The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-04-24

Boston harbor. he WI probably find
some Of us as ready 70 begin as himself
(cheers). BY all means let us have our
demands moderately and constitutions
ally stated, let us ha5e te help Of men
/ Of every class and creed so far as the
general Justice Of thecafe is concerned;
but when 1t comes t6a question Of how
we are to enforce that demand It's the
men who have their hearts In the work
and the men who are prepared to give
their liberties and their lives to the
work that alone have: ever accom-
plished or ever will accomplish any
thing for Ireland against all comers
+ Cloud cheering). That is why I con-
fess I attach more importance to a re-
cent speech of Mr.. Harrington (cheers)
in Ireland than to all those full dress
debates and drawing room deputations
Ito English minister's. Ineed not tell
you what is our attitude on the ques-
tion of reunion with our Parnellite fell
low-countrymen. We are; and always
have been, for shaking hands all around
(cheers) with all sections of Irish Ma
Stionalists. Whether or not Mr.. Har-
rington will succeed in. reuniting the
National ranks dc: not know, but do
know that If he fail it will be through
no fault Of our side, and I do not think
: that even Mr.. Dillon's bitterest enemy
will say that it is he who is likely to
stand in the way of peace of reconci1ia-
tion by any unreasonable or acrimoni-
ous word or deed of his tcheers). More
than. that, venture to say that, In spite
Of, all the frantic efforts of that little
handful Of newspaper men and mem
bers of parliament to keep dissension
alive, there is among the Parnellftes of
the country deep and growing and ir-
resistible feeling that this diabolical
work of discord among 1rishmen must
stop (applause). We have combined on
the same platform in the cause Of am
nesty to the unfortunate political pris-
oners, and will, I hope, 90 on combin-
ing and protesting until their prison
doors are burst open. We have COM
'bined on that amnesty platform with
out single unpleasaht- word or incl
dent, and I am bound.te say that that
result is due above All: other men to
the courage, wisdom, and single-mind-
edness of my friend John Daly icheers).
I trust it may not be- found impossible
to secure that we shall combine again
in a. campaign against the detestable
curse of landgrabbing tcheers). h. that we
shall come unitedly tosthe rescue Of the
evicted tenants and raise a fund that
will enable them I'd Garry on the fight
fer their homes, which Is really not
their owR light, but the fight of 1rc-
land. noud cheers). There is one other
platform on which I canhcc.t>, imagine
any difficulty in: the way of combfna=
tion among all genuine Irish National
alists, and that is to save orr nation
from the disgrace of leaving desclate
in her old age the. mother of the man
who beyond all doubt was one of the
three greatest leaders with whom Ire
land was ever blessed Cloud cheeringj.
In that way it is not too much to hope
that we may go on from year to year
coming nearer and nearer to one an
other, Judging one another more kind.
", until some day: or another we will
clasp hands again under the old banner
Of a united Irish party, whose only enc
mics will be the enemies Of Ireland,
and whose only aim, purpose and am5i-
tton in life will be the accomplishment
Of Ireland's freedom (cheers). In one
word the best means Of paving the way
for a larger and more united marty
hereafter is to carry out loyalty and
steadfastly the decisions Of the Irish
Race Convention Of last September,
which remains and will remain the
most sovereign representative authority
through which the Irish race has ever
spoken (cheers).