Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-04
PARnElrs MANIFESTO.

independence of q section OF the Irish party
having been apparently Slapped and de-
party, IL has become necessary for me. as
leader of the Irish party. to take counsel
with You. and, having given you the knowl-
edge which Is in my possession, TO ask your
Judgment upon q matter hich now solely
devoives upon you to decide
The letter from Mr. Gladstone to Mr.. Nor
ley, written for the purpose OF influencing
the decision of the Irish party in the choice
OF their leader and claiming for the Liberals
and their leaders the right Of veto upon the
choice, is the Immediate cause Of this ad-
dress.
The threat in that letter, repeated so in
solenty on many English platforms and In
numerous British newspapers, that unless
Ireland concede the right of veto to England
she win indefinitely postpone her chance of
obtaining home rule, compels me, while not
for moment admitting the slightest possi-
bility of such a loss, to put before you in
formation which until now, so far as my
colleagues arc concerned. has been solely in
my possession, and which will enable you
to understand the measure OF loss with
which you are threatened unless You con-
sent to throw me to the English wolves now
bowling for my destruction
Mr.. Parne1 gives an account of his
meeting with Gladstone a year ago. and
the propositions then discussed as to the
government of Ireland, and continues:
1need not say that the question. the vital
and important question of the retention of
the Irish members on one hand, and indefi-
mite delay in granting full powers to an
Irish Legislature on the other. gave me
great concern The absence of any pro-
vision for the settlement of the agrarian
questioned any policy on the part of the
Liberal leaders-fiiled me with concern and
apprehension On the Introduction of the
land purchase bill by the Government al
the commencement of the last session Mr..
Morley communicated with me as 10 the
course to be adopted Having regard TO
Of on he
part OF the Liberal leaoers and parry with
regard to the matter of the land bill
strongly advised Mr. Mor.ey against any
direct challenge of the prime pile OF State
aided land purchase, and finding that the
fears and alarm of the English taxpayers to
State aid by the hypothecation OF grants for
local purposes in ireland counter guar
antee mad been asSuaged, that the hopeless
struggle against the principle OF the meas
ure should not be main tanned aad that We
should direct our sole effor.s, on the second
reading of the bill, to the assertion OF the
principle OF local control. L. this / am
bound to say Mt. Morley entirely agreed
with me, but he was at the same lime much
hampered and expressed his sense OF his
pos ton in that direction by the attitude of
the extreme section OF his party led by MI
Labouchere, and in q subs, Quent inter
view he impressed upon me the necessity
OF meeting the second reading OF the bill
with a direct negative and asked me tn I'M
dertake the motion L agreed 10 this. but
only on condition that ] was not to attack
the principle of the measure, but to confine
myself to criticism of its details 1 think
his was false strategy, that it was adopted
out of regard to English prejudices and rad
ical peculiartieS
just before the commencement of this
session ] was again favored with another
interview with Mr Morley, L impressed
upon him the policy of obliQue method
OF procedure with reference to land pur
chase and the necessity and Importance of
providing for the question of local control
and of limitation in the application of funds.
He agreed with me and offered to move on
the first reading of the bill amendment
in favor of this local control, advising tnat
if this were rejected it might be left to ihe
radicals on the second re aiding to oppose
the principle OF the measure This ap-
peared to be 6 proper course and left Mr..
Morley under the impression thst this
would fall to my duty. But in addition
he made me a remarkable pr posal
Referring to The probable approaching
victory of the Liberal party at the polls he
suggested some considerations to the fu-
ture of the Irisho party and he asked me
whether would be willing to assume the
Office of Chief Secretary for Ireland or
whether would allow another member of
my party to take the position He put
before me the des ira bility of filling one of
the offices of the Crown in Ireland by legal
member of my party L told him. amazed
as was at the proposal, that could not
agree TO forfeit in any way the indepen-
dence of the party or any of its membersi
in this movement because they believed
that the declaration / had made to them
at Cork in 1850 was true one and repre-
scented my convictions. and that I would
on no account depart from it considered
that after the declaration we had repeated
and made the proposal of Mr.. Morley that
we woulI allow ourselves to be absorbed
into English politics was one based upon
entire misconception of our position
with regard to our Irish constituents and of
the pledges We had given In conclusion
he directed my attention to the plan of
campaign. He said that it would be i'm
possible for the LIBERAL party when it at
tanned power to 10 any thing for these evict-
ed tenants by direct action and that il would
also be Impossible for the Irish Parliament
under the powers conferred to do any thing
for them. and hinging up his hands with
a gesture of despair, he exc aimed Having
been in Tipperary, do not know what to
propose in regard to the matter" i told
him this question was limited one; that
1 did not see that he need allow himself to
be hampered by its future consideration;
that f. nds would be available from America
and else where for the uoport of those ten
ants as long as might be necessary; that of
course un derstood that il was a q ificuIty
but that it was q limited one and should not
be allowed to interfere with the general in
allude 10 this matter only because with
in the last few days a strong arg ument in
that unless the Liber-l Is come into power
at the next general election the plan of
shown the Liberals propose to do nothing
for the plan of campai gn tenants by direct
action when thy come into power, but
"a entitled to ASK that the existence Of
these tenants. whom 1 have supported in
every way in the past and whom snail con
tinue 90 support in the future. shall not
constitute a reason for my expu lsion from
Irish politics 1 have repeatedly pledged
myself to stand by these evicted tenants
and they shall not be allowed to suffer and
1 believe that the Irish people throughout
the world will support m. in this pol cy-
do not believe that any action of the
Irish psopie in supporting me will endang-r
the home rule cause postpone the estab-
lishment of an Irish Parliament
But even if the danger with which are
threatened by the Liberal party of to day
were be realized believe that the Irish
people throughout the world would agree
with me tn postpon ement would be prefer
able a COMPROMISE of our SationaI rights
by the acceptance of measures which would
not realize the aspirations of our e 1
have tn. honor to remain your faithful
servant CHARLES STUART PARSELI-