The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-28
TO FREE IRELAND.
Speakers ne tho Chicago Convention Urge
<be establishment OF q standing Army
--Einerty Suggested for President
OF the Irish Republic.

Irish national convention, and, when
the body adjourned in the evening 90
await the report of the committees on
resolution and ways and means. there
did not remain lingering donbt In
the minds Of a single delegate regard
ing the exact purpose and policy Of
those whose call had summoned HAN 20
Chicago. There was no beating about the
bush. no yelling in honcved phrases OF
the object OF the gathering. IL was
boldly declared by Irish-Amerieans
from different parts OF the COM
try some OF them men OF national
reputation that, no matter what
the sentiments OF the American
government or the American people.
the time had arrived for the Irish ia
America 20 abandon constitutional
agitation. 20 take up the sword. and 10
seek the Independence OF their isle by
the nae OF weapons rather than through
Legislative enactmentS.
The organization OF standing army.
ready TO do battle whenever the OPP
portunity should present itself, was
advocated amid frantic enthusiasm,
and which eliminated In wild scene
when 4 New York delegate named the
chairman, cx-congrcssman John H.
linerty, as the first president OF the
Irish republic Of the near future.
Hatred 81 England and everything
English was expressed in vehement
Language in every speech, and the
cheers and yclls OF approval were Ia.
ferlarded with boots, misses and groans
for the powers that be across the At
lnntic. As 10 the matter Of ways
and means IL was insisted that
the delegates and those be-
hind them had been instrumental in
securing the greater proportion OF the
hundreds Of thousands OF dollars that
have been collected and forwarded 10
the Irish parliamentary party during
the past Eve years and that ten times
the total thus collected would be con-
tributcd by the Irish race in America
upon the pledge that the monies would
be used in preparing for fight in
fhc open.
Maurice w. Wilherc, OF Philadelphia,
and O'Neii Ryan. OF St Louis. the rec
ognixed irish.Amcrican leaders OF their
respective states, and o'Donovan Ros-
sn, who was introduced Is the world
renowned and unconqucrnble Irish
rebel" and was awarded the ovation OF
the day. were the principal speakers,
and when the convention adjourned by
Limitation OF time two-thirds OF the
delegates were yelling for the appear
ancc Of +. J. lyman, the No. | OF the
Phmnix park tragedy. They were
pacifcd only with the promise that he
would appear in the programme OF to-
day.
When Chairman Fincrty appeared on
the platform and opened the second
day. session he was greeted with the
same kind Of applause that met him
Tuesday. Ills first words were a quiet
rcbulSc TO the delegates for their want
OF promptitude Ia coming together
Then Secretary sutton commenced
the proceedings by reading additional
kilograms and cahlegrams ex-
pressing approval OF the OBJ
jeciS Of the convention. They
contained e-e; PIE .. big surprises.
One Of these was an expression OF sym
pathy with the movement by the
Polish people Of the United States.
IL came from the Polish Young
Mems Alliance Fof America The
other surprise consisted OF "a batch Cd
kilograms from every center OF Orange.
ism IN the north OF Ireland. From Hell
fast there were half a dozen. and the
city 81 Derry sent greeting.
After the applause which followed
the reading Of these messages had sub
sided, the first ripple which agitated
the calm Of the convention came up
through the reading Of the report OF
the committee on credentials offered
by Chairman Moroney.
The report excluded two men repre-
scnting the Board OF Erin Ancient
Order Of Ilibcrnians These two men
arc John Madden and DR.. Paul M.
.Slfccdy, both OF Pittsburgh.
The report was adopted. This nc.
.tion Is significant Ia that II shows the
convention 20 bc In no way in touch
with anything savoring OF moral sua-
sion. which principle the Pittsburgh
men are supposed 10 represent
The commltteeon rules reported, and
the report was adopted without ma
tcrlal debate or change.
After this question had been dis
posed Of. Chairman finerty came for
ward aud again made one OF his glow
Ing speeches. lie thanked the conven.
tlon for the honor d2nc bin by choos-
ing him a. president, and then went
ON 70 say,
American papers qucetlon the prudence OF
holding his convention and debating % rs a
policy, aud hoping w viii DO nothing 20
orona English sentiment What 40 We
caro- Tor English scnllments Laughter We
don't want % Offend American stntl-
mcnt. nor French sentiment nor Russian som
tlmcni. tut We want 10 offend most seriously
our hcrcdlt ry ana merclicss foe lCleers
We are here to-day 20 sound the death knoll
OF vhl9gcry IN Irish politics We stand on
our rights ~ race 10 advocate the absolute
independence Of the land that gave ua
and our fathers life Our friends the
editorial writer's may preach the doctrines
OF prudence Wv will follow their adfisc 80
long a. II may ~ necessary ! will remind
my American editorial friends that when
Amcf1ca hnd grievance against Enrltud
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