the
principle of the several American states;
but owing to the recent change of urgani-
cation in the British army the Irish militia
| force had become practically portion
| of the regular establishment, the bat
| talions being virtually incorporated
with those of the line. But the contro
| of the police and judiciary was more vital
under existing conditions than the control
OF the militia, although both the Cana
fhn A or oil