The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-25
PARNELL'S BAD PLAY.
His chamberlain Disclosures formed .
Terrible Mistake.


LONDON. Aug. 2l.-Parnell's recent
denunciation of Mr.. Chamberlain, and
his declaration In the House of Com
mons that the ex- minister had BETRAYED
cabinet secrets, is likely to prove dis
astrous both to the cause of the nation
al party and to Mr.. Parnell himself.
The adjournment of Parliament has
afforded its members an opportunity of
thinking the matter over, and the more
it is cangassed the stronger does the
opinion grow that no matter how true
the charges might have been the dis
closure was a terrible mistake This
opinion, moreover, is held the most
strongly by members of the English
Unlonist party, who have stood by Par
nell through thick and thin even at the
expense of dividing the great of Liber-
aB and retiring Mr.. Gladstone from
power.
IN conversation to-day with several
notable English members of Parliament
who have been counted as among the
most influential and earnest of Parnel's
sllles, the opinion has been freely ex-
pressed that his action was a reckless
piece OF bad faith which must evermore
oeter even the most sincere well-wisher
to Ireland from seeking to serve her by
cooperation with the farnellites. They
say that the plain deduction from the
controversy is that Parnell is not to be
trusted even when he is apparently
working in concord with English states
mer, and that consequently no credence
can De given to his pro 'essions or de-
mails when he is avowedly opposing
them.
Ore of Parnell's most earnest cham
pioB, man whose utterances in the
house OF Commons always command
attertion aDd respect, said to-day at the
Reform CIuB 81 have always done my
best for Parnel.. | have made all allow
ances for the association forced upon
him with less wise and less honest sub
ordinates. | have pleaded time and
time again for some national attempt,
irrespective of party, to settle the Irish
question upon a broad foundation of
mutual trust and mutual honor. But
alter what has transpired | cannot
hope Tor any such consummation.
But Parnell has himself to thank
for IT., and | greatly mistake
the spirit of all honest people if the con-
ylctlon has not forced itself upon them
that it is safest to trust him least when
he processes most, and that the probable
reward of any such trust will be I'M
scrupulous bad faith the moment that it
suits him to be taithess. Remember, if
you please, that these very secrets that
Chamberlain is charged with betraying
were actually betrayed to Parnell himself
for the benefit of the Irish cause and
then imagine him in turn betraying his
in ormant."
Said another member of Parliament:
"Parneli Is virtually guilty OF baseness
and treachery such as We must go back
two centuries 10 find a parallel for in
the shameless intrigues of Lord RAN
dolph Churchill's bold, bad ancestor.
How much longer statesmen like Mr..
Morley, Sir William Harcourt and Mr..
Labouchere can square it with their
conscience to remain hand and glove
with man who considers no bargain
inviclate, no honorable understanding
binding between himself and English
politicians. remains to be seen"
DUBLIN, Aug. 2l.-Archbishop Croke
to-day donated $50 to the fund for de-
fraying toe expenses of Mr. Parnell in
prosecuting his action against the Times.