The Irish standard., 1888-06-30
In the British House Of Commons.

Id Iu0 DTlGlSu lUVSS ~ DUulUOuSs
LONDON, June 26.--.In the house of
commons to-day debate was resumed on
Mr.. .Morley's motion censuring the
government for its administration of the
Irish crimes act. William OBrlen
(Nationalist) held that the plan Of cam
paign never really troubled the people,
and that they approved it, Nothing
that had happened to individuals under
the plan could compare with the suffer
ings of tenants without the plan. What
had happened to tenants that could
compare with the action of Irish land
lords in flinging tens of thousands OF
Nora Fitzmaurices out Of their homes
to meet the worst fate? The disgusting
claptrap about crimes in Ireland was
what American politicians called the
policy Of the bloody Shirt
It was policy of war and hatred be-
tween peoples who desired to live in
peace. The Plan Of Campaign, SO far
from being failure, was accepted now
even by landlords like Lord Masserene.
After two years of operation Of the
Plan OF Campaign there were $50 evicted
tenants out of more than 60,C00 who
had fought and won under the Plan Of
Campaign. [Cheers.l Hecould further
state that every one of these $50 tenants
was in comfortable home to-day, and
every man would yet come back to his
own home in triumph. [Cheers.] Right
Hon. Henry Chaplin Conservative
said he did not wonder that O'Brien
hated to hear about the disgusting in
cidents that had attended the leagues
oppression of the people. Who were
now more responsible for the sufferings
of the people under the league than
certain English politicians who only
few years ago were the worst foes of
the league? 1t might suit some to for
yet, but everybody knew that if there
was one man in England who was
II ore responsible than another for the
atrocities Of the league it was the lead
Ell of the opposition who seemed to
forget how he had encouraged them.
(Cries Of Shame" Withdraw.") MIR.
Gladstone might have forgotten what
words he used about the ParneIlite
chiefs. but that would not be attributed
to the loss of memory through in6rnli-
ties Of age.
Mr. Gladstone, who upon rising was
received with cheers, said that however
much he was afflicted with loss of mem
DRY through indrmities of age, he
hoped, for a time at any rate, that he
would remain able to cope with antasgs-
onists Of the caliber of Mr.. Chaplin.
What was more significant about the
state of Ireland than the fact that nine
teen out Of eighty-six Nationalist
members had been sent to prison : He
ventured to say that it they went to
their constituents all Of these nineteen
would be returned by larger majoritles
than before, if only because they were
sufferers through the Wrong-doing OF
the government. The governments
vote might be against chem. but their
ultimate appeal was to public opinion,
The censure motion was rejected-S66
to 27S. Mr.. Gladstone said that those
who denounced the Plan Of Campaign
had to meet the contention that the
plan was framed when Parliament re.
fused to meet the necessities Of the
tenants. Recent land-court decisions
had shown that the demands Of the
Plan Of Campaign were not unjust.
The curse Of Cromwell lived from gen
Grafton to generation in Ireland. Could
it bs supposed that the people, who
were aware That horrors and atrocities
almost Incredible had been done in the
name of the law, could consider the law
i'm the same spirit as the Judge? It
was a strange irony Of fate that Mr..
Dillon should be lectured upon legality
by Major Saundelson, who had threat
ened that if Parliament passed a GER
tain law he would counsel violent re-
sistance to it. Mr.. Dillon had much TO
learn before he arrived at Afajor Saund-
erson's eminence. Mr.. billions infiu.
ence in preventing further bloodshed
at Mitchelstown might have been re.
membered by the Judge when he in
ficted upon Mr.. Dillon The maximum
penalty. Mr.. Gladstone then entered
into a long account of the Kelligeah
case which he characterized as scandal
Gus and as bad as anything tn at had
happened in the days Of Judge JeHr1es
Resolutions of 0ondn|ence.