Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-25

nobler or more patriotic Irishnan in Wash
iugton had fallen a victim to the machina
tious Of those who were determined to
prevent the organization of branch IN this
city. In other words at a preliminary
meeting which he attempted to hold. the
enemies of the movement packed the hall
and took the organization out OF his hands.
This was an ingenious move and de-
monstrated that the men leading the oppo-
sition possessed not only brains but suavity,
or as the Irish would call it ''gramachyee'
to perfection. These 'gramachree" alleged
patriotic Irishmen hit upon a sure and safe
plan to prevent hearing in Washington
| for Messrs. Redmond and Devliu, for be 1t
remembered this was one Of the primary
objects in organizing a branch. They in
| fact organized the branch themselves,
ousted Mr. Downey from the chair and
elected their own oficersl Having accom-
plished this they adjourned and felt conf
dent they had smothered the movement
inasmuch as no meeting could be held,
unless under their call OF auspices and they
were determined to issue no call or hold
another meeting.
A few of the real patriotic Irishmen con-
suited on the turn events had taken and
after some persuasion Mr.. Downey and
Captain O'Farrell were induced to commu-
nicate with Messrs. Redmond and Devlin
with a view to holding mass meeting at
one of the theaters.
Let it be borne in mind that the import
ance of pubic meeting in the National
Capital OF the United States was understood
by both the friends and enemies of the
United Irish League as being vital to the
absolute success of the envoys mission to
this country both for its moral effect on
England as we'll as for other reasons not
necessary to make public at present.
AT the earnest invitation, therefore, of
Messrs. DOwnev and O'Farrell the envoys
consented to return and named the date.
AS soon as this was known the opponents
of the United Irish League flooded Messrs.
Redmond and Devlin with letters admonish-
ing them of the mistake they were about to
commit in returning to Washington and
predicting frost, =" as one hundred Irish
men could not be secured to attend such
meeting even with warrants and policemen
to bring them in. These letters disturbed
the ENJOYS, and when they were supple
mented with others plainly intimating
physical force to prevent any such meeting
the ENJOYS to avoid scandal to the move
ment and comfort to England, wired Cap
tain O'Farrell and Mr.. Downey cancelling
the date and engagement.
OF course Messrs Downey and O'Farrell
were in ignorance as TO this sudden change
of front of the ENJOYS. They had secured
a theater and had even announced the date
of the meeting But suspecting something
was wrong, the shrewd, wiry, and aggres-
sive O'Farrell determined to see the bottom
of the affair and having secured the sym
pathy and cooperation of Mr.. Downey,
the captain went over to Baltimore and laid
his case before Mr.. Michael Redding, the
national vice-president of the United Irish
League of America. On that very evening
an important meeting of the Baltimore
branch was being held and Captain O'Far-
reIl was present by invitation and addressed
the gathering. The result was that two
prominent members we're delegated to ac-
company him to Philadelphia, to hold a
personal interview with the euvOys and
ascertain the cause of their declination to
come to Washington.
And there in the city of brotherly love
the whole damnable story Of duplicity was
revealed. The ENJOYS we're delighted to
hear that the real patriotic Irishmen of
Washington knew nothing about these at
tempts to prevent a public meeting, but
that on the contrary thousands we're eagerly
anxious to hear the ENJOYS whereupon a
new date was set, last Sunday evening,
with the respit known to not only all Wash
ington but to Ireland whom it oheered and
to England which it amazed and discom-
6ted.
Never was such a meeting of the INTEL
lectual element of our race held in Wash
ington or in any other city in America.
The Gladstone of the American Republic,
the venerable and noble old man, Hon.
] L TTe,sA So,
Senator from Massachusetts,, presided. DR..
Rankin, whom all creeds respect for his
attainments and irreproachable and spot
less life, addressed the meeting. Senators
and Representatives crowded the stage
and an audience capable of filling the
largest theater in Washington was turned
away from the doors of the Lafayette
Theater, as every foot of standing room
was occupied by 8 O'Clock p. m. The en-.
voys hearts were fred with enthusiasm and
both gentlemen maintained the reputation
of Ireland's sons for oratory and matchless
eloquence.
In the sweltering heat of the theater the
audience stood immovable, but not un.
moved. Cheers and prolonged applause
greeted the ENJOYS and the other speake
including our own DR.. Stafford the prince
of preachers and ''the noblest Roman Of
them all"
The Washington daily newspapers de-
voted columns to the speeches and to the
enthusiasm of the audience and indeed
most creditably spread the story Of Ireland,
as it was told at the meeting, before their
readers.
If there lives an Irishman in Washington
or elsewhere who is SO dumb of compre.
hension aud SO obtuse in intellect as to fail
in some kind of an appreciation of the in
calculable good this meeting effected, both
in the elevation Of the race in the minds Of
the public and the rebuke of English
tyranny in Ireland as well as the curbinR
of its growing influence in this republic we
lament sincerely from the bottom of our
heart that such a man was born by the
lordly Shannon, the historic Liffey, the
beautiful Lee, the famous More, by the
murmuring Boyle, or that the blue noun.
tains of Innesfail shadowed his cradle OF its
smiling valleys laughed back his infant
glee.
And yet there are a few such men in
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