St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-28
st. Paul Irish-AmepicanS Ex-
press Divided Opinions
on Parnell.
Division of Sentiment Upon
Inviting Irish Members
to st. Paul.
How Foolish Indian Scare
Stories initiate Against
This Section.
MI litary Martinets Who De-
light in Acting Behind
Closed Doors.

The saying. when Greek meets
Greek then comes the tug of war;" can
be aptly applied to the state of affairs
existing at the present time in the ranks
of the Irish-Americans citizens of st.
Paul. Friend is opposed to friend,
brother to brother and father to son,
and the cause of the disrupture is the
one question. ''ShalI Mr.. Parnell be in
dorset as the leader of the Irish party in
the house of commons?"
1t seems that few days ago promi-
nent lrish-American citizen and politi-
clan received word from one of the
Irish members OF parliament, now in
America collecting funds for the cause
would be pleased to come to st. Paul
some time next month for the purpose
of addressing meetings and obtaining
funds to carry on the campaign. The
matter was communicated to few
gentlemen i'll the city, and it was not
many hours before every IriSh-American
citizen in st. Paul knew of the proposed
visit of the members of parliament.
The matter was canvasSed, with
the result that the friends
of ireland in St. Paul are split up into
two factions. The members of one
heartily denounce Parnell for his con-
duct, and declare they will not receive
the members of parliament who have
announced that they will follow Parnell
as leader. They say that it IS impos-
Sible to condore his OifenseS against
morality, and that he must step aside
and allow man of clean record to lead
the party TO victory under the banner of
the Grand Old Man, Gladstone. Not one
penny piece will they contribute so long
as the amorouS Charles Stewart Parnelt
continues at the helm.
One gentleman who has contributed
large sums during many years to the
cause of unhappy Ireland declared,
when he heard of the proposed visit to
st. Paul. that he would have nothing
to do with it, and while he conceded to
no one i'll depth of patriotism, he felt
tnat If the members of parliament were
Informed that the Irish party in st.
Paul wanted none of them under ex-
listing circumstances, the cause of
Ireland would be really benefited, for
it would force Parneif to see that he:
was not in favor i'll the eyes of the Irish.
in America and that he must resign. 5.
On the other hand the opposite party
declare that they will stand by Parnelf; :.
that he has never been convicted of any
offense as charged, and even hint that
he has been the victim of deep laid
plot in which the wife of Capt. O'Shea
played a principal part. They wish the
Irish members of parliament to be in
vlted to st. Paul and denOunee in bitter
terms all who are opposed to it.
prominent lawyer and politician is.
at the head Of this party, and in most
cauStic tones refers to the opponents
demands. The followers of the legal
light one and all declare that if the
members of parliament do visit the city,
it is in the cause of Ireland and not in
the cause of .Parnell. Even if he is
guilty, they claim that his past brilliant:
career should condene his offense, and
hint that those in glass houses should
not throw stones. One gentleman this
week became so enthusiastic in his
defense of Parnell that he said: $50
help me God, | would sooner stand
hand in hand with Charles Stewart Par
nell than any man | know Of"
One of his hearers remarked that he
must he fond of peculiar society, etc,
and personal encounter was only mar
TowIy averted by friends of both gen.
tlemen interfering. Such in brief is
the state of affairs in st. Paul. The
friendly faction declare they will have
Tile NJ. rs VlSlt St. Haul, even IL tie
prominent men of the other party OBJ
Ject, who. on the other hand, say that if
any such thing takes place they will get
up a counter meeting, and explain to
the rank and file the true state of
things. ParnelPs brilliant record
Gladstone's strength in the cause of
Ireland. even Ireland's future itself,
seems to be in danger of being sacri-
feed, and for the cause the old French
proverb is applicable, 'Cherchez Ia
femme"