The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-09-30
The TIPPERARY, RIOTS
An English Audience Listens 10 John
Morlty'S Graphic Description.
The Police Drew Their Batons and
Charged on the Inoffenslye
People Without a Shadow
of Provocation.

LONDON, Sept. 29.-John Morley spoke
at 81. Helens tonight to a large audience.
He gave a graphic account OF his ex-
periences during his recent tour Of Ire
land. He gave instances illustrating the
arbitrary and tyrannical methods of the
Irish authorities. A week ago John Dillon
went to address his constituents in East
Mayo. Dillon found the platform at the
station surrounded by police and
military and was told IL he used
illegal language il would be the
magistrates duty TO disperse the meeting.
Now this simply meant that the maeis-
trate would be the Judge as TO whether
Dillon's language was legal or illegal,
and in the second place, what appeared
almost incredible, il meant that IL Dillon
used language that the magistrate con-
sidered illegal II was the magistrates duty
to disperse the meeting with baton and
rifle. The Tipperary prosecutions had
cruelty blighted the hopes of the union
lists and given the lie TO their rose-colored
pictures. The proceedings of the last
fortnight in Tipperary would have the
iney table elect of rallying every nation
alist, lay and clerical. and once more
closing the ranks. He Morley had been
criticized for going 10 Ireland. Balfour
would neither go 10 Ireland himself nor
let anyone else go. He Morley went to
Tipperary because he felt that the pro-
ceedings there marked the turning point
IN the great battle and because he felt the
government was going to drive a nail into
its collin and he wanted TO see the first
blow OF the hammer, When he arrived at
Iipperary the gathering people were few
in number and no obstruction was offered.
He never saw such an act Of folly as the
attitude of the authorities. Colonel Cad
dell stated in the court room
that il was one of the most dis
orderly gatherings he had ever witnessed.
Three or four English ladies who occupied
| front seats in the court room laughed at
the absurdity OF Caddells statement Ii
had been asserted that he Morley and
his companions were followed TO the
court entrance by an immense multitude.
This Is absolutely denied. At no time did
the men defending the court house num-
Der less than three TO one against the
civilians. IL was as insignificant and
harmless n crowd as he ever saw in his
life. The police refused admission to
townsmen and he saw n solicitor violently
hung from the gates and assaulted.
| o'Brien went out with Dillon and Har-
rlngton aud protested against the exclu-
sion ofthe people. The police drew their
batons without n shadow of proyocation
and blood began to How freely. He
saw no stones thrown. He would
undertake. 10 -sAS--that a-couple
OF English constables would have done
everything necessary to guard access TO
the court. Harrington went out 10 the
the constables and expostulated, but the
only reply was blow on his head. caus-
ing the blood 10 flow freely. He Morley
saw constable strike Reporter
heating murderous blow on
the mouth, drawing blood and
knocking him from the wall.
Outside the gates the police used their
batons ferociously upon the heads and
bodies OF defenceless townsmcn, several
OF whom were brought in dripping with
blood. He Morley went 10 Colonel Cad
dell and told hum he ought to open the
gates and admit the people. Then he
went into the court room, but found
nobody there except two resident magis-
trates and a few reporters. After the
gates were opened and everybody who
wished To enter was admitted the court
room was not filed, while the "tumul-
tuous" crowd OF which Colonel Caddell
had spoken was as quiet and orderly
as II in church. The rioting
| was Nuolly oil one slue. III tauuell acted
IN the ilrst place as he did in Difference TO
his tMorley'sl wishes. there would not
have been little Of disorder. The whole
thing was a clumsy blunder. but TO COM
NIT bluuder when dealing with armed
men was a crime. III Balfour produced in
the commons what has been published as
an Official version OF the ARRAY, he Nor
ley would riddle il to pieces in 10 min
utes. The resort to batons was deplor.
able and n lawless and cowardly outrage.
Balfour's system was responsible for
these scenes. Through three and hall
years Balfour defended every act of the
executive through thick and thin, righ,
or wrong, from the odious and wicked
. slaughter at Mitchelstown onward
Balfour had always refused to institute
. effective public inquiries. He always de
MED the truth Of charges made agains
! the police. He always refused to beliey.
} the word OF an Irish member of parlia.
ment, and thus the Irish people had beer
} wholly at the mercy OF the authorities
Without any supervision, without helt
and without hope, il was no wonder the
Irish people did not respect the law, anc
no wonder they hated government which
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