The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-09
Ex- Congressman SpOoncr Presides
At Mass Meeting and Patri-
otto Addresses Delivered by
McSSrs. Redmond, McHugh
and O'DOnnell.

farm for a cattle rapch. Parnelf' spok,
here fora people who had little. hope from
the constitutional agitation. They hac
seen their confidence betrayed in IN,
| English parliament generation after gen
Grafton. And ! ssy here tonight thst. II
took man OF strong faith and strons
character to- come here as Psrneil did
snd there were Irishnlen, and good Irish
men. who sneersd at l,is Efforts. but the
movement which Psrnell started will
stand for all time ia nationsllhistcrys as a
successful movement,
PARNELL AND THE LAND LEAGUE
4" To-day, Just as IN 1879. when Psrnsll
started his movement there are Irishnen
who cry our against the United Irish
league. lust az they sneered al Parnell
and IN. Land League. lf. However. | can
show that the Land league accomplished
much for Ireland, obtained great conCes-
sions of ireland then surely . move
ment following the same principles and
with tile same motives as that of the
Land league Justnes our efforts.
To-day Ireland is snabied 10 send into
the English parliament 81 men, absolutely
independent or English politics. whsre the
rights ot Ireland are concerned. This
alone 10 enough TO commend to Irlshnisn
Psrnelfs movement. but Il achieved much
more than that. 1t swept away the land
lords right of raising rent and whs IL
most valuable Ia dssiroyeS the landlords
right OF capriclous eviction. 40 that todsy
there Ia no landlord throughout the length
and breadth cf ireland who can either
raise the rent or cvfct his tenant We
hsve no control over na tioua1 aHairs hut
In purely local AFFAIRS Psrnelfs movement
won for tire people srpoluts self govern
nent. NowsI say that II Psrneirs move-
ment gsined these things alone what
rlichtshs set down ss most successful
'rodzy the irish people are learning
alrnost their first lssson ef SELF -sovern-
ment. Now when the people have a cause
Mhlch ~ based upon riaht and justics,
aud We claim that this is the cause of
Ireland, thsn everything that aoss 10
elevate the condition sf that people raises
them SO much nearer freedom. | there
fore claim that the Land League move
ment. started by psrps,l under discour-
aging circumstances, has accomplished
wonders Tor ireland. and ~ this move
mrnt taken uB bN more intelligent
people, a more presrsrous peopIs, ought
10 he yet more truIuul ig results
When ! last spoke 10 you, two years
ago. ] was humillstsd by the thought of
divided people in lrclsnr, but tonight
am proud 10 make the statement that tho
Irish Nafonaiists, III ths whole history
or ths COUNTY, WIRE never 50 united
az they are now Ne spsak here in the
name of united peepls, n united party.
We va'ie s,irrort. / am not sure that
without any SUPPORT We can win, but
whether We Get II err net, we will 70 on
with cur m7vement. support will make
what now sesms q possibility a certainty
for the future, but | say here, that We
Will not take support oh the condition
that men outside eur country shall die
tate the policy TO US. We sneak for ire
land at hons. Though IL Is true tn. Ire
land abroad 10 . great and prosperous
natieu, set n IN lrslsad st home whom
We must consider now; II 10 ireland at
home which must gain its freedom, and
the people there must cay upon what
lines the strugyls shall se made. I will
not attempt 80 show ysu how ". intend
to force the iandlerds 10 sell the Land
"a their tenants. and by that means get
rid Of once far ALT the gnsllsh garrison
la ireland. The ians movement stands
today In the most fsversble position that
sHs land movement has aver stccd In Ire
land.
APT HIT AT LOCAL HoNE RULE.
~ cannot take up tspight our plan
Of reeisirnins those vast Tracks of land
which have besn used BY the landlords
as grazing. they haylns east out ths
tenants, and rlsh,ful owners. By doing
this We viii take away the grsst caus.
,rNths immierauen OF Ireland. which is
irsNins our young men and young wo-
40 ihaL h,- Tina IL aus RIs not taken
10 prevent The sntire irish psopls will
disappear from the shores OF ireland.
Today The Irish nation hss no voice In
ne ENGLISH Parliament; many ~ them
nave been brought there against their
MIL am strong la the opinion that We
're very near the establishment of an
ri'h Fsrlianent IN Uqblln The English |
Parliament 10 the laughing stock OF th.
World, aud cannot transact 40 much busi-
iess iu a wear - your Rhode Island leeiS.
sture does IN one week. The reason is I
sN idenL Parliament 10 trying ts do a.
'ne aud The ssule time TO transact local |
matters and n.uensl sHsirs. the things
which are conducted ig this country by |
'onr "a LEGISLATURES aud congress thrown |
After d-nouuciuE the Roer w.r as more |
hdn brutal on The PSrt OF tho British |
iovernment-just az uutsllea for as the |
revolutionary wsr. feresd on the Amerl. |
an Colonists a csutur, sud a auartrr
Iso-. he concluded 90 fellows
'Inis ia the last nlestius TINT my col.
easses VIII hold IA tldy country. We \
all for home on woduesday. Upon Jan. |
our National convention takes plac.
nd tie folloviHg NesE lhe English Par
Z.
he The ebbing tide, We viii com. as.in.
Nov. fhls meeting II psde up ~
incsro Pe0ple. ash YOU 10 follow up this
neettns b. forming m this city = hfauch
v the United lrith lcagu, SO that when
relaud nesJs hSu she NAV have her
Vuntrlmrp Hron whom she may RELY
Ne haN, had We most tTatlf,lnE vel
ome aud epeoesf w this country. FROM
he vreFiieut Of ths isud down. thr.ueh
y'ry pcsitlvu 81 Important. m ustionsi
hshs. re have received eacourag~rr,pt
NJ >fmpaihs Tor lie trish raus. When |
W. return 80 siil teii eur lvopls Via,
hs tri'-l Irish issris VII gpresd 81 |
yer Ills r0iutiy ~ sid ths Lsue i.s.u.
Y - yssr, arr. aug th,i tie p-osl. of
nis hro~j ilua f-ve us cudspees I'm eur
hott 2" tree ireland. Gentlemen. ts..
snr sle upon us. agd Upon our sctiou
: tic Earish fsflism.nt. cof { tsli YOU
tat befrre ibis sersrsiicn passes svsv }
herty VII hs cnihrsnss he agr land.
OTHER grEAkErx