New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-28
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Pigott's guilt has been, demonstrated al"
confessed Mr.. Parncl's Findicatlon III the
dramatic scene in court dcacribed with ANNA
ton and sympathetic feeling in our cable Ie'-
ter has followed in natural course. FROM 'ho
same seat where his traducer had hung I'M
nerycd and demoralzed. he declared his lnno-
corco self-posSossed and unmoved in the crown
ing hour Of his career; and his most envenoneu
foe in tho excited audience neither doubted ms
word nor Legrudged him his wcll-earned TIL
umph.
Pigo.t's chief victim has been acquitted, but
what have the forger'S accomphce' to say lor
themselves? That is now the question % real
interest His accomphces are not only ms con-
6ding dupes the credulouS Houston, the DUH
rettifocging Soames, and the reckless Mac
donald. but also the Unionist allies, who have
proiited by his mendaciouS inventions ana
forgeries Pigott becomes henccforth curious
study of deplayed and delased character, Ike
Sir Titus Oates What is Of practical lmpof-
lance is the effect which his astounding con
LESSONS will have upon public opinion III Eng
land and the fortunes of the Home Rule calS2'
4 cursory review of the circumstances Of the
massage of the Crimes Act will reveal the sorry
plight of the UnioniSt party. Inc Fafill-
mentaiy session Of 1887 opened with Il struggle
over closure and the amendment OF the rules
Of procedure. When that had ended, the
Crimes Act was introduced and angrly de
batcd. the excitement in the Commons reaching
its highest pitch Of passion on tho evening "i
Apri / g. when Colonel SaundcrSon declared
that Mr. Parnell and his colleagues must have
known that they were aSSociating with MUIR
dercrs. The charge was vchcmently denied
by the Irish members. "'The London Times
undertook to prove that the accusation was
cl-crounded. On April Is it supplemented
lis chap,ers of "PalnelliSm and Crime 10y
nublishinc fac-simile of the following letter:
IS -.
Dear Sir: am not surprised your friends anger.
hut he and you should know that to denouncc tic
murders was the only course open TO u.s. To do that
promptly was plainly our best policy. but you can
tell him and all Others concerned that though rcgIct
the accident of Lord /. Cavendish's death, cannot
refuse TO admit that Burke got 30 more than bis
deserts You are liberty 10 show him this ana
others whom you can trust, but Jet not my address be
known. He can write to House OF Commons yours
very truly, CHARLES ,. PAhNEih
The Irish leader Immediately pronounced the
letter a bare-laced forgery, and declared that
he would willingly have placed his own body
between Lord Frederick CayendiSh and the
assassin's knife, or have done the same Tor
Burke "The London Times" vouchcd for
the genuinencSS Of the letter, asserting that 10
had in its possession many other documents
containing Mr. Parnell's signature with the
same characteristic peculialitcS. Mr.. Baliour
repeated the charge that criminal agencies had
been employed by the Irish members, while
I Il Parliament
would declare It's own impotence il it hcsitatcd
to pass the Crimes bill since the ASSOCIATION
of Mr.. Parnell with "thc ADVOCATES Of the
poignald" had virtually been demonstrated.
Under the pressure Of these appeals and with
the fac-simile of the PaIncll letter Haunted
before the Commons the Crimes bill WAS passed
to a second reading on april / 8 by "A compact
UniOnst majority Of OF. This was the day
after the original publication Of what il now
known to have been an audacious forgery, ac-
cepted on the word of a dcSplcable beggar and
backmaiIcr. and guaranteed to be genuine
after the fmsicst investigation.
As often rs the Irish leaders have denied !
their completely with murdercrs, Outrage
mongcrS ard aS>asSins, the UniOnistS have re-
piled: Chat does not matter; since You have |
Systematically proited by crimes which You
have neglected TO denouncc." The same an |
swer may be returned to the CnioniSts when |
they disclaim guilty association with the in
famous Pigott. They were dupcd by their |
leading journal precisely as it was deceived |
and entIapped by its creduous advisers and
hypocrltcal villain but they proiitcd by the |
forgeries. They passed the Crimes Act and
Mr.. Balfour enforced it with infeXibe deter
minaton. They refused TO credit Mr.. Par
nel's denials and sought to hound him into
costly litigation for the vindication Of his
reputation They denied to him the privilege !
Of an ordinary Parliamentary inquiry respect
ing the forgefies and empowered Il commission
to use a drag net against the Irish party. For
two years they have dealt with him and gov
elncd Ireland on the assumption that the Home
Rule movement was discredited and rendered
infamous by its connection with murder. VIC
lence and crime. They have stood behind
Pigott without knowing who or what he was
They are his unconscious accompliccs. The
English people love far play. What will they
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