The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-04-09


were undoubtedly giving quid pro
QUO. When. after coquettng with
the Irish in 1885. denouncing coer-
cion. and half promising Home Rule,
they found in 1856 that Gladstone's
scheme was so unacceptable to the
English constituencies that they
could get s majority in the House
without the help of the Irish. they
fell back once more on the natural
Tory plan Of "resolute government"
or rigorous policy" In other
words. determined on a plan of coer-
cion which should have certain novel
features. One was that the bill
should be perpetual in Its operation,
and not limited in point OF time. as
ali previous ones were another
was. that the power Of imprisonment
at hard labor as common felons
under II should be given TO remov
able justices Of the peace, sitting
without Jury. and that II should
cover speeches or writings which
should. ID the eyes Of these jurists,
have a tendency to promote boycott
inC or uon-pavment Of rent. or 10
prevent people from taking eyicted
farms. To get g bill ike this passed,
with the help OF the Liberals who
had deserted Gladstone, and large
hunters of whom had pledged them
selves on the stump against coercion
and IN favor OF the government OF
Ireland by ordinary equal laws, OF
course was not an easy matter. Eng
Gshmen were not quite prepared for
anything so drastic Is putting II IN
the power Of the Irish Secretary 10
thin the benches Of the Opposition
By shutting up the opponents OF the
government IN jail on plank beds.
To carry II through, Il was abso-
lutely necessary that the Irish mem
bers should be made to figure IN
English eyes as common criminals,
the friends and companions OF assas-
sins. 50 that public opinion should
be prepared Tor any coercion bill
however ferocious.
This work the Times undertook by
producing the pamphlet 50 widely
known as "Parnellism and Crime.
and BIZ 2 series OF articles on the
Irish members. Of extraordinary
ferocitv. IN which they were really
described IS unfit for human sOci-
etv. When the Coercion Bill was
ready tor its second reading, faesi-
miles Of the forged Parnell letters
were produced on the morning be
fore. and accepted by the supporters
Of the Government as genuine. and
the bill went through with 2 rush.
Parnell's indignant denial was re
ceived with derisiYe laughter. and
the Times treated il as an aggravs
ton Of his crimes. English societ!
then started that system OF prosecu-
ton IN which q certain portion OF II
always delights. Not only were the
Irish members treated as the vilest
Of their species, but a strict boycott
was set on foot against everybod!
who would associate with them. To
have dined with Parnell or Healy
entailed sentence OF e1clu
sion from ali Tory and Uni
onist drawing rooms. and the
immortality" Of the Home Rulers
became g favorite topic Of semi
sacred journals ike the Spectator, as
well Is 81 common secular Jingoes
like the Telegraph and Saturday
Review. Pamela very SICK man
was pursued II city and country
by reporters. who daily reported his
movements as those OF an escaped
criminal. and threw out the most
odious EnsinuaGons about MS walk
and conversation. In fact. il Is not
too much 10 say that the life Of the
Irish members II London during the
past two years. under the batting Of
the Times. has been as near an ap-
preach 70 " hell upon earth" as Is
possible II well-policed Christian
city. The bulk Of them were men Of
the ordinary somewhat coarse type
which peasants have 70 elect when
they have but few gentlemen on
their side: but Parnell, and Sexton.
and Dillon. and others are men Of
education and refinement, on whose
health and spirits these long pro
uacted social barbarlues could not
but tell. Atlasr the day Of reckon
ing has come, and the whole fabric
Of iniQuisy." as Mr.. Gladstone has
called Il, has fallen TO pieces through
the confessions Of & torger. black
mailer. and vende-- OF obscene Gtera-
.ure. On this wretch. whom the con /
iuctors OF the Times actually fore
bore TO inquire about lest they should
ruin their game nine-tenths Of the
sCpersUuctEre seems 70 have rested |