The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-06
UNIONiSTS ARE
REPUDIATED AT
HOME RULE MEET
United Irish League Denounces
''Sir FuriOSO" Carson and
His Ulster Followers.

New York, Oct. 6.-what was de-
scribed as probably the last meeting
that will ever be held in New York in
furtherance of the cause of Irish home
rule, took place last evening in Car
negie Hall under the auspices of the
United Irish League.
ITO announce the splendid progress
achieved and to prepare for the ulti-
mate victory now close at hand" is the
way DIR. John Grant CoyLe, chairman
of the meeting, characterized the pur-
pose of the gathering. The victory re-
ferred to is the almost certain passage
in the coming spring of the Irish Home
Rule bill now pending in the British
Parliament.
John Purroy Mitchell, fusion candi-
date for mayor, was the principal
speaker of the occasion. Although Mr..
Mitchell was cheered with, enthusiasm
he made no reference to local politics.
but confined his remarks to a brief his
tory of the progress of the Irish cause
Before introducing Mr.. Mitchell, Dr.
Coy1e paid tribute to the life and
memory of Patrick Ford, editor of the
Irish World, who he described as an
Irish patriot of "unwearied ardor, I'M
quenchab1e fire and unsel1sh devo-
tion.''
HE has paid the inevitable debt of
mortality" said DIR. Coy1e. His life
is history and what a history A man
bearing the whole spirit OF the Irish
people! A life consecrated to the
cause of Irish unity and independence!
It was not his to witness the coming
the coming of the dawn. But he left
a memory that will be honored and re-
Eered wherever the cause of liberty is
loved and respected"
Stating that 1--WE do not meet here
as American parttsans, for we repre-
.S-@&.@
Coy1e introduced Mr.. Mitchell as fthe
Collector Of the Port of New York. -
Mr.. Mitchell received a great ovation.
In speaking of his interest in the
cause of home rule Mr.. Mitchell re-
ferred to the fact that he had once
Council Of the United Irish League.
After describing briefly the provisions
of the bill now pending in Parliament,
Mr.. Mitchell said:
Every man. Of irish blood must
sympathize with men who have fo11g ht
for this bill. Every American must
also sympathize with the fight of a
people for the right to rule themselves
as God gives them to see the right.
Although the bill as it will pass is
by no means all that Ireland could
desire, it is measure SO fraught with
good. of so great potentia1ity, that no
reasonable body of men could reject it
at the hands of Parliament.
1.-THE martyrs who have given their
lives and liberties for the Irish cause
have been the inspiring force that has
caused US to fight the good fight with
out fear or f1inching.
1.-THE fight has, been centuries old,
but now the reward is at hand. To-
night we celebrate the memory of 9TH
er days and also the coming dawn of
the days that are and the days that are
to be-
s.tae -f1Jioxxzi1,a, ,-a.<zo1,,+fo,3 ,1ron +II6
threatened ulster rebellion" was also
passed: Il
'"That we most heartily commend the
determination of the Irish party and
the Irish leaders to enter into no con-
ference that would delay or impair
the present bill. with the noisy, ridic-
u1ous handful Of spoil hunters and fac
tionists who are in no sense morally,
politically of numerically entitled TO
speak for Ulster, nor for our honest,
sensible, Protestant fel1ow-countryme en-
of that provinces"
In seconding this resolution William
McAdoo, Chief City Magistrate, who
characterized himself an IAN Irish
born man and a Protestant referred
to Sir Edward Carson, leader OF the
Ulster unionists, as ttSir Furioso'' Car
son, and ridfculed his pretence of fight
ing in behalf of civil. and religious lib
erty.
.'sir Furioso," said Mr.. gMcAdoo, '.is
one of the few men living today who
believes in the right of the minority
to rule the majority. He is in his the
cries the 1inea1 descendant of Brother
Jasper, the negro preacher, of Rich
mond, Va, who leaped into fame by
his pronunciamento that the sun do
move, meaning to imply thereby that
the, earth stands still. Sir .F,urioso. is
the Brother Jasper of the present po-
litica1 situation"