The Irish standard., 1895-06-08
IRISH rlERIc;.A COW REss.

cans to be held I'm one 4of the leading
cities Of this country to conside what Is
best to be done for Ireland to- hasten It's
national Independence Is attracting
widespread attention on both sides OF
the Atlantic, A large Number OF pr onli,
nent and influential # ishmen have lost
confidence IN the efficacy OF parliament
ftary agitation, and the dissensions ex-
listing between the rival wings Of the
Irish party at home have made them
sick at heart. Since the death Of Par
nell the Irish people have no parliament
tary leader in whose ability these Irish
Americans have any 4 confidence, and
they think it high time to hold q con-
ference to devise some plan that will
prove more effective than the policy
pursued In the London Parliament for the
uplifting Of Ireland from her affect con
dition under British rule. The Irish
Americans whose names are prominent
~ connected with the coming conven-
ton are we'll known in this country and
are recognized as representative men OF
the race. In times past they figured
conspicuously at the national land
league conventions to aid Mr.. Parnell in
his political work, and long before that
extraordinary man made. his appearance
in Irish politics many of them We're ac-
tive members Of physical force organ1-
cations and spent many days and nights
In plotting destruction on the, British
empire Some of them went with Gen.
O'Neill into Canada, in 1866 and partici-
pated in the battle Of Ridgeway and
made Gen. Booker and his red coats fly
like chaH before the wind. They have
grey heads now, but they are still able
and willing to fight for Ireland's free
dom with sword and gun II opportunity
offered and there was any chance Of sue
cess. They believe with Byron, that
who would be free, themselves must
strike the blow" and they know that
military men organized for the liberty
of freedom will inspire fear in the hearts
OF British statesmen as Fenianism did
when Gladstone disesbablished the An
gelican church in Ireland. It looks to
them that the British peers will never
pass the Home Rule bill and mean to
keep Ireland in subsection forever.
They are therefore determined to organ
ize and await the Opportunity" which
O'Connell declared to be "England's diff
ficulty." Great, Britain may get en-
tangled in international complications
and be forced into war, and 1t Is the
duty of patriotic 1rtshmen to be ready
for such an emergency. The fact that
there will be in existence a physical
force organization to back the demands
of Ireland's representatives In parlia-
ment will produce a wholesome effect on
British ministers who have no desire for
civil war. II the Tories get into office
at the next election they will rule the
Irish by coercion law and probably force
them into an Instruction. It is we'll
for their friends here to be ready to give
them succour # needed, and for that
reason we favor the holding Of an Irish
American convention at the earliest pos
sible moment We have the utmost
confidence in the patriotism and intellt-
.gence Of the following men who issued
the call, many of whom we know per-
sonally: Maurice F. Wilbere, ex-presi-
dent of the A. o. II. in America, and now
national director; Patrick O'Neill, the
state president Of the same organization
for Pennsylvania, and from elsewhere
ex-Cong ressman Thomas A.. b. Wea-
dock and M. j. Murphy, Bay City, and
Hon. O'Brien j: Atkinson Of Fort Ora
toit Mich; Hon. O'Neill Ryan. St.
Louis, Mo. Hon John Fitzpatrick and ~.
Moroney, New Orleans, La; Hon. NJ
Cooney and DR.. M. G. O'Toole, San
Francisco, CAL; Hon. William J. Glea-.
son and Capt Patrick Smith, Cleveland,
o.; Senator Fitzpatrick, John r. Fin
erty and Frank Agnew, Chicago; Chris
Gallagher, Minneapolis, Mimi; Maurice
Dopnelly, Indianapolis, Ind; Thomas
Greevy, John O'Tpole and S. M. Hogan,
mayor Of Altoona. Pa; John Guthrie,
wilmington, Del,; William Lyman and
John P. Sutton, Of the Irish National
League Of America; M. D. Gallagher, 2
prominent land leaguer, and M. J. Ian
gan, New York; John D. Carroll, Brook ok
lyn: Thomas j. Dundon, national treas
urer a. @. H.. Columbus, O.; james Xii I !.
lelea and NJ. Martin, Nashville, Tenn;
Hon. c. j. Driscoll and Hon. David Cal
laghan, New Haven, Conn; Patrick q.
Moran, Washington, D. c.; John Il.
vaughan, West Superior; Capt. Michael
Nangan. Fond du Lac, Wis; ~. M. Leon El
ard, Fall River, and 2. ]. Judge, Ho y
yoke, Mass. d siss & .5.} ;35 1. " 5E Ne
n The convention will hold secret ses-.
sions in order to keep England in ig-i
noranee OF its proceedings, and they viii
use the greatest vigilance in excluding
British spies like the late Major ;L [l'
Caron from the congress. r will be 2
great representative gathering OF the
f,ghting element Of the Irish race in this b
country and it is hoped chat its delibera-
lions viii be beneficial 70 the cause q
their native land. 8 q 4 s5 EYIss
BOURKE COCHRAN AMI. P'AllR \ T: 4
\: M The ST. Louis Republic having com.
pared Bourke Cochran with Chas. s.
Parnell, the Northwestern Catholic Is