The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-04

castle-on-Tyne, Burslem, Manchester
Preston, and Middleton-On-Tees. MI
Parnell is to personally superinten
the reorganization Of the blanche
I visited, in accordance with the schem
for extending the Home Rule propa
ganda in Great Britain adopted las
week in Liverpool.
The London correspondent Of th
Freeman furnishes the following NOR
precious information:
Mr.. Parnell. l may state, is no
about to visit Limerick No invita-
ton to the hon. member has come
from that city. Possibly the fact tha
he is about to visit Kilkenney has lee
to confusion. It may be interesting
to your readers to know that NJ. Par
nell will go to Hull on the 3rd, New
castle-on-Tyne on the 5th, Burslem or
the Sth, Manchester on the 9th, Pres
ton on the 10th, Middleton on the
18th, Kilmallock on the 18th. ano
Belfast towards the close of the month
A lecture is arranged at Navan to the
Young Mems Catholic Society, and il
will be delivered by Mr.. Parnell on OF
about the 22nd September.
THE BRITISH PRESS ON OBSTRUCTION
AND TIE ''OBSTRUCTIVES."
The British press continues to busy
itself to ai4 unusual degree with the
obstructive question, and many Brit
ish journals have begun to alter the
tone Of their comments on the sub
ject in notable manner.
Here is, for instance, the Daily Iele-
graph absolutely trying to conciliate
MI. Parnell!--
Mr.. Parnellileaves no doubt upon our
minds that he is fully prepared next
session s'to do us harm,' if the peo-
pie of Ireland approve of his action
and if he thinks that action necessary.
What then is to be done! Common
consent says that another twenty-six
hours sitting, in order to prevent Mr..
Parnell from doing us harm, would
be useless. AS for repeating the half
past twelve hour, that is precisely
what he wants. He opposed the
the adoption of the half-past twelve
limit at the very first, and it's repeal,
he thinks, would only facilitate his
operations. OF course, after his
speeches, Mr.. Parnell might be con-
victed by the house of commons Of
wilful and persistent obstruction and
Yet to this remedy he
replies that his constituent
cy will either .return me Or somebody
a great deal worse;;' so that we cannot
look for aid in that direction. Some
fancy the people of Ireland might help
us by muZZling the home rule left.
Indeed, nearly all the respectable
classes in the country are arrayed
against the policy of obstruction; but
there is only too much reason to sup
pose that the mass vote of the elector-
ate would decide in favor of Mr..
Parnell as against Mr.. Parnell, as
against Mr.. Butt. Then we might
limit the length of speeches in the
house of commons, which no doubt
would effectually modify Mr.. Parnell's
power of blocking business. Unfor-
however, the house will sac
rifce anything rather than it's
freedom of debate, and rule which
would punish everybody merely for
Vic W OuSuOlilS, VI IIN 1iloll lllC
bers would not be tolerated. AS for
making more stringent rule for keeping
order, nobody who knows Mr.. Par
lell's adroitness and skill as q DICTATOR
would ever dream of proposing any
futile remedies Of this sort. The eX-
)erience of the last weeks of the ses-
sion proved that '.new rules not only
struck at nearly everybody save Mr..
Parnell, but, what was worse. their
application wasted nearly rs much
time as an Grafton from Mr.. O'Don-
1ell. Hitherto Mr.. Parnell assures us
ne has been merciful. He has not
tried to prevent parliament from doing
It's work. He has only forced it to do
that work thoroughly, knowing that it
must break down in the attempt.
Wait, he tells us, until next session,
when he may find it necessary to de-
velope policy of direct instead of
indirect obstruction, and then ''the
English" will begin to appreciate the
he has SO far shown. If
we may hold as accurate his reported
with an American inter-
viewer, he thinks that he s'could
make all business absolutely impossi-
bic, and that, in consequence, s'par-
lament will offer compromise