Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-11
Is PARyELL MAD.

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RECENT events In ireland will
deepen the conviction that Charlie.
Stewart Parnell has gone ..stalk,
staring mad. I" but we do not share
this view Of his conduct. There IL
smethod in his Madness" He Il
simply desperate. But his game
will cot win. He is bound to col.
larse. The sentiment against him
Is too strong 10 admit Of his
being able 10 long Withstand the
pressure. The senseless enthusiasm
with which he was greeted when he
made his appearance in Ireland
does not, We believe, voice the pre-
vailing feeling and judgment among
the respectable people even Of that
country. Jfit did 1t would demon
strate that Ireland is incapable Of
self-governnent. 1t was nothing
but an exhibition Of hero worship
alter the object OF It had demon
strated that he is devoid Of heroism.
Had he possessed the qualities Of the
patriotic hero he would never
have taken course 10 d.
vide his people Into ferocious
factions, under the conceited
pretext that be alone could save his
country. He would have ignored
self for the cause which he processes
to love, and retired instead Of re-
manning and breaking the home
rule forces into antagonistic parts.
1t is possible to make some allow
ance for the semi-insane enthusiasm
Of the thoughtless masses over the
advent Of the man whom they had
set up in their estimation rs hero.
Ii Is difficult to extend this chsrit-
able view in relation TO the creation
Of heroine out Of Mrs. OrShea.
That person was cheered to the
echo, sharing the questionable hon.
ors showered upon the man with
whom she had been associated in n
shameful scandal. What q debased
moral status is here exhibited, when
the populace can cheer and applaud
. woman whose chief merit for
popular recognition consists Of com.
hitting repeated breaches of the
moral code and Of her marital vows
with the leader Of the Irish Hone-
rule party.
Parnell's descent upon the Office
OF United Ireland and his expulsion OF
the editor and his chief subordinate,
was a high-handed outrage. The
reason for it was that this Journal
had insisted upon his retirement.
The matter for the pending issue Of |
the paper consisted largely Of reso-
lutions passed by provincial branches
OF the National League, insisting |
upon Parnell being deposei from the |
leadership. The latter was evil
IDENTITY determined, so far as possible,
to have these expressions OF a |
healthy Irish sentiment suppressed. |
To do SO he resorted to violent |
means. In reading the account Of 1
this proceeding one can hardly help
the sub-editors, because Of
their plucky resistance TO this in
vasion. They were overcome, Of
but they were no. defeated
without struggle and n vindication
Of the Irish fighting instinct,
which is generally upper
most la the constitution Of
lrishmen. The vic,ors were not
allowed to remain long in peaceable
possession, being as summarily
tjected by representatives Of O'Brien
as the former incumbents were BY
Parneil and his iienchmen.
Parnell keeps up his ungenerous
attacks upon Gladstone, asserting
that the lat'er's love OF home rule
Tor Ireland is only ''skin Deep but
his hatred Of Ireland was not Of
that character. This is reprehensible.
has shown himself in
capable OF hating any people.
However mistaken he may some
lines be in his methods OF attaining
he object, the elevation Of all
people has been his aim during his
long and brilliant career. These
attacks upon him by the alleged and
allen Irish patriot are infamous,
Ind emanste from the mind OF an
Migrate.
The segregstions into bellicose fac
ions and bitterness exhibited by !
he Irish people over a man who
ias become degraded in the eyes Of
he right-thinking portion Of the
world, raises the question rs to the !
ibility Of that country to conduct a
,sciflc and healthy government.
This Kilkenny cat business does
not increase confidence in the sta
'ili;y Of institutions that might be
manipulated by such men as Par
,ell, who belongs to a class which
must rule or they will ruin. People I
Who have not the good sense to
brow of such characters show poo. -,
Judgment and no self-control. But ,
re still cling TO the idea that the
major portion Of the Irish people are !
eady TO repudiate Parnell since he :
as shown his total unfitness to be /
heir leader in any capacity. He
'cks two essentials of leadership-lS
and morality.
Letter news states that Parnell had
taken the Office Of Unled ireland, a
aving, by the aid Of his followers, s
arried IL by assault.