The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-23
'PARNELL'S MANIFESTO.
AsCATAlNG ADDRESS TO TIE VOTERS
OF ENGLAND AND IRELAND.


LONDON, Nov. 81 Mr. Parnes mani
festo to the Irish voters was published Sat.
urday, and signed by the following Irish
members of parliament: r. p, OConnur,
Justin Mccarthy, Thomas Sexton, T. M.
Healy. w. N X Redmond, j. o. Kelly.
and j. G. Bggar 1t charges the I.iberal'
with appealing to the electors under false
pretences, AMI asserts that they have flag
rantly violated solemn pledges given to Ire
lands representatives,. The manifesto also
denounces coercion practices as most brutal.
Under the coercion law 1t charges that
juries were pa cked to an unprecedented ex-
tent, and in a most shameless manner. In
nocent men were hanged or sent to a living
death III penal servitude. Twelve hundred
men had Leen imprisoned without trial,
Ladies were convicted under an obscure
act directed against the degraded sex The
press and public meetings were temp brariiy
suppressed as if Ireland was Polanl, and
the administration of England a Russian
autocracy. Representatives of Liberalism
in ireland were mon like Foster and Spencer
who have left more memories in Ireland
than any statesmen OF the century.
II the long delayed triumph had not
expelled the l. berak, Spencer would still
be in Dublin castle and coercion trium phnnt
in Irelani. The landlords insteal Of max
ing reasonable Attachments which the de-
dression in agriculture demanded aud which
every landlord in England and Scotland con-
cedei, would be evictins tenants whole SALE
Earl Spencer constantly encouraging them;
the poli' Q, tho soldiery and the coercion
magistracy filed jails assisting. Under tho
name of free schools the boards were making
insdious attempts to crush religious eluca-
tion and establish a state of tyranny and in
tolerance wherewith to fetter conscience.
Tho reform procedure was a new gag in its
application to all opponents of radicali5El
in the house of commons, despite in it,
methods and mean machinery. The
act OF 1881 was speciouS de-
mand for majority against the
lri h party AMI means powers to crush
the anti Radicals in parliament first, all
then propose to Ireland soma chema which
is doomed TO failure, because it will be un.
suitable to the wants of the people, and
finally force them down to halting meas
ure of sef-gcvernment. by the same meth
DDS, wholesale prison, by which durability
was bought for the impracticable laal
act of 1881 Therefore we feel bouni )
advise no confidence in the Liberal or
Radical party, and as far as possible pre-
vent tho government of the empire
falling into the hands of party perfil-
ious, treacherlus AMI Incompetent Tho
Irish Nhtionalsts will not vote for Liberal
Or Radical except in some few cases in
which courageous fealty to the Irish
cause i'll the last parliament has given guar
antee that tho candidate docs not belon, to
the servle, cowardly and unprincipled herd
who break every pledge and violate every
principle in obedience to the call of u whip
or the mandate of a caucus
The executive committee have sent a
number OF these documents to each of the
branches of the National league through
out Great Britain and Ireland in the names
the committee.