Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-14
DAVITT vs.. PARNELL.
Internal Dissension Among the Irish
kationalists
AGAIN ENDANeERs THEIR STRENGTH.
Michael Dayitt and Mr.. Parnell Head 0p-
posing factiOns---Rot in
Waterford.
GENERAL FOREIGN DISPATCHES.

LONDON, July l3.-There is again q
threat OF intestine war in the Irish camp.
The casus belli is the old conflict of opinion
between those who advocate a general
agrarisn agitation by the mass Of the Irish
people and those who prefer to trust to Par
liamentary efforts for securing q better
autonomy for Ireland The leaders Of the
warripg factions are Michael Davitt and
Charles Stewart Psrnell. Since his return
to England, Mr.. Dsvitt has been repeatedly
invited to contest borough at the geuS
eral election, and he corii practically
have his choice Of places, so as TO be
certain of election, but he has not only
declined but spurned every one Of the invi-
tations. He suspects that the Parnelltes
fear his influence outside Of Parliament,
and hope to waste his power and make enc
mics for him by drawing him into the Par
lismentary vortex He has now distinct
individuality, large personal following, and
great influence among his counlrymen. He
would surrender all or mos Of these if he
became one of the Irish Parliamentary CO.
horr, which is ruled automatically and some
tim.s despotcally by Mr. Psrnell Mr..
Dsvitt says he has seen
Enough of ParlIamentar y Irishmen.
BE admits that they are useful for securing
certain subsidiary objects wanted by Ire
and, but h. has observed h. says, that few
oil them retain their fierce and ardent pa
triotism after few years Of Parliamentary
service lie has, therefore, determined not
10 subject himself 10 the same sinister intlu
ence He insists that the agrarian battle
is only half won and he intends TO force
vigorous agitation next winter apart from
the Parliamentary party. This does not at
all suit the ParnelIites. Their programme
is first of all TO elect eighty men to Parlis-
ment, and then give to Ireland tranquil
winter. BY this means they expect to
strengthen the argument that coercion is
unnecessary and 10 encourage the Tories
10 persevere in the local government
scheme, which the Psrncllites look upon as
tie portal of home rule.
The coming winter will prove the relative
power Of Mr.. Psrncll and Mr. Davitt with
the masses in Ireland, and it is generally
believed that the latter will show such
strength that Mr. Psrncll will b. compelled
to approve, if not to personally lead, the new
crusade A number of Home Rule MEM
bers of Parliament will not sc K reelection
in November next bccaus" they haze re-
ceived an intima'ion that they
the leaders The reasons given for
this action are that the suspicious OF the
Parnellites have been aroused by the appa-
REM lukewarmness Of these men to the Home
Rule cause, and general b lief among the
Nationalists that they hsv" received prom
ises of reward from The Government TO de-
sert Mr. Parnell should an extreme occasion
arise in which their votes would b. needed
10 prevent a defeat Of the Government. Out
Of the eighty candidates for parliamentary
honors in Ireland to be chosen by Mr., Par
nell probably sixty will BE- new nobodes.
Mr. ParnelI is Furious
over The threatened rebellion in the ranks Of
the Home Rulers in Liverpool sgainst his
selection Of Mr. Sexton 10 stand for Parla-
ment in the Scotland Ward which contains
a large Irish vote. A division in the party
in that locality has occurred and the re-
bellious portions have selected local publ
can for their candidate Mr. Parnel in
sisted on Mr.. Sexton being selected, and
conference of the conflicting parties was
held, a. which it was proposed that the dis
pu,e be submitted to an arbitration commit
tie. Mr.. Psrnell spurned the proposal, aid
declared that the Home Rule interest in
Parliament demanded that Mr. Sexton be
accepted by the Irish constituency of the
lisltct.