The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-27
THE MElIPHISAPPEAL
WEDNESDAY,. FEBRUARY AZ, 1890


AM fOR IRELAND
1hescoundrcl Piggott iowcrandpcrjurcr,
who has at last confessed that be- i1rgrdthc
letters which he furnished 10 7tf L5udau
Tina on which il bascditscasco of "Tancll.
ism and Crime" has secured place for
himself in history ~ phenomenal scoun-
drcl, Tor there isno oihcrsimIlar ease 10 his
ON record The criminal ANIMAL. Of the I'm.
gIish speaking people fail lo furnish ease
when q man of admittedly doubtful char
actcr has made great newspaper nnl the
Government OF an Empire his accompIisss,
man Of wha-.-a-sorff ftnIily NJ amy
TIM. law been aiccraiucd IN Dublin.
.s@.ssre lac lived, that lac was there not
trrscd by any one. aud during the past ten
years had been frequently held up 10 pub.
lie condemnation as man without honor.
and whose capacity for crime had been
we'll asccHaincd, his willingness 10 com.
init it being only held la check by the
fear OF ,hc punishment, in drcadoi which
he bias ncd. Tia, such man us this.
branded by Mr.. rancn md hIs cplcilcrs
OF ho Irish National party u dishonest.
should have been able to blind ,bc mau-
ngcuul M Imuanl SECURE ile uilIiuscl.
operation OF lol SaI.sbuy's government
inacon.pimcy GO dcimrn homes, and d...
tinguahcdciliznisonl yt,bc accounted ior
by thc blind aud passionate hate that the
1or's have always iclt toward the
lri.u people. Had not doc crushing of
faucIl and iho Irish Nlu1ullI,fs hpru iHr
objective Of 7t 1HH ihc managers of
that paper would have called Zoo the all.
not merely of experts iu ui'uaphy. but
the best detectives of Scotland Yard. 10
inform Them ls 90 thc habits. autcrclcuts
aud reliability OF thc man whose state.
mcnh they proposed to make, aud
did make, the basis Of @ lihclous ut.
tack That, for indcccncy has no par
nllcl ia the history OF journalism. Bat.
instead Of awaiting themselves OF tbr.c
ordinary precautions aud guided only hy
their blind hate OF O. people ao long suffer.
ing and patient under obuguy aud pcrso-
cuiion, they allowed ,ham. Iyy. tu lic lead
into % trap, into which ihry have taken. al,
willing co-opemton, che chiefs ul great
Government Nothing bu, ulo iuiaiua.
ton Of bIttcr and hs.lIsh hulc could
thus have induced o. great public journal
and The leaders Of rra, party, the rc.
sponsihIc ministers Of tbc greatest Emp.rp
ON the earth, 10 follow O. lufsJr AMI per.
juror 90 iho point OF hs confessed dreaIl.
ton and thus share with him Dr. damn.
ing aud scii pronounced Disgrace. OUT of
thndiomma they uunotfclmrcth cifaicps.
The use they tried 10 make Of tbo o,idturr
OF the villains whom they summoned from
The solitary cells Of MlIbink aud other
prisons proves their oagsmcs 90 bolster
their position by even ,hc lowest and most
Infamous OF instruments. Iord Salisbury.
Baliour, Smith, Matthews, aud all the
other members OF the British Cabinet
must hang their heads In this country
men similarly bcsmirchci would be- ruined.
Thinning 'hoir faith ,oa iorgcr and pcrjurcr
they would be rated with him. aud NO DO.
liiieal party would dare attempt to carry
them. Even the Tory party. which has
done 70 mucl, evil In H. time, even Il
should unload these pals Of piggoii and re-.
Tire them forever from public employment.
Tic Tina stands disgiaccd and l. bciouloJ
by the conoding iniamy ol tic iorger and
pcJuror and 10 docs and IL the Salisbury