Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-04
He Makes an Eloquent Appeal to The
Irish Members of Par
lament.
Healy is Bound to Destroy the Great
Irishman's Chances for the
Leadership.
The Question Of Retirement is Finally
Laid OyeP-A Very Hot
Debate.

Irish members of commons, to consider
what action the party should take in regard
to the leadership, was held at noon. Mr..
Parnell was the first to arrive. kilograms
from the delegates IN the United States,
and Archbishop Croke were read. An ad-
journment was taken for luncheon. Prior
to the meeting Mr.. Parnell held confer
ence with his supporters, Messrs. Joseph
Nolan Kenny, John Redmond, William
Redmond, Edward Harrington, Power,
Shiel and O'Lally were present.
The proceedings were of the stormiest
character. Mr.. Parnell supporters strove
hard to secure another adjournment.
Mr. Sexton said a majority of the party
desired to keep the leadership unsullied
and unstained. His remarks were fire.
quentIy interrupted by tremendous cheer
ing by Mr. Parnell's opponents, who COM
prised a majority of those present.
Mr.. Redmond replied to Mr.. Sexton.
He made a passionate appeal to the mem
bers to pause before they deposed from his
rightful position as leader of the Irish
nation one, who, by his unparalleled ser,
vices had earned the gratitude of the Irish
people.
After Redmond had finished Parnell
addressed the meeting saying In substance:
The time has come when | must speak
out against the opposition within our party
which has been created by Gladstone's
letter. The men whose ability has been
most consciously exercised against me
HeaIy and Sexton have to bear the
responsibility. Healey has been trained
in this warfare Who trained him?
Who telegraphed to him in America
to come back? Who gave him
his first chance TO enter
public life and got him seat in parIia
ment, prompting. rebuking and restrain
ing him? That HeaIy is here today to de-
stroy me is due to myself. Mr.. Healy re-
minds me of his services. He has not been
slow to remind me of them at any time.
understand he attended recent meeting
in Dublin, calling on me not to retire:
Who asked him to do so? Who asked
Mccarthy to travel to Dublin and say he
would be able to give information which
plexion on the hidden events :?
Where was Sexton at this meeting !?
Where we're you all? Why did you en-
courage me to maintain the leadership in
the face of the world If you were not going
to stand by me? Why did my officers en-.
courage me to take my position on the
bridge if they were going to act as traitors
and hand me over to another commander
in-chief? | did MT ask them for the GER
tifcate Of character given at the Dub
lin meeting Our position is awk
ward. but the whole blame for the
creation of this position does not rest with
me- A leader-killer, Barry, has been put
up to stab me as he stabbed that old lion,
Isaac Butt, in days gone by.
What is now to be said about the re-
quest for my temporary retirement? Sex
ton, at a recent meeting, here, told me
that | could resume the leadership and
utes afterwards he astonished me by say
ing that he believed | would reject
the leadership. Referring to the
Hawarden proposals ParnelI and Glad
stone told him none of them were final
For me, said Parnell, it was question of
drafting a bill. twas question of weak
Judgment on the part of an English poll
tician 1t was question of dealing with
garrulous old gentleman who monopo-
LIKED conversation and with whom, as
everybody who knows him knows, that it
is difficult to get in a word edgewise.
Before you vote for my de-
position, be sure you are getting
the value for it. On Saturday we
were agreed we could not have this Glad
stone bill. Not a man here has said a
! word in favor of it. Are you sure you
will be able to get anything better? If
| Healy Or Nc earthly or Sexton sees a way
clear to get anything better for Gods sake
| let them say it, | won't stand in their
way On Saturday made this PROPOSE
ton to Mccarthy; let Gladstone, Harcourt
and Morley give him the letters declarin g
that in the event of the re-
turn of liberals to power, a
home rule bill will be proposed by
which the control of the constabulary be
vested in the Irish executive who will be
responsible to an Irish parliament en-
powered to settle the land question.
| Mccarthy went to Gladstone with these
proposals with my assurance that, if these
| concessions were made, | would retire
from public life. Gladstone has replied
that he will hold no communication with
me as leader of the party. Mccarthy,
interrupting, 'No, no"
Parnell-He is perfectly welcome. Some
propositions were placed before Harcourt,
who replies that under no circumstances
will he give any promise whatever, now
or hereafter, to any Irish party. Remem-
Der, Harcourt will be your leader when
Gladstone dies
Condon-Not our leader.
Parnell-lt will not be Merely. You
will not deny that he is great man.
Harcourt, whose chain you are going to
put on your necks, has a reversion of liberal
leadership. This same man has declared
that his limits to home rule are IN Cham
berlain's scheme of local government. If
Harcourt ever comes into power he will
give you local government with plenty of
coercion. | know what Harcourt will do
and what Gladstone and Merely will do.
If | am to leave you tonight [ should
| like to leave you in security. 1t is an un-
fair thing for me to ask to see you within
sight of the promised land, or that should
come with you, having come so far, until
you are absolutely sure of Ireland and
can go no further. An enthusiastic out
burst of applause followed Parnell's re-
marks
Mccarthy followed He told how he went
to Gladstone Saturday and that Gladstone
told him that he regretted the disorgani-
could not treat with hin. He would offer
no suggestion nor would he sign any
document or give any message to be con-
veyed to the party He informed Nc
! Carthy that he could not give any document
with any certainty that it might net be
printed by some of those concerned. Har-
court told him. in view of the manifesto,
that he would not give anybody assur-
ances which were to be brought to the no.
tice of Parnell As to the general ques-
ton of Parnell's retiring, Mccarthy said
that Parnell's leading error had been his
| kpaDIOp in OrIyatp until now the