The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-01
John Morley Denies Some Statements
NIadc by the Man Who is Asked
to Retire.

Judgment is to all of US the most painful
duty of our lives. No earthly con-
sideration could move us to our
determination except the solemn con-
victions that we are driven to choose
between Parnell and the destruction Of our
country's cause. The manifesto which
Parnell has just issued outs us of from the
last hope to which We olung. Anxious to
avoid word that might embitter this con-
troversy We shall not dwell upon the cruel
injustice with which he treats members Of
the party that has followed him with loyalty
and affection such AZ no leader ever exper-
fenced before. His recollection of their
fealty to him in the hour of trial might
we'll have saved them from the imputation
that any section Of them could have allow
ed their integrity TO be sapped BY the liber-
al wire pullers.
"The method in which, ignoring the
origin Of the present calamitous situation,
MIR. Parnell endeavored to fasten the re-
sponsibility for it upon Gladstone ana
Morley, compels us to disassociate our
selves in the strongest manner from an i'm
putation which we believe reckless and in
just. We view with adherence the attacks
made on Parnell by public and private
eremies under the cover Of his private difa-
culties. 10 attacks Of this kind, addressed
to man of proud and strong spirit, we
may attribute many Of the tcrrible dam
gers with which Ireland is now threatened;
and fear they may do the further mischief
Of diverting the minds Of many people from
The grave national to purely personal ID.
sues, in the natural resentment of the I'M
generous attack on the great leader in an
hour of distress and disaster. But while
making every possible allowance for Par
nell's feelings we consider it unjust to the
English people, and lamentable from the
point of view of international good feeling,
to describe as English wolves those who
have not been able to bring themselves to
the same view to which gratitude and the
necessity for union impelled Parneli's col
leagues and countrymen.
"Parnell's plea that Gladstone's letter
involves O claim to dictate to the Irish
party, and thereby strike at the independ-
ence Of that party az a strictly Irish nation
Irish nationalist with alarm. II that plea
we're not an obvious fallacv. whatever diff
ferences of opinipn may exist rs to the
haste with which Gladstone's letter was
made public, it was obviously not his hos
tility to home rule, but an earnest desire to
save It from disaster, that prompted Glad
fact that the difficulties Of Gladstone's po-
sition were not frankly recognized by Par
nell and that, ON the contrary, friendly
private communications. obviously made
with riew Of smoothing the passage of the
home rule bill, have been made the basis of
insinuations of treachery to tho Irish
cause. by his conviction again and again
expressed that home rule. to be effective,
must be such measure as will satisfy the
Irish people, Gladstone is bound to full and
ample measure of self-government to Ire
land. To offer any other scheme would not
only be an action Of incredible baseness,
separate ourselves from any such charge
Referring to Morley's suggestion that
somo of the Irish party should cooperate
in carrying out the Irish programme on the
liberal lines, the manifesto says: Nobody
that the suggestion was made in the honest
belief that tho liberal ministry would be
helped in the difficult work of carrying
through the details of the Irish home rule
bill" 1t continues, We have now |
to confront the statement that Parnell's |
leadership opens an impassable gulf between |
the representatives of Ireland and tho liberal |
party who have faithfully observed their |
side of the agreement, and the situation is |
aggravated by the deplorable expressions |
OF Ill VIII! toWaTo !ne n!itiSn people, VINO !
have again and again within tho past five |
years manifested their determination to do |
justice to Ireland. and have by their votes |
paralyzed the arm of coercion. In deliber- !
ately bringing things to this position, Par |
nell has entered upon rash and fatal !!
path, upon which every consideration of
safety, as we'll as personal honor, |!
forbid us absolutely to follow him.
What Mr.. Parnell asks US to do, stripped |
OF all side issues, is to sacrifice all hopes Of |
an early settlement of the Irish struggle to
hls resolve to maintain his social position.
We are driven to choose between our leader
and our cause. In that sad choice we can
not hesitate. We are convinced that calm
but resoiute choice of action by our party
ia this cruel emergency will rebound to the
advantage OF our cause by furnishing con-
elusive testimony of tho capacity of our
party and people for self government. We
cannot relinquish the hope that in the face
Of such decisive action by the representa-
tives of the Irish people, Parnelfs sense of
patriotism will withhold him from piungin2
Ireland into those horrors of dissension
which have 80 often robbed her Of liberty
at the moment it was within her grasp, and
Bavo from undOing in one passionate hour
the results Of all bis incompatible services
TO his country"
While O'Brien, Gill and O'Conno, were
drawing up tho document seyerinR their
with Parnell on the lines agreed
upon with their colleagues in the afternoon,
The other delegates. Dillon, Sullivan and
harrington, we're dining in another part Of
the city in company with Mrs. Parnell. the
aged mother of the man they wished to
lepose. Five of them had decided he must
retire. 80 far as can be learned the knowl-
,dge of what had been done was kept from
he old lady, and to those who knew
what was going ON down town the scene
must have seemed strangely unreal. The |
who signed the manifesto were
leeply agitated this evening. but felt they
aad taken tho only peopef oourse. Il il an
1ouncsd late tonight that Harrington, svhoI
lid not sign the manifesto. VIII separate
!rom his oomradee and Tst1yn 10 Ireland.
q An interview. Harrington said IL le1A- Il