The Portland daily press., 1894-11-01
HON. t. D. SULLIVAN.
His Address Even Better Than Elk
pected.

An Evening of Rare Interest and Enter
tainment-His E1oqueuce, His Singing,
His Stories and Poetry, His Good News
About Ireland, His Tribute to Glad
stone.
The five o'clock train from Boston last
evening was nearly an hour late, ana
by that time a large crowd had gathered at
the Union station to witness the ARRIVAL
and reception of the Hon. 7. d. Sullivan.
The police officers and railroad of11c1als
with difficulty, kept back the crowd so that
MI. Sullivan could alight from the train,
and a passage way had to be forced almost,
in order for him to reach the carriage that
was to take him to the Falmouth hotel. The
stormyweather seriously interfered with the
success of the reception and the escort. 1t
was SO dark and wet that the spectacle of
the procession was not what it should have
been under more favorable conditions.
The carriages ontaining the memberssof
the city government committee were fol-
lowed by those containing the officers of
the following Irish societies: The Total
Abstinence Society, the Catholic Young
Mems Literary Association, the Two
divisions of the Ancient Order of Hiber
mans, the irish Americans and the knights
of Columbia.
In the first carriage were Mr.. Sullivan,
Alderman McGowan, chairman OF the re-
ception committee and Hon. Charles NC
Carthy and Col. D. orc. O'Don ahue.
In spite of the rain the Cadet band, the
Sheridan Rifles, the Montgomery Guards
and Uniformed Rank of the A. 0. ii. were
in attendance at the station and marched
ahead of the carriages to City hall, where
Mr.. Sullivan was received by Mayor Baxter.
| In the evening between seven and eight
| O'Clock there was an informal reception IN
| the Mayors chamber. and large number
| of citizens were introduced TO and shook
hands with Mr.. Sullivan.
| When the procession. headed by Mayor
Baxter and Mr.. Sullivan. marched on to the
| platform, the hall was very well filled,
considering the inclemency of the weather.
| Among those on the stage were Hon. W. W.
| Thomas, Jr., and DR.. M. g. O'Brion of st.
Mary's church, Bangor, Hon. Chas. NC
| Carthy, Col. D. &C. O'Donahue. Gen. John
| J. Lynch, William H. Looney. ESQ, and
many other of our leading Irish American
citizens, besides the members of the city
| government committees and the officers OF
| Irish societies.
When Mayor Baxter arose TO introduce
| Mr.. Sullivan he was greeted with very
| cordial applause. He he said:
| To every voyager across the great ocean,
| which separates America from the father
| land, there comes a moment of unique ex-
| perience, when they hear the cry of land!
| Weary with the monotony of the scene up
on which he has gazed for many days, he
| eagerly peers into the mists which curtain
the horizon, that haply he may discern the
longed-for land: and 10! in process of time.
! like a jewel in the gray waste of waters, he
beholds the greenest spot of earth upon
| which his eyes have ever rested. That
oasis in the ocean desert is Ireland The
land of the shamrock and the harp. never
| SO fifty named as when called the Emerald
Isle.
From this favored land, the pages of
| whose history are bright with Industrious
names, and whose people are the keenest
witted; the most persistent, and, withal. the
most hospitable of the sons OF earth, comes
TO us tonight worthy representative, who
| enjoys the rare distinction of being known
on both sides of the Atlantic as a man OF
| letters and man of affairs; poet and a
| parliamentarian and it Is but proper that
| should be empowered by the citizens OF
Portland, never niggardly of hospitality,
aud who are so magnificently represented
here tonight, to extend to the Honorable
Timothy D. Sullivan of Ireland, hearty
welcome to our beloved city by the sea.
Mr.. Sullivan was received with very loud
applause. He had come, he said. to speak OF
the condition of Ireland. A subject not
only of interest to the Irish people, but
also to all Americans of whatever race or
class.
He could give good report Of the situa-
ton In Ireland. The process of reform and
Improvement is now in active operation.
Within the past ten or fifteen years an
agitation based on justice and right has
been carried on in Ireland. 1t met with
great opposition. but the the spark, the in
stinct of nationality in the Irish heart has
been inextinguishable and immortal.
He referred to the triumphant achieve.
ment of Catholic emancipation by Daniel
O'Connell With great clearness and ex.
pressiveness and feeling he traced the be.
ginnings and growth of the movement fol
home rule, and the gradual Improvement
step by step in the relations of landlord and
tenant.
During his interesting narrative. he very
pleasantly astonished, and quite captivated
the audience by singing in a full round
voice and with delightful Irish expression
the famous song about the land league and
honest Murty Hines, who gave up his farm
in response to the principles of the lant
league, that demanded that no evictet
tenants farm should be operated by an
other tenant.
In relating the desperate efforts of tn,
land league leaders to hold meetings. HI
said that they would take boats and go ou
into the middle of the Shannon, or into tht
sea and then would find the constables OF
the shore, waiting to arrest them. And con
| stall les in boats would chose them up anf