Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-28
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LONDON, September 27.-[Copyright.1 j.
The Tory newspaper editors have been tear
ing their hair over the brutal stupidity Of
the Tipperary policemen, who are SO indis-
Greet as wantonly to bludgeon the people in
the presence of an e1-Cablnet Minister, j ohm
Morley. No sympathy OF course is wasted
upon the victims of the uniformed rufhans,
the editorial wailings being caused solely by
the inopportuneness OF the affair.
The facts of the case were so indisputable
that it became necessary to invent excuses
for the police. The Times audaciously
asserted that the Tipperary men threw stones
at Balfour's pet lambs, although the Times
was not represented on the spot, and score
or more of reporters who actually witnessed
the scene, saw nothing of the missiles. The
other Tory newspaper faithfully reported
the facts while wiltully distorting them in
editorials.
Stories of Alleged Provocation.
Unable to emulate the malicious mendac-
ity of the Times they sought for expIana-
tion in another direction, and arrived
almost unanimously at the conclusion that
the Nationalist arranged to provoke the
police and get their own heads broken in
order to make an impression upon Mr..
Morley. The idea that Irish policemen re-
quire any provocation before attacking
Nationalists is too good joke to be allowed
to pass without notice.
In this particular case, as in hundreds that
have gone before it in Ireland, the evidence
is overwhelming that no provocation was
given. The only element of novelty is that
the witnesses include an ex-Cabinet Min
lister and a number of other Englishmen of
Tepute, among them several members of
Parliament of whom two were actually
maltreated by policemen.
The Impression Very Gratifying.
It cannot be denied however that the i'm
preston made upon Mr.. Morley in particu-
lar and upon the British public opinion in
general could not not have been more graft
flying had the Irish members carefully
planned the whole affair. Only one mis-
take was made and that was when "Long
John" O'Connor interposed his big person
between Mr.. Morley and huge policeman
who was about to make record for himself
BY cracking the distinguished statesman's
skull.
The friends Of Ireland cannot afford to
lose champions like John Morley, but why,
oh why, as the Pail Mail Gazette aud other
Liberal newspapers wall, was not Morley
banged? The opportunity for unique OBJ
ject lesson in coercion has been lost, and it
may not arise again.
Mr.. Morley will address public meeting
In Lancashire Monday evening in accord
Hnce with long standing arrangement, and
his speech will be worth hearing and read
ing, If he should feel at liberty to tell his
impressions of Tipperary. After the exciting
adventure in the street. he spent several
hours in the Court House, aud was more
amazed at the procedure there than at the
occurrence outside.
A Prostitution Of the Bench,
He saw on the judicial bench the police
officers who have been for years personal
enemies and public revilers of some of the
distinguished prisoners upon whom they
were about to sit in judgment, and be
heard them decide points of law against the
defendants with an amount of alacrity and
assurance which would have been unbecom-
ing even had they worn the judges ermine
for many years. 1t is good that Mr.. Glad
stones trusted friend and Lieutenant should
have seen and heard these things and it
will be better if he should speak of them
from the platform and from his seat In Par
lament.
The revival of the political turmoil has
momentarily placed in the background the
question Of a threatened famine in Ireland,
but 1t will soon resume a prominent posi- |
tion. Priests, poor law guardians and |
other competent local observers continue to |
warn the Government of coming danger, |
but the official optimists will neither see |
nor hear. Mr.. jackson, Financial Secretary
to the Treasurer, after a hurried tour
through part of ireland, has been telling
public meeting at Leeds that there has
been merely partial failure of the notato
crop along certain fringe of the coast. and
that the construction of a number of steam
tramways authorized by Parliament last
session will suffice to relieve the distress by
providing work and wages and opening mn
the disease-strieken districts.
No Relief for the STARVING,
Mr.. Balfour is understood TO be of the