The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-22
THE CATS OF KILKENNY
Sunday Spent in Widening the
Home Rule Breach.
PARNELL AS BITTER AS EVER.
Harrington Regrets That His Leader
Resorts to Scurril0us Abuse.
The Quarrel Has Cut on American Aid
-O'Brien and ParneIl Soon to Confer
in Paris Another Declaration by
Gladstone Against the Seeeders.

KILKENNY, Dec. 2l.-Parnell goes to Avondaie
after the election in Kilkenny. He will
proceed thence TO Paris to confer with o'Briep.
Davitt made addresses at Goresbridge and Cow
ran today.
meeting of Parnellites was held outside Par
nells hotel here at O'Clock this evening. Par
nell addressed the gathering.
Parnell and Seully, the Parnellite candidate
Tor parliament, left here at noon for Clare They
were accompanied by long procession of cars
hlled with Parnell's supporters. Upon arrival
at Clare the Parnellites found meeting proceed
ing opposite the Catholic chapel in support of
Sir John Pope Hennessy.
When Parnel reached the crowd the priest,
Father Walsh, addressing Parnel, said: "These
are chapel grounds You must not speak here y
local farmer here interposed, saying the
grounds did not belong to the chapel, and that
Parnell had perfect right 10 speak there.
Parnell said that arrangements had been
made to hold meeting in that field, and it
must proceed.
Father Walsh then requested everybody on his
side to leave with him. and some few persons
followed the priest and Sir Thomas Esmond,
who also was present.
The meeting then organized and Parnell made
an address. He said that although his party did
not have all the clergy on his side, he had no
harsh word for any OF them. After some further
remarks Parnell concluded his speech, and leav-
miles to Johnswell, where another meeting was
held.
Parnell reminded the electors that they had
to deal with English statecraft, which was
watching to seize every point OF vantage ground
that lrishmen surrendered. 1t was not for a
big board of guardians that Ireland contended;
1t was for parliament that would fully satisfy
the aspirations of the people. To achieve this
the people must stand by their leader, and not
leave Ireland to incapable persons who are try
ing to step into his shoes. The men opposing
him were not elected to sit in Judgment upon
him. Until Ireland gave his dismissal he would
regard himself as her commanding officer, carry
ing the national banner through the ranks of
the foe. Parnell returned to Kilkenny this
vening.
DUBLIN, Dec. 21.-Timothy Harrington, at
Queenstown, said he believed that if o Brien
had been at home, or If Parnell had seen his
way TO retire in accordance with the wishes of
the majority, the present disastrous crisis would
have been avoided. He supposed, however, that
Parnell had good reason for the course he had
adopted. Harrington further said he regretted
the personalities in which both sides INDUCED
He was surprised that Parneil had descended to
the use of scurrillous language and had ap-
piled offensive epithets to his late col
leagues. The unfortunate split in the
party, he said, had frustrated the
objects of the American mission, which it would
be useless to renew at present, for while Irish
men were in their present bewildered state they
would refuse to listen to the appeals OF either
party. s0
Harrington arrived last night in Cork, in COM
pany with the mayor of that city. The Par
neliites had intended to greet him when he
landed from the Aurania in Queenstown, and
had organized a torchlight procession in his
honor. They missed being present on the
steamers arrival, but nevertheless made a
demonstration. Finally body of anti -Parnell-
ties charged upon the paraders, and routed
them, throwing their torches into the harbor.
Several people were hurt. Harrington holds
that majority of the Irish in America are for
Parnell, although he says most OF the daily.
newspapers and leading politicians are against
him.
Harrington contended that whether or not
Parnelfs action was right those who, after re-
electing him leader, sought to oust him. for
feited the confidence of the Irish people The
English democracy, he declared, would support
home rule and it was only necessary to bring
up TO the scratch English politicians who would
likely betray their trust if disappointed in get
ting places after the general election.
Parnell was not a mere political leader
but rather the general OF a country leading his
army to freedom. However men might shake
their heads in the family circle this was no time
TO desert him and with him Irish Independence
which was more valuable than Gladstone's good
intentions. The question of public morality
was settled at Leinster hall, and the seceders
POSSESSED no programme or plan justifying their
desertion of their leader.
LONDON, Dec. 2l.-Mr Gladstone in a letter to
Sir Robert Peels grandson, Speaker Peel's son.
who is the home rule candidate in the Maryle-
bone district, says 'For the first time since
the commencing in parliament of the struggle
by O'Connell, an Irish party bent on constitu-
uonal and effective scheme of home rule is
looking to Great Britain to pronounce Judgment.
In the contest between it and the
minority OF seceders under Parnell the
Liberals OF Great Britain, who themselves
since 1856 have had the resistance OF similar
secession, will not doubt which side they are to
recognize with the name and title of the Irish
party, with its honorable traditions OF resistance
TO wrongs. Be assured that you enter in the
field at a moment of extreme interest, when the
cause OF wisdom, justice and freedom has
claims upon all who love it, enhanced beyond
the ordinary standard.