St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-14
Glowing Tribute to Gladstone
and 1reland's Freedom
Predicted.
Sir Edward Malet's Mission.
A Letter From Gladstone
Foreign Gossip.

the gathering was remarkably enthuSi-
astic. John Morley presided, and upon
taking the chair delivered an earnest
and eloquent speech. The absence of Mr..
Gladstone, Che said, was greatly regretted
by ali, but he was assured, and in re-
turn would assure his audience that the
great leader of the Liberals would be
present if it were not for the fact that
he had been earnestly besought and
prevailed upon by his friends to spare
himself for another occasion, when the
cause of Ireland would be advocated
before body competent to take action
on the question he presented. Mr..
Gladstone would not. Mr.. Morley said,
spare himself of his own free will, be-
because he plainly sees that the time is
fast coming when we will surely get to
the bottom of these Irish proceedings.
Whatever form home rule may take, it
must rest upon foundation of mutual
respect and good will. He severely GEN.
Sured the entire course of the Times
against Mr.. Parnell and his colleagues,
and rejoiced at the downfall of the fab
ric it had reared.
MR.. PARNELL,
in rising to speak, was greeted with
perfect bedlam of applause. the ovation
lasting many minutes. He was sure, he
said, that his eountrymen in Ireland,
Australia and America would be equally
glad upon hearing of his reception
tonight. He had. however. not much
to say, and would reserve his last words
Oh the vital subject for the witness box
and the house of commons. The pro-
ceedings before the commission had in
yolyed scandalous waste of money.
Mr.. Parnell pointed out the rOttenneSS
of government which oStraciSeS from
participation in the affairs of the empire
Sc of the 103 Irish members of parlia-
ment. Referring to the charges
brought by the Times against him and
his colleagues. he asked, when were
these charges first started? When was
the command first given to the forger
and perjurer to obtain and invent evil
dence which would result in putting us
punishment of which would be penal
servitude for life if we should be con-
yicted? 1t was at the very moment that
'Lork Carnayon was inviting US TO con-
ference On the subject of the future
government of ireland and a new con-
stitution for that country, and that was
one of the reasons why this business of
unearthing crime was left to amateurs,
and pretty mess they made of it. Why
again, when Lord Carnaryon was driven
from office, owing to the failure of his
had given us, with the charges strength
ened by the
9s!PRoOFS OF FORGED LETTERS,
did not the government undertake the
job? And you must remember this
no single matter substantiated by the
Times was unknown to Lord Carnaryon
and Lord Salisbury, when they entered
into these negotiations with us, so they
could not plead ignorance. Why, again,
did not the government, instead of
fighting behind the petticoats of the
matters worthy of clearing up, and will
ourselves appoint a tribunal for the
purpose; we shall ourselves be re-
sponsible for the proceedings, and we
shall ourselves prosecute the parties
who may be found in the result,
worthy of prosecution?' That would
have beer government worthy
of Englishmen [cheers.] But no;
they had recourse to every subterfuge
and dodge. The Tories know that they
cannot humbug you on one of your
nestle and imperial policies questions
you understand full well, to be swayed
by these prudential considerations to
enable them TO avoid vote of cenSure
upon any English, Scotch or imperial
matter; but not so with Ireland. They
can humbug-at least they have been
able up to the present day-and hood
wink you upon an Irish question with
the utmost facility. SO it happened
that hat the Tor, Tory party. which wi in
Carnarvon, promised us an Irish
parliament in 1886 and 1887,
turned right around and renewed their
policy of coercion. and produced forged
letters as proofs of the criminality of
Irish members. Cries of 'Shame.'1 II
think we are entitled to ask all think
ing, reflective men and women in Eng
land to consider this:
IS IT RIGHT
that the future and the liberties of Ire
land should be dependent upon casual
publication of a forged letter by the
Times, on the morning of great di-
vision? [Cries of MOI 1t has been
admitted OH oath by the manager of the
Times that the publication was pur-
posed to affect the division. [Cries of
Shame Now let us come to the gov
eminent Of Ireland. The land question,
for instance, is Gully one example of the
bungles every English government
makes in all attempt to rule Ireland
from Westminster. do not say that
the land question is an Irish question,
but bring 1T forward as most salient
of the English parliament to do justice
to Ireland" Referring lengthiiy to the !
history Of the land question. the i'm
provements made by tenants, and the |
fact that the occupants had built their |
houses, the speaker proceeded: "You |
English men and women ought to re-
fleet when you read of forcible re-
SiStance in some cases by Irish tenants |
against armed force that it is not zeal |
resistance, because it amounts to such |
resistance as fly might make to an |
elephant about to crush it under its |
foot. [Cheers and laughter.] But when |
you hear these things, you must reflect |
that, after all, these people are being |
expelled from homes they built them |
selves and which are their own prop |
erty, although the law has not yet eff |
,fciently protected that property. You
must see that it is sometimes not in |
human nature to endure and withstand
this proyocation as passiyely as we de-
sire they should for the sake of the |
future of their country, and that
SOMETIMES THEIR MANHOOD REvoLTs |
and they strike a blow in their own de-
Tense. But it Is an honorable thought |
which / feel tonight that since the in
PRODUCTION of the great measure of 1856 |
Ireland has definitely turned her back |
upon all these base. hopeless and deS-
perate courses; that she is confident /
that in the ways of the constitution lies
her safety, and that. under the genius
and guidance of that great and devoted |
EngliShman, Gladstone prolonged |
cheersl. with the new hope that has
come into all our hearts and breasts. |
the day OF ultimate freedom for
Ireland cannot be long deferred. We
are now Oh the eve of great popular
upheavat--a movement which will not
snbside until you have enabled your
great leader to carry through the legisla-