The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-08-04

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could hardly be expected that COM q
mission composed of two Orange Tories
ana a Liberal Unionlst would SO lar
forget their hatred to Ireland and Mt.
Parnell as to return verdict in accord
ance with the evidence, no matter how
conclusive. Mr.. Parnell is to be COM
mended for the alacritY with which ne
picked up the gauntlet thrown down by
his opponents, but experience might
have taught him that one might as we'll
try to extract blood from stone as to
attempt to secure justice from an
Orange Tory Commission. The o1er
was made by the Government to investl-
gate the charges with the confessed
connivance of the Times in the full eX-
pectatlon that Mr.. Parnell would accept
nothing less than the really constltu-
tional tribunal, Select Committee OF
the Houee to investigate the tremend-
Gus charges made against great body
Of it's members. The Times, VIII b, as
Mr.. Smith tacitly confessed, approved
| of the Government proposal before II
was made, sang very different tune
when it began to fear it would ne &C
copied. Immediately plot was set on
foot to widen and mystify the issue SO
as to render any definite conclusion i'm
possible. The Commission, if the Times
and the Government have their way,
which is more than probable, IS to he
sent blindfold on a rowing Commission
through garbled extracts from papers
published in the United States extend
ing over period of seven years. The
one short, sharp question on which the
issue hangs; on which alone the public
interest is excited, is now sought by the
Coercionists to be showed back into the
distant background. Were the letters
genuine or concocted? Did Mr.. Parnell,
!: over his own hand, incite to assasslna'
ton, or did the Times aid and abet and
publish an Infamous forgery to ruin a
great political opponent and SOW hatred
between two peoples? This is a narrow
, issue, the decision of which must decis-
lively close the controversy either one
way or the other. This is an issue that
a judicial Commission might speedily
and definitely decide, and this is an is,
sue that the Times and their abettors in
the Government seem determined tt
avoid.
However, the Commission will have
a beneficial effect in more than one way
even if Mr.. Parnell is not accorded com
= mon justice, which is altogether prob
1 able. Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, in the
> past, played fast and loose with Mr.
Gladstone while the Liberal Govern
: ment was in power. He made dishor
CRADLE oyertures br letters TO Mr.. Parnel
and these letters the latter intends tt
1 offer in evidence when the proper timt
! comes, In the British House Of Com
l mons last Monday night, the Irist
l leader said chat his recollection Of MI
Chamberlain was that before he was 8
minister he Was always anxious to put
the Irish party forward to do WORK
which he himself was afraid TO do. AT
1 ter be became o minister he was always
anxious to betray to the Irish party the
!, secrets of the cabinet and to endeavor
whiLe in the cabinet, TO undermine
their councils and plans in the interests
Of the Irish party. Ii the inquiry was
: extended to these matters he would be
able to make good his words by docu
nentary and ether evidence that had
not been forged. And Chamberlain is
not the only one who has reason &c
shake in his boots. Others engaged in
the same practice, and they also will be
exposed.