New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-16
MR.. PARNELL'S APPEAL.
PLANS OF THE IRISH EXPLAINED.
FUNDS ASKED FROM THE RIsH-AsrERICANs FOR
THE GENERAL ELECTION,

THE GENERAL ELECTION.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 15.-T. Harrington,
member Of Parliament and secretary of the League In
Ireland has written the following letter to Patrick Egan
president OF the Irish National League Of America:
Mr. Parne desires me to write and place before you
the difficulty he has in acting upon your suggestion to
send over two members Of the party In the spring lie
had been In hopes that members OF the party might
be able to undertake the journey. but the iinmepse
labor that will be thrown upon our small number
Ing the Redistribution Of Seats bill and the Renewed
Crimes act VIII render the ab:ence ofeyery one man o.
% viii able to s ai RBBuSsSS
such manner that will enable to take possession
OF eighty five seats in the new Parliament
while at the same time upon the energy and power We
Grimes act which the Government intends TO renew.
Under these circumstances Mr.. Parncll desires me TO
say that your and friends in America will have to
leave us our full Parliamentary strength during the ap
proachns session. and you may rely fully upon ms de-
sire ana tnat Of the ry to send you delegation as
Our organization Is making splendid progress and do
displayed in working up the registration OF voters dur
ing the past years the fact that Ireland is TO
wee SoTca a energy
could under the limited franchise nearly every
seat which the new franchise brings within our easy
pended this part Of the struggle and ;till our
expenses inatendng boundary commissions and prepar
ing schemes and evidence for them are very
LARGE large ~ eystoG aad tenants Sf to wSo is'aS have
come to us as legacy from the Land League, our or
eanization at home would be able 70 meet rs working
expenses But this evictcd tenants fund Is first charge
upon us and forms tho largest part OF our eNpend
lures We have received from our Irish branches dur
Ing the year 10000 while we have voted over 27Ooo
IN grants to these evicted tenants.
have statement In some OF the American papers
attributed ~ Mr. Parnell that no funds were needed III
iceland until the general election. He tells me he never
made such a statement On the contrary, it Is with
view to preparing for the general election that We
mainly, want funds. We shall have TO put
forward about ninety candidates ut the gen
eral election In Ireland. and we must
have local machinery prepared to work every one OF
these elections all the constituencies VIII he spit up
Into single member constituencies and every man VIII
have 1ght his with the local aid he may
receive.
Mr. Parnell has directed TO request that any Par
llamentary fund at present in hand might PC
forwarded, large proportion OF the present cxpend
turc Of the National League falls within the line oi u
Parliamentary fund such ~ the preparation OF Dis Ior
Parliament. the rent and expenses or Parliamentary
office ana the expenses OF members delegated 10 alehI
meetings. a. wen rs the preparation or panphets OF
the Crimes act and the supplying OF other such hiOfn
tion to Parliament. -
To remove these Off limited resources would leave
free tn devote Larger proportion OF our fnds 10 or
ganZatOn. Under all these circumstances. ME- Pahel
urgently requests that You will point out To our irehus
In America The necessity for renewed eNert0n In sup
OF the paFlialntaTy fund.