The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-27

! I want to ask you before you vote my
deposition to be sure you are getting
value for it. (Cheers On Saturday
night made proposal to Mr.. Justin
Mccarthy. I was anxious to keep this
proposal from the newspapers There
il a difference of recollection between
Mr. Gladstone and myself with regard
tn the statements that were made IN
this HawaTdpn conversation. You all
admit and tins is the misery of tive
are all agreed that you won't have this
bill. (Mr. Cnndon: "Hear hear" and
loud cheers There has not been man
to say a word in favor of this bill. But
are YOU sure that YOU will he able to- get
ANYTHING better? Can Mr.. Hea'y say
YOU will ba able to get anything bettels
Can Mr.. Justin MCCARTHY say II? Can
Mr.. Sexton say II? II they can say it,
for Gods sake let them say it, and |
won't stand for a moment In the way.
Loud cheers What was the proposal
that was madef Will Mr.. Gladstone.
Sir william tiareourt, and Mr.. Morley
give t., Mr. Mccarthy letters declaring
that in the event of the return of the
Liberal party to power, d Home Rule
bill will be proposed under which the
control of the Irish cOnstabulary will
be vested in an Irish Elk cttive, respon
s,ble to an lrisl, Parliament? and will
they also include in the same measure
power to deal with and settle the Irish
jald question. and thai these provisions
will be regarded as vital to the bill?
Now Mr. Mccarthy went to Mr.. Glad"
stone with these proposals. stated
before he went that would not CON-
municate with Mr.. Gladstone that Mr.
Mrrley bad pointed our to me, Though
Mr.. McCarthv, that Mr.. Mccarthy was
the channel through which all further
communications were TO be made from
the party to him. That was the last
communication bad from Mr.. Morley,
if there were any further commuuica-
tions they were to come through MIR.
Mccarthy. On Saturday night said to
MIR. McCarthy. will you take these com
munications to MIR. Gladstone---nOt
from me, but from the party, or from a
section Of the party, or from yourse elf
dnti as q matter for his consideration
before this question comes up again for
decision? And assured MIR. MCCARTHY
that although it was not a matter that
desired to be put before Mr.. Glad
stone. yet TIA It it these two CONCESSIONS
were made, that should retire from
public life as a matter of course. THIS
was done on SATURDAY., and Mr. Glad
stone has replied that he will not hold
any communication with me as leader
of the party.
MIR. Mccarthy: No, no.
Mr. Parnell: uo is perfectly welcome
10 that. The communications were
also put before Sir William Harcourt,
aud his reply, as l understand it, Was
that under no circumstances will he
give any promise whatever, either now
OF hereafter, to any Irish party; and
Sir William IlarcOurt, remember, is the
man Whnm YOU will have as your leader
when Mr. Gladstone dies. Mr.. Con-
don: Not our leader.) Won't you? Mr.
Morley won't deny that this great man /,
Sir William UarcOurt, whose chain you
are going to put about your necks, is
the man who has the reversion OF the
Liberal leadership, is tho man who has
declared that his limits and ideas about
RI ,rne Rule are MIR. Chamberjain's
scheme of local government; aud, it Sir
w. Harcourt ever comes into power, ne
will give you local government and
plenty of coercion, ("Uaar, hear, from
Mr.. Parnell's supporters) This is not
from Mr.. Morley, but it is FROM mVself.
| know very we'll what Sir w. UarcOurt
will do tor YOU. [ know what Mr.
Gladstone will do for YOU. / know
what Mr.. Morley will do for you; aud |
know that there is not single one OF
the lot to be trusted unless YOU trust
yourselves. cloud chears)
To thine own self be true.
And 1t must follow as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to a11s man,
Cloud chears) That is what have to
say to the irish party. II / am to leave
you to night I should like to leave you
in security should llke-and 1t is not
an unfair thing for me to ask-that
should come within sight Of this
promised land;" that / should come
with you, having come so far, If not to
the end of the course, that it should not
bs made question Of urgency against
my leadership, but that should he per-
mitted to come with you at least until
you are absolutely sure that Ireland and
I can go no further. cloud cheers.)
II should think there was good
chance Of her catching cold in that SOFT
Of a costume"
''Yes, bnt think of her chances Of
catching husband!''
s.T am now nr,rauad on a new inVen.