The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-05-04

Qnefm0d ana helpless men, women, ana children
butchered no charge but that Of misbalies-thsss
things did look like sincere antpathy 70 the religion
or the victims. But
II was Mere Political Piety,
which Is always sham and false pretcnce At an
times since thu Reformation, Irish Protestants who
stool in the way 81 English greed were prosecuted
jnst the Same Catholics. Mono suffered moro than
Presbyterians In the northern counties mono came
to this country with deeper hatred ri British tyr
amy. or fought more bravely to overthrow II here.
Lastly the whole system has been abandoned within
this present generation. All Englshmen now 90
knowledge that the claim once made to force upon
the Irish religion which they did not believe Wa
great. monstrous. bloody 10. We arc bound 70 take
thom at their word.
But what concern have We In this contest. Why
should We be disturbed by wrongs which We neither
suffer nor infict? answer that situated We are.
II 10 impossible to restrain sympathies or school
our feelings to the policy Of cold indifference. The
Roman dramatist said -" am man. and therefore
In al things human" These Irish are mot merely
human. They belong to our own imperial race.
whose physical structure mental endowments and
capacity for improvement puts them ever In the
foremost rank Of men. More than that-they are
our kith AMI kin trace their ancestors In the
limo Of our own decent their blood mingled with
afliuent streams from other sources nows in our
own veins We are near to them in another sense
the steamer the telegraph and the newspaper keep
US IN constant communication. II . new outrage II
at this moment breaking the dull uniformity Of their
misery all America will know It before breakfast TO-
morrow morning.
A Heavy Debt Owed to the Irish.
Moreover. we owe them heavy debt, which "
cannot repuiiate without dishonor. They fought BY
our side every battlefield OF the Revolution. and
after assisted to frame institutions. At least ave
times since then their exiles aided NJ to save our
liberty from destruction. They helped in 1900 10
rescue US from the clutches or Federalism which
was tearing out the yitals of onr Government Sup
ported by them. we went through the blood and are
OF 1912. They stood by Jackson IN his desperate
combat with the monster National Pank monopoly.
At later day and in another crisis uniting with the
honest Germans an the decent part Of our native
citizens. they gave US strength enough TO repel
the foulest assault that rufianism and hyprocrisy
ever made upon religious freedom. They we're fore
most In the fight for the Union and they had no
share In that rerjurous treachery which subyerted
the Government instead Of defending 1t. They were
faithful to the Constitution when 1t had only seven
friends in tho Senate. and ts svowed enemies were
two 70 one in the lower House: when the President
was impeached for feeble effort to support Il and
the supreme Court itself lodged and faltered and
hestated to decide that free citizen could mot b
arrested without warrant or hung without trial.
But fifty years ago and upward John Randolph said
this: " have seen white crow. and heard Of black
-
never either saw or heard Of"
But what can va do for them? How can We nslp
them in this fearful strait We have no right to
come between England aud her subjects by any kind
Of force or Violence for that Is prohibited BY the
law OF both countries and by treaty spulAtons But
you have ways well lerstooi of giving moral com
fort and material aid which break no law. The most
devoted alherents Of the British Ministry acknowl-
edged that the success Of their Irish policy i
endangered by your opposition to 1t than by al other
causes put together. A Land League merely Irish
they can easily repress. but . Land League with Ito
roots on this side OF the Atlantic will grow to b
power not merely formidable but fatal to tho ascen
deacy OF tho landlords. Tho assumption Of ita pres
ent attitude was
4 New Era In Ireland's History.
Agricultural laborers resolved that they would NOT
voluntarily pay No Rent without the distinct assurance
81 some permanent and substantial relief to the
try Acting upon the pracopt OF the early Christians
10 bear ono anothors burdens. they solemnly cove
nanel that each should be supported the strength
OF all the rest. 1t was
The Grandest Labor strike en- Record.
The association perfectly lawful. Active assist
ance they would ut render to their siversares but
passing obciiencs to tho Law they would Weld whom
they must. Nevertheless. 1t spreal panic among
landlords midilemen. AMI bailia,. They could mot
drive laborers 10 the ell I'm Ter the lash OF
seer and they could not their rents by 90
tons at law. Tor the tenant had defence which
honest court could oyerrule Gladstone himself do
clarel that .evlction the g . sentences q
death aud certainly bargain cxtorted BY the tor
ror OF death carries with 1t legal moral obllGa
ton. It il wholly void to this alone but
all through that thers be recovery Of any PARK
The orator proceeded to defend the Land League -
legal -anzatioa and analyze tho Land Act. and
showed it to be no remedy. but stone given instead
OF bread.
The Land Act Of 1850 was mere abortion, and
against the steady protest Of tho wisest man. the
Land Act Of ISL elaborated and brought forth.
cooperating everybody AMI making the antagonism
between the parties more deadly than ever Il y
wholly inadequate to the needs Of the people. It
does not sensby or permanently tighten their bur-
dens; 1t gives them no security against future
wrongs II conoele' 70 them no natural right Il to
tally ignores the principle OF local selfGovernmen
whilo il guards the power OF the alien ruler with
love strong - Death and jealousy as cruel o. the
grave" II was . quacs plaster. which covered
scarcely perceptible part OF the SORE and what Il
did touch was made worse by its POISONOUS irrita-
ton.
Tho leaders Of tho people besought thsm to
MAINTAIN their attitude OF passive resistance
and keep up the peaceful strike until Ito object
should be at least in soma measure accomplished.
which meant. without legal cumpulston
Pay No Rents,
"a do work for these tyrants 80 long = they -.
sAAc q take their feet from Oh yoar necks" To the
uuansNerahle wisdom and truth OF this advice the
Government had nothing to oppose except brute
force. The League called . conspiracy its
petition Tor justice was declared to be revolt
its meetings we're dispersed: the members Of Par
lament who had claimed fulhlment Of the Minis
tenai promises were arrested; 900 leading men.
distinguished ~ advocates Of justice to Ireland.
ana Suiltless the child unborn OF any other
offence. were kidnapped. dragged from their homes
and thrust into prison.
For long time Europe has seen no tyranny 90
atrocious this. Within halt : century Russian
dcspotism has not pr.cticed that kind OF cruelty.
even IN Poland On . scale gigantic. The Turk haa
been on his good behavior since the Greek rsvo
luton. It Is more than hundred years ago that
the bases Of France used to be filled with the VIC
Tins of personal and po.tica, spite. The English
Government Is more despotc than all the rest. It il
m xtnre If teudal barbarsm and Oriental duplcity.
harder to bear than me laval tyranny. The hand Of
Gladstone is heavier the heart Ireland than the
sword of Henry ii. Going on TO speak Of Coercion,
Judge Black said The very order to seize these
mon and keep them imprisoned without trial u
proof conclusive taat they have done nothing worthy
Of death or bonds.
these euirases commit crimes that strike Heaven
the face and pretend to be doing IL for the sake
the law they violate They break the faith that holds
the moral world together. destroy all security for
personal rights. establish reign of terror and they
call that social orler Is not this contradiction in
terms AMI mere mockcry Of common sensey For
aaah; can see. the kidnapping Of 500 innocent
persons for not believing in the Land Act was
A. Law less So Many Murders.
The Secretary and Lord Lieutenant might inst u
properly have silenced opposition to their measures
Inv Ma matt In pr3a a. atsaAa