The Irish standard., 1902-08-30
TlLLMAN AND MASON.
Two U. S. Senators Speak for ireland
at Chicago.

Irish-Americans of Chicago evinceo
their warm sympathy for the strug-
CLING land of their fathers yesterday
by turning out in large numbers to at
tend two big demonstrations in differ
ent parts of the city, says the Record
Herald of Aug. IL. At gathering of
5000 people at OswaM's Park, held
under the auspices of the Irish ma
tionalists and Clan-na-Gael, United
States Senator Ben Tillman of South
Carolina was the principal orator, and
an address was adopted advocating
the use of force to bring about the in
dependence of Ireland by revolution.
AT Sunnyside Park $4,000 people We're
present at the annual picnic of the
| United Irish Societies of Chicago, and
United States Senator William E. Ma
son was the leading speaker. Resolu-
tons were adopted by those present
expressing confidence in the policy of
the United Irish League and the lead
ers of the national movement in Ire
| land.
| United States Senator Tillman of
South Carolina was the stellar attrac-
ton at the demonstration and picnic
of the Irish nationalist held in Os-
wald's Grove. An address, calling
upon all men of Celtic blood to be
ready to Use the force Of arms against
England when opportunity is ripe.
was read at the afternoon and the
evening gatherings, and evidently met
| the united approval Of the audience.
the nationalists, though not adopted
in the usual parliamentary form.
Senator Tillman pleased the enthusi-
asts by his declaration that Irishmen
should be ready with money and men
at moments call to catch England
mapping, when that nation is again en-
gagged in Il war with some powerful
nation. This suggestion was greeted
| with violent cheering
In Introducing the senator Colon,!
| Richard O'Sullivan Burke. chairman
of the meeting, sounded the keynote
| of the occasion when he decllrel:
1--WE are here for free and indie
pendent government fer Ireland or
nothing"
ireland for many hundreds of Years
has been the Niobe of ratio s--thr
.footstool of tyranny aud or,re:Ss.o :"
declared Senator Tiliman. THE st ry
of wrongs, tyranny. murders and i'll
| famies are all embraced in the story
of Englaml's domination. 1t is not
| proper or permissible under the laws
of this country to hatch pl IT'S against
England, but say that it is right for
Irishmen. before the Almighty. to be-
lieve in self-government for Ireland.
| GGl didn't make the Irish slaves to
England. l believe that England
should be made to feel III every posi-
BILE way-by a revolution Or positive
action il opportunity affords-that it
100000 people under the heels of the
English mobiles who are working them
to death. Never let up. Continue ag-
itation until you bring results.
ut may not be proper for United
| States senator to discuss international
affars-to point out what is possible
| 1 To r in,
ing With Il friendly nation, but be-
| long to a minority party. The Demo-
cratic party is not responsible for the
spectacle of Johnny Hay hugging
Johnny Bull. | never did have any
sympathy with sending an embassy
to see Edward crowned. l did not be-
lieve that citizens of this free repub-
| lie, which has stood us the center Of
the target for England's hatred for
years, wanted to break their nacks to
send representatives to England to
see Queen Victoria's son get the
throne did not see that we had any
money to spare in sending bcotlicks
over there.
1--WE recently had demonstration
Of nation brought to the verge Of
disintegration through war with
100000 Dutchmen. The pitiful part
was that we Americans. through the
administration had lost power and
right to even express sympathy with
the Beers. 1t is a disgrace. We We're
so much in sympathy with British
ideas that with our 100000 poor dev-
lis in the Pacific ocean conquered un-
der bayonets, we did not have it in
our hearts to question John Bull about
his reconcantrado camps such as made
Weyler a pillory mark.
BE awake, men. You'll find some
morning that John Bullism or tors
ism has conquered the United States.
and that you will have to fight like
dogs for your liberty here. Every
thing in our governmental policy per-
tanning to finances is dominated by
English influence TOryism is ram
pant.
do all you can to help the people
1t hnme and send people and arms to
axe England and establish your own
Independence. if the British lion ever
lgain gets i'll the death grapple with
mother powerful country. We in the
United States are not now far from