The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-28
REFUSED TO VOTE CENSURE
Balinur Defeated in an Effort 10 Turn
the Commons Against Gladstone.
His Motion 10 Censure the Government C,
dOning 0flensss in ireland Defeated by
q Majority of Forty Seven.
GLADSTONE UPHELD.

GLADSTONE UPHELD.
Mr.. Baifour vainiy Attempts to Induce the
Commons 10 Cepsure the Ministry.
LONDON. March 27-Mr Balfour. leader
of the Unionists, spoke at length in the
Commons. to-day. on his motion. o. which
he gave notice last Thursday. that the
Irish executive 10 censured for condoning
serious of,enses. and thus bringing the law
into general contempt He made his attack
upon the government with exceptional
vigor. and evoked repeatedly loud cheers
from the opposition benches. The present
deplorable state of affairs in Ireland, DIT.
Balfour said. was largely the consequence
of q compact between the government
and the forces of disorder. The Ministry
has made with the Irish party an agree
ment by which the administration of the
law was being defeated. The government
had fomented outrages by suspencjng the
crimes act, and had instieated crimes by
the release of the dynamiteIs The gov
eminent had not hesitsted TO take steps
which were In direct antagonlsm OF the de.
cisioDs OF the court. Had not q Judge OF
high court OF justice declared that the
Chief Secretary for Ireland had acted
illegally In refusing police protection
to those whose duty it was
snts' In certain districts the direct coun-
tenance by the government of law break
ing had appalling consequences. Such
state OF lawlessness prevailed In them that
no conviction could be obtained In cases OF
agr8rian crime. no matter row clear and
undisputed the evidence. A new reign OF
terror had been established. Witnesses re-
fused to appear to testify. as they realized
that the most convincing testi-
mony would be In vain. while incur
population. The victims of the outraRes
also preferred TO hold their peace rather
than TO render themselves marked men.
["Hear, Hear."l This was high price for
the government to pay for Irish support.
leaving the weak to be oppressed by the
strong and the IawabidinH to be ut the
mercy of the lawless; but the government
had not hesitated to pay 1t. The recent
outrages in counties Mayo. Glare. Limerick
and Kerry had shown plainly how remark
able had been the "reminiscences of crime
In Ireland under the present government.
In one OF these counties intimidation had
been carried SO far that all the writs
were sent through the post. as she bailiffs
The practice OF bOycOtting had been re-
vlved in all its pristine ugliness and viRor.
The government. knowing, perhaps. the
uselessness OF prosecuting offenders. had
graceful as were all these disorders, there
was no sign of an effort to stop them. In
fact. under the present government, they
could not be expected to cease before tho
Chief Secretary for Ireland should rally
his courage, free himself from the trammols
of his previous policy. and use, in the de-
Tense of the law. the powers which Parlia-
ment had Entrusted to him. Long Union
list cheers.
In answering Mr.. Balfour, Mr.. Morley,
e.
tentlOn TO the fact that this as the fifth
vote of censure moved within eight weeks.
The right honorable gentleman, moreover.
had failed TO justify his motion with one
rebut.e6 in detail Mr.. BalfouT's assertion
that agrarian crime in Ireland ad increased
under the Liberal government With q
multiplicity of statistics he proved that
under the present executive this class OF
crime had decreased ii per cent He ad.
mltted that there had been three cases OF
boycotting under the present Ministry to
two under the last Salisbury admin lstra-
ton, but added that all the cases had been
taken In hand by the government IF the
right honorable gentleman presented the
best possible case for vote of censure.
eaid Mr. Morley. In conclusion. 1.-The gov
eminent need not fear the vote OF the
house or the Judgment Of the country
ME-. Gladstone reprsachea the opposition
with resorting to a license of Language
which they could not possibly justify with
facts. The present government, be said,
had as great q desire and as strong an in
terest as had any of their predecessors in
preserving law and order in ireland. The
present government had, however. different
views as to the best manner of dealing with
the people. They had substituted mildness
and clemency for coercion. The results al
ready apparent proved how successfully the
| new policy operated. The severity of the
sentences in Ireland upon the boy Foley
| and other political offenders Mr.. Gladstone
| continued, was feature Of the coercive
| system. Such sentences never could have
been PASSED In England. The present gov.
| ernment sought TO abolish this exceptional
mode of treatneDt-sought TO establish a
| more equitable system of administration.
| They aimed at laying the foundation OF
| order in the hearts and understanding OF
| the people of Ireland. The Liberal
party refused to believe that the
| Irish people were afflicted with
| some peculiar curse which prevented them
| from approaching the blessings of oivlliza.
| ton. The Liberal party believed the Irish
people were as capable of being governed
| on approved principles As were the peoples
| of other countries. The present effort OF
| the Chief Secretary for Ireland was to real
ize in practice the fruits of this belief. The
| government appealed to the Judgment OF
| and had no other desire than to share the
| fUte which the verdict of the members
| would bring him. PROLONGED cheers.
| Lord Randolph Churchill next spoke. and
| then the vote was taken. 1t resulted In
majority of forty-seven for the govern
| ment. the vote standing 319 to 272.