Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-13

assembled together, as it proved, for
the last time will form one of the most
stirring chapters of Irish history. There
were no spectators of the stormy ses-
sion OF this miniature Irish Parliament
and its disruption, but the stories told
by the members agree in describing the
proceedings as most exciting. The
semblance of good feeling which had
with difficulty been maintained between
the contending factions in the previous
meetings was no longer kept up. All
realized that compromise and concilia-
tion were impossible and there was no
further concealment of the bitter pas
sions which had long been smoldering
beneath the surface. Mr.. Parnell,
though never losing the wonderful COM
mand over himself which is so marked
a characteristic of his strength, did not
refrain from launching shafts of denun-
citation and vituperation upon the heads
of those whom, to use his own bold
phrase, he had made politically, and
who now seized upon the moment Of his
personal embarrassment to seek his
overthrow for their own advantage.
These accusations were reiterated by
the devoted adherents of the former
leader and as vehemently denied and
resented by the men at whom they were
aimed, and who averred that so far
from owing their political existence to
Mr.. Parnell, it was their voluntary self
effacement in the interest of harmony
to whicn he owed his own prominence.
This self-obscurementb bad been the cost,
they reminded him, of much unresented
injustice toward them on his part, for in
the days of his apparent invincibility
he had refused them all credit for their
patriotic sacrifices, while taking to
himself all the credit for the good re-
suits of the unanimity which their sub
mission to discipline had made possible,
So the war of elimination and recrimi-
nation went on, and questions of policy
were forgotten in the hurting to and
fro OF personalities. The climax of
tne wrangle was reached when Mr.. Par
nell, taunting his opponents with what
he termed their cowardly surrender to
q vainglorious and weak-kneed old En-
glishman, cried angrily: "Who is mas
ter of Ireland-Gladstone or myselt?"
Instantly Tim Healy's voice was heard
shouting: You had better ask. who ia
mistress eff Ireland" The blood surged
into Parnell's face, and he shook his
fist at Healy as he retorted passionately:
"Sir, you are dirty blackgnard, to in
suit lady in the presence of Irish gen.
tlemen."
When the majority started to with
draw, after Mr.. Parnell had refused as
chairman to put the question on the mo-
tion for his retirement from the leader
ship, there was a tumult Bitter epi-
thets were exchanged, and each faction
warned the other that the verdict of the
people of Ireland at the polls would
overwhelm traitors with ignominy. It
is not to be doubted that Parnell will
make considerable capital with the rural
constituencies by describing the actions
of the McCarthyites as secession. The
fact that they bolted the regular meet
ing will be utilized to throw discredit
upon their loyalty to the party organiza-
tion, though the bolt was in reality
caused by his own violation of the rules
of deliberative bodies in refusing to en-
tertain any motions but such as suited
his own interest
Mr.. Gladstone is given great credit for
his shrewdness under difficult circum-
stances in bringing the dispute back to
the original issue of the Irish leader
ship and escaping Parnell's trap of po-
litical twist in the negotiations.
The majority of the Nationalists, un-
der the craftsmanship of Mr.. Justin Nc
Carthy, met after the breaking up of
the full meeting and unanimously adop-
ted the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we, members OF the Irish Par
lamentary party. solemnly renew our adhesion
to the principles in devotion to which we have
never wavered. that the Irish party is and al
ways must remain independent OF al other
parties
Resolved. That we further declare that wa
will never enterain any proposal for settle.
ment OF the question of home rule except such
Gs satisfy the aspirations OF the party and OF
the irish people.
When this result was communicated
to Mr.. Gladstone he exclaimed: THANK
God, home rule is saved"
Ireland was ablaze with excitement
Sunday, many public meetings being
held, and the split in the party being
the universal topic of discussion every
where. The mass meeting in Phoenix
Park, Dublin, was not so large as had
been anticipated-in fact was not for
midable gathering in point of size,
though it was quite turbulent 1t was
distinctly a Parnell meeting and Healy
and other opponents of that leader were
burned in etfigy. Judging from the Bit
terness of the denunciations against
them, they would have been burned in
person had they been present So far as
returns have been received, most of the
meetings yesterday were in Parnell's
favor and in more places than Dublin
the chief enem les of Parnell were fig
uratively destroyed by fire.
The Bishops manifesto condemning
Parnell was read in all the churches at
mass, and the priests added exhorta-
tions to the people to obey the spirit OF
that document in their political action
Wholesale Thi-very.
FINDLAY, O., Dec. s. S.-Burglars lately
entered tho residence of DR.. j. A. Kim
mel, who with his family is spending
the winter in Europe. and carried off
everything of value. Saturday night