The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-14

Parnell and his colleagues the farmers
Of Ireland, have at least security Wnile
they pay their rents they are independ-
ent of the landlord, the agent or the
bailiff. They can no longer be driven
like sheep to vote for my Lords nomt-
nee. They have courage to labor, they
are become more industrious, more
thrifty, more temperate. They have
higher ambitions for their children. The
old tyrant who used his whip on his
tenant as freely as he did on his dog
who ruled as absolute slave master
as did the slave holders in your south
ern states, before the war, is driven
back into his cell, and is powerless for
evil in our midst.
"Such is the freedom gained during
the past 20 years by Parnell and his
colleagues, backed by the unanimous
support Of all classes of Irishmen in
every land. And is it not reasonable
to conclude that had not the march of
the nation been stayed by the fatal
| blow of dissension In the national
ranks and consequent paralysis of Ire
! lands forces, we should be now in the
| full enjoyment Of our freedom. United
Ireland today recognizing this great
fact has taken up again ParnelPs pol
| ICY and appeals to all her scattered
| children for support to finish the work
| which that great son of Ireland began
! We have buried forever dissension in
| Ireland We have forgotten personal
| differences in the past, we recognize
that fan differed honestly, and that
| that man differed honestly, and that
| hands when they see that further con-
| hict would ruin Ifeland's cause.
Fellow countrymen, we are pro-
crossing. England is declining. Eng
land stands today isolated and despised
among nations. Her army is the
laughing stock of Europe, her navy,
so long untried, we may conclude is no
better
1T is no foolish prophecy to predict
that, as greater nations have done be-
fore, this huge unwieldly, Goddess
kingdom win crumble to pieces her
colonies and dependencies becoming in
dependent states"
The resolutions referred to at the be-
ginning of this story were then read
by Mr.. O'Connor and adopted, after
which Hon. Patrick A. McHugh was in
troduced as the victim of the jury
packing system in Ireland, coming al
most directly from an English dungeon
to the United States. He was given
warm welcome and after acknowledge
ing the reception accorded him, he said
Our object in our present visit to
America is to give the friends Of Ire
land on this side of the Atlantic a
plain, unvarnished account Of the pres
ent condition Of our country. and Of
her present prospects, and Of her aspl-
rations.
1T has been customary TO speak Of
Ireland as a downtrodden and dis
tressful country. If anyone should
speak Of Ireland in that strain,
should deem it a duty to question the
accuracy of the description. ireland
today is neither downtrodden nor dis
tressful; she Is not downtrodden, for |
no people can be called downtrOdden |
who are engaged in fierce and stern re-
sistance to those who would Cypress |
them We might be called downtrod- |
den, If we had bowed our heads be- |
meath the yoke of a foreign faction |
and If we had made up our minds TO |
bear injustice with base submission. !
We are disconnected, rebelliOus and
resurgent people. We are discomfort
ed. because we are misgOverned, and
we are rebellious because our national
was denied to us, and we are
resurgent because our determination is
fixed and unalterable, that unless and
until the right Of the Irish nation to
legislative independence is conceded
and established, we shall never be |
guilty of the crime Of submission or
the degradation of loyalty.
Some people imperfectly acquainted
with the conditions prevailing in Ire
land. may say. Why do not Irishmen
settle down and be content beneath
the beneficent sway Of English laws?
Why do they not cease this never-en
ing agitation, and turn their attention
to the peaceful pursuit Of industry and
prosperity? In the first place, I deny
that Ireland is governed in accordance
with the principles Of the English con-
stitution. In the second place, II we
our agitation, and settled
down contented with our present lot. |
what would you, our kith and kin in |
America, think Of those whom you left |
behind you to guard the fortress Of /
Irish nationhood? Would you not say, /
and would you not truly say. that we 1
had proved false to a sacred trust 4
that we had hauled down the ancient
dag OF our common country. and aban-
doned the struggle in which the irish
race had been for centuries engaged?
IF the Irish people had sent dele
gates to tell you that the fight was
abandoned. would not be here tonight
and / believe that delegates coming
with such a message would be Had
vised in appearing before the assem-
Dlage 1 have the honor to address
I'VE represent that force In Ireland
which is standing up TO the British
In ireland today. and fight
'no- II today We are not merely the
Of the Irish Parliament
tarv marty; we are the representatives
IF the irish nation who selected and
US through the directory q
II the United Irish League, which is