Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-18
PUMPING PARNELL.
A Brief Interview with the
Great ARitatOr.

Yesterday afternoon, az the depot OF
tho Pan Handle railroad, while waiting
for the departure Of the train that was
10 bear Charles Stewart Parneli 10
Lexington, XIV, q REGISTER reporter had
an interview with the distinguished
agitator. II was the first moment since
he had arrived In the city, he said, that
he had found few minutes time lie
might call his own. The conversation
opened with the natural enquiry. =,
t"what Is your opinion OF wheeling
al can scarcely give an lnteliigeni
one, from my short say, but ! should
saw il was q prosperous manuiacturing
community and I will always remem-
her the courteous kindness OF its people.
expect and hope 10 visit Wheeling
once more and have more time at my
disposal.
:'IIow long do you expect TO remain
in this country ?"
.My arrangements are such that |
think | shall get away IN about two
months. am very anxious to return,
rs the period is a critical one, you
know" falling easily into the American
ism at the close,
Tux "HERALp" FUND.
"Mr. Parnell, tell me something about
your relations with the Herald fund;
there is considerable anxiety To kho"
lust what you feel about 1t.
IL suppose you mean replace on the
committees, offered by MIR. Bennett
Well, have refused, so far, for very
simple reason cannot, while travelling
! about in America, assist in Il distrl6u'
ton in Ireland, and without any voice
in the proceedings, l cannot as,
sumo the responsibility Of what might
be done
Glow about the Associated Press dis
patch stating you had accepted
81 do not know where the lnlurma-
ton was obtained | had not accepted,
but to-day wired the Herald condi =
tional acceptance anu last night l
wrote
What were the condilions2'
Well" hesitating, they were this.
want Mr. Patrick Pagan placed on the
committee, to equalize it. MIR. Pagan IL
merchant OF Dublin, and il they will
allow him 10 act us my substitute until
nv return. will accept. This should
certainly be satisfactory to MIR, Bennett,
il he desires to act fairly. That is all OF
the Herald matter
ArPLYISG THE SUBSCRIPTIONS.
We would like to have a statement
from you, Mr.. Parncll, OF how the
money YOU raise is distributed
II can say Of those reports of diyis-
ion, which are in circulation, that they
are not true-arc perverted and misu n
dCrstOod. All the money collected goes
to the poor, except in case where the
donor expressly Stlpulatcs that II Is To
20 To the Land League fund. We Keep
the two accounts separate Mayer
Prince, oi Baltimore, keeping the poor
fund, and Mr.. K. \. Lancaster, a banker
Of New York, keeping the League fund.
The League fund at present amounts To-
about $4,000; the poor fund TO about
$40. 900 or $50, 1000, although we ought To
have had n quarter Of million 10y tins
time ii there had been proper organi1a-
ton
lis there anything communistc about
the operation Of the League fund
"Not at all. The fundamental trouble
is in the laws, which We must repeal.
You Americans know how necessary
money is To all political operations, aud
can understand how our collections are
To be applied to carry on the agitation.
Now, | hear there was u great deal oi
talk in your city, and that numbers re-
fused TO assist in this movement, fear
ing there was something communis,ic
in it. and that they would mix in with
governmental troubles in Great Britain.
But they can he assured that their
contributions will go directly to-
ward relieving the immediate
want in Ireland. | have heard that !
am charged with Communism in my adj
vice to the tcnantry, but | claim it is
not So. We have said to the tenants,
ask your landlords Tor u reduction Of
twenty or twenty-five per cent; ii he
refuses ask for board OF arbitration, II
he refuses that then don't pay at allV'
We'll, isn't that something commun-
istic2"
"No, sir hold not. Ii is merely
standing up for what's right between
man and man"
Wont it encourage civil diScordl'
al think not, as the landlords and ten
ants both are beginning to see that it's
best 10 compromise. The tenants arr
about 600, 900 and the landlords about
10000"
Here Captain TAFT shouted "All
aboard" aud with many wishes OF sue.
cess from the crowd, Mr.. Parnell entered
the car and was whirled up the river