The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-22
paraders and routed them, throwing the
torches into the herbor. The shindy was a
sharp one, and several were hurt.

SoAooSHe duu rOEIeQ JQem, throwing the
torches into the herbor. The shindy was q
sharp one, and several were hurt
THE FEEEING In AMERICA.
Mr.. Harrington holds that a majority of
the Irish in America are for Parnell, al
though he says most of the daily newspapers
ana leading politicians are against him He
says he thinks Parnell will not retire even
II his candidate is defeated at Kilkenny,
whittier Mr.. Harrington viii 60 himself to-
morrow to assist his chief.
o'BRIEN MIGHT HAVE SAVED THE DAY.
MIR. Harrington at Queenstown said he
believed that if Mr.. O'Brien had been at
nome or If Mr.. 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 Mr.. Parnell had good reason
Tor the course he had adopted. Mr.. Har-
rington further said that he regretted the
personalities in which both sides had in
duiged. He was surprised that Mr.. Parnell
hao descended to use scurrillous language
and had applied offensive epithets to
his late colleagues. The unfortunate
spht In the party. he said, had
frustrated the objects of the American
mission, which it would be useless TO renew
at present, for while Irishmen were in their
present bewildered state they would refuse
10 listen to the appeals of either party.
THE CHANGE OF FRONT.
Speaking at Cork, where the mayor pre-
sented an address to him, Mr.. Harrington
contended that, whether or not Mr.. Par
nell's action was right, those who, after re-
eiectlng him leader, sought to oust him for
Lelted the confidence of the Irish people.
Ihe English democracy, he declared, would
support home rule, and it was only neces-
70 ft1a Nok H..
politicians. who would likely betray them
II disappointed in getting places after the
general election. Mr.. Parnell was not
mere political leader, but rather the general
OF country leading his army TO freedom.
however men might shake their heads in
the family circle, this was not a time to de-
sert him and with him Irish independence,
which was more valuable than Mr.. Glad
stones intentions.
THE QUESTION OF MORALITY.
The question of public morality was set
tied at Leinster hall and the seceders DOS
sessed no programme or plan justi-
flying their desertion of their leader.
Mr.: harrington said he was amazed at the
action OF certain members of the Mccarthy
lte faction in attacking Mr.. Parnell from
that standpoint. He said he could throw a
strong side light on their morality which
would astonish the public. AS for Mr..
Davitt's opposition, it was dishonest and
unpatriotic, and was simply an expression
OF Mr.. Davitt's old enrnity toward Mr..
ParnelI
GLADSTONE ON THE CRISIS.
LONDON, Dec. 21.-Mr. Gladstone, in bis
letter to Sir Robert Peels grandson Speaker
Peel's SOM who Is the home rule candidate
in Marylebone district, says: "For the
first time since commencing in parliament
the struggle under 0Conuell, the Irish
party. bent on unconstitutional and effective
scheme for home rule. is looking to Great
Britain to pronounce Judgment in the con-
test betweenit and minority of the seceders
under Parneii. The liberals of Great
Britain, who themselves, since 1882, had to
resist and overcome similar secession, will
not doubt which side they are to recognize
with the name and true title of 1.-THE Irish
party with It's honorable tradition of
resistance to wrong. Assuredly, you enter
the field at moment of extreme interest,
when the cause of wisdom, Justice aud free
dom has claims upon all who love it, en-
hanced beyond the ordinary standard"