Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-27
lRELAND,s CAUSE.
murIeyss Resolution CemsurinE tn
Government DEFEATED.

MOrtey'8 Resolution CemeuflmB vmo
Governmcnt Defeated.
LONDON, June 26.--In the Commons
last evening John Morley moved to CEN
sure the Government for the administra-
ton Of the Irish Crimes Act. He accused
Balfour Of grave inaccuracy in his state.
ments regarding the prosecutions OF injus'
tice toward prisoners. backing their
appeals and allowing them to be
maltreated. A crying instance of the
perversion Of the law was the conviction
Of Dillon. Goschen replied that it was
the introduction Of anarchial ideas, and
the new and immoral contemplation Of
the duties of citizens that made Ireland
what it was. The Government was con-
scious Of just administration and ready
to meet the motion in every respect.
In the Commons to-day debate was
resumed on Morley's motion, censuring
the Government for its administration Of
the Irish Crimes Act. VIM. O'Brien
held that the plan Of campaign bad
never really troubled the people and that
they approved it.
Chaplain Conservative, asked who
were more responsible for the sufferings
Of the people under the League than GER
tain English politicians, who only a few
years ago were its worst foes. 1t might
suit some to forget it, but everybody
knew II there was one man in England
who was more responsible than another
for the atrocities Of the League, it was
the leader Of the opposition, who seemed
to forget how he had encouraged them.
[Cries OF shame, withdraw.pl
Gladstone, on rising, was received
with great cheers. He asked what was
more significant about the state Of Ire
land than the fact that nineteen out Of
eighty-six Nationalist members had
been sent to prison. He ventured to say
II they went to their constituents, all Of
those nineteen men would be returned
by larger majorities than before, il only
because they were sufferers through the
wrong doing Of the Government. The
Governments vote might be against
them, but their ultimate appeal Was to
public opinion.
The censure motion was rejected-366
to 273.
Gladstone in his address said those
who denounced the plan Of campaign
had to meet the contention that the plan
was framed when Parliament refused to
meet the necessities OF the tenants. A
recent land court decision had shown
that the demands of the plan
Of campaign were not unjust. The curse
Of Cromwell lived from generation to
generation in Ireland. Could it be sup
posed that people. who were aware that
horrors and atrocities almost incredible
had been done in the name OF the law,
could consider law in the same spirit as
q Judge? Gladstone then entered into
long, detailed account Of the Killeagh
case, which he characterized as scandal
GUS, and a. bad as anything that had
happened in the days OF Judge Jeffries.
Balfour taunted Gladstone with abb
staining from bringing against the Gov
eminent, in Parliament, accusations he
bad made against them before popular
audiences. uiaGsfone's comparison Of
the acts Of the present Irish magistracy
with the conduct OF Judge Jeffries, was,
he said, the most scandalous at
tack ever made in Parliament. In
reference to Dillon, Balfour asserted that
the murder OF Constable Whelhan was
distinctly traceable to his speech, to the
effect that he would not toler-
ate land-grabbers. Was it a polit-
ical offense to urge the people
to destroy the land-grabbers? Balfour
contended that the Government had sue
ceeded beyond their expectations in sup
pressing lawlessness in Ireland.
Sexton, who ended the debate said
Balfour's charge against Dillon rested
entirely on the evidence of one Of the
most infamous Of the Governments paid
informers.
The announcement OF the result Of d.
vision was greeted with prolonged cheers
by the Conservatives.