Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-14
MR.. PARNELL SPEAKS.
THE IRISH LEADER Is GREETED WITH
GREAT APPLAUSE.
A Tremendous Ovation at ST. James Hall Last Even
ing-Mr. Morley Prssidss-Addresses by
Sir Charles Russell and Other
Prominent Men.


The hall was handsomely decorated
with flags and notices Among the in
sctiptions were: Freedom for England
and Ireland" mo Coercion, No Forgery
No Slsnder," Humanity, Union, Justice
Peace, Liberty" " Shamrock" Eutwinet
fagstaffs was picture representing Britain
MIA, with her left arm encircliDg Erin'l
waist, and an angel overhead bearing the
motto, Peace and good will towards al
men"
In opening the meeting the Chairman
Mr.. John Morley, said he could not re-
fuse when asked to preside, because thu
meeting was of such a remarkable charac
ter He said he never saw 30 great {
meeting as this, nor one in behalf of {
nobler cause.
81 bear a message" said Mr. Morley
from the great chief who, despite hii
yeais. would have attended this meeting
had he not been entreated to spare him
self Cheers He would not spare him
self Of his own free will because he sees the
time rapidly, almost momentarily, ap-
preaching when We shall cautiously and
deliberately, step by step, but surely,
unfaltering aud unhinchingly get to the
bottom of these Irish proceedings. Cheers
81 do not want 10 understand Mr.. Par
nell's presence tonight az binding him
and his friends and countrymen to our
party. 1t is a case of alliance rather than
of fusion, Mr.. Patnell's first duty is to
Ireland. He has no right to think of our
party, "a except in relation to Ireland.
TCheera. But look forward TO the day
when, still remaining first an Irish leader
and Statesman, Mr. Psrnell will be able
to partske in the great fabric of the free
government of TIE empire OF which we are
striving to make Ireland an integral, in.
corporated, united and reconciled and
equal member. Cheers.l
Lord Derby eaid yesterday that the in
cident of The forged letters cannot affect
the issue of self-gOyernment for Ireland.
He said it was a personal incident. Laugh
ter. They did not call it personal incl
dent when they produced these shameless
forgeriee. Cries of Hear, hesrr On
the very morning when the coercion bill
was introduced it was not a personal incl
deut. Then it was a great political argu-
ment Laughter l say now that the
course of tie Times conductors ia neither
more nor less than infamy. Cheers. A
more desperate exhibition has never been
made of a blind, headstrOng, reckless,
malevolent, political passion. Loud
cheers Before many days the House of
Commons will he asked to pronounce what
the Times has been guilty Of-prObably
false and malicious libel. If the govern
ment will not do so, toe opposition will.
Cheers.
Mr.. Parnell was unable to speak for sew
eral minutes when he stood up to speak,
owing to the volleys of cheers, the singing
OF He's a Jolly good felloWW etc. When
quiet was restored he said:
cannot attempt TO describe my gratifi-
cation and delight at the reception given
me. Such evenings will do more for the
Union than twenty centuries of the firm
Government laughter OF Salisbury and
Balfour. l am sure my cOuntrymen
throughout tine world will bs equally hon
ored with me by your reception OF their
cause. Iprefer TO draw lessons from pass
ing events. This great meeting is assem-
bled to protest against the petty
and malignant measures of Dir,
Balfour's Government 10 Ireland.
The chairman has expressed hope that l
would be Pnvy Councillor. On that
point | must be pardoned for saying moth
Ing. Bat it is legitimate to inquire
whether there is not something rotten in
system of government which compels the
ostracism from tie affairs of your empire
of SO of the 1913 Irish members. That il
one of the first results of seven centuries of
firm government-much 1irmer than we
are ever likely to see again. Cheers.
A government under which it was only
necessary to get up forged letters against a
man and not to prove them to enable the
Lord Lieutenant to have him beheaded.
Fortunately they cannot do such things
What then has been one of the
results of that system? that we irish men,
bers from the very necessity Of our posi-
ton are unable to take that share in the
duties of government, which is one OF the
natural and justifable hopes of ali men
entering Parliament.
If we violated the pledges upon which
alone we obtained the trust Of our cOnsti-
tuencies. namely that we should refuse to
accept place or Office for ourselves or others
f ON any English Government as long as
the lust right rights of Ireland were not
conceded were we 80 base and mean, We
should fail to find a single constituency to
T e-eltct us.
Well, then, is it not a matter for in
quiry why Mr.. Balfour cannot govern Ire
land two years without imprisoning
twenty-four Irish members of Parliament
"a common felOns for ioffences unknown to
vour law in Englsnd-maiDly for speak
ing writing the newspapers? LCries oil
"shame."1
We now come to another question. l
will not enter into the details of the
charges and allegations made by the Times,
but speaking generally, / want to know
why. il these ch lrges and allegations had
any foundation, the government Of the
country did not them mp thems Ives and
investigate them to their source by the
machinery at their command, and if they
wanted special machinery, why did not
they construct it with the power at their
command? ,
They had all the machinery in Ireland
they required for the detection Of crime
and especially constructed for them by
Parliament. II they wanted extra power
thew conld have obtained it. When we're
these charges first started? When was the
command first given to the foTger and per
iurer to obtain OF invent evidence which
would result in putting us on trial on
criminal charges, the punishment for
which was se1vitude for life? 1t was at
the very moment when Lord Carnarvon
was inviting US TO confer with him on the
fnture government OF Ireland and as to a
NV constitution. for these were his words
in openipg the conversation which was to
h. Given 10 Ireland, establishing her Par
lament. That was one OF the reasons
INV this business of unearthing crime was
left TO amateurs laughter and pretty
mess they made of 1t.
Is it right that the future and liberties
of Ireland should be dependent upon a
casual publication of a forged letter by the
gy,oes on the morning of great divisionf
TCries Of ''NO."l a..
II has been admitted on oath by the
manager of the Times that the publication
was n1rpos ed to effect the division. lCrie'
of shame"
Now let us come to the question OF the
covernmeDt of Ireland. The land ques-
tion for instance is only one example ol
tba bunqles every English Government
makes in an attempt to rule Ireland from
Westminster. do not say that the land
question is an Irish question, but bringing
i ( rward ss a most salient OF the Eagllsn
Parliament to do justice TO Irelrnd.