, 1889-03-14
JOHN MORELY M. P.
Makes . Manly Speech for
Farnell and Prosperity
Hat He Dresses Down the Tories
and the Times.
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LONDON. March l3.--At st. James hall
. osaceuYse Of people assembled this
nosning to hear PArnell's speech. Par,
nsil received an ovation and be expressed
gratitude and said be felt sure his country
nen in Ireland, America and Australia
would be equally glad Of hearing OF this
reception. He would not enter into the
details Of the charges and alterations
against him. He had not had his last say
q the subject. but be wished 70 reserve
Ahe last word for the witness box and the
Aouse OF commons, whose commission had
eeen scandalously wasteful OF money.
The hall was handsomely decorated with
Of the meeting, the chairman,
John Morley, said that be never
saw % great . meeting as this. nor one in
behalf Of Q nobler cause. II bear mess.
age" said Morley, from the great chief
Who, desrits his years, would have at
tended had be not been entreated TO spare
himself. He would not spare himself OF his
swn free will because he sees the time rap
idly approaching when we shall cautiously
and deliberately step by step, but surely,
unfaulteringly and unhinchingly get TO
One bottom of these closer proceedings.
The resolution which our committee have
framed expresses deliberate judgment,
deep feeling and the stern, resolute
purpose Of great party which
has not taken up the cause without
thoueh do not want you to understand
PAsnell's being present tonight as bring.
ing him and his countrymen and friends
and countrymen to our party. Parnell's
nrst duty 10 TO Ireland. He has no right
70 think Of our party except in relation to
Ireland. look forward TO the day when,
still remaining as the. first Irish leader
and statesman, Parnell will be able 10 par.
take and draw united Ireland to partake
IN the great fabric of free government OF
make Ireland integrate, incorporate,
united, reconciled. and an equal member.
Whether the tories or liberals carry
home rule there 10 one glory of which they
ean never deprive uy. Tories can never
deprive liberals OF the glory of being first
10 soften Irish distrust, extinRuish British
prejudice and extend the right hand of
fellowship; the first TO speak to Ireland in
accents Of manhood and show her We were
resolved to act upon the principle Of doing
Rsferriug TO the Times case Mr.
Morley said moro scandalous be.
orAyAl Of Q great trust never had
been made by . great journal; more
desperate exhibition had never been made
Of blind, hesdstrong, reckless, malevolent,
pclitical passion. Loud cheers. The
pablication of this false and malicious
libel on the morning of q divisions con-
stitute an aggravation OF offense which
this government 10 bound to notice and
punish. Hear, hear. There will be
other forms Of retribution, The
indeed forge thunderbolts Laughter and
aheers il much more important than her
majesty's government IL the ministry
lad possessed spark of austere neutral
ity. which ought to belong to govern
Kent; IL il had possessed anything but
fhs meaness and most virulent and vim
dictive partisanship, it would have stood
aloof and left the newspaper to prove the
charges which it ought never to have made
IL it had no proof.
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; an honor
able Customer Of the Times was mortified
and chagrined because an honest man had
cleared himself of the infamous charges
and they were base 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 80 greedy and ferocious
for calumnies against Ireland are fitted to
make laws for Ireland II rs monstrous
shat the house Of lords should have decisive
voice In such q matter and Parnell no
voice at all. In his peroration Morley re.
mlnds his hearers that the whole matter
rested with the nation and that triumph |
depended upon each one making himself |
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