Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-14

was enabled to compel us to ap-
pear in court, day after day, for nearly
ak months, for two actual sitting days OF
the Commission, while every charge.
every allegation, devisable by the cupid
ity and ingenuity of informers and Jail
birds against everybody else but our
selves, was brought forward and investi-
gated, until, at length, they approached
the letters most unwillingly, and gave us
for the first time an opportunity. The
skill of Sir Charles Russell and other
gentlemen was promptly used for ex
posing what, without disrespect to the
Judges, | shall venture to call one of the
most scandalous wastes of public time
and money ever instituted under the
guise of judicial investigation. Cheers. ]
"Why do all our political opponents
90 to all this trouble to throw discredit
upon the representatives of Ireland and,
necessarily, upon the cause they repre-
sent, and their allies? Well. l think
the plain answer is because the people
of England, not being in contact or COM
munication with, and not understanding
the real wishes, Thoughts and aspirations
of the people of Ireland, these men en-
deavor to lead them astray on every po-
litical question in Ireland"
Coming down to the question of gov
ernment for Ireland, Mr.. Parnell said ::
s'The land question, for instance, is only
one example of the bungle every English
Government makes in an attempt to
rule Ireland from Westminster. lido not
say that the land question is the Irieh
question, but bring it forward as the
most salient example of the unfortunate
iucapacity of the English Parliament TO
do justice to Ireland"
Referring to the history of the land
question, the speaker proceeded: "You
English men and women ought to reflect
| when you read of the forcible resistance
made, in some cases, by Irish tenants
| against an armed force, that it is not
real resistance, because it amounts only
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 the homes
which they built themselves, and which
are their own property. You mt at
see that it is sometimes not human ma
ture to endure and Withstand this provo
cation as passively as we desire they
should, for the sake of the future of the
country, and that sometimes their
manhood revolts and they strike a blow
in their own defense. 1t is an honor
anle thought that l feel tonight that
| since the introduction of the great meas.
ure of 1886, Ireland has definitely turned
her back upon all base, hopeless and
desperate courses and that she is con.
tident that in the ways of the
constitution lies her safety, and un-
der the genius and guidance oI
that great and devoted Englishman
Gladstone prolonged cheers) with the
new hope that has comes into all oul
hearts and breasts, the day of the
ultimate freedom of Ireland cannot be
long deferred. We are now on the eve
of a great popular upheaval-a move
ment which will not snbside until you
have enabled your great leader to carry in
the Legislature of the Empire me sure
which will give Ireland all legitimate
control over her own future, her own in
| terests and her own welfare, without any
shadow of harm or ill to your own greater
interests"
Parnell resumed his seat amid louc
| and prolonged cheering.