The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-02-08


police, vet the people We're knocked
down and struck on the ground? ca
voice. "And at Dromahaire." Hear,
hcar) What about Ballaghadereen
the other night. where the little boys
of the town were parading with a fife
aud drum band. and where. without
Il minutes notice. the police charged
and batoncd the children right and
left? (Groans.) All can say is this
would be very willing tomorrow
and make this offer to the loyal citi.
zens of Birmingham-'Send over the
birmingham police. and we will send
you over the Royal Irish COns.lbu-
larry" cloud laughter and cheers.) So
much for the contrast in the admins
traton of the law between Ireland
and England.
"In England Il mob is allowed to
gather together for the purpose of
numbering an innocent man who darcs
to come to make Il speech against the
Boer war. 1t is allowed to wreck the
town hall of birmingham and to pelt
the police and kick them for an hour
before Il blow is struck against Them
In Ireland. il we meet together peace
ably and without disorder to discuss
our grievances and demand our rights,
we don't know what moment we may
be declared to he an illeg"l and I'M.
lawful assembly. One may be baton
Ell on the spot and prosecuted after.
ward for taking any part in an Illegal
assembly. (Checrs.)
What was the cn,l of the story of
birmingham? The police arrested Il
number of men that night ana brought
them up before the magistrate.
The first man that was brought I'M
was charged by Il policeman With be-
ing caught in the act of firing stones
and bricks through the town hall win.
dows. When he was arrested he kick
ed ana beat the police; he summoned
the crowd to rescue him. and ii tool:
twelve cOnstnhles to take him into
custody. What was the result? The
result was that he WAS fined e. which
vas. of cOur:... paid for him by his
loyal friends. ana he got off scot free
lf he were an IriShman | would like
to know where he would DO today.
CHcnr. heard The next man who was
charged, was charged with firing n
revolver through the windows of the
town hall. He was brought up and
fined e., and the result was that all
the rioters got off (lear, hcnr): and
while that is being done in England,
Conor O'Kelly is lying in the Castle
bar Jail today for speaking to II meet.
ing as pcnceablc as this is. (Gronnsl
John O'Donncll and Mr.. Johnston
and their friends will follow in the
same track. and yet we are asked to
believe and the world is told tho in
famous lie that we in Ireland have
the same rights and liberties as the
people of England No. we have not
the same rights or liberties. but. with
Gods help and in the good cause. We
will win them before we are done
with it. (Chcers.)
And now. before I conclude. desire
to say one word on Il question which
interests the people Of Leitrim as it
does the people of all other parts of
Ireland ana that is the reinstatement
Of the rvictcd tenants. (Cheers.) Be-
licvc me. there is no hope for tho
reinstatement of the evictcd tenants
except in the organization of the PEG,
pie. NIear. hear) Take the case OF
.Ablcyfcalc. in the county of Limerick,
the best organized county in Ireland.
There. at Abheyfealc. the O'Grady
tenants. after living in the wooden
Land League huts' which l sent down
twcnty-onc years ago. after living for
twcnty-onp years out of their hold
ilgs, were put back Il montlfsngo ut
half their old rents. (Checrs.) And
not only were they put back at half
their old rents. but they were not
asked to pay any arrears.
| say deliberately. speaking with
full recollection of twcnty-one years.
experience III Irish politics. that if III,
Ireland We're organized as thoroughly
as the county Limerick today within
II year. I believe. every cvictcd tenant
In Ireland would he reinstated. cloud
checrs.)
and the people must do the work. You
must put on the pressure. We will do
our best in Ireland We will do every.
filing we can to spread organization,
hut in the last resort it is the people
who must do the work by making it
uncomfortahle-and I do not hesitate
to say it--malsing it hot for the land
grahbcrs and the land agents and the
landlords. who arc keeping these peo-
pie out Of their homes (cheers), and
by making every man who Is against
the League know that so long as an
rvictcd tenant out of his home exists
in a parish, that parish will he a very
uncomfortable spot (hear, hear. That
is the one and only way to do it. and
If all Ireland I've thoroughly organized
l have no hesitation in promising that
within a very brief period the evicted
tenants will be all back in their own