The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-24
FOR IRELAND'S CAUSE,
A Big Meeting In New York Demands tie
Release of Political Prisoners.

Release of Political Prisoners.
NEW YORK. Feb. 23.-The Grand
Opera house was crowded with Irish
men and women Tonight, who mot to
demonstrate their feaity and devotion
for the land OF their birth and TO voice
their sentiments regarding the release
OF The Irish and Irisfa-American polst-
toal prisoners IN English 5ails.
Edward O'FlaheTty presided and In
his opening address told OF the horrors
which the polkttcal prisoners were fore
ed TO endure in English prisons and
then introduced Judge James Fitzger-
aid as the speaker OF the evening.
on the platform beside Judge FItZ-
gerald were Judge John Henry Nc
CaFthy. president OF the board OF al
dermen. John Jerolomon, District At
torney John r. Fellows, Hon. William
Lyman, president Of the Irish Naitional
Alliance of America; O'Donovan Ros-
Sa, Prof. John p. Brophy, Rev. Father
Smith. OF Boston, James ]. HaggeTty,
National Delegate OF the Ancient Or
der OF Hibernians (B. OF E.l. Counsellor
n. ]. Langan, vice president P. ].
Byrne and Counsellor n. T. Sharkey.
Judge Fitzgerald AFTER relating the
history OF the mission OF James +.
Egan bo this country. on behalf Of the
political prisoners. said:
THE voice OF New York goes forth
Tonight tn sympathy WIKI the men OF
our race and Nationality who are pin
ing for 1relard's cause in Englnnd's
hIdeous dungeons.
"Who ore these men and why are
they thus detained behind prison bars?
They are IrlShmen baving the courage
Of their convictions and because they
dared speak the sentiments OF their 10y
al hearts they ore doomed TO rot in
Bngiand's jails. Taey are men who
have been time and again honored by
their fellow coursrymen az home and
abroad and II is beaESe OF that fact
that they are SO cruelty treated to-day.
ENGLAND in her foreign policy as
sumeS 20 be one OF the great powers
with desire to have her hand in the
pie. Once IN awhile in order. as II were,
TO show her so-called strength she
sends her navles In front OF defense
less cities such as he did at Alexandria,
and bombarded the unprotected city
until her red coats and mercenaries.
found access, through the gates OF the
der"
"England," continued Judge Fitz-
gerald. "is continually apoloStzlng to
the civilized world for her treatment of
Ireland and Will ever continue 20 do
so. to her everlasting shame, until
1riShmen urtse In their might and sum
der the hated yoke forever. To accom-
plIsh that most desirable OF ends II will
be necessary 10 have murShnlled an
army such as stood behind Pnrneii in
his day, and to-day still believe In
the truIsm OF O'Connell that England's
difficulty Is Irclnnd's opportunity"
John r. Fellows and others made
brief addresses
William Lyman. president of the
Irish National Alliance OF America,
proposed the following resolutions
the meeting came 10 close:
Resolved. That we. citizens OF this
great republic composed OF every ma
t!onRlity. In public meeting assembled.
do now demand the immediate restoraI
tion TO liberty OF all men incancerated
in British prisons for offenses against
British domination in ireland. That
we believe that these prisoners are en-
titled to such liberty by the usage and
customs OF nations laying claim TO civ
iliZaion, and that Great Britain by de-
laying II places herself without the pale
OF honorable consideration. And.
whereas among these prisoners there are
q number OF American citizens, be It
also
Resolved, That we urge upon our
government the necessity for taking
Immediate steps to secure the release
of these American citizens. and OF In
terfering Itself for the sake OF lnterna-
tional decency and common humanity
In behalf OF their fellow prisoners. De
Il Furthermore
Resolved, That copies OF these reso-
lutlons be sent TO the President OF the
United States, TO the members OF the
cabinet, TO the members OF Congress
and also TO tho home secretary and her
BrIttanic Inaiestys ministers"