The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
The Irish Parties Are still Divided and Their Differ snces Are the Chisf Topic.

nis Johnston, and to the recent con. venfion in Dublin. calling for the irn- mediate removal of these gentlemen as secretary and assistant secretary of the League. and -stating that unless this
 were done the branch would not con-
 tribute to the parliamentary fund. The
 secretary (Thomas Oreilly, County Counciler) said that at present the
 League was used simply to collect
 money. and they had no say" beyond
 that. A dslegate--"All we have to do
 is to pay the money and ask no ,aues-
 lions Thc resolution was passed
 Mr. Justice Johnston, opening the
 County of Galway Assises. said that
 the jury would have to deal with one
 case of homicide and three other cases
 which would be submitted as man.
 slaughter charges. There were seven
 ease Of wounding and erievous assault,
 which hnives were used. There were
 two cases in which reyoivers were em-' ployed. There was also . ssrious case Of riot and assault In connection with which four prisoners were Indicted. The men were in an argument which
 ultimately led to tussie. A police man intsrfsred. merely to make peace. with the usual result that both parties attacked hfm. 4 sergeant came out and was struck with | spade. which cut through his helmet and felled him to the ground. his skull being fractured. This, in his opinion. was the sort of ease which brought Ireland into disre- pnte.
 As was stated the other day in . high place in England. the popula- ton there was independent, coura- geous, and law-Abiding. and every man supported the law. In Ireland. every man was agninst the law. He was not there to moralize. but he wished to say that the sacred buiwark of liberty and safety of person and property was the supremacy of the law. honestly. fairly and justly admin istered. Under it's shelterinK arm ltb- erty and safety were. secured to the highest and lowest bu if that law werr not honestly and fairly administered. anarchy and disorder replaced peace and order, and neither life nor liberty was secure. There were two cases or Whiteboyism. He had thought thai this had disappeared from the coun- try. Before they were born. cases were common enough. and two stat utes were passed to meet them There was an intimidation case. This. he thought. was a mean and cowardiy kind of case. endeavoring to compel q man by fear of consequences from doing or abstaining from doing what he had a perfect right to do. This. 1T carried to It's logical consequence, es- tablishes a reign of terror. What state was a country coming to when this could go on. There was also cat tie stealing case. Trial by jury was on its own trial now in Ireland. In the public press. in Parliament. in social the cry had gone up from some persons that jurors would not convict upon the guidance of the Almighty to Whom they were all re- snonsible. and to Whom each of them had pledged his oath. as they hope for saIyation without fear or favor. the fudge and jury alike at the Assizes would honestly. manfnlly. and inde- pendently show by their verdict thesr reverence and their obligations, and re- pei these aspersions on their honor