The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-13
MR.. PARNELL's VIEWS.

Mr.. Parnell has given to a correspondent
of the New York Herald his views ON the
coming election in Great Britain, and some
observations on the attitude of the Liberals
and Tories toward the Irish question. He
anticipates complete success for the Nation
alists in the coming campaign, and there can
be little doubt but his expectations will be
realized. Mr.. Parne1l is the autocrat of the
Nationalist campaign, and it may be said
without exaggeration, that the canvass has
been shaped and the candidates selected en-
tirely by him. The greatest precautions have
been taken to guard against treachery, and
before candidate is accepted he is COM
PEELED to pledge himself to vote as directed
by the Irish leader. In the next Parliament
it is predicted that the Nationalist will have
three times as many members as in the last,
and that they willebe in under such dis
eipline that they can always be counted upon
to vote as unit ON allmatters affecting Irish
interests. With the prospect that the Liber-
ais and Tories will be pretty evenly balanced
in the next Parliament the power of so large
and thoroughly disciplined body as Mr..
Parnell will lead must be very great The
prospect now is that it will hold the balance
of power and be able to defeat any measure
not concurred in by both the Liberals and
Conservatives.
In regard to the attitude of Mr.. Gladstone
and Lord Salisbury Mr.. Parnell finds in both
their pronuncamentos abundant evidence
of willingness to make very liberal conces-
sions to the Irish people, Speaking of the
formers utterances he says:
~
ifesto which has relation to Ireland Il most
marked one in this direction. In his great and ell
quent appeal to public men to refrain from any
ct or word Which might further embltter the
rsh difficulty. render full and calm consider
alton more difficult. he administers rebuke 10
the radical section OF his following Who IN tnelr
fear that an Irish Parliament might protect some
Irish industries were c0nlnenclngt TO raise srlll
alarm on this score. Mr.. Gladstone's declaration
that legislative control over her own affairs might
be granted to Ireland reservlng TO The imperial
Parliament such powers as would insure the main
tenance Of the supremacy of the crown and of the
unity of tie empire, is in my Judgment the most
remarkable declar tion upon this question ever
uttered by an English statesman. II is DECLARE
ton which, if agreement as TO details could be Sc
by those of my cOuntrymen at home and abroad
who have hitherto desired the separation of Ire
cause they have despaired of elevating the condi-
ton of their country, or Of assuaging the misery
of our people, 50 long as any vestige OF Englsh
rule is permitted to remain.
In Lord Salisbury manifesto ne mas also
indications that the Tories are ready to
grant some concessions, though not so nber-
al as Mr.. Gladstone offers.
Mr.. Parnell apparently feels the fullest
confidence that the day is not far distant
when Ireland's demand in the matter Of
home rule will be granted, and certainly
when one looks back and sees what seeming
impossibilities his steady and cool persist
ence have accomplished there seems to be
good grounds for his confidence. Despite
the obstacles thrown in his way by the
hot-headed of his countrymen who have
deemed his methods too slow, by resorting to
means that we're indefensible and oftentimes
criminal Mr.. Parnell has steadily advanced
toward the goal of home rule which ne has
kept in view from the beginning OF MS ca
reer. He may not attain to it in the next
parliament, but if he lives and is allowed 10
direct the agitation in the future there can
be little doubt that ultimately VIII 1t De
secured.