Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1889-03-15
The Senate Confirms the Nomina-
ti0ns of Millette and Richardson
as Governor and Secretary.
The Cruiser Charleston Will be
Ready for Trial in Two
or Three Weeks.
Parnell Delivers Stirring Speech
to q Crowd of Eager Listen
ers in London.
Parnell Talks,

LONDON, March 13.-The St. James hall
was crowded with people this evening
anxious to hear Parnell's speech. Morley
presided. The committee in charge were
compelled yesterday to suspend the issue of
tickets for the meeting. Parnell received an
ovation. He expressed his gratitude and
said he felt sure his countrymen in Ire
land, America and Australia would be
equally glad on hearing of this reception.
he would not enter into the details
Of the charges and allegations against him.
He had not said his last say on the subject
but wished to reserve his last words for
the witness box and house of commons.
[Cheers] The commission had been a
scandalous waste OF money. He continued:
"Why do our political opponents go to all
this trouble to attempt to throw discredit
upon representatives of Ireland and neces-
sarily upon the cause they represent and
their allies Well, I think the plain answer
is. because this country being remote from
ireland. and the people Of England not
being in contact or communication
with, and not understanding the real
wishes, thoughts and dispositions of the
people of ireland, it is comparatively easy
to lead them estray on any political ques-
tion in Ireland. [Cheers.] Tories know
that they cannot humbug you on one of
your own questions, so they allowed their
domestic and imperial policies, questions
you understand full we'll, to be swayed by
those presidential considerations to enable
them to avoid vote censure upon any Eng
lish, Scotch or imperial matter. but not so
with Ireland. They can humbug-at least
they have been able up to the present day
and hoodwink you upon the Irish question
with the utmost facility. So it happned
that the tory party which in 1885 by the
mouth OF Lord COrnarvOn promised US
an Irish parliament in 18S6.S7 turned right
ercion and produced forged letters as
proofs of the criminality of the Irish
members. (Cries of "shame.''j l think
we are entitled to ask all the thinking re-
hecuve men and women in England to
and liberties Of ireland Should be be'ete de- e.
pendent upon the casual publication Of
theforged letters by the Times on the morn
ing OF the great division. (Cries of "no.)" It
mas been admitted on oath by the manager
OF the Times that the publication was pur-
posed to affect division [Cries Of "shame''l
/
government of Ireland. The land ques-
ton. for instance, is only one example of
the bungles every English government
makes IN its attempt to rule Ireland from
Westminster. do not say that the land
question is an Irish question, but bring it
forward as most valiant example OF the
unfortunate in the capacity of an
English parliament to do Justice
to lreland.o Referring lengthiiy to-
the history of the land question and i'm
provements made by tenants, and the fact
that tenants had built their own houses.
The speaker continued: s.You English
men and women ought to reflect when you
read OF forcible resistance in some cases
by Irish tenants against armed force, that
| 1t is not real resistance because it amounts
to such resistance as fly might make to
an elephant about to crush it under its foot.
lcheers and laughter] but when you hear
these things you must reflect that after all
these people are being expelled from
homes they built themselves and which
are their own property, although the law
has not yet efficiently protected that prop
erty. Mr.. Parnell closed his remarks by
saying: We are now on the eve of great
popular upheaval movement which will
not subside until you have enabled your
great leader to carry through the leeisla-
lure or the empire measure which will
give Ireland all legitimate control over her
own future, her own interests and her own
welfare without any shadow of harm or i'll
TO your own greater interests. Parnell re-
sumed his seat amid loud ami prolonged
cheering.