Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-29
The Irish Hierarchy Opposed to Par
nell's Leadership.

LONDON, November 2Sth.- The Irish
Catholic hierarchy is unanimous in its
opinion that Parnell should retire from his
position as the head of the Nationalist
party. The rulers of the church in Ireland
do not desire to appear as coerciDg the
Catholic members of the House of Com
mons, but their opinion will be pro-
nounced publicly if the Nationalist meet
ing next Monday attempts to whitewasa
Parnell.
Lord Randolph Churchill is hurrying to
London from Italy, believing that the pres
ent crisis in political affairs will hasten the
dissolution Of Parliament.
A close friend of Parnel, who declared
that Parnell regards the movement to expel
him from the leadership as Radical re-
venge for his support of the royal grants
last summer, says that his statement can
be supported by documentary evidence.
Parnell's friend considers that the Irish
party, if resolved into its elements, would
have no coercion. Gladstone, he says, has
had his revenge on the man he imprisoned
in Kilmainham jail and who later COM
PEELED the Liberal leader to consider the de-
mands of the Irish people. The mutiny
against Parnelrs leadership, the friend de-
clares, was carefully planned.
L
the Nationalist meeting of Wednesday
cable dispatches giving misleading sum-
mary of the proceedings were sent privately
to the Irish delegates in America. They
assert that intrigues are on foot in the
lobby of the House of Commons to draw
away Dillon, O'Brien and other delegates
from the support of Parnell.
The anti -Parnell members of the Nation
alist party are more hopeful, and assert
that private kilograms from Ireland show
that the priests and the mass of the people
support them. They claim that if Dillon
and O'Brien throw in their lot with the
Sexton and Healy forces against Parnell,
as they are expected 10 do, the tide of
opinion against Parnell will be irresistible.
The manifesto which Parnell promised
to issue to day dealing with all the ques-
tons involved in the present political crisis
was made public this afternoon. It def
nitely settles that Parnell will not yolun-
farily retire from the leadership. His mani
festo is of great length, and sets forth why,
in Parnells opinion, it would be disastrous
to the best interests of the party for him to
withdraw. Parnell defes his political op-
ponents, and appeals TO the people of Ire
land to sustain him in the stand he has
taken,
A JOURNAL S ADVICE.
DUBLIN, November 2Sth.-The Freeman S
Journal advocates that the Nationalist take
no decisive steps in regard TO the retention
of Parnell at the head of the party, in order
to allow matters to develop and give time
enough 10 allow the opinion of Dillon,
O'Brien, O'Connor and other National del
egates now in America TO be conveyed to
the meeting by one of themselves in per-
son.
The main point, the Journal contends, is
that Ireland should preserve the efficiency
of her own party. The English Radicals,
it saws, must take care Of themselves and
Ireland must mind her own business. It
beseeches Gladstone 10 ignore the rawlings
of csnters and the hypocrisy of recalci-
trants, who are nothing without him.
When he wins, it says, they will again
crawl to his footstool. Continuing, the
Journal saws: "Davitt should remember
that when Parliament howled for his pun
ishment Parneli stood up for him and
faced the storm. When the nine days
wonder is over he will be surprised that it
ever entered into an Irishman's head to de-
pose his Captain at the most critical hour
of political combat
cANyAssING THE VOTE.
LONDON, November -SLu.-A SdIlNdsS has
been conducted by members of the Parlia-
mentsry party opposed to Parnells reten-
ton of the leadership, with view of as
certaining how the vote is likely to go at
MONDAYS meeting. The result was the Sc
curing of ffty-three members to vote
against Parnell. Among them are, Con-
din, Deasv, John Dillon, Esmonde, Finu-
cane, Timothy Harrington. Timothy
Healy, Maurice Healy, Justin Mccarthy,
J. X. o Brien, Patrick 0'Brien, ]. o Brien,
Roche, Sexton, Sheehan, Sheehy, Tanner
and Welsh. The anti Parnellites also rely
UPON the votes of William O'Brien, T. P.
O'Connor, Gill and T. D. Sullivan.
The adherents of Parnell, who have an
nounced their intention to stick to the old
leader, number twenty-three. namely,
Blame, Byrne, Henry Campbell, Conway,
w. J. Corbet, j. G. Fitzgerald, Edward
Harrington, Hayden, J. E. Kenny, w. A.
Macdonald, Mcneil, Mcguire, Mahoney,
]. P. Nolan, Joseph Nolan, John O'Connor,
O'Kelly, Pinkerton. ?. J. Power, Richard
Power, John Redmond, William Red
mond and Shell.
GRAVE DUTY BEFORE THEM.
DUBLIN, November 2Sth.-In a letter
published to-day Archbishop Walsh de-
clined TO make public a statement of his
opinion in the Parnell case, until he has
the opportunity to consult his Episcopal
brethren. He says that next Mondays
meeting of the Parliamentary party will
result in decision that will put upon the
bishops of Ireland the grave duty of con-
sidering whether, or how far, it will be in
their power TO continue to place in the
Irish Parliamentary party that confidence
which, as party, they felt justified in plac-
ing in il in the past.
In conclusion, the Archbishop says he
does not feel convinced that they are yet in
q position 10 form final judgment on the
case out of which the present unhappy
crisis has arisen. At all events, it is a
matter that must be decided one way or
another before many days.
PARSELL's ADDRESS.
LONDON. November 2sth.-ParnelIs man.
ifesto to the Irish people, which was issued
tonight, is very lengthy. He begins by
saying THE integrity and independence
of the section of the Irish Parlia-
nentary party having been apparently
Slapped and destroyed by re-pullers
of the Liberal party, it has become
necessary for me, as leader of the
Irish party, to take council with you. and,
having given you 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, writ
ten for the purpose of influencing the de-
cision of the Ifish party in the choice of
leader, and claiming for the Liberals and
their leaders the right of veto upon the
choice, is the immediate cause of this adj
dress, the purposeof which is TO remind you
and your Parliamentary representatives that
Ireland considers the independence OF her
party as her only safeguard within the
Constitution, and above and beyond ali
other considerations whatever. The threat
in that letter, repeated so insolently in
many platforms, and in numbers of British
newspapers, compels me to put before you
information which, until now, has been
so,.,y IN my possession, and which will
enable you to understand the measure of
loss with which you are threatened, Iniess
Won consent TO throw ME to the English
wolves now bowling for my destruction"
IL II.