Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-10-28

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the Parnells will be sold in the Judges
Court at Dublin on November 3. From
what I see here tonight it will not be
sold. 1t was the home of Sir John Par
nell, who was the incorruptible Chancellor
of the Excbequer of the Irish Parliament;
the home of Mrs. Parnell, the mother of
the great Irish leader and the daughter of
Commodore Stewart of the American
has for generations furnished patriots to
the Irish race. The estate is to be sold
owing to the way in which Parnell sacri-
feed his estate in the national struggle
We ask you to assist us that historic
Avondale shall be preserved for the Par
nells.
In his lifetime Parnell owed many of
his victories to the moral and material
support he received from the American
people, and trust and hope that the
American people will be as generous now
as they were in the past.
Our second object is to erect statue in
Dublin. laid the corner stone of that
monument in Dublin on the 9Th of the
month. 1 did so in my official capacity
as head of the municipality, being au-
thorized and empowered to do so by the
unanimous vote of the Council OF Dublin,
the first representative body in Ireland
Your numbers, your enthusiasm, your
earnestness and the knowledge l possess
that you have it in your power to supply
the necessary funds assure me and make
me confident that this appeal shall not be
in vain.
1 thank you for the kindness and
warmth of your reception. l have learned
more in this last week in New York than
have ever learned before in my life.
Mr.. Redmond next made an impas-
stoned plea for funds to honor Parnell's
memory. He said:
1t has been my good fortune to appear
before the people of New York on more
than one occasion in the past and to re-
ceive hearty and generous welcome. To-
night make no appeal in the interest of
any party in Ireland or America. make
broad appeal to all in favor of human
progress in honoring the memory of one
who was not alone an Irishman but a
great man. For such an appeal to fail in
America is impossible. Parnells name
is not alone the property of Ireland.
America in honoring Parnell will honor
herself. He was the friend of humanity
in every land. Yes, even in England he
secured the abolition of aogging in the
army and in South Africa he defended
the liberty of the Transvaal as much as
he did in Ireland.
Then, with streaming eyes, Mr.. Red
mond pleaded for money for the great
memorial to Parnell. 1t will be three
teld, he said--e. menarnept 10 the senne
street in Dublin with O'Connell's, a sim
pie headstone at the grave now covered
only with the sod, and the purchase Of
Avondale, the home of the Parnells, in
Axoca Vale.
Then came the shower Of contributions.
There were envelopes in the seats, and
ushers rushed around with great baskets.
In FIVE minutes they had filled seven
with envelopes and bills, big and little.
Justice Lyon began reading out the con-
tributions, but they poured in faster than
he could speak.
1--WE have more than 100000" he
cried.
Tumultous applause greeted each big
amount.
The last speaker was William McAdoo,
former Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
who paid high tribute to Parnell.
Cheers from everybody ended the meet
ing.