The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-13
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The heart Of many = true lristhnan in
every part Of the globe is saddened be-
yond expression by the disruption Of the E
Home Rule party. The cause whose
progress they watched 90 eagerly and so
anxiouslY for several years, is now on
the verge Of ruin. As the Fenian orga-
nization pf quarter Of q century ago be-
came practically worthless for the
achievement Of Ireland's liberty when it
split in two, with O'Mahoney and Rob-
e1ts as head centres Of the separate
wings, SO will the Home Rule party prove
abortive for Ireland's regeneration nm
der two leaders, Moo arthy and Parnell.
In order that the Irish people may OBJ
tain self government from either the
Liberal or the Tory party it is indis-
pensably necessary that they be firmly
united and pull together. They are now
far from being united. and there is no
visible sign Of cohesion in their shattered
ranks. By vote of As to- % Parnell was
deposed by his followers and Justin Nc
OarthY elected to succeed him. Parnell
will not surrender the leadership and
calls the seceders traitors aud rebels.
He Is gone to Ireland to take the stump
in his own behalf. The Irish hierarchy
have repudiated:. him on moral grounds.
and the ablest men IN his party have
thrown him over board on account Of is
SUNG the manifesto declaring war against
Gladstone and his party. Notwithstand-
ing all this he is determined to maintain
his supremacy, and wants the Irish peo-
pie to sustain him. What the Irish peo-
pie will do is yet to be seen. If they
uphold him in spite of the protest of the
archbishops and bishops and his repudi-
ton by the leading men of his own party
and the Liberal party of Great Britain
they will stri q death blow to Home
Rule for many year to come.
Had Parnell gracefully retired for
time in compliance with Gladstone's re-
quest the hierarchy OF Ireland, who ex-
ert such powerful influence on their
flocks, may not have found it necessary
to issue the letter which was read in
every church and chapel throughout
ireland last Sunday. The bishops
manifesto was received with Difference
by the people because it appealed to their
moral sentiment The patriotic bishops
of Ireland we're justified IN repudiating
Parnell; the people know it, and hence
there was no boisterous demonstration
made against their interference. After
Parnell's perversity the Irish bishops
will demand the permanent retirement
of the Irish chieftain. If Parnell can
succeed IN bamboozling the Irish to
stand by him, that settles the Irish ques-
tion for many long year. The Dill
Ions, the O'Briens and the McOarthys,
who have been the life of the Irish move
ment, will retire from public life land
then Parnell and his henchmen will have
the whole field to themselves. The
Irish IN America will render no further
moral or financial aid. and the cause will
ultimately collapse. On the other hand,
If the Irish at home exercise good sense,
relegate Parnell to the ranks, and en-
dorse the action of the parliamentary
representatives who elected MCCARTHY,
the cause will go on more successfully
than ever before, Americans will give
all the aid in their power and help them
to fight their battles until victory is WOE.
The Irish people at home are apt to be
misled by kilograms sent from this ooun-
try favoring the retention of Parnell.
This oouotry is overwhelmingly opposed
to Parnell. We would suggest that in
future the Irish people themselves
would select the representatives. from the
various districts and hold them RESPONSE
BILE for what they do. They should per-
nit no future leader to nominate the
members as Parnell nominated O'Shea
for Galway against the wishes of his col
leagues. They should require pledge
from the parliamentary candidate that
he will work for Home Rule and be sub
ject to the RI es of the party, and failing
to do so that he will resign his seat. No
leader should be permitted to say to any
man in the party 1hat Parnell said to
Healy, IL made yen what you are." Let
the people make them and hold hem
responsible for their acts. Some time
ago, on very important occasion, several
members were absent from their seats.
and Archbishop Walsh very properly
asked where they were. No satisfactory
answer was given. 1t appears that they
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