Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-29
THE IRISH LEADER.
Parnell Determined to Stand
By His Guns.
He Issues a Manifesto to the
World.
Gladstone and Morley Handled With
out Gloves.
II He Is Ousted From the Leadership He
Will Continue to Worry the
Liberals.
Associated Press Dispatches.

~ilich Parnell promised to issue today,
dealing with all the questions involved
III the present political crisis, was made
public this afternoon, and definitely set
ties the fact that Parneu will not volun-
tarily retire from the leadership. The
manifesto is Of great length and sets
forth why, in Parnell's opinion, it would
be disastrous to the best interests of the
party for him to withdraw. Parnell de-
fles his political opponents and appeals
to the people of Ireland to sustain him
in the stand he has taken.
He begins by saying: "The integrity
and independence of section OF the
Irish parliamentary party having been
apparently sapped and destroyed sby
the wire-pullers of the Liberal party, it
has become necessary for me, as the
leader OF the Irish party, to take counsel
with you, and, having given you the
knowledge which is in my possession,
ask your judgment upon matter which
now solely devolves upon you to decide
A letter from Gladstone to Morley.
written for the purpose of influencing
the decision of the Irish party in the
choice OF a leader, and claiming for the
Liberals and their leaders the right of
veto upon their choice, is the immediate
cause OF this address, the purpose of
which is to remind you and your parlia-
mentary representatives that Ireland
considers the independence of her party
as her only safeguard within the cOnsti-
tuition, and above and beyond all other
considerations whatever. The threat in
that letter. repeated SO insolently in
many platforms and in numerous British
newspapers, compels me to put before
you information which previous to this
and which will enable you to understand
the measure of the loss which you are
threatened with, unless you consent to
throw me to the English wolves now
bowling for my destruction"
Parnell then tells how at Hawarden,
last November, he received from Glad
stone the details of that gentleman and
his colleagues proposal with regard to
home rule in the event of the next gen.
eral election favoring the Liberal party.
Upon the subject of the Irish members
in the imperial parliament, Gladstone
told him that in order to conciliate Eng
lish public opinion it would be necessary
to reduce the Irish representatives from
103 to 80.
Upon the settlement OF the land ques-
ton, Gladstone intimated that while he
would renew his attempt to settle the
matter by imperial legislation on the
lines of the land purchase billof 1886, he
would not undertake to put any pressure
upon his own side; in other words, that
Irish legislation was not to be given the
power OF settling agrarian difficulties.
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constabulary, it was stated by Glad
stone, that in view OF the necessity of
conciliating English public opinion, it
would be necessary to leave this force,
as to the appointment of it's officers, un-
der the control of imperial authority,
for an indefinite period, while the funds
for its maintenance would be compulso-
rily provided out of the Irish revenue.
A period of ten or twelve years was sug-
gested as the limit of the time during
which the appointment of judges and
resident magistrates should be retained
in the hands of imperial authorities.
Passing to the expressions on these
points, which Parnell says represent
his views, then and now, he SAYS with
regard to the retention of the Irish men,
bers, that he holds that with the con-
cession of full powers to an Irish legis-
lature, equivalent to those OF
state OF the American union, the
number and position of members SO
retained would become question of
imperial concern and not of pressing or
immediate Importance for the interest
OF Ireland; but with that important and
all-engrossing subjects of agraran re-
form, constabulary and judicial appoint
ments left either under imperial control
or tNfa 1lxx III -
the height of madness for any Irish
leader to initiate Grattan's example and
consent to disband an army which has
cleared the way to victory.
81 further undertook" says ParnelI,
"to use every legitimate influence to
reconcile Irish public opinion to the
gradual coming into force of new privi-
leges and to the postponement necessary
for the Cancellation of English opinion
with regard to constabulary control and
judicial appointments; but strongly
dissented from the proposed reduction
OF the number OF members during the
interval of probation, and pointed to the
absence of any suitable project of land
settlement by either parliament as a con-
stitutional and overwhelming drag upon
the prospects of permanent peace and
prosperity in Ireland"
AT the conclusion of the interview,
Parnell was informed that, pending the
general election, Gladstone and his col
leagues were agreed that silence should
be preserved with regard to these points
of difference. The absence of any pro-
vision for the settlement of the agrarian
question or any policy ON the part of the
Liberal leaders, Parnell says, filled him
with concern and apprehension.
On the jDtrc6rption IF tho I,,J ,>,,,
chase bill by the government at the
commencement of the last session. Nor
ley conferred with him with regard to
the avowed absence of any policy on the
part of the Liberals. Parhell strongly
advised Morley against any direct chai-
lenge on the principle of state-aided
land purchase, and that they should
direct their efforts on second
reading to the assertion OF the principle
of local control. In this Morley agreed
with him. but was at the same time