Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-07

Parnell, rising to his feet amid over
towering cries of "Vide! WIDER Then
comes hull, in which Mr.. Parnell
edges in the words: Mr.. Speaker, sir"
Here there is renewed chorus OF
voices. on the subsidng of which Mr..
Parnell utters the words, II rise" which
are followed by another outbulst. In
this way he contrives, bit by bit, to pro-
coed with his speech, the house uncon-
sciously serving his purpose by forcing
him to pause at every word. Though
man of this resolute and unbending
stamp, he has, in personal intercourse,
the mildest and most gentle manner
conceivable. He is almost womanly,
and Sir Wilfrid Lawson has long since
noted that he is an inveterate water
drinker. A somewhat comic transfer.
nation in his appearance occurred
session or two ago. Finding his hair
thinning, he was persuaded to shave the
upper portion OF his scalp, and the re-
suit was that for some little time he was
scarcely dislinguishabe in the house
from Jenkins. The remedy-a some
what hazardous one-succeeded in his
case, enabling him to stave otf-at all
events for some years the misfortune
of badness.
There is q belief abroad that Parnell
is a wealthy man. This is mistake.
His property does not bring HIM more
htn Il ,5U0O year. and, true TO the
principles he has recently been preach
ing up and down Ireland, he has, within
the past few weeks, reduced his own
rents 20 per cent. 1t is question of
some imp ortance how u man of this
stamp stands in popular estimation.
From inquiries that have made | am
convinced that Mr.. Parnell is at pres
ent the most popular man in Ireland.
He IS almost worshipcd by the
masses. who naturally take to the
new doctrine that unless the landlords
concede in all cases reduction Of 25
per cent. In rents it is legitimate to pay
no rent at all BY the members of the
home-rule party he has never been
cordially liked. He was never on any
but bare speaking terms with Mr.. Butt,
and the relations existing between him
and MIR. Shaw, the present leader ofthe
home-rule party, are very similar. The
breach between him and the party
generally was considered widened by
an incident which tosk place last sea-
son. At meeting of the home.rule
committee he urged that unless the
government granted substantial uni
versity bill to Ireland, the whole of the
votes of the Queens colleges should be
opposed. The proposal was rejected,
and Mr.. Parnell who is Protestant, is
said, while smarting under defeat, to
have used the words, you are q
cowardly lot of Paplst rats" A fierce
controversary ragged on this subject in
the Irish papers. Vt was asserted bv
some members of parliament and
denied by others, that the words had
been used. Whether they were or
not does not greatly matter. The fact
remains that the reported use of them
gave rise to great deal of bad blood
and alienated great portions of the
home-rulers from Mr.. Parnell and his
projects. Now he sands almost alone;
his party does not number more than
'our-Messrs. Biggar, O'Donnell O'Con-
nor Power, and Flnegan. This is for
tunate. | have heard Mr.. ParnelI assert
that with twenty men he could stop the
entire legislative machine, and that he
will do his best at the next general
election to secure supporters there is no
doubt. Rumor has it that there are
ten or twelve London Irishmen, chiefly
Of the literary and legal persuasion,
who are prepared ON the first oppor-
tunity to contest Irish seats under his
patronage. If the general election
came now. while the popular fervor is
at its height, they might possibly stand
a good chance. As it is, the country
will probably be clothed and in its right
mind before their opportunity occurs.