The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-06
MR.. DALY'S LECTURE.
Large Audience Greeted the Ex
Political Prisoner.
Graphic Story of the Suffering of Irish
men in English Prisons.

The lecture by John DAILY, at one time
an Irish political prisoner, given last
evening in Keith's Opera House. brought
out full house, and he was greeted
with hearty cheers and prolonged
applause.
Mr. DAILY was escorted from the Nara
gansett In carriage by the Third Regi-
ment of Irish Volunteers. Maj j. F.
Flynn commanding.
The regiment occupied reserved seats
at the front of the house. Among those
on the stage were Alderman ID. Il. Nc
Carthy and James Mc5apn, EX-Alder-
man Darcy, Counciimen Beane, kava-
naugn, Burdick. Molloy, West ex.Coun-
cilmen kelleher and Ryan, Councilman.
elect Hall, School Committeeman j. o.
san Soucl, Overseer of the. Poor NJ. j.
Cummings.
Temporary Chairman Dockery read a
letter from Mayor McGuinness, who was
expected To preside, but was unable TO
he present on account of ill-hsalth. Chair
man kByanaugn introduced Mr. DAILY,
ighly praising his patriotism and his
spirit to endure such suffering for his
native land.
Alr. DAILY spoke partly as follows;
"Mr. Chairman, Ladies andlGentlemen,
vaip, for no man, working for human
libefty, suffers In vain, unless hs aban-
dons the cause and regrets his suffering.
l was sent To the Denitentiary because
was an Irish Nationalist, and stand hero
now to say that 1 am an Irish National
ist. IL the Irish people shali ever bow In
submission to the oppressors' yoke or IL
the time should come when they are not
willing to bear suffering for their
country, then we must give up all hope
of Ireland s freedom.
1.-The English government does not
deal with Irish political prisoners as IL
Il oes with others. The Engiishman has "a
h immock in his cell In which he may
sleep. The Irish prisoner has plank for
IL bed and his cell is among those Of the
refractory convicts. Ihe Irishman is
walked up everv hour to make sure he Is
there, the Enrlishman may sleep through
the night. English prisoners have an
English jailor over them, but the Irish
have men who hato them and their coun-
try. Inc Irishman Is crowded up while
the Englisbman has abundant room for
exercise
"The lrishman must walk slowly in
winter till be is almost frozen in sun =
mer he is made to hurry till Le is reaGy
10 drop. Yet English prime minister \
In the House Of Commons dare TO stale
tlat we ore treated like ak others Cha :
or IL In the shrewd way English sta. en-
have.
81 cannot begin TO tell OF our suffer-
ipgs. Some of them are unfit for your
ears. ON Christmas DAY we had four
oun1es OF cheese for dinner. At night
We had n pint Of what was calleu tea. We
took the miserable stuff and thinking Of
our loved ones, at "a given signal would
drink to donr old Ireland and her freedom.
'lt il painful for mo 10 touch on this
subject of hardship, but our hope is that
W. may 10 ever worthy to suffer for Ire
lind.
"An Englishmau came down one day
and | was called before him. IIe sad !:
'Ioar name is Daily. You have b en-
traced in connection with various out.
RACES In Ireland / replied, Il wss
never guilty Of committing any out
RACES, but II | had n chance 90 fight for
lraand's freedom l would do 70 now lie
said: There is % certain movement IN
foot that you are thought 20 snpw some
t,ing about. II you viii appear before
thu commissioners and tell what YOU
know YOU viii be rcl,a.e | said
go back and tell your inagters that "
tley were to reward M with freeGUm or
money ] would not open INV icuuth
"Shortly after that received AN almost
fatal dose of poison. The government
kn W n Bnd made an Investigation. not
% Snd out Anything, ont 10 conceal any
thing tnnt might ba found nat" +"
loan Dsyoy or Now lok wns irtro-
duo Il, VINO said that BE- Wa pruuI iDi
the Irish teOrle OK this civ na1 given .ar.
Dlly such welcome ana that they had
heard a story that could not fail to bring
sympathy 10 their hearts
Ihe committee la charge was ss fol.