The Irish standard., 1888-08-25
SATURDAY. AUGUST Is, 1888.
MIR, PARNELL AND THE TIMES.

to bring action against the London
Times in the Scotch courts, where hon
est dealing and honorable treatment
may fairly be expected, it is amusing
TO see the attempts that paper is max
ing to avoid defending thesuit. Coward
ice and arrogance are the parents OF ty
ranny and the Times would be tvrsnn1-
cal, and is therefore cowardly and AFRO
giant. After all it's Boosting it shrinks
frorn going before an honest Scotch
Jury. Mr.. Parneli's action against the
Times we believe TO be iudicious and
weil.timed, telegrapblc reports to the
con5rary Notwithstanding. BY his re-
solve to appeal to the Scoth courts Mr..
.Parnell has demonstrated to the still
doubtful Thomases That all he asks is a
fair field and no favors, and that he is
willing to dc all in his power to ensure
an Impartial examination OF all ques-
tions involved in The series OF letters
known as "Parnellism and Crime"
Mr.. parnell by his action, will soon
be able to nail to the wall the wretched
creature at whom the hand of suspicion
already points as being the author Of
the "Parnellism and Crime'' articles in
the Times, and while it is yet time, he
would do well to spirit himself away to
some foreign land. although, 1ndeed, he
will he hard pushed to find a territory
80 remote that the curses and contempt
of the Iriai, race will not pursue him
there. by his act, whether jnstigated
by spite or cupidity, he has covered an
honest name with everlasting infamy,
and thrown & shadow ever the lives Of
all who bear il. It should not BIO inn
possible among the small ring Of ex-
Irish members to fix upon the person
whose need or motives Of yindictiyeness
would urge to The awful course.
The Irish adler fully realized before
bringing his action in the Scotch courts
that he could never get justice from tbs
commission appointed by the Tory
Government. Foul play are the only
words that adequately describe the
manner in which the Forgerles Bill
was sbutfed and forced through Par
iameut. From the first the Govern
ment fought cunning, hitting below
The belt, lodging and changing their
ground as fact and argument pressed
upon them with irresistible force. Men
have been hanged ere now OH a chain
of circumstantial evidence less strong
than bound the Government and Tim es
together in the same vile conspiracy.
The battle in debate ragged chiefly round
the introduction of the words ''other
persons" into the Bill. This was the
device that robbed the eliminated mem
bers Of Parliament Of the opportunity
of clearing their character, which gave
the 'sForger" the loophole of escape.
The words were not in the proposal
which Mr.. Smith submitted to the
House of Commons for Mr.. Parnells
acceptance or refusal. The words ap-
peared next day after Mr.. Smiths ''old
friend,'' Mr.. Walter, who happened
also to be the proprietor Of the Times,
called to talk to him about the weather.
For our part we do not DOUBT the wis
dom of Mr.. Parnell in going into the
courts of Scotland to secure vindica-
ton of his character. .......-
The prospects of the suit are very ia
yorable for the plaintiff. During all
the latter part of the discussion upon
the Commission Bill it has become APP
parent that neither the Government
nor the Times has that confidence i'll
the authenticity of the letters they
once had. It is also certain that MIR.
Parnell has a pretty clear idea
as to where the letters came from, and
knows much more about their author
ship than he has hitherto chosen to re-
veal. Extraneous evidence which has
also developed, such as Egan's telegram
& .as to a gross mistake in the letter he
d vas said 10 have received from Byrne
ID sdins Paris, has much diminished the
aloe d the letters i'a the an public view,