The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-10-08
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breaks up without coming to any con-
clusion, then the fight which we are
engaged in and were when the king
died, will instantly revive; the fight
against the House of Lords will be
taken up all over Great Britain; we
will have a general election In jan
uary. and upon the result Of that gen.
eral election in January will depend
whether the power of the House of
Lords will at once disappear, and
whether or not we will obtain Home
Rule for Ireland at once as neces-
sary and immediate consequence.
Our first business is to clear away
tho block of the House Of Lords. When
that is done, Home Rule Is as good as
accomplished. Now, what, under
these circumstances. am here to ask
from America and Irish-America?
Ladies and gentlemen, the last general
election held in January cost us in
Ireland the ridiculously small sum Of
fifty thousand dollars. There are 1903
seats in Ireland. We fought the whole
of that election with $4,000. I don't
know much about American politics,
but rather think that the election for
mayor in any of your great cities
would probably cost as much as the
whole 103 contests in Ireland. (Ap-
plause.)
We are not able, tell you frankly,
we are not able in addition to the
seventy thousand dollars collected for
that purpose in Ireland, we are not
able in addition to provide hundred
thousand dollars for an election next
January. The fate Of Ireland will be
hanging in the balance next January,
and I have no particle of shame or
misgiving in coming here to America
and asking from my fellow country
men to help US to provide funds to
fight that battle next January sue
cessfully. (Applause.)
We in Ireland, are united. Ladies
and gentlemen, there Is no such thing
as absolute unanimity, never has been
and never will be. in any community
of thinking men in the world.
am encouraged more than you can
believe by the proceedings here in
Buffalo yesterday and today. I feel
certain that our appeal will not fall
on deaf ears, and I assure you from
my experience of the last thirty years
of Irish life that If you now hold up
our hands, believing in our honesty,
in our desire to do our duty, and in
our ability to meet the best of these
English statesmen, you will be taking
a great part in bring about that tri-
umph which hope from the bottom
Of my heart that the oldest man In this
hall will yet live to witness.
Three hearty cheers were given for
Mr.. Redmond following the speech.
He was followed by Messrs. O'Connor,
Devlin and Boyle and Bishops Cotton
and F'allon, the addresses all being
received with great applause.
Support Pledged.
Toward the close of the second days
session President Ryan read a tele.
gram from Patrick Ford pledging 3d.
900 for John r. Redmond, leader Of
the Irish party. u ai4k}
"Who will initiate Patrick Ford's
example?" queried the chairman.
Thomas B. Fitszpatrick of Boston,
in behalf Of Massachusetts, pledged
$4,000; Michael Donohue, represent
ing organized Irishmen Of Philadel-
phia and Pennsylvania, pledged $780,
900; Maj. Buckley Of Chicago pledged
at least $4,000 from Illinois; John P.
Leahy Of st. Louis, $4,000 from Mis-
souri,; Montreal promised $4,000; New
York city, $4,000, "from the borough
Of Manhattan exclusively; Joseph F.
Gavin pledged $4,000 from Buffalo;
James E. Dolan, $4,000 from Syracuse;
Albany, $4,000; Brooklyn, $4,000; New
Jersey, $4,000; Washington, $1,000;
Pittsburg, $4,000.
President O'Hanlon of the Board of
Erin, United States and Canada,
pledged $1,000. Other pledges came
thick and fast as follows: Baltimore,
at least $4,000; New Orleans and In
riana, $4,000.
Next came individual pledges: Thos.
Reilly, Philadelphia, $1,000; Thos. Fitz-
patrick, Boston, $1,000 for himself, and
500 from Mrs. Fitzpatrick and 500
from each of his children.
"And 800 from each of the nine chill
dren," was the way the chairman an
nounced it, and Mr.. Fitzpatrick merely
smiled. Other pledges were: Lowell,
Mass, $1,000; H. McCaffery, Philadel-
phia, $1,000; M. ]. Ryan, $500 for two
years, equal to $1,000; John McCaffery,
5000; Miss Sabina Davitt, $40. (Cheers.)
Hundreds came in rapid succession