The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-21
IN HONOR OF EMMETT
THOUSANDS OF IRISH sYMPA-
TIMERS GATHER IN NEW YORK.
DESCENDANTS OF PATRIOTS
AMONG THE PROMINENT MEN AT
THE MEETING.

0mcinIs of Cuban Government, with
Them Son of President Palma, in
Attendance Resolutions Passed
Calling Attention to Land Bill
NictOry-COI. John f. Finerty
Orator of the EveninE-ChnrIes r.
Devlin, NJ. r., Among the Speakers.
ChamberlnIn's Name Kissed.
New York, Sept 2O.-Six thousand
persons gathered in Carnegie Hall to-
night to do honor to the memory of
Robert Emmett, under the auspices of
the United Irish League. Great en-
thusasm was displayed throughout the
evening.
Among those present were Mendes
Capote of the Cuban Senate and Gen.
W. S. Menocal of the Cuban Finance
Committee. Thomas Estrada Palma.
son of the Cuban President, was on
the platform with his American wife.
Young Palma was introduced and ac-
knowledged the honor with a brief
speech.
William Temple Emmett, great-grand
nephew of the Irish martyr. was pres
well, grandson of Wolf Tone The
members of the family of Thomas Ad-
dis Emmett were also present. Rev.
Charles McCready presided.
A cablegram from DR. Thomas Adj
dis Emmett, dated Warwick. England.
was read. 1t was as follows: Con
CALCULATIONS on centennial. Wish 1
10 l..
Dublin for Robert Emmets resting
place, but so far have failed. 1 do
not despair. 1t may be in accord with
Emmet's wish that his grave will be
found only when his epitaph shall have
been written. Let us work for that
day"
In speech eulogizing Emmett. Rob-
ert Emmett ODonnell offered the reso-
buttons of the meeting. The resolutions
called attention to the land bill victory
and thanked the United Irish League
for it's work in that direction, and
pledged the sympathy and active sup
port of American Irish to the foster
ing of the principles of Robert Emmett
and the fruition of his ideals. The
vote was taken by rising.
The grafton of the evening was made
by Col John F. Finerty of Chicago,
American president of the United Irish
League. The three things that caused
| the failure of Emmet's rlsins, he said,
were carelessness, treachery and in
ebriety and he added: ANY Irishman
who, on a mission for his country, gets
drunk, deserves to be shot"
1T is a mistake to suppose that the
dying request of Emmett that his cpl
taph be not written until his country
was independent has been altogether
literally obeyed." he continued, be-
cause no epitaph can be written all at
once and although Emmett persisted,
he was succeeded on other lines by
leaders like Daniel OConnell, who won
the Catholic emancipation and the
abolition of tithes; by John Mitchell,
William Smith O'Brien and the Fenian
Brotherhood under Hickman, Luby and
O'Leary, and by Charles Stewart Par
nell, Michael Davtt and John e. Red
mond.
Ten letters constitute the name of
Robert Emmett, and of these Catholic
emancipation forms the first; the aboli-
ton of tithes the second; disestablish-
ment of the English church the third:
the extended franchise the fourth: the
first land bill the fifth; the Ashburn
land act the sixth; the establishment
of the land courts the seventh; the
establishment of the county councils
the eighth, and the passage of the land
purchase bill, the latest enactment, the
ninth. There remains but one more
letter to be written, and that is the ma
tional independence of Ireland and that
is bound to come, and cannot be long
delayed
Charles r. Devlin, NJ p, spoke on
contemporary English politics. When
he mentioned Joseph Chamberlain's
name the audience Kissed. "As one of
your papers said to-day" Mr.. Devlin
said, chamberlain was riding for a
fall, and he got it. Chamberlain got his
fall and will never rise again, and
the reason was that he denied Ireland
her rights. Lord Rosebery resigned,
and he has never risen again. We
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