The Osceola times., 1880-01-03

tionalist should yet disgustCd with Par
iiameu;ary agitation lIe himself diA not
Z believe that any direct good would ae-
. crue even FROM obstruction. but he cx-
pected the obstructive would bc eNpeii-
ed from the house, and this would be a
gain to Ireland by proving that peace
ful agitation was d delusion."
Mr.. Parncll has been advancing since the
above declaration in the right direction,
and nc has learned that something more
/ is necessary 10 the welfare Of Ireland
/ than an establishment in Dublin subser-
Went 10 Britain, and lac has al last struck
I the cornerstone OF lreland's wrotched-
ness and mans misery in TIE land ques-
/ tiOn. whose solution hc demands by the
abolition of the pre- cnt system and sub
stitution therefor of one that will place
the whole people in possession Of the soil
There is no dishonesty in the man,
and he boldly tells the people that the
only way of forcing the question TO a
! crisis is by taking the matter in their
/ own hands, and deternfinedly maintain-
/ ing their right to the soil against all OPP
I position.
{ Don't look to Parliament" saws the
| agitator in all Of his speeches, but look to
yourselves" for the solving of this ques-
/ tion of your life and happiness.
"The soil of Ireland would be Just as
/ il was at the creation of the world, If il
were not for the eXertions of your faith
ers. Depend upon yourselves, and upon
yourselves alone, for the solution of this
great Irish land question, and depend
upon il it will be solved. No man, how
ever good, Is fit to occupy the position of
: Irish landlord-no man, however good
Christian he may bc-no matter how
kind and human-hearted, is fit TO be en-
trusted with the power that the law Of
the land entrusts on the Irish landlord.
So then say we must work to destroy
this system which has resulted in un-
told evil to this country. Providence
has given us the opportunity of assert
ing our rights and of showing our pco-
pie how intimately this question is in
volved in the question of the whole
prosperity of the country. Look TO
your farms and homcsteads and little
ones, and see that you maintain firm
grip on your homestead against any ex-
acting or raCk-renting landlord: When
we have Ireland united together-in the
line for the assertion of lrishmen to a
free land, then we shall talk to the
classes in this country who say they are
going TO put US down by the force of
the police and dragoon. Let them send
the police and dragoon as thick in Ire
land as the oaks in ShilIaleeh Wood. l
tell YOU We shall beat the olgarchy in
this country who endcavored to support
a miserable and cruel system. Our peo-
pie are in Ireland to-day; they are de-
ternined to do what they can for them
selves. believe that by standing TO-
/ gether, and by adopting Il determined
attitude towards the landlords, you viii
/ compel 4 solution of this great land
/ question. And if we can--taking ad.
! vantage Of this extraordinary opportu-
nity-unite all classes in Ireland in this
way to aid in this scheme for land re-
farm, .belieye VIC win haye done that
which no lrishnan ever had such an
opportunity Of doing before, and that
we shall have tiken one great step to-
ward obtaining for our country the ines
/ timable of self-government by fixing upon
/ the soil of Ireland those who cultivate
/ that soil"
/ Mr.. Parnell points out plainly a course
and his constant repetition is, hold ou
/ to your homesteads at any price"
a pen picture from an esteemed cor
respondent thus describes his personnel;
"Nlr. Parnell is the reverse. in appear
ancc, TO ones ideal of an Irish political
demagogue. Young, tall, slender, and
self-psosessed in his manner, he looks,
what indeed he is acknowledged TO be
even by the yirulent of his critics, 4
perfect gentleman. He is not by any
means gifted with the eloqucnce of n
Demosthenes, nor the Accomplishment
of Cicero. He lacks the brilliant
poetic fancy that lent such charm to the
magnificent orations of Richard Lalor
Shell; and later on to the lofty and elo-
quent utterances of a Thomas Francis
Mcaghcr. Still less is he possessed of
the marvellous intellectual attainments
of O'Connell. On the contrary he is, at
least to the superficial observer, cold
and passionlcss. But mark him well,
and you will see that he is resoluteness
personifed. He is one who will both
dare and do. He does not, in language
of magniloquent hyperbole, dwell ON
the past mlsgoyernment of Ireland. lie
has taken TO heart the lesson OF Long
fellow, that it is the duty of man to act
in the living present, rather than in
dulge in useless and empty denuncia-
lions OF tnc lrrcNOcaDlc paSt.
From the time he rises to speak until
he sits down he arrests your whole al,
tention. You see at n glance that he is
no mere trading politician. He is not
one of those Shiny creatures who would
swim with the popular tide for a time,
but sell their patriotism ON the first
lonscd for opportunity that presented
itself in the shape of situation as Jun
ior lord of the Treasury or Admiralty,
or any other snug berth that would put
money in their purse. He is no politi-
cal Shareholder, anxious to purchase q
reputation in the cheapest market and
sell il in the dearest. No snug colonial
appointment would tempt him to stray
from what-he at least considers II to
be-the straight path of duty. He is
7 not one of your hungry politicians. lie
/ is none Of your emasculated political or
social roucs. lie, ON the other hand,
( prefers the welfare of people 20 the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of class. You may
doubt his wisdom, his worldly wisdom,
; but il is impossible to doubt that he IL
/ inspired by patriotic and even the most
/ chiva.rous motives
Mr. Parnell has spent several years in
/ America, where his mother and sisters
/ at present reside, and has been unani-
mously chosen President of the Irish
/ National Land League, the prime object
/ of which is to educate the people in the
! great truth that the land belongs 10 all,
/ and organize and work for the destruc-
/ ton of the system which maintains il
/ in the grasp OF the few.
The position of Mr.. rarnoll as a land
IL - =
knowing the condition OF the people and
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