The Irish standard., 1896-10-17

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TO help IRELAND. I.
Attention Given to h Delegates From
9, America.
The people of Ireland continue to show
on every possible occasion their warm
feeling toward the American colonial del
egates to the recent Irish race conven-
ton. Every place which they have Wis
tied has given them a most enthusiastic
greeting, says the Republic of Boston.
From Ulster the delegates travelled
westward. At Sligo a magnificent re-
ception was accorded them. The railway
station was densely crowded, and the
warmest cheers were raised as the train
came in. A meeting was held in the
town hall subsequently, and the chair
was occupied by Mr.. p. A. McHugh, M.
P, mayor. Addresses were made by the
chairman, Very Rev. DR.. Ryan, Dean
Harris and Father O'Donnell Of Canada,
Hon. Mr.. McKeown, @. c., and MIR. Ber-
nard Collery, M. P.
West Mayo gave greeting to the del
egates,. even surprising in fervor and
enthusiasm the welcome accorded to
them in the north. The demonstration
was, indeed, in every respect suggestive
of the old days of the Land League, and
such marvellous illustration of the en-
thusiasm and devotion of the people
when their sy1npath:es are with the oc-
casion. The meeting: was held in a
splendid position close to the gates Of
Lord Sligo's demesne, in, Westport, and
the gathering was not only great in num-
bers, but most representative in charac-
ter. From Newport and the neighbor-
ing district large contingents came In,
may of the people on horseback, just, as
Of old, and with bands and banners. The
appearance of the delegates. accompa-
MED by the priests and Mr.. William
O'Brien and Mr. Thomas Condor, M. p.
was the signal for loud and prolo nged
cheers, again and again repeated. Rev.
F.. McGirr acted as chairman: :"
After a number Of addresses had been
made the following resolution was car
ried:53 1--WE.
'ttThat we, the people of Mayo, in pub
lie meeting assembled beg to- give the
foreign delegates hearty .Cead mile
failthe' to this historic county, and we
assure them Of our hearty support in
maintaining majority rule under the
leadership of Mr.. John Dillon, and the
carrying out of the mandate of the great
convention assembled in Leinster Hall"
J The principal address was made by
Mr., William O'Brien. Among other
things he sad:
a.as.'Fellow- colntrymen, might almost
say FELLOW toWnBtien, I am proud that
this glorious meeting has given today
our friends from abroad one more ring
ing proof that wherever they go, from
north or south, in this island OF Ireland
they are sure Of a welcome and OF "a
blessing in every Irish home. Cloud
cheers.) My friends, many Of those gen
tlenen who came to Dublin were priests,
many of them were distinguished lay
men, and wherever the Irish race Is
scattered the motto Of the priest and
people united holds just as true as here
In Ireland (Cheers.) No Irtshman who
is worthy of the name will ever strive to
separate the Irish people and the Irish
priests, who are united by union that
Is consecrated. by many a century of
common suffering for the old faith and
the old land. (Cheers) Separate re-
.Hgion from nationality, and you will
have destroyed some Of the purest and
best elements of the Irish character. On
the other hand; keep religion and ma
5tionality united, as. thank God, In our
time they have been solemnly united,
and gloriously united, by the wisdom of
some Of the greatest ecclesiastics with
whom Ireland was ever blessed, and In
an especial manner by two men whose
names will always be received with
honor and generation by any assemblage
of Irish Nationalists-one is DR.. Crohe,
archbishop of Cashel (cheers), and the
other is Most Rev. DR.. Walsh, archbish-
Oh Of Dublin. (Cheers.) AS long as that
unity between the priests and people
continues, then venture to say there is
no object that priest or patriot can
dream OF that is beyond the power Of
this old race Of ours to obtain. (Cheers)
Well. thank God, that principle was
never more exemplifed than in the
great convention assembled last week In
Dublin" @