The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-23
CHEERs ZOE OOM PAUL
At Big Irish Meeting Held In New
York.

YORK.
New York. Oct. 23.-The movement for
a monument to the late Charles Stew
art Parnell, in which Lord Mayor Tai
lon of Dublin ard John E. Redmond,
NJ. P, have come from Ireland to in
terest Americans, was given great i'm
petus last night at a largely attended
meeting in the Academy of Music. AL
most every Irishmen of local promi-
nence was present, including Richard
Croker, ex-AIayor Patrick Gleason OF
Long Island, Robert Temple Emmett,
Corporation Counsel Whalen' Wau-
hope Lynn, Judge Joseph Stiner, ODon-
Dvan Rosa, Senator T. d. Sullivan. e1-
CONGRESSMAN John Quinn, Colonel VIII
liam L. Brown and Fire Commissioner
John J. Scannel, Judge morgan =
O'Brien presiding over the meeting
The decorations we're elaborate anu
Efrnidcant Over the prOScen1uIn were
the colors of the South African repuD-
lie and the Orange Free State, alI1es
now enga ging Great Britain in war;
the green flag of Ireland and the ms
toric colors of the city OF Limerick
The boxes were draped in the American
The lord n1avor and Mr.. Redmond
were escorted from their headquarters
in the Hoffman house to the Academy
nv the New York fund committee and
by the officers of the First and sec
ond regiments of Irish volunteers OF
New York.
The audience received the names of
the distinguished visitors by standing
slp and cheering for some moments AS
the cheering began to subSIde some one
called out: ssHurrah for Dom Paul ,
The sentiment was a popular one ana
the Boer leaders name was cheereo
again and again
Lord Mayor Talon said in part:
Il have to appeal to your generosity
for a two-fold object. The ancestral
home of the ParneIis will be sold in the
- i. 1r@H
November. It was the home Of Sir
John Parneu who was the 1ncorruptlDle
chancellor of the exchequer Of the irish
parliament, the home of Mrs ParnelI'
the mother of the great Irish leader
and the daughter of Commodore stew
art of the American navy. 1t was the
home of a family which has for gen
erationS furnished patriots to the irish
race. The estate is to be sold, owing
to the way in which Parnell sacrificed
his estate in the national struggle We
ask you to assist US to secure that MS
toric Avondale shall be preserved for
the Parnells
"Our second object is to erect
statue in Dublin. 1t is only right that a
monument 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 inspire future
generations of Irishmen and to enkin-
die their patriotism laid the corner
stone of that monument in Dublin on
the eighth of this month. did so in
my official capacity as head of the
municipality, being authorized and en-
powered to do so by the unanimous
vote of the council of Dublin
John Redmond then told of Parne1rs
life and achievements, saying:
Through ParneIls labor every Irish
man was lifted up and honored. He
was the friend of liberty and humanity
in every cline and every land. He sue
ceeded even in abolshing f1ogging in
the English army. In South Africa
Paneu defended the liberty of the
Transvaal. (Cheers). He was not ami
mated merely by a race hatred; he was
the champion of humanity the cham
pion of human liberty. Though death
cut snort his career before he was
through he earned a. place side by side
with Washington"
Mr. Redmond then spoke of the plans
said that the committee in ireland was
composed of every section of the national
party He mentioned the name of Justin
cheers
The memorial in which we ask your
alu, ne said. we propose to erect in the
streets Of Dublin. 1t will be a great mai
10naI memorial, such as that erected to
Q'Conners monument is at one end Of
the street and Parnell's viii be at the
Baskets were then circulated and it is
SSuInated that over $4,000 was collected
ran $500: Mayor Van Wyck 500. $50 900 win
II IS said; buy the Parnen homestead
Ex-Assistant Secretary of the Navv
William McAdoo. the last speaker, said
tnat the eloquent baskets were the hest
response to the elOquence of Redmond.
sad would be the condition of Ireland -
he continued after tribute to the gen
ius of Parnell, 'if this Godgive1 man
should not be recognized and FememT1arL IIls1iI
ed deep down in the hearts of the people
sG,,cL - 4 nero 81 LOT Lor Wnom We can not do too
principles" anu
The meeting was then adjourned.