The Irish standard., 1902-11-01

I county, the county that loves land
lords and the agents SO much that
| there is not Il single one of them on
the county council, Kerry. - branch
| Is GappEusc): Kildare, the short
| grass county, II branches (cricS of
bravo for Kildare" and applause and
| langltrr3 Kilkenny city, i GapplauseD;
| Kilkenny county, :i'i GlpplAuScy;
Kings county, IS ,appElusrl; Lriirim
| county, 81 applansvD; Limerick city
mpplausc), :: branches; Limerick
county, including the city, 81 branch
Us (applnusr); Longford county, -
great applluscD; Louih, which is II
small county, II branches GlpplnuSc);
Mayo. God help il Daughter and ap-
pla,Sc, ~ branches G,pplnuSc,; Coun-
ty Meath, - branches Glpplausc);
County Monaghan. 30 branches (np-
plausr); town of Newry, | branch;
Queens county, - branches (np-
plausc); Rosronmon county, 10
branches Glpplausc); Sligo county, 10
branches G.ppl,usc,; Tipprrary, 70
branches Glpplausc); Tyrone, 3S
branches (appl;luscy; Waterford city,
branch (appIausrl: Waterford coun-
ty, 3G branches mppausc,; West
Meath, 81 branches (nppIausc); WcX-
ford, II branches Glppl;,usr); Wick
low, l3 GpplausrD, giving altogether
1872 branches OF the United Irish
League in Ireland GlpplausrD. Giving
an average membership Of 50 to each
guished colleague, thinks that this is
an underestimate. but would like to
be as sure as ] can of my figures
allowing 80 members for each branch
of the United Irish League in Ireland,
that will give Il total membership close
upon 10000. (Applause)
1--WE have among our evcr-faithful
and loyal people in Great Britain an
auxiliary organization, the United
Irish League Of England, Wales and
Scotland, and it numbers upwards of
300 branches, and allowing the same
membership which is also Il conscrva-
tive membership to these, l must add
%, 900 members in Great Gritain to
the 10000 in Ireland, and that will
give us total membership OH the
other side of the Atlantic Of about
10000 or 10000 members ZAP
plause.)
Now, ladies and gentlemen, re-
mcmbering the difficulty under which
labor of trying to find something that
my friends have not already spoken
upon, will ask your indulgence for u
few moments longer. England's uni
form propaganda Of calumny and
against our race and country is, of
course, we'll known. AS John Mitchell
great applause) once put it, England
has succeeded in poisoning the mind
of the world against her VICTIM and
l think we ought to put in practice as
fas as we can both here in Americn
and on the other side Of the Atlantic
the lesson and the wisdom Of the
legend here in this hall, copied from
the writings of the late John Boyle
O'Reilly. (Applause) He said: Ire
land must plead her cause and make
her charges against her powerful
enemy not in the dark, but III the
marketplace before the whole world
(Applausc.) But l am inclined to
think, Mr.. President, that in this
struggle Of ours against England we
frequently underrate our real strength
and we seldom put that strength
against our opponents. We ought not
to forget that though we are only
four and Il half millions in Ireland our
race must number at least twenty
five millions in the civilized popula-
ton of the world. (Applause) 1t is
Il scattered and not IL concentrated
power, but as England has driven us
into every land on earth almost l
think we ought to strike back from
every one of these lands by every
means in our power, by every honor
able means at our enemy until she
lets go Of her hold of Ireland. Great
applause)