The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-22
A Forecast Made of Mondays s
Election In Kill
kenny.
Parnsll's Defeat Will Be Crushing
Despite the vaporihgs Of
Newspapers.
A Revolt in Ireland Predicted--Fleets
Ordered TO Hold Themselves
in Readiness.

New York, Dec. 2O.--Harold Freder-
icks, the London correspondent OF the
Times Is now In Kilkenny, and last night
he cabled his papers "a follows:
To-day l visited the rural districts.
driving over 35 miles OF country. A
great change was noted from the mob OF
tho city Of Kilkenny, which latter does
not vote. In the country l found the
rural population TO be under the leader
ship Of priests aud ardently Anti-Par-
nellite. This curious difference between
the city aud country led me 20 probe
beneath the surface. Was IL all an anti
English feeling In this city? discovered
that breweries are the principal indus
tries OF the city, and the brew
cry work people the principal
ingredient OF Parnell's supporters. Re-
Gently the bishops and priests started q
determined temperance crusade, greatly
reducing the income OF brewers and
publIcans. This eDgendered q bitterness
which only required the occasion for its
development. The Parnell split served
tho purpose, and accordingly beer flowed
freely among the town rabble which was
agitated anti-clerically by the brewers
and vintners. AT once the ecclesiastical
people took an aatl-Parnell attitude.
The town people took sides against the
priests. Accordingly, inoutwaFd brawl-
Ing show. the city favors Parnell.
Among the rural population the cler-
gyman Is king. The priest IL Mt the head
Of every country league, controls It's
workings and knows its pivot. The men,
therefore, of the country, are dead
against Parneli, being further influenced
By the fact that every landlord, agent,
bailiff, emergency man and landgrabber
Is now firmly Parnellite.
my forecast OF the situation at Mon
days poll Is, that allowing thousands OF
absentations for neutrals, double entries,
deaths aud emigrations, Hennessey will
receive 1000 votes and Scully, the Par
Nellie candidate, i,700. The one GER
tainty II q Parnelrs crushing defeat.
despite the vaporing Of the Free
asssl3slk fisaas fisaasynglbs and BnAted .kretGgdA
tonic raised by Mr.. Healy to-day. Two
large sums OF money, from New York
and Paterson, N. j., were yesterday an
nounced by DIR. Kenny as allotted TO the
National league. Mr.. HeaIy charges
that this was breach OF the under
standing arrived at by the American
delegation, claiming that the money
should go 20 the evicted tenants fund.
He alleged that otherwise IL would be
diverted by the Parnellltes for cam
paign purposes. Treasurer Kenny's
reply Is awaited with interest.
ssparnelrs move after the Kilkenny de-
feat Il now causing speculation. He,
however, still entertaining hopes of vie
tory, declines 10 speak OF his plans. The
extraordinary intensity Of anti-Parnell-
ism among deyout Catholics Is shown by
unique incident In the Catholic church
of Castle Conner. the principal anti-Par-
neIlite stronghold. Last Sunday, before
high mass, the organist, Instead OF sa7
cred music, played as an overture, Let
Erin Remember the Days OF Old, Ere
Her FaIthless Sons Betrayed Her and
the song of O'Rourke, which commemo-
rates the incident which led to the invas-
ion of ireland by the Normans, conse-
uuent on the seduction of G. .Roafke1s
wife by Mac Morrough. Such music,
played amid devotional populace,
created . thrilling effect