The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-10-13
SATURDAY. OCTOBER Is, 1888.
THE GOVERNMENT COMMISSION.


the date set for che trial Of the Times
conspiracy case, it is becoming very ap"
parent shat the great organ Of Tory
opinion is weakening. The "Thun-
f3ere,." never had case, and now that
it discovers it's bluff will go for Daught
tits endeayoring TO make the people be"
Heye that supposing the evidence dis"
closes the fact that Mr. Parnesl is not
guilty Of the fragrant charges made
against HIM the prestige Of the paper
making the charges Will not suffer in
the least, This can be taken as evil
depce that the Times fears defeat, and
also that it is seriously considering the
ACCESSIBILITY Of withholding the name
Of tbe author Of tie series Of letters,
entitled >'i'arne]lism and Crime"
In publishing those letters the Times
injured the character, we have no
doubt. in certain quarters, Of Mr. Par
neil. IF that gentleman was guilty
Of everything charged against him,
he would bo AL unfit man to lead
the irish people in their struggle
FOX national existence. and it speaks
we'll for the mau that at no time during
their publication did the people show
9 disposition to believe that he was
guilty. But the English people could
scarcely understand why a great paper
should make such charges if they could
not be sustained; but now they will
haye all op portunity of seeing that it
was nothing more than an attempt to
ALLEVIATE The svmpathies of the English
masses from the cause Of Ireland, and
if possible to create dissension in the
ranks Of the Irish Parliament ary Party.
The public remembers the origin of
the question. It began by raw-head-
and-bloody-bonesa anonymous pamphlet.
a hidoous thing in black and scarlet,
which undertook TO prove that E'arnell
and his party we're stepped ia crime.
The Times, whichclainls monopoly Of
.calumuy Of Che Irish leader and people.
took up the wondrous tale in it's articles,
"paruellisu and Crime" F'or time
the articles in the Times attracted little
or no attention, until the first forged
letter appeared. Either the Times,
Saws United Ireland, had stopped to
forgery to defane Home Rule, and the
Characteristics were its accomplices, Or
raruell was an assassin, tue party tnat
followed him we've assassins, the people
that supported them were assass,ns.
parnel! was tainted With the coWardlce
of conscious guilt, that ne dare not
nut it TO the touch to win or lose it all. y
Ellis victory, he was then told, meant
Home Rule. ALI Coercionists held the
same language. Suddenly the ladlscre'
tion of a friend IF Coercion opened che
way for an investigation before Com
roittee of the House of Commons. Inen
all at once the loud taua1s OF the Coer-
cionists died away to a frightened
whimper. and they shrank from the
tribunal they challenged. 1t is the
same now. The "Forger, which
throughout pressed for a trial at law,
makes 70 secret of it's terror of an Edln-
burgh Jury. The Commission OF Judges
ia all it's own. The form was suggesed
nv its friends; the procedure ar
ranged by its friends; the judges
nopainated by it's friends. All three
,ndges are Coercionists-two are
bigotted Coercionists. We can I'M
derstand the openly-expressed amaze
ment and dismay of the Coercionists
that there was even show of impair
tia]ity at the preliminary sitting. Irish
Nationalists have entered on this strug-
ole with their eyes open to the odds
apainst them; they have bore much;
ti,ay will not bear. to be robbed of their
re,clompense. Nor for their own sake,
INT FOR their country's, they have en-
tarad on this struggle. The country
willnot be cheated by tricksters out OF
INA fruits Of their victory. More than
.to tie packed Commission. more even .1
:than tothe imp jury Of E till
sef agrsa English Poop ho will
i,,tsel So start