Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-05
EcAS SPEARS AT NEW YORK.
A Large Crowd Greets the Gillian Min
,ster at Cooper Union.

A Large Crowd Greets the Gillian MIN
ister at Cooper Union.
NEW York. Nov. 4.--one Of the larg-
est meetings of IRISH American repubh-
cans ever held in this city occurred to-
night at Cooper Union. The large hall
WAS fiiled TO its utmost capacity with
an enthusiastic audience. who cheered
the name of Harrison to the echo. The
meeting was opened by ID. +. Burke,
president Of the league of college clubs.
who, IN introducing the principal
speaker OF the evening, Minister Egan,
reviewed the campaign, and then an
nounced Mr.. Egan as chairman OF the
meeting.
Mr.. Egan, after thanking the audi
ence for the welcome extended to him,
said: IL presume, nay l know, that the
reason l have been selected for this
honor is for the fact that am singled
out oy the un-American mugwumps
and by the pro- British section, press and
party. as the butt of all their bile and
venom against those Of the Irish race
who will not tamely bend their necks TO
the yoke of the democratic party.
have dared to form for
myself an independent opinion
in American politics, without
consulting the democratic bosses, and
therefore at any and every cost, /
must be downed, even il it necessitates
the calling of their last reserve in the
person of Grover Cleveland's partner,
Wayne MacVeagh, to do it.
From the first day that my name
was mentioned for the CHILEAN mis-
sion, the mugwump and the demo-
cratic press. with some few honora BILE
exceptions like the New York Sun, kept
time with the London Times In assail-
ing me. In Chill, while treacherously
attacked from the rear by those peO-
pie, and but for the thoroughly Amer
lean stand maintained by President Har-
rison, Mr.. Blaine, Secretary Tracy and
the other members of the cabinet,
American prestige and American honor
would have suffered q defeat from
which they would have taken many
years to recover.
OF the CHILEAN incident Mr.. Egan
said: Il felt and I feel as an Ameri-
can that the glorious flag of this repub-
lie should wave at least as proudly as
the standard of England: that every
interest in foreign land should be al
least as secure as teose of any other
nation in this world. thought, too,
that understood that these were the
sentiments of the republican party and
of its standard-bearer, President
Harrison. and / found that / was
not mistaken. therefore adopted the
course that / have pursued In Chill,
and I am proud to come before my fel.
low citizens tonight and to be able to
say that nv every act. and every word,
in that connection, met with the un.
qualified approval Of such republicans
of American patriotism as President
Harrison and James G. Blaine and
with the entire appreciation of the en-.
tire republican press and party"
Mr.. Egan's remarks were interpreted
with loud applause. and when he con-
cluded he received an ovation which
lasted some time. A Get OF resolutions
were then adopted with hurrah.
The resolutions after pledging earnest
support to HARRISON and Reid. appeal
to Irish American citizens through.
out the union to assist in pre-
serving this nation from the &C.
cursed system that has reduced Ireland
to pauperism. repel with Indignation
the pretense of the democratic party TO
own or to control the Irish vote, re-
pudate Wayne MacVeagh as rene
gadc from his party aud race, com.
mend the present administration for
its action toward Irish political
prisoners; reiterate confidence in the
Hon. Patrick Egan and thank the
nresident for his ,eunnOrt of the latter