Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-23
MONUMENT FOR PARNELL.
Every Prominent Irishman in New
York Attends n Meeting to
Start n Fund.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-The movement for
monument to the late Charles Stewart
Parnell, in which Lord Mayor Talon, of
Dublin, and John E. Redmond, NJ. P, have
come from ireland to interest Americans,
was given great impetus tonight at a
largely attended meeting in the Academy
OF Music. Almost every Irishman of local
prominence was present. including Richard
Island: Robert Temple Emmett, Corpora
ton Counsel Whalen, Wauhope Lynn,
Judge Joseph Stiner. O'Donovan Rosa,
Senator 7. d. Sullivan, eN-CongreSSman
John ]. scannen. Judge Morgan j. O'Brien
presiding over the meeting.
The decorations were elaborate and sig
nitcant- Over the proscenium were the
colors of the South African republic and
the Orange Free State, allies now engaging
Great Britain in war; the green nag Of Ire
land and the historic -colors of the city of
Limerick. The boxes were draped in the
American and Irish flags.
The lord mayor and Mr.. Redmond were
escorted from their headquarters in the
Hoffman house to the Academy by the
New York fund committee and b. the Of
ticers of the First and Second regiments
OF Irish volunteers OF New York.
The audience received the names of the
distinguished visitors by standing up and
cheering for some moments. As the cheer
| ing began to subside some one called out:
''Hurrah for Dom Paul" The sentiment
name was cheered again and again.
Lord Mayor Talon said in part:
Il have TO appeal to your generosity for
a twofold object. The ancestral home Oi
the Parnells will be sold in the judges
court at Dublin on the Sd of November. II
was the home of Sir John Parnell who was
the incOrruptible chancellor of the ex-
chequer of the Irish parliament; the home
| of Mrs. Parnell, the mother of the great
Irish leader. and the daughter of Commo-
dore Stewart, of the American navy. II
was the home Of Il family which has for
generations furnished patriots to the Irish
race. The estate is to be sold. owing tc
| the way in which Parncll sacrificed his es-
tate III the national struggle We ask you
to assist Us to secure that historic
Avondaic so that it shall be preserved fol
the Parnells.
in Dublin. 1t is only right that a monu-
ment should be erected in the capital of
the nation that Parnell served so long and
loved so well, to perpetuate the fame of
his success and achievements, and to in
spire future generations of Irishmen and
TO eukinde their patriotism. / laid the
cornerstone OF that monument in Dublin
on the Sth of this month. l did so in my
official capacity as head of the munich
pality, being authorized and empowered to
do so by the unanimous vote of the coun-
Gil of Dublin
John Redmond then told of Parnelrs life
and achievements. saying:
Through Parnelrs labor every Irish
man was lifted up and honored. He was
| the friend OF liberty and humanity ir
every cline and every land. He succeeded
| even in aboiishng hOggng in the En-
glish army. IN South Africa Parnell de-
Tended the liberty of the Transvaal
| CCheers.) He was not animated merely by
"A race hatred; he was the champion ot
| humanity, the champion of human liberty
| Though death cut short his career before
he was through he had earned place side
by side with Washington"
Mr. Redmond then spoke of the plans of
the Dublin monument committee. He said
that the committee in ireland was COM
posed of every section of the national par
ty. He mentioned the name of Justin Nc
Carthy, at which there were prolonged
cheers.
THE memorial in which we ask your
streets of Dublin. 1t will be a great ma
O'Connell 1t will be on O'Connell street.
O'Connells monument is at one end of
the street and ParnellS will be at the
other end"
Baskets were then circulated, and it is
estimated that over $4,000 was collected.
Richard Croker gave $500: Bourke Cochran
500; Mayor Van Wyck, Si0o Twenty
thousand dollars will, il is said buy the
| Parnell homestead.
EX-Assistant Secretary of the Navy Will
lam McAdoo. the last speaker, said that
| the eloquent baskets were the best re-
sponse to the eloqucuCe of Redmond.
Sad would be the condition of Ireland
he continued. after a tribute TO the genius
OF Parnell. IF this GodgiVen man should
not be recognized and remembered deep
down in the hearts of the people a hero
for whom We cannot do too much to per-
petuate his memory and principles"
The meeting was then adjourned.