, 1881-10-25

'lhr correspondent ns!tt.i: |
"Wl,at ELECT will yuur arrcst hnvc on tlte
lmlicy nf the IcaEuu"'
Mr.lnrnril -"lnkcn nl0nc, my arrest would t
not lsasc ,cccsslsatet any cl'anue IN the pn[-
les Eai.t duwn by TIL, Nutl0ltnf Convention, ns |
lind l,ce aE,lH to ptrrrct thu machinery tor
carrying t,llt TINT pulley; hut the subsequent
arrests Of tho iraslln1 lncns''ers of thu
Executive a,uI uf t1l, lenders III tl'c
cnIntry practically .lepriyes us IF tho power
uf carrying nut tic resolutions ut ll1 eosIvGi,.
tim, ,s tu "details necessarily .wDiIll hntH
required tho rr..atrst care AiNl Intention Ut
ttlp hlITNiutt llratts hf departments ut LII:
Central Executive. Tlscse Hr.lt!rnlen banG
nt,w Imprisoned, It IL tnlposslble u supply Mt
short hutfue
Hl'ccEssolls TO THEM
who nrc caiHllIlH AtHl tXpurEetGttt ctlOtiR ftlr
ttln ,1illicut afti ca,tplitusMl task 0i lestllE
lhe t,anl net. Tlle Executive. therrf,rr. telt
obliged 10 ru!M,3etcly atit,mtnn lint PURITAN
Of tlie resolutions nr tnc convention y NEfGli
ufrrctc, tt,rIll IL lhal;c this trs1 nln, instcml
uf IL lnuru ulo,iern,c poltry. the Extrus'su
were cnts*tratnrII to nttupt tI!e ufl-rcct'nI-
mcnttct ntmI iIoi,lcr otle vi II general strtRe
against paying rcnt."
Enrresp,lnlcIIf-"D DO ynu believe that the
farmers will take yuur Mls!cu aiM retusu to
| ply rGM"'
Sir. rarucll-"1 think that they will 10 n
great extent. We must tecollcct that fully
| lalf Of the lrlsl, farmers
| CANNOT nurE ~ OBTAIN ANY nESEF1T
| from tile net, even .Ough II fllli!ls TIL: rx-
| puctati01ts Ut fts must shlIeutmc admirers.
First, a!L leasGlln<ters whu eltered tnto
LENSES previous III 1870, numbering aver Il
hundred tIln,lsn,l1, arc mt benefited;
sucont!, W. have dairy farmers antl
| &.sks+1 +1n}t f1nf+a thFf
iuto consulted Eot.ifngs' since tS47.
mcnttontng, would practically huye little lit
turcst In their holdings; Third, we lave te'l-
nntso1l grent estates wtuse rtits are not higl-
er tt,an the standard which wou't probably t,u
adopted by thu cDurt us Il fair rent: Justly,
| there slre slllnll teants sunken III arretlrs to
| their landlords, nt,sl debts to sliopkeepers.
Tl.u lust class woltsll, think. obtain con.
siderable reduction 1T re!lt from ule court,
but they coul1 not renp much henetit. sIncc
they wonlI be compelled tU srlk their 1luw
interests In order to pay U'f iliesc arrenrs Ut
| debts"
Correspondents" You think, therefore,
that these tununts will hold nut ngalnst tho
landlortls?"
Mr. purnell-" We'll, the training which
the pcoplo have ilatE 1T the pnst two yenrs III
modified form Ut strike against rupe has,
iope, prepared them tor The greater exer-
ti1u nuw required. If the farmers stand ir,n
III ttlis strike fur one short ,eAr. they lltlst
inuyitaby bring tho Government ntld tl,e
landlords to their sellsps. This fight Is moth
ing naoFg thnn
4 QUESTION or MONEY
arid courage, anu, us Alr. Gladstone Intended
III any casut drngoun tho country. 1t is just
as well that tho country should Ktt s0llu
utlcqllnte results In return in tho 6liape Ut
free lnlld."
CORRESPONDENTS" You arc accused OF hay
Ing melted the people to nets Uf intimidation.
Do you object to answering this CHARGE" ?"
Alr. parlell-''r Charge is ta1se. was
always very careful 10 ayuiu anything which
Gould bu construed Into I'LL Indictment to
nets of intimidation or VIOLENCE. 1t Is
su,slowllnt remarkable that, according to tile
warra.lts, these otfcnscs c!.nygeI agalst INC
must have beun committed In Dublin, aud
must liavc been contained In tho speeches
delivered by ING at the weekly meetings Ut
tho league Tile speeches were
nY Fan THE MOST MODERATE
Of my have delivered stnce the commence
lncnt Of the movement. The prlnclpe OIL
which the Government Is proceeding seoll's
to bo this: that any advice ur
recommendation given by me or
other leaders OF the movement to the tenant
turner's or laborers IL intimidation. III other
words, the way III which they now nre put
ting tile Coercion net in force is most abso-
lutte abrogatlon of the right Of freedom
of spcech, discussion, a1ld meet
lug which ever obtained III my country.
In taking this course tile Government Inns
practically rendered 1t impossible for the
farmers either to test nr with safety to tlse
the Lalltl act had always been one OF tllose
who believed it possibla to use thu uct In
such wAy us to secure
SUBSTANTIAL BENEFITS
for tho agricultural classes Ut Ireland. I
opposed tl,e tnore ex.,e,ne league pnrty, who
desired to reject tho act entirely atthe recent
convention, but 1 was firmly convinced that
tho act could only be uspd safely
III I'M organized and systematic fashion, and
tllat II tile turner's were left without organl.
zation or assistance i'll advance tbs result
would be, Us In thu casc Ut the oct Ut 1870, a
disappointment"
A FARMER SHOT AND KILLED.
Our correspondent Mt Ennis. County Clare,
telcgr,lplls rs follows: Il culd.bluottel ma,-
der was committed at RatlscIoony last night.
Tho Victim was a respectable tenn,lt
farmer named Michael Alaloney. Between
anu = o'clock he WIS sitting III tlsa parlor
Of his awclling-house nfter supper, wlIen
two shots wero fired through tlte win
dow. IIa received the contents OF both
charges In t!lo breast ant neck, killing
him. Hls son, WHO was sleeping In the next
rUo,n, jumped ont of bed when tie
. heard the slDts, and ran into tile
. parlor. lie found Ills fatiler lying I'll
the floor with his face sltghtly
turned toward the window. Ho insonsibly
expired in a fow minutes. Ills wife had
u provldoutial eseapu. Sflo Ind only
turned away from the wintlaw after partly
. clos!nR tho shutters, when botli shots wore
tiret. Tile slugs passed her face without
doug her uny injury.
TIE DECEARED
: was about GO years 0ll. liz was tenant ot
Dir. O'Briell, and hula O valuable farm. liz
educated amt brought up hts fAntiy
respectfully. One Of bis sons Ia Catholic