New-York tribune., 1884-01-03
MIR. PARNELL.
II.
HIS DUBLIN SPEECH, ITS VIOLENCE. lis
THREATS, AND THE ENGLISH ANSWER

into a coalition with the men WHOM Mild
described as Irish rebels After the hllin''iiii"in
Compact the danger became imminent DuI was
averred by Mr.. Forster, who denounced and exposed
an the foor of the House of Commons Mr.. Parnells
compcity in, and responsibility for, the organized
ontrages of the Land League. There have Oeeh
signs lately that Mr. Chamberlain and hlsioilo"erS
,vore neditatinp n renewal of the attempt as an
alliance with MI Parncll. But the service whlch
Mr.. Forster did last February, Mr. Parneu hllSeil
has now done His speech of "Wednesday hEh'
must be pretty well forgotten before even W.,
Chamberlain will venture to propose TO the Lioe'iS
of England any further political con1ede'aey WIN
t ou+bor Or if il be not safe to set limits to Mr.
Cbau1bcrlain's courage in such matters, VIII say
that the Liberals will decline to follow MI
Chamberlain should he now propose to lead lhel' III
that direction
The speech of the Land League chief mas TWO
leading characteristics The first, ana IesS lI'P"i-
tapt is extreme violence of language. Heretofore
Aprlo-Irish Radicals, when reproached with holu-
inc or seeking connection with the Irish party III
Parliament have been able to say: "les, 1t IS true
,,o cannot defend the language which Messrs Hcaly
and Biqgar and those like them employ, bnt Nlr
parueu. at least Calks like a gentleman MI fH-
nell has cut the ground from under the teet ol sch
cosuists as these. 1t may be doubted "he'n'l
either Mr.. Healy or AIr Biggar has ever gone oe-
vopd the vulgar yituperatlon OF inns ho'uh""
harancue. If Mr. Pamelps langaguc Is less coarse
II x not less abusive in effect. For the mere brutal
ity of Mr. Biggar Mr.. Parnell commonly substitutes
innuendo The fcrocity of phrase which Is MI
Uealv's speciality Mr.. Parnell replaces by 1erocHy
of thought. At times he combines the styles OF an
these as when he speaks Of the /" late lamcnted
Bucksnot Forster" whom elsewhere he calls our
moor friend Mr.. Forster" He refers to the Lord
Lieutenant and Chief Secretary of Ireland as those
individuals" Lord Spencer and Mr.. Trevelyan. The
prcsent Irish Executive, IN Mr. ParnelIs opinion Is
characterized by greater mcanness and by greater
incapacity than any other sic Of its predecessors
As for Lord Spencer he is only "a sort of inferior
bottle-holder to Mr.. Forster" Then Mr. Parnell
proceeds:
II is therefore to be expected that Lord Spencer
v0ud distinguish himself by the administration OF
the new Coercion Act. by his refusal to spare thaU
njIlar of English rule in ITeland-Mr Marwood--any
of the duties of his oIce, by his lmprlSonmehts ana
his t0rtures, by his fines, and his ponce qu&iteItd
unon an unoliending and guiltleSs people. We are
not surprised | say, that Lord Spencer should DO
his little best to initiate the biggest on the Dg CO.
crcionists who ever came to Ireland, ana IIaI ne
should desire to give fall play TO the mbHdled IN
science aud passion of the toreish garrison u i'-
land
Then comes Mr.. Treveyan's tun-"a dis
tinguished Radical. the good nephew of his great
nand-uncle" After an inaccurate account OF the
Harrington cases Mr. Parnell says
think no greater example in small way could
be given of the utter UnScupuloQ>ncS, OF oar
rulers and their want OF common honesty, llHh
the fact that Mr.. Harrington Is stu retained as Il
common fclon, wearing prison clotIeS' lying on y
prison bed and eating PRISON ife Iof az 9ilchc VI
which it must he perfectly well known 10 ,ll"T, ,i'
in Dublin Castle hc Is Is absolutely innocent is
am.
OF Mr.. Trevelyan's recent speech in Scotland Mr.
Parncll says:
Neither Irish Orangcmcn nor Irish Natioualists
will believe that Mir. Ircveyan does hiniseiI ine
honor of believing what be Las told the people oI
Galashies.
Mr. Bicear would have said in more direct phrase
that Mr. Treyelyan lied Mr. Parnelrs perpha,es
means exactly the same thing, and he adds;
All through his speech it easy to detect tie self
satisfied chuckle Of the man Wlo cNags'IaieS LOT
his purposes tie danger likely 10 dlIac from 'Ae
action of a few wretchcd Orangcmen.
All this is in tone very unlike what Mr.. Parnell
has been in the habit ofuSing. The scandalous i'm
putations upon Lord spencer and Mr. IreveIy1n, OF
dishonesty and wiiful fai-ehood were no doubt To
the taste of his audience. but they are not what
Engilshmcn are accustomed to in English public
life The occasion was perhaps one where MI Par
nell WAS bound to consider his Irish audience only.
The men who gave him this sum of E31 900 were
entitled to something for their money. II they pre-
ferIed calumnious personalities, they cannot COM
plain that they did not get them. Mr.. Parnen we
ANYBODY else knows them. 1t must be presumed he
knew best what they would prefer and gave it to
them in full measure. The danger 10 his leadership
in Ireland has been that Mr.. Hcaly would outbid
him in violence. Mr.. Hcay would be the first to
admit that to 90 beyond Mr. Parnel in the express
ION of savage hatred of the Saxon would task even
his ample resources
The second point is of still greater weight. Mr..
Parnell has now definitely abandoned his position
as a mere gricvaucc-mOugcr. 1t Is three years or
more since he took oil ms coat to work for the ten
ant farmer and against the landlord lie has now
taken of his mask. Agraran agitation has served
its purpose He is to be regarded hcncciorth as the
partisan of Home Rule pure and simple. Every
thing he has done hitherto has led mp to that and
everything he may in future do for any other object
will bc merely incidental TO that. lie describes
Ireland as a nation striving for natOnhood under
burden of difficulties Including landlords, and the
laws which protected landlords property great
enough to make success impossible till they were
got rid Of He sits down to a banquet carefully
ordered to exclude every hint of obedience or
LOYALTY TO English rule. The Queen is not men
toned. The English flag is not to be scen The
orators of the evening vie with each other IN
passionate protestation of their undying hate to
England and their purpose to make Ireland in
dependent The majority OF Irishmen, tLey declare,
are for separation. And Mr. Parnel warns English
statesmen English Liberals, and even his friends
the English Radicals, that they have got to learn
the first lesson of their political creed which Is that
every nation. very country, has right to be gov
crncd according to the law of the majority of that
country So said Mr.. Jefferson Davis two-and-
twenty years ago but the twenty millions Of the
North denied 10 the twelve millions of the Sonth
the right to be governed according to the wish of
the majority of that country. We Americans have
therefore, according to Mr.. Parne the first lesson
of our political creed yet to learn. If We are not
ready to accept Mr. Parncll rs a teacher, can we
wonder that Englishmen not ready eitherY
Mr. ParncD has probably made mistake in put
ting his ultimate purpose too clearly and too early
I..f.r.. Ln nnnrl. with w Lnm IN Le.t. grLul