Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-14
The Great Irish Patriot Con-
graduated.
MORLEY'S RINGING GRAFTON.
A Scathing Arrangement of the OBJ
stinate Tories and the Malig-
nant "Times."
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

ne II received an ovation. He expressed
his gratitude, and said he felt sure his
coun,rymen in Ireland, America and
Australia would be equally glad on hear
ing of this reception. He would not
enter into details Of the charges and
allegations against him. He had not
said his last say on the subject, but he
wished to reserve the last word for the
witness box and the House of Commons.
The Commission had been a scandalous
waste of money.
The hall was handsomely decorated
with flags and notices. In opening the
meeting the Chairman, John Morley,
said he had never seen so great a meet
ing as this, nor one on behalf of nobler
cause. 81 bear a message" said Morley,
''from the great chief who, despite his
years, would have attended, had he not
been entreated to spare himself. He
would not spare himself of his own free
will, because he sees the time rapidly
approaching when we shall, cautiously
and deliberately, step by step, but surely,
unfalteringly and unfinchingly get to
the bottom of these Irish proceedings.
1IlO ICSOlullOuo mlllCil Jul
have framed express the deliberate iudg-
ment, deep feeling and stern, resolute,
deliberate purpose of O great party which
has never yet taken up cause without
carrying it through.
81 do not want you to understand Par
nell's presence tonight as binding Linn
and his friends and countrymen to our
party. Parnell's first duty is to Ireland.
Ha hoe mn riObt 70 think Of onr rt;oe
except in relation to Ireland. look for
ward to the day when, still remaining
the first Irish leader and statesman, Par
nell will be able to partake, and to draw
united Ireland to partake, in the great
fabric of the free government of the en-
pire of which we are striving to make
Ireland an integral, incorporated, recon-
ciled and equal member. [Cheers.l
"Whether the Tories or the Liberals
carry Home Rule, there is one glory of
which they can never deprive us. The
Tories can never deprive the Liberals of
the glory of being the first to soothe Irish
distrust, extinguish British prejudice,
and extend the right hand of fellowship;
the first to speak to Ireland in the ac-
cents of manhood, and to show her that
we are resolved to act upon the principle
of doing to others as we would be done
to-" [Cheers.l
Referring to the Times case, Mr.. Nor
ley said: "a more scandalous betrayal
of great trust has never been made by
a great journal. A more desperate exhi-
bition has never been made of blind,
headstrong, reckless, malevolent, politi-
cal passions. Loud cheers. Before
many days the House of Commons
will be asked to pronounce what
the Times has been guilty of as,
probably, false and malicious libel. If
the Government will not do SO, the Op-
position will. [Cheers. The publication
of this false and malicious libel, on the
morning of division, constitutes an ag-
gravation of the offense which even this
Government is bound to notice and pun
ish. Hear, hear.l There will be other
forms of retribution. The Times, that
great Jupiter that does indeed forge
thunderbolts daughter and cheers), is
much less important than Her Majesty's
Government. Ii the ministry had pos
sessed spark of that austere neutrality
which ought to belong to a Government;
if it had possessed anything but the
meanest, most virulent and vindictive
partisanship, it would have stood aloof
and left the newspaper to prove the
charges which it ought never to have
made if it had not the proofs.''
Morley severely censured the conduct
of Attorney. General Webster which, he
said, would be discussed in Parliament
Monday, and denounced the assistance
given by the Government to the Times.
Honorable customers of the Times were
mortified and chagrined because an hon-
orable man had cleared himself of infa-
nous charges, and they were bad enough
still to hope that something might be
found out. The Home Rule controversy
turns upon the question whether
these wealthy classes, represented by
the Times customers, SO greedy and vora-
cious for calumnies against Ireland, are
fitted to make laws for Ireland. 1t is
monstrous that the House of Lords
should have decisive voice in such a
matter, and Parnell no voice at all.
In his peroration, Morley reminded
his hearers that the whole matter rested
with the nation, and that the triumph
depended upon each one making himself
a centre for right ideas.
Mr.. PARNELL's SPEECH.
Parnell was unable to speak for several
minutes, when he stood up, owing to the
IOuudb VI CAcoibs w Hou Qul6b was
restored, he Immediately expressed his
qualification, and went on to speak at
length.
In the course of his remarks he said
81 will not enter into the details of the
charges and allegations made by the
Times, but, speaking generally, l want to
know why, if these charges and allega-
tions had any foundation, the Govern
ment of the country did not take them
up themselves and investigate them by
the machinery at their command, and If
they wanted special machinery, why did
not they construct it with the
power at their command when
these charges were first started ?
1t was at the very moment when Lor
Carnarvon was inviting us to confer with
him on the future governmental Ireland,
and on the new consttution-for these
we're his words in opening the conversa-
tion-which was to be given to Ireland
establishing her parliament. That
was one of the reasons why this business
of unearthing crime was left to amateurs
Qaughter), and pretty mess they made
of it. Why, again, when Lord Carnarvon
was driven from office, owing to the
failure of his colleagues to carry out the |
pledges he had given us, with the
charges strengthened by proofs of forged |
letters, did not the government under |
take the job? Why, again, did not the |