The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-01
HIS DOOM Is WRITTEN.
The ENJOYS to America Declare
Against ParnelL
NATION GREATER THAN A MAN.
Michael Davitt Defends Liberals and
Attacks the Adulterer.
NATION GREATER THAN A MAN.
Archbishops Croke and Walsh Make tho
Church's Position Clcar--The Tn
crawned King Will Fight to the
Last Ditch.

CHICAGO, Nov. 30-Tonight while O'Brien,
Gill and O'Connor were drawing up the docu-
ment seyering thei- connection with Parnell on
the lines agrcei upon with their colleagues In
the afternoon. tie other delegates, Di ION, Suli-
van and Harrington, were dining in another
part OF the city, In company with Mrs. Farnell,
the aged mother OF the man. Five OF them had
decided he mast retire. As near as can be learned
the knowledge Of what has been done was kept
from the old lady, and to those who knew what
was gofag on down town the scene must have
scented strangely unreal The delegates who
signed the manifesto were deeply agitatei this
evening, but felt thar they had taken the only
proper course.
It's announced late tonight that Harrington,
who did not sign the manifesto, will separate
from his colleagues and return to Ireland. In
an interview Harrington said the leadership OF
Parnell was absolutely necessary 10 Success. He
desires nni aud the independence of the Irish
party. and deems Parnell's leadership necessary
for this
The views Of the Irish envoys now in
America. excepting Timothy Harrington, were
cabled to Justin Mccarthy, vic. chairman of
the Irish parliamentary party tonight, The
delegates say in part:
'Our sense of the matchless genius of Mr..
Parnell as leader; OF the imperishable SER
vices he has rendered the Irish cause: of the
courage, integrity and splendid success with
which ne has led our people for ten years,
ana tao personal respect and affection
which for years have bound us to
him, have made US suspend to the last possible
moment our Judgment against his further lead.
ersnlp The obligation to express thar judg-
ment Is to all OF us the most painful duty OF our
lives. No earthly consideration could move us
70 our determination except the solemn convic-
ton that we are driven TO choose between Par
nell and the destruction OF our country's cause
The manifesto which Parnell Just issued cats M
of from the last hope TO which we chung
Anxious to avoid any word that might en-
bitter this controversy. we shall not dwell upon
the cruel injustice with which he treats the
members OF the party that followed him with
loyalty and effect, such as no leader ever exper-
fenced before. His recollection OF their fealty
TO him in the hour OF his trial we'll might have
saved them from the imputatio that apy sec.
ton OF them could have allowed their integrity
TO be sapped by Liberal wirepuilers.
The method in which, ignoring the origin of
his present calamity, Mr.. Parnell has endeay-
ored to fasten the responsibility for it upon
Gladstone and Morley, compels us to dissociate
ourselves In the strongest ma inner from the i'm
putation, which we believe is reckless and un-
just We view with abnorencs the
attacks made on Parnell by his
public and private enemies under cover
OF his present difficulties. To attacks
of this kind, addressed to a man of proud and
strong spirit, we may attribute many OF the ter.
ribe dangers with which Ireland now is threat
ened, and we fear that they may DO the further
mischief OF divertng the minds of many people
from grave national to purely personal Issues
IN natural resentment Of the uugenerous attack
on the great leader in the hour of stress and dis
aster.
But wolfe making every possible allowance
for ParneiPs feelings, we consider it unjust to
the English people, and lamentable from the
point OF view OF international good feeling. to
describe as Englisn wolves those not only who
/ ave been able to bring themselves to the same
view 10 which gratitude aud the necessity for
union impelled Parnell's co leagues and coun-
trymen. The plea OF Parnell that Glad.
stones letter involves claim to
dictate to the Irish party. and thereby strike
at the independence of hat party AZ strictly
every Irish Nationalist with alarm. ii that plea
were not an obvious iallacy. Whatever differ
ence OF opinion may exist as to the b aste with
which G.adstone's letter was mad.
public, it was obviously not his
hostility to home rule, but his earnest
desire to save 1t from disaster that
Gladstone TO write his letter. We d.
plore that the difficulties OF Glsdstone's posi-
ton were lot frankly recognized by ParneI.
and that on the contrary. friendly private com.
munications. obviously made with the view of
smoothing the passage of the home rule bill
have been made the basis OF insiuuations of
treachery to the Irish cause by his
conviction, again and again expressed, that
home rule. to be effective must be
through such measure as will satisfy the
irish people. Gladstone is bound 10 give a full
and ample measure of self-government to Ire
land. To offer any other scheme would be not
only an action of incredible baseness but of in
Credible folly, and we emphatically separate
ourselves from any such charge against Glad.
stone"
Referring to Morleys suggestion that soms
of the Irish party should cooperate in carving
out the Irish programme on liberal lines, the
manifesto says that nobody who knows Nor
leys character win doubt that the suggestlon
was made in the honest belief that the Liberal
ministry would be helped in its iificulr work
OF carrying through the details of the Irish
home rule bill by the cooperation OF Irish col.
leagues, and 1t was not an insdious attempt on
the integrity and Independence of The Irish
party. II continues:
1--WE have now to confront the statement that
ParnelPs leadership opens an impossible gulf
between the Representatives of Ireland and the
Liberal party. who have faithfully observed
their side Of the agreement, and the situation is
by the deplorable expressions of III.
viii toward the British people, who have
osoAA aAu again, NlLHlu the past nYe years,
ma ifested their determination to do Justice to
Ireland, aud have by their votes, psralyzed the
arm of coercion. In deliberately bringing
things to this position Parnell has entered upon
a rash and fatal pa h, upon which every con-
of Iteiands safety, as well as of per-
sonal honor. foroids as absolutely to follow him
What Mr.. Psrnell asks as 10 do-siripped of
all side issues-is TO sacrifice all hope of the
early settlement OF the Irisn struggle to his re-
solve 10 maintain his personal position Weare
driven 10 choose between our leader and our
cause In that sad choice we cannot hesitate
We are convinced the cain but reso-
lutte choice of action of our party in
this emergency will rebound to the advantage
OF the cause, furnishing conclusive testimony
OF the capacity o! the party and people for self
government We cannot reiinquisn the hope
that in the face of sucn decisive action by the
sense OF patriotism VIII With hold him from
plunging Ireland into those horrors of dissen-
sion which have so often robbed her of
liberty at the moment il was within her grasp
snn save from undoing il one passionate hour
the results Of Ill mis- ineomparanle service to his
From an unofficial source il Is learned that
Harrington in giving the reason he could not
sign the manifesto. said thai mis- judgment was
ag ainst Parnell, out ms heart was with him.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov 30.-Tne Psrneil branch
OF the iEisn National League, one OF the old 81
and most important in the country, today
adopted resolution calling on Pxruell TO
retire.