Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-08

sought reelection, Mr. Parnen opposed him,
pat was defeated. ON the death OF John Mar
tin in 1876, Mr.. parnell stood for County
Meath and was elected
He Eaters Parliament.
Mr. Parnell first took an active part in parlia-
mentary affairs in the session OF 1915, when, In
association with Mr. BigRar he initiated what
was known by the various names OF the "ob-
struetive and the active policy. He opposed
with great persistence the bill for annexing the
rransvaak the hogging clauses In the mutiny
act and the prisons bill, and there were many
scenes of violence and excitement and several
All night aittings Of the house. He finally sue
ceeded IN getting some notifications In the
treatment OF political prisoners introduced into
the prisons bill, and being joined by Mr.. Cham
berlain and other leading Radicals, he led TO the
abolition Of logging In the army. He joined in
the foundation Of the Land League. and IN Octo-
Der, 1879, was elected its first vice president.
He first, at q meeting in Westport in the previ-
ous June. used the phrase, Keep firm grip on
your homesteads,n which became the watch
word Of the agitation. He went TO America in
December, ls1a raised the sum of R70,0l0 In aid
Of the distress then widespread in Ireland and
for the Land League movement.
He was received everywhere with anthusi-
nsm, and large sums Of money were freely con.
tributed In all parts OF the country for the re.
lief Of the starving Irish peasantry. When he
reached Washington the house Of representa-
them in their own chamber a privilege pre-
viousy conferred only on Lafayette, Bishop
England and kossuth. Early IN 1850 parliament
was suddenly dissolved. and Mr.. Parnell hur-
ried home 10 organize his forces for attack and
victory.
Lord Beaconsheld, in a published letter 70
Earl Cairue, had pointed out the gravity Of tho
Irish crisis the chief reason for returning tho
Tory party 10 power. Mr. parnell accepted tho
challenge and laid down a programme for the
complete reform Of the system OF land tenurea
IN Ireland At the meeting OF the new parlia
ment Mr.. Parnell at once brought forward a
measure dealing with the Irish land question
He had previously been selected as the chair
man Of the Irish parliamentary party IN success
sion 70 Mr.. Shaw. who had held the reins since
Mr. Butt laid them down.
Mr. Parnel's bill had no chance OF passing,
but Mr.. w. E Forster, who had become chief
1 secretary for ireland, brought in bill known
as the compensation for disturbance bill the
object OF which was 10 stop eyictions tempo
rarily until return OF good haryeHta would
make Il possible for the Irish tenant TO pay his
rent. The Irish party gave an undivided sup
/ port to Mr.. Forster's measure, which passed tho
commons, but la spite OF all warnings Of thu
consequences was thrown out by the lords at
the prompting Of Irish landlord peers
Gloomy Time Ia Irish History.
The fall Of 1890 was one Of the gloomiest times
| IN all Irish history. From an instinct Of self
| preservation a vast majority Of the people IN
/ three out Of the four provinces iocked 20 tbs
standard Of the Land League. The Duke O
| Wellington in 1877 had pointed out the impossi
/ biity Of cyieting whole people, and 1t appeared
| rs II this state Of affairs had now come TO pass
The Gladstone government with the view o.
| governing Ireland by peaceahle and constitu
tional means, had allowed the coercion act 4
lapse.
When the mnddened peasantry were driver
! 70 outrages by ovictions the government hat
| no means Of detecting the perpetrators q
crimes and the machinery Of criminal admin
istration came 10 a standstill In November
1879, the cabinet resolved TO prosecute tho lrisl
Land League a criminal conspiracy A grea
state trial ensued.
After hearing Of nineteen days duratio
the Jury disagreed and the prosecution fell I
the ground.
The Coercion Act.
7 AT the opening on the parliamentary ssssic
in 1881 the government brought in coercic
! act which was practically suspension Of n
=, haheas corpus act enabling the government
arrest any person IN ireland on the warrant
the chief secretary, and 10 detain him III nrisO
/, ! without trial for qpy length Of time, At ia
/ same time land bill was introduced by whic
the principle OF tenant right previously apPl
cable only 20 Ulster holdings, was EXTENDED I
occupying tenants Ia all other parts Of Irelan,
! A judicial tribunal, called the land commission
was provided for in the act. This commissio
was empowered TO fix fair rents as betwee
landlord and tenant, which could not be di
turbed for fifteen years.
In short, the principle Of the three F's-frs
sale, fair rent and iixity Of tenure which ha
besn vainly sought by various groups OF Iris
! members Of parliament for the previous ha
D century, was now granted in full Mr. Parne
and his colleagues fought the new coercion az
tooth and nail. For seven weeks they obstruc
ed the passing Of each line OF the bill until
length on Feb 3, thirty-hve Irish members
parliament, including all the leaders were a
! bitrarily removed from the house by the sci
{ geant-atarms acting under the direction
5 the speaker.
After the land act and the coercion act ha
, been passed, the arms bill, making It a felon
TO keep or distribute arms in proclaimed di
tricts, was introduced by Sir William Harcour
and carried.
Parnon Under Arrest
As soon as the land act was passed il was r.,
{ solved that the tenants who adhered to Oh
, Land League programme should keep out
the new land court until number Of suitabl
} cases were brought forward as a test under N
skilful direction OF the lawyers Of the leagu,
This step exhausted the patience Of Mr. Foste
and on Oct. Is he arrested Mr.. Parnell and a
his principal colleagues under coercion a,
warrant and locked them up in Kiimainhai
jail At the same time Foster arrested hui
, dreds Of unohending men, until the iais wer
crowded.
In April 1882, negotiations were set on 70,
between the Liberal government and the Iris
party. The intermediary ia these was Captai
O'Shea, who then became prominent for til
: first time. The negotiations eliminated in
Z letter written BY Mr. Parnel to Mr. Forster,
D which the former promised that If released wit
his colleagues from prison he would do his be.
to moderate the violence Of the extreme partl
This letter was laid before the cabinet, mi
jority Of whom thought It was a sufficient qua
antee on which to release Mr. Parnel and h
friends.
The PhmniK Park Murders.
Early in May, lss2, Earl Spencer and Lor
Frederick Cavendish were appointed respe
lively lord lieutenant and chief secretary Il
Ireland They reached Dublin on SATURDAY.
May 6. That evening as Lord Cavendish, Ii
new chief secretary, and Mr.. Thomas II. Burk
the permanent under secretary, were walkiu
through Phoenix park they were hssassinated
Out Of this murder grew fresh coercion ac
unexampled in its severity even in Ireland
> contained curfew clauses prohibiting men fro
! being abroad after nightfal in proclaimed di
tricts. At the general election Of 1885 Mr. Pa
, nell was reelected for Cork, and his action
influencing the Irish vote secured the return
many Conservative candidates, and properties
ally weakened the Liberal party. with whor
however, Mr.. Parnen later on formed an al
ance, and by the vote Of the Irish party owe
threw the former government Of Lord Sail
bury on Jesse Ceilings amendment to Il
address. (Jan. 26 1860
Mr.. Parnelis name was prominently befo
I the public in connection with Mr.. Gladstone
famous home rule bill in 1885. He introduced
E.la.