The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-09-30

the American government, the American
people, the time had arrived for the Irish
In America to abandon constitutional agita
ton. to take up the sword. and to seek the
independence Of their isle by the use OF
weapons rather than through legislative en-
actments.
The organization of a standing army,
ready to do battle whenever the opportunity
should present itself, advocated amid
frantic enthusiasm, and which eliminated
in wild scene when New York delegate
named the chairman, ex-Congressman John
F. Finerty, as the first president of the
IRISH republic of the near future. Hatred
of England and everything English was
expressed in vehement language in every
| speech, and the cheers and yells of APP
| prevail were mixed with boots, Kisses and
groans for the British government, tories
and uniontsts.
AS to the matter of ways and means, it
was insisted that the delegates and those
| behind them had been Instrumental in Sc
curing the greater portion of the hundreds
| of thousands of dollars that have been col
| lected and forwarded to the Irish parl.a-
mentary party during the past five years,
| and that ten times the total thus collected
would be contributed by the Irish race IN
| America upon the pledge that the money
would be used in preparing for fight IN
! the open"
| The report of the committee on credentials
| simply consisted in the handing TO the
| chairman of the pile of certificates of el 81
bilfy turned IN by the delegates. No figures
of the number of delegates or of places
represented were submitted Immediately
upon the presentation of the report, Dele
gate Lynch, of Pittsburg, moved that the
names of Madden and Sheedy, of Pennsyl-
vana be added to the roll of delegates.
The entire delegation from west Pennsyl-
van.a supported their admission, but the
convention, by an overwhelming majority.
refused to amend the report of the commit
tee. delegate in the body of the han
shouting: They are troublesome men; we
don't want them"
Report Of the COMMITTEES on permanent
organization continuing the temporary or
ganiZat.On was adopted
In assuming the chair as permanent pre-
siding officer, eX-Congressman Finerty
made fiery speech.
I'VE are the friends of every enemy OF
England he SAID. land the enemy of every
friend of England; and we want TO drive
it home and nail it to the mark until the
teeth Of the lying wings are loosed from
their sockets and fan from their lying
mouths. Some Of our papers seem /
to be afraid we may compEcate !
this country with England. Sup |
pose we DO? Let England dare to fire |
the first shot. Let the American govern |
ment and the British government under
stand that We are in this fight to stay; that |
we are enlisted not for Ole, two or three !
years. hut fer the war.
Enemies of England.
I'VE Will enlist our young lrishmen in !
regular battalions. We want to be ready |
when the time comes. What do we care for /
English sentiment? We d1a't want TO Of
fcnd America; we don't want TO offend the
French sentiment, or RCss.an SEM. mont
but we do want 20 offend most seriously our
hereditary foe. We sound today the death
knell of whiggcry in Irish politics. we sound
the Keynote of the absolute existence of
the land that gave MS birth we are here |
to renew the work that WOLF Tone started
in France a hundred years ago. We will
mete out TO England the same measure
England has melted orl to us. We VIII de-
vote our efforts. means and, if necessary,
our lives for the accomplishment of Irish
independence. There are people " no hope
we VIII not offend English sentiment our
forefathers did not stand upon the order
OF sentiment whom they threw overheard
the chests of tea in Boston barber. The
British minister may send here Il battalion
OF spies if he is SO inclined. he IS welcome
we caro- not II the whole Of Scotland ard
is in hearing. Let the movement inaugur-
ated here today never come to an end until
the flag floats above free and Independent
lttsA SSH .4r'ff 81 AFFORD the state dalesauons
on onnort,Inity to caucus for members OF
I'M. committees on resolutions ami ways anu
means. the convention at 1920 o'clock TOOK
a recess urtu $50 o'clock p. m.
Tbere were indications of bad blood as
the delegates dispers ii over me Uilacd'nE
If the Plttsburgers, and il came to tne
e,,rF,ro during the recess The New York,
Massachusetts,. Missouri. philadelphia ana
chicago DELEGATES voted sohdly 20 sustain
tbo committee. while the western Henusyi-
vanians were supported by the s'dt'FI.HS
delegates from the far west ana the south-
arp states Friends OF the men excluded
al treatment tlGN n1l Z
received was due TO the fact thdt IN the
nast they had antagOniZed the old 'trl-
angle" element of the "clan-na-Sael' anu
insisted that the present convention was
Centralized by that element. JOhn I.Nhch'
of P.ttsblrp. who was the only one OF the
trio whose papers passed IN the committee
sad he was as deep in the mire as MS con,
1..aoups and why ne should be admitted
r-bilc tbev were turned down was some
thing beyond his comprehension.
Maurice w. W.lhere, OF fhiadelpha anu
o,Ne1I RYAN. Of ST. Louis, che recognized
Ir!sh-American leaders of Their respective
states, and O'Donovan Rosa, VINO was IN
troduced as the world renowned ana I'm +
questionable Irish rebel" and was awarded
the ovation Of the day, were the pr!n'.p3i
sneakers When the convention adl 'u. ilo"
nv Limitation of time two-thirds Of the |ele-
gates were yelling for the appearance oi
=. J. lyman. NO. l." of the Phoenix pAIN
tragedy. They were pacihed only Win tHc
promise that he would appear tomorrow.
The Convention Ridiculed.
London. September 25.-IAe neWspap'rs
of both parties here ridicule the natohal
convention Of Irish societies in Chicago
which they regard as pcins a part oil lhe
presidential contest. The Times tomorrow
referring to the convention, VIII say the
performance will be regarded win cum
temptuous Indifference here.
IRISH NATIONAL ALLIANCE
Is the Name of the New National /
TaaCue-The Platform.