The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-27
THE IRISH CRIMES ACT.
DISCUSSING MoRLEY's MOTION TO
CENSURR THE GOVERNMENT.

Never Troubled the People, But
Rather Improved Their Condition
Mr. Gladstone Replies to Chaplain 8
Remarks About His Loss of Memory
and the Inflrmities of Age.
LONDON, June 26-ln the house of COM
mons to-day the debate was resumed on Mr..
Morley's motion censuring the government
for It's administration of the Irish crimes
act. William O'Brien, nationalist, held
that the plan of campaign never really
troubled the people, and that they approved
it. Nothing that had happened to indi-
viduals under the plan could compare with
the sutferings Of the tenants without the
plan, What had happened to the tenants
that could compare with the action
of Irish landlords in flinglng tens of
thousands of Nora Fitzmaurices out of
their homes to meet the worse fnte with the
disgusting clap trap about crimes in Ire
landl That was what American politicians
called the policy of tho bloody shirt. 1t
was a policy Of far more hatred between
people who desired to live in peace. The
plan OF campaign, so far from being a
failure, was accepted now even by
landlords like Lord Masscreene. After
two years of operation of the plan of
campaign there were $50 evictod tenants
out Of more than $4,000 who had fought
and won un1er the plan Of campaign.
tCheers.] He could further state that every
one Of these 2S0 tenants was in a comfort
able home to-day, and every man would
yet come back to his home In triumph.
Cheers
Henry Chaplain conservative said he did
not wonder that O'Brien hated to hear
about the disgusting incidents that had at
tended the leagues oppression of the people
ana 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 the league to forget,
but everybody knew if there 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 "shameln
withdrawn Mr.. Gladstone might have
forgotten what words he used about the
Parnelite chiefs, but that would not be
attributed to the loss Of memory through
the infirmittes Of age.
Mr. Gladstone, who, upon rising, was re-
ceived with cheers, said that however much
he was afflicted with loss of memory
through the infirmities of age, he hoped,
for time at any rate trenewed choersl,
that he would remain able to cope with the
antagonists of the caliber Of Mr.. Chaplain.
What was more significant about the state
of Ireland than the fact that
nineteen out of the eighty-sx
nationalist members had been sent to
prisonl He ventured to say that IL they
went to their constituents all of thes nine
teen would be returned by larger majorities
Laf lNr fl.awy
ferers through the wrong doing of the gov
ernment. The governments vote might be
against them, but their ultimate appeal
was to public opinion.
THE DEMANDS WE'RE NOT UNJUST.
Mr.. Gladstone said that those who de-
nounced the plan of campaign had TO meet
the contention that the plan was framed
when parliament refused the necessities Of
the tenants The recent land court decisions
had shown that tho demands of plan Of
campaign were not unjust. The curse Of
Cromwell lived from generation to genera
tion in Ireland. Could it be supposed that
people who were aware that horrors and
atrocities almost incredible had been done in
the name OF the law could consider the
law in the same spirit as the judge. 1t was
a strange irony OF fate that Dillon should
be lectured upon legality by Maj. Saunder-
son. who had threatened that IL parliament
passed certain law he would counsel vio-
lent resistance to it. Dillon had much TO
learn before he arrived at Maj. Saunder-
sons eminence. Laughter Dillon's
influence in preventing further
bloodshed at Mitchelstown might have been
remembered by the Judge when he inflicted
upon Dillon the maximum penalty.
Mr. Gladstone then entered into de-
tailed account of the KIlleagh case, which
he characterized az scandalous, and as bad
as anything that had happened in the days
Of Judge Jeffreys
BALFoUR REPLIES TO GLADSTONE
Mr.. Balfour upon rising to reply, was
greeted with loud cheers He taunted
Gladstone with abstaining from bringing
against the government in parliament tho
accusations that he made against them be-
fore popular audiences. Mr.. Gladstone, he
said, had confined himself to n single case.
His comparison of the acts Of the present
Irish magistracy with the conduct of Judge
Jeffreys was the most scandalous attack
that had ever been made in parlia-
ment. II they were to dismiss
every magistrate whose decisions were
overruled they would find their hands
pretty full Was it asserted that one inno-
cent man had been convictedi The fact
was that those who had been found guilty
gloried in their offenses rather than denied
them. Mr.. Morley played a humiliating
part when he criticised the isolated acts Of
the police and magistrates and at the same
tire supported the policy OF his allies,
which involved infinitely more cruelty than
had been committed by all the magistracy
and police of Ireland. [Cheersl
wHELEHAN's MURDER.
In referance to Mr.. Dillon, Mr.. Balfour
asserted that the murder OF Constable
Whelehan was distinctly tr0ceable 10 bis
speech to the effect that he would not
tolerate land grabbers. Was 1t political
offense to urge people to destroy land
grab Balfour concluded by contend
ing that the government had succeeded
beyond their expectations In suppressing
lawlessuess In Ireland Whether they
would be allowed TO proceed he did not
know, but he did know that the
future of Ireland could only safely rest on
foundations Of honesty, liberty and law.
[Cheers.1
Balfour was subjected to running fire
of Parnelite Interruptions, which the
speakers reproof failed TO stop.
Lord Harrington and Sir William Vor-
non Harcourt, in view OF the lateness OF the
hour, agreed not 10 speak All the union
lists. with the exception OF three absentees,
voted with tho majority.
Mr.. Sexton, who ended the debate, said
that Balfours charge against Dillon rested
entirely on the evidence of one of the most
infamous OF the governments paid in
formers.
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