The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-20

declared his intention to join the Nc
Carthy party Mr. Parnell named Barry
O'Briep, the author, to oppose him and N
then thinking O Brien too weak. be
named John Kelly. q land league organ.
izer. who was several times in Jail, to
take his place. He again put Kelly
aside for Vincent ScullY, a Tipperary
landlord and strong supporter ofa.the
national league. to whioh he has prom
ised to contribute 81, 900 annually until
Home t.nle is obtained. Thoagh Scully
has been klnd aud indulgent landlord
to his tenants the family to which he
belongs has been notorious for evlctions
and his father or uncle Eve forget which,
has his name inseparably connected
with the infamous outrages COM
mitted years ago on the inhabitants
of BallycoheY, These "reminiscences will
be dwelt upon by his opponents and
will produce a tremendous effect on the
electors. The bishops aud priests Of
Kilkenny are for Hennessy to man,
and though Father Fahey, just released
from Galway Jail, IS going to stump the
county for the Parneilite candidate, we
do not believe he will influence the re-
suit to any great extent. We think and
hope that Hennessy will be the victor.
He has better official record than
Vincent ScullY, who, when III pallia-
ment IN former days, was attached to
the notorious BRASS Band" led by Sad
lier and Keogh of odorous memory.
Hennessy Is ono Of the ablest statesmen
that Ireland has produced in this gene
ration and has never been guilty Of any
&C. in his private or public life that de-
mands an apology or explanation. Par
nell has called HIM q place hunter and
time server, but that is since the cam
paign opened. He would be quite
satisfactory to Parneu had he renamed
one of his followers instead Of joining
the McCarthyites. The result of the
Kilkenny election Will determine the
senti nents of the people regarding the
unfortunate split IN the Irish party.
The eyes of the world are on the Kill"
kenny voters and it is to be hoped they
will pronounce decisive verdict on the
question of the party leadership.
It gives Irishmen in this country
unspeakable anguish to read the insult
ing personalities made use of in the
heat of the campaign by the principal
orators for and against Parnell. The
reports are undoubtedly exaggerated bat
We fear they contain much truth. That
sterling patriot, Joau Dillon, in an adj
dress on the situation, used the follow
ing words which the electors of Kilkenny
ought to heed: s'The true Issue before
the people is not personal one, but a
question of public policy which is ex-
ceedingly simple, namely. whether if
MIR Parnell persists in refusing to retire
from the leadership, the Tory party will
win at the general election by such q
majority as will condemn ireland to
another seven ye.rs of coercion and
destroy all hope of gaining home rule by
parliamentary action in our time. This,
and this alone, is the question which
the Isish people have to consider. F"
We trust the men of Kilkenny are too
Intelligent to lose sight of the issue and
that they will render a decision for the
best interests of the national cause.
Upon their decision will depend, in g.
great measure, the fate of Ireland.