The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26
COMMENT IN WARRINGTON.
The Deed Universally Condemned as
Cowurdly and Cruel.

COwHrdly and Cruel.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-rhere was but oce
topic at the Capitol today. It was tho explc-
sion in London. Ramors containing the first
news received here respecting the affair we're
in circulation at an early hour. They were
generally dscredited. Bat later In the after
noon the Associated Press dispatches began to
come in giving details Of the story and thus
compelling belief Senator Edmun nds had
early inform alton directly from the s tate de-
partment, together with the draft of a bill
which he afterward presented to the Senate.
1t was universally condemned as coWardly and
cruel in the extreme. The Irish senators and
representatives were az emphatic In their con-
demnation Of it and denuneiation of its perpe-
traitors as any of the others. If the Edmunds
bill had been brought before the two Houses
this afternoon, it would probably have passed.
Members of both expressed the general regret
that the United States should harbor the assas-
Sins who MAKE war upon women and children,
and there was general desire to do something
that would show this feeling to the world. A
New York member expressed the general
feeling when he said: "O'Donovan Rosa and
his gang ought to be hanged to the nearest
lamp post, and l would willingly help to
string them up"
1t is scarcely necessary to give the forms of
expression employed by members of the ad-
ministration or members of the two Houses to
express their repugnance and horror. The diff
ferences were merely verbal. Everybody In
Washington, from the President down, takes
the same view.
When the news of the explosions reachsd
the House of Representatives, members were
disposed to doubt its authenticity. On its con-
frmstion, however, they evinced much inter-
est and eagerly sought such information as
was obtainsble. "This is becoming a serious
thing" said one, "and it must recsive such at
tention and action as its seriousness deserves"
Representative Finnerty sat ia the House
lobby when the news was first announced to
him. "Of course il will be laid to the Irisb,"
he said, "but the Nihiists may be in London
as they are in cities of Russia"
Democratic member said: Dynamite is
being used too promiscuously. In Chicago it
has bean found, and now its force Is felt in the
EogiiSh Parliament, Bat what can be done?
England should use the most forcioe efforts to
discover the perpetrators Of the Decd and
should hang any one found guilty
No news whatever has been received at the
British legation here except through the news
papers with regard to the dynamite explosions
in London. Minister West said to reporter
in reply to an inquiry as to what he thought
would be the eff G. of these outtages: 81 think
they will have the effect of iastituting more
vigorous measures, both in this country a1d
in England, for tho punishment and suppress
sion of these disboical and absard measures.
America is hardly yet alive to the Importance
of suppressive laws but she, too, will before
long be rudelY awakened from her present in
difference She thinks it does not affect her
much that these dynsuiters should destroy
public buildings in Europe but she will tind
that even now scorpions are in her bosom. The
recent wrecking Of trains In the West By dyna-
mite, although 10 themselves having no politi-
cal Significance, show that the ramifcations of
the dynamiters have included America in
their embraces. She has however, even at the
moment OF the explosion in London, through
Senator Edmunds, introduced q measure
which will do much to prevent the further uu.
molested progress OF this unnatural warfare. .