Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-12-04
GLADSTONE AND PARNELL.

now prevailing in consequence of the
/ Parnell episode. Such a crisis has
| never been witnessed in English poll
| ties before except on the occasion of the
overthrow of a party by vote in the
House or at the polls In fact, the fate
of both the Liberal party and of homo
rule in Ireland is recognized as depend
| ing upon the outcome of the present inn
! broglio The clubs, and the House
| Hobbies, are filled with groups of earn
est debaters, nothing but this all-ab-
sorbing subject being heard of. 1t may
| be said without hesitation that Mr..
| Glads tones letter to Mr.. Morley has
raised him to the pinnacle of his conn-
| trymen's estimation. Never has the
! Grand Old Man shown his true grand
| eur in SO striking manner as by this
| letter, which may very easily prove to be
| the deathwarrant of his prospects of
| ever again reaching the premiership,
| but which places him in the front rank
| of those who would rather be right than
to be rulers, The Times and one or two
| other papers which have always shown
malignity toward Mr.. Gladstone are the
| only ones which venture to withhold
| the need of praise for his conduct On
| this occasion, and their carping voices
| are drowned by the acclamations which
| come up from all parts of the country
and in which men of all parties join
| alike.
AS Mr.. Gladstone entered the House
| yesterday he was greeted by a sudden
VIII ri wind of applause that seemed to
startle him by its unusual vigor. 1t
came from both party benches, the
Conservatives joining the Liberals in
paying tribute to the man who had so
! signally demons trated that no consid-
erations Of personal or party exigency
could shake him from the performance
of his duty. The contrast between the
position occupied by Mr.. Gladstone and
that in which Mr.. Parneu now finds
/ himself is a very painful one. 1t is but
just to state that Mr.. Parnell is not
himself wholly responsible for the last
mishap to his reputation-the acceptance
of reelection to the leadership of the
Irish party at a moment when Mr.
Gladstone mad already signified his de-
sire for his retirement; thus making
Mr.. Parnell's action seem to place his
personality above the interest Of his
country.
Mr. Justin Mccarthy has not sue
ceeded to the satisfaction of his col
leagues in explaining why he did not
show Mr.. Parnell the Morley letter be
fore the opening of Wednesdays Ma
tional meeting. 1t seems evident that
he did not make the Irish leader fully
aware of the peremptory nature OF Mr.,
Gladstone's communication. That Mr.,
parnnlt with hlp,1
since Wednesday is apparent to all
who observed him upon his entry into
the House Wednesday, and again yes.
terday. The first day he seemed as
bright and buoyant as ever; while yes
terday, when met in the lobby by
your correspondent, he was pale and
haggard, with all the appearance of a
man under the burden of recent and
cruel reverse. He declined to enter
INFO any converse ton, and excused
himself as speedily as possible from all
who greeted him. While Mr.. Gladstone
was displaying unusal activity, nerv.
ously and almost excitably darting to and
fro, greeting his friends, Mr.. Parnell,
after entering the House unnoticed, re.
manned silent and motionless. with his
hat drawn down over his eyes, but in.
tently watching the movements ofthOse
around him. The postponement of tho
final action in regard to the Gladstone
letter until Monday, by yesterdays
meeting of the Parnellites. reveals the
existence of dissension in the ranks,
but ali the Irish members who are will
ing to talk declare that Mr.. Parnell
must and will retire. The delay is at
tributed by some to q desire to heal
from the ENJOYS in America before TAX
ing final action, but this is hardly more
than matter of courtesy to the absent
leaders; though it is possible that they
might have some important informa-
ton to communicate as to the effect OF
one or the other course at home upon the
flow of funds from America. British
donations to the fund in aid of the
struggle for Irish home rule have en-
tirely ceased since the O'Shea trial,
the National League would be in a
moribund condition for lack of money.
Mr.. Gladstone it is said, will attend
the sessions of Parliament this week,
and then. should Mr.. Parnell remain in
the Irish leadership he will retire 70
Hawarden for the winter, leaving Mr..
Morley to look out for British Liberal
interests.
The Vote on the Retention of ParneH
H.. II