, 1881-10-30
ENGLISH VIEW OF PARNELL
Tic land Act Should Have II Ra1r
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Lnssf1or TIMES, tIet. H..
! From long inplaity many OF Mr.. Par1ells
friends had come TO suppose that they might do
! and say what thcr pleased, in the assurance
that the present Government wotiL not vcnt,lre
| to question their conduct This course Of tho
/ Chief a.si,ators has hitherto been very smooth.
Ii was .;.sy for patriots. paid ant. unpaid. TO s,e
I brave and defiant in frica.tiy meetings, and
with the buzz ol; fiattcrers in their ears. 4
few tf the rank aud file might pc imprisoned; ;
bu1 it seemed that the Government would not
dare to strike ut the head and ctntrc Of
disaFection, aud would ueeklr submit til see
their authority contcmucd. thor alEent, stoned,
and their action practically stulttael la every
tarouy, without lifting finger against the arch
aEitators All these months of disturbance and
UNREST the crimes Of midnight violence un-
punished. the system Of ansimitlat!on which has
hccn unc:ecked, and the lawlcss sDecch hes which
have led TO no prosecutions, nave bred spirit
Of lnsote.1t confidence ami contempt tor a
long-suuerne Government. And so the
leaders are indignant and surprised be-
cause at the eleventh hour the autbori-
tics fulfill xu elementary duty, and
t1ke step which most administrations would
hive long ago adopted. The Justice aud
necessity Of tue course are 50 nlaiu that We can
moi doubt that they will not he wholly denied
eveu tv sotne Of Mr.. Parnell's sytnpa1hiZers.
The game which he is PLAYING Is one In which
the stakes are high, and III which the loser must
not 1nurraur il he forfcits his liberty. lie has
persisteurly sought to wen1cn aud di>cretit the
Govern,uont, and his latest cudclvor has been
~ prevent the Irish farmers from, avAiug thcIn
selves, except on bis terms. Of the benefits OF an
act which the Legislature ,ot the United King
oom has bestowed tlpou them. Let hil IN, right
or wrong in his contention. it matters not; the
er1Is of Home Rule or the defects Of the Land
act not now in question. The justification
OF his ac+t il that he st'iEht to i.1tiu1,inte tell
ants and superss,.!e utllfs the action Ut the
Government Further indulgence their part
wuuid aave been inexcnsabe weakness. Mat
tiers had cDntr to such 4 pass that tcg and tho
1and lcu:-tle. US he Construed It's BOWERS. cOu!t
not co-xist- SoClc assertion OF the might of the
arta1ors was necessary II it was mt To siu!:
into unveTsat contempt, ard if the loyal pArt uf
the population were NOT to be disceart",,ti. un,i
not gradually, i'll DESPAIR and t'r rcasau OF
intimidation. to fall away fr,,m lEeif allegiance
10 the cAnsc ct.order- 3ir. Dlon aud Nr. Sex |
Ton have II right 70 say On every platform in
ireland that the Iui1l act dues nut Arswer ther /
ideal. and to cast contuuley TN Mr.. G:adstun.,
its author. M Irish furines can be compelled |
10 give Tue meusure tair trial. tiratituic !!
much accustomed tn!pol!ticaf HE. will think !
Of conIpl:tlutuE II aii the ah,r spent upt,n tbe
Land act. rhe sacrifices by EuSli-nlnen nf cher
isjed usa,eS and established economic pritfci-
pies. In order IT, meet fully and generously tho /
wishes OF Irish renufits. ar" forgotten. hut I
hi1nsc!f between tho Legislature. and large ;
classic Of the people Of Ireland and toc!1es then
ton Of the Executive. They were challenged t
TO trial Of strength. anu they could NOT but
respond in some such manner as they did
friends Ct MIR. P.r1.eil weud he extremely
amusing couil we tor 4 moment forget inc gray.
'ty OF tho OCCASION. They talk unc1u'ilsly about
The immortality of mere paysica1 force They |
fect TO be shocked ut the :. ottra..f' Of sen,i
'ns ans ono to prison. Il i violating all re-
40. y'.a1 other forms Of inquiry, tor the Gov
.rslmeilt of the land to employ tha force which
hey can c'unaad: The Journal OF tho Land
League scs:s in the arrest "a brutal freak ut !
ys:I.lny and cowss,7'ice." Thus Ealslin,: might
:ev!e sed,ion. aud lack Cntlc exa1 tho satr*.'
1css Of the laws of property. and Fa!@tatf GEN. I
.renies Of order have freely resortcd tn inli'ni-
iatiou and violence. Armed tuo'ls hart~pat1ofed |
,ten visited by night and ene ininntes huve lccn
uhjecte.l To ILL treatment merely because they
,Ad tal!ci, under rho bun Of tne ,leaEnc.
andowncrs ana agents nave hccn shot,
nd the military and police have
'een openly resisted: Arlncd aEitators-wc
much their own way for months l,ut now,
hen n hlow III return, is struck. tho CRY i, |
I'D moral lcasucr. now Us ever. relics solely
III the force of reason Ind justice Evidently
is tho ftca Of some persons in l'',n aud
lsewlert, that fu their struggle with The Got-
11:11,eut the knocks should be- all u11 t,rs side
nd tat the latter bound III hoaor tu practice
'gid non-intervcnuon.. 10 do .,tierwi-e is
!, mike the first 1nrve tow:trtis r. tt:..t !
I terror" Not tho Irast remarkable aspect or ;
he present situation ii tue hosrs'r, real or at
ccted. at the sight Of tstvernment mcetirg ,
orce with force. it Is mt uusnport:nt .iott: ,
this iulctar. that. III the llurth Il, all events,
he efur.s Of 7!'a league hnTc no. prevented ! l
,r1ncrS from taking steps tn avail themselves ,
the new act. The Commissioners it is stated.
ave received a large number ur applications / +
rom tenants tcslrous Of having tler rents
Ned by the court. This Is 10 doubt, hopeful I :
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