The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-02
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THE IRISH LEADER,
An Analysis Of the Career Of Charles stewart
ParneIl,

tFious lineage in England-ths Duke
Warwick, go potent in the turbulent pol
tics Of his time that he is known in hiator
as the "king maker"
On his mothers side he is Of equal
fortunate birth, she being the daughter {
Commodore Charles Stewart, OF the Amel
lean navy, under whose skillful guidanC
in the war OF 1912 his frigate, the Const
tption, acquired the popular name OF vol
Ilonsides," which has become so dear I
the hearts Of patriotic Americans. Mi
PaTnell was born in 1912, and is conse
quently only A years Of age, He was ed
ucated at the aIisloCratiC university OF OK
ford, Is member OF the established churcl
Of England, and belongs to the landet
gentry, owning considerable estate in Ire
land,
His parliamentary career covers RbOu
eleven years, Unlike former Irish leaders
he has little oratoriCal ability, being ouly
plain, passable speaker. Why shoult
such a man, alien to the Irish race, re
ligion and habits OF thought, become thu
dictator Of Ireland, and the "turbulen
Irish" his willing subjectsH The ansWeI
must BIZ sought mainly in his unique
character.
The achievements OF his great work
Home Rule for ireland (Which is certainly
not far distantl, will stamp him as one O
the three great modern European states
men, tit to rank with Cavour and Bis
marCk as nation makers, and doubtless
ha hoo huN ha ,on0k 1iflinulk ko.I. af A..
three, Cavour had as a nucleus out o.
which to make 8 united Italy, Piedmont
inhabited by the most intelligent anC
hardy Of the Italian people. The reigninp
king was man Of rare courage and In.
sight, ready to second on the field OF bat.
tie the conclusions Of his prime minister
in the cabinet, The people he had Ia
deal with were homogeneous III race,
character, religion and traditions.
Bismarck, too, was seconded by a war.
rlor king, and had Prussia with her I'm
riyaled army and a population unpar.
alleled for intelligence and learning; and
Bismarck himself, despite his intolerance
and distrust oil democratic ideas, is rec
ognized as an embodiment OF German
power and character-a German OF Ger.
mans,
but Parnell has no organized state be.
hind him, not even US much as a con.
stable 10 give protection. A considerable
portion, too, Of the wealth and intelligence
Of Ireland Is bitterly opposed to him
added to this, the religion OF England
and the interests Of the wealthiest aristoc.
racy are arrayCd against him.
AS has been minated, he possesses
few Of the characteristics OF the people
he is leading. He Ia u Protestant; they
are Catholics; he landlord, they chiefly
the landless; he, by virtue OF birth, eduCs.
ton and wealth, belongs to the "uppel
classes" while his most devoted follower
are numbered among the peasantry.
Formerly the typical Irish leader wat
an orator OF infinite wit and briilianCy oil
Imagination, swaying the multitude by the
splendor OF his rhetoric and the power ol
bis pathos aud humor, MIR. Parnel makes
no pretentions TO oratoty, and conClusiyely
proves that there is something greater,
more persuasive and all compelling, than
eloquenCe, and that is character.
The English are acknowledged to be the
most emlnently successful People Of
modern Europe, not only in governing
themselves and securing public order and
individual liberty, but In the government
Of others, aud yet they have the limita-
tons peculiar to strong money getting ma,
tons and tndividuals, namely, a lack Of
sympathy with those differing from them
in race, character and wealth. The very
fact that England had conquered Ireland
rendered English statesmen unable to un.
derstand or appreciate the Irish people.
They cared as little for the eloquence Of
Grattan or 0'Connell as did the London
aldermen for the wit OF Sidney Smith
who, seated near the witty divine at 4
great state dinner, begged him to stop biz
conversation, as he had already Lost two
pieces OF turtle out Of his soup.
The one thing the Englishman respects
and worships-Rnd therein he Is not es.
peCially different from the rest OF the
world-is power; not the tickle power Of
the mob, but orderly, continued, unrelent.
ing power, and that is what Ny. Parnell
has brought to tho Irish cause.
II we are to Judge from the portraits, he
Is not a typical John Bull, such as adornf
the pages Of PLach, but rather OF the
American type, strong and supple as ar
athlete trained for a race.
Courageous, retlCent and resolute, he
has met the Englishman on his own
ground and proved himself ioemar
worthy Of his steel, and SO prudent withal
that the most subServlent grand jury has
never been able TO find any pretext upon
which to indict him. AS q politician he
has no rival-using that word as meaning
an organizer Of men for political purposes
Without single Office with which to
reward his most faithful and needy adhe,
rent, he has united the Irish people into
a body as compact as a disciplined army
mis- word being accepted as law by then
In Parliament and out; and not only haE
he united the Irish in Ireland, but be
commands the Irish In England 10 vote
for their hereditary enemies, and he Ii
obeyed. He organizes the Irish in Amer.
lea, Canada and Australia, and from the
day laborer 10 the millionaire-irom the
washerwoman to the lady In her drawing
toom-all cheerEully contribute TO BIZ
cause.
Anu lhbtlyi ue HIS conquered tub fOpt
himself, Heretofore the head Of the
Catholic church In Ireland and the Pope
have been on the side OF England. Nov
all is changed, aud the pfimate Of IRELAND
and the head OF the church are ranged OF
the side Of Parnell. His success has beer
equally great OH the Parliamentary battle
field.
AT the beginning OF tho last parliament
he found the representation divided into
1888 liberals, $3.50 tories and 90 nominal
homeTulers, tho liberals having q Cleal
majority over all Of 80.
The home.rulers were without organi
zatlon or leader, and had no common
policy-a discouraged and dlsCordanI
body, Apparently the cause OF Ireland
was never more hopeless. But gradually
Mr.. Parnell came 10 the front, the 90
knowledged leader OF the Irish party In
parliament. This was not accomplished
without much dissent on the part OF The
brilliant, able and radical Irish members,
But every rebellion on their part only
rendered Mr.. Parnell's leadership more
certain and unuueBtiOned, until long be.