The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-25

but ii was in jail where the 5aIiers slapped
the screws on, where stoIaachs craved
the brutal jailer ready to destroy II his
victim would not submit to his power
that was the test Of patriotism,
Mr.. DAILY said his comrades might have
been driven mad. but they would never
bring shame on Ireland1s cause. They
suffered to the point Of madness under
ton calling Itself Christian, but his conn
rades never bowed their heads. They
might die for Ireland, but they could not
stoop to be the slaves of the English
power. The speaker cited the instance
of DIR. Gallagher and Whitehead rendered
insane by nhuman treatment, and En-
shamming. The English people were try
ing to bamboozle the world because the
walls of It's prisons sheltered It's victims
Mr.. DAILY gave a graphic picture OF the
conduct of Harry Wilson suffering a
twenty years sentences as an irish polltl-
cal prisoncr-a son of a man whose breast
was covered with medals earned by BRAY
cry In the cause of England in the Grim
can War. but whose mother would rather
see him a corpse than see MIN turn traitor
to the Irish cause.
The jailers could put him upon bread
and water for twenty-rhree. days. They
could put him to work in q foundry with
double abscesses on his neck, but he
would walk back and from and to and
from his work with head erect and eyes
DEtgQl ana Iull OF u&fldtlte.
They might Kill him" said the speaker,
land they can not make him regret suf-
fering in This way for Ireland
cited. the speaker said he was once put
on bread and water for repeating a little
hymn to the Mother of God, which he
had been obliged to sing when led to the
chapel a few hours before.
England was brutal, he said. one hum
bred years ago. Today she could beat the
world at refined cruelty. II President
Mckinley got one month in Portland
Prison he would never enter into an arbi-
tration treaty with England.
They even killed a little spider that
use msed a 70 y Slslt ms home n th T a SeliI ave ave Is hee ZEE sr the
day when I can deal with the killers OF
that SPIDER"
if he would go up to London and help
| politically kill Mr.. Parnell. While he had
no evidence against Mr.. Parneil, he told
the Governments agents which visited
him to go back and tell their Government
that it was coWardly to insult him when
he was not in a position to resent thai
insult.
Mr.. DAILY alluded to the fact that six
! months ago few thought that the United
States would be involved in war on ac-
count of Cuba, and added:-"We don't
England with troubles Of her own. Re
| member the words of Daniel OsConnell,
sEngland's difficulty, Ireland's opportun-
ity:,' a
III SlCdhCf VIE Ills - ~ 49,
by the American flag. There was no fear
of either Spain or all Europe hauling it
down, but in closing admonished Irishmen
present not to be carried away by war
! excitement, but .'stand ready to fight for
your own country instead of fighting for a
| people who are pretty well able to care
for themselves
These resolutions were then read by Sec
rotary Martin Larkins n seconded IN an
earnest speech by one-armed Recorder
Simon of Weehawken-
Whereas, Having listened with hor-
ror and righteous indignation to the
statement of facts from Mr.. John Daily
concerning the barbarous and inhuInan
treatment to which he and his fellow
political prisoners were subjected while
in British prisons, treatment which. it
appears. was reserved for and melted
out to them solely because they We're
Irish political prisoners; and
Whereas, The treatment they re-
ceived resulted in the uiltimely death
of some and drove o.slefs into pitiable
insanity, a state Of rhings for which
the British Government is directly re-
sponSible, for it has been shown by llv-
ing, i-ncontrovertible proof that the
Government was fully ~cognizant Of the
barbarous and singular cruelsies pfac-
ticed, while publicly they hypocriti-
cally denied the existence of such; and
Whereas. The British Government
has mus shown in the closing years of
| the nineteenth century that they are
still capable of practiefng crueltleS
upon defeneeiess political prisoners
which would disgrace the middle ages,
that not ordinary corrective justice,
but diabolical hatred dictates their POL
icy toward Irish political prisoners.
This is plainly evidenced in the, per- y
sons OF DIR. Gallagher and Whitehead,
who We're turned out of prison raw
ing maniacs, with the scars of many
injuries upon their bodies. inflicted BY
British jaiiers in pursuance of the Cold
blcoded, i~ron-handed, despicably cruel
poi;cy ordered against them: and
Whereas, The British government is
now reported to be seeking an alllance
with the people of the United States,
we feel it to be our solemn DUTY 70
protest against such an arholy al
lance. We protest in the names OF
the men of our race, who died that
these United States might be freed
from the tyranny that still Expresses
Ireland; We protest in the names OF
the men who yielded UP their lives to
preserve the Union, when England
was doing all in her power to disrupt
it; we further protest in the names OF
butchered in cold blood by fire and
sword, who died on the gibbet, in jail,
by starvation, on the held OF battle
and in involuntary exile, because they
tried to shake off the odious tyranny
which oppressed them; in view of the
foregoing therefore be it
Resolved, That We respectfully but
firmly request our representatives in
both branches of hes National Legis-
lature that they use every means IN
their power to thwart the insidious
schemes of the perfidious British gov
ernment. which is endeayoring to take
advantage of our apparent need to
drive its usual hard bargain; and be it
Resolved, That we urge upon our
representatives the necessity of doing
all in their power to effect the liberia
ton of the remaining Irish political
prisoners, not, however, to seek the
same as a favor to the United States.
to the prisoners themselves or to the
Irish people either here or elsewhere,
but as an act of justice and humanity,
If the British Government is capable
of feeling such toward Irish political
prisoners; and, be it further
Resolved, That as we seek liberty for
ireland we should not be forgetful of
the struggles of others, therefore we
view with satisfaction the armed in
tervention of our Government to stop
the frightful horrors which have de-
vastated Cuba for three years, and we
hail with delight the early prospect
of her resurrection as a free and inde-
pendent nation. We pledge our hearty
support to the Government and stand
ready at the call of duty to prove our
devotion to the last extremity, and
again show the loyalty of Irish Amer
leans to the rights, dignities, institu-
lions and flag of the Republic as
against all other nations and under all
circumstances.
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