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Show EILOGIZI.WQ rABNELI- The Irish al CTsleaaro are aTnfbnsl-slle. aTnfbnsl-slle. Chicago, Kg v. 29. Ten thousand people assembled lu Battery 1), anU 3)00 more In the Second Regiment Armory, adjoining, tonight, to see and hear the Irish Parliamentary delegates. The gathering was a notable one. Among the prominent figures in the audience was Mr. 1'arnell, the mother of tbe man still at the helm 61 Irish affairs. Dillon, O'Brien, O'Connor, Har-rlngtou, Har-rlngtou, SMllvau and GUI were escorted es-corted to the platform amid wild cheers. As John Dillon advanced to the front of the stage, the cheering cheer-ing broEo out again and it was Im-jrosslble Im-jrosslble for him to begin speaking for several minutes. The resolutions welcome the Irish delcga.es, speak In eulogistic terms of their services, and pledge the assembly as-sembly anew to tbe cause of home rule for the Irish people. Touching on tho all-absorblne question ot the tlmp, tbe resolutions say: "While con'cious that the cause of heme rule is by no meaDs depec-dentupouany depec-dentupouany individual. we should be untrue to ourselves and to the justice or the causa did we fail to recognise tbe splendid services ot Charles Stewart ParnelL Thelrish people owe him a debt of gratitude which can never be fully paid. When all seemed darkness and doubt, he sounded tho tocsin wbhh called Into action an army of resol ute and heroic men, who, for more than ten long years, have stood with absolute singtcnc?a of purpose, un queetiobed purity of motive and patriotic pat-riotic fervor almost without parallel In theworld'a history. Theywonfor the first time In a century the attention at-tention or England and theattentlon of the world; they went to Jail and behind the bars proved more potent than their jailers. On the critlj presented pre-sented at Uii moment It does nbt become be-come uslo dictate to the Irish people as to Iheircourse. We recognize that they are upon the Immediate field or action, with Infinitely better opportunities op-portunities for forming Judgment than Is presented to us. The claim of Ireland's right to homb rule presumes pre-sumes the capacity cf the people of Ireland for self government: hence, to them and their authorised representatives repre-sentatives we leave all questions or policy and leadership, promising luting and hearty support to their judgment and choice. It is our earnest hope that with calmness, forbearance and exceeding wisdom they will so older the affairs or tie Irlh parliamentary party as to sil ence discord, and that hand in ban J with the great common people or Ireland, they may move on to th. victory which assuredly awaits them in the near future." The overflow meeting in the Second Sec-ond Regiment armory was almost an exact duplicate ol the larger affair. |