Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-29
WILL NOT RESIGN.
PARNELL ISSUES HIS MANIFESTO IN ANSWER
TO GLADSTONEiS LETTER.
He Says BE Will Never Consent 10 the PrcpOsa
Of the Right Of Veto 10 England-He
VIII Fight for ihe IRISH Still.
Points Of Difference.

LoNpoN, November 2s.-Mr. Parnell
has issued the following manifesto:
To the irish People:
The integrity and independence OF
section of the Irish Parliamentary party
having been apparently sapped and de-
stroyed by the wire pullers of the Lib
eral party, it has become necessary for
me as leader of the Irish party to take
counsel with YOU The letter from Mr..
Gladstone to Mr.. Morley is the cause
of this address. The threat in that let
ter repeated so insolently on many Eng
ish platforms and in numerous Brit
ish newspapers, that unless Ireland
comedies the right OF veto TO Eng
land she will indefinitely postpone her
chance Of obtaining home rule, is a
threat, unless you cchsent to throw me
TO the English wolves now bowling for
my destruction. In November oil last
year IN response to repeated and long
standing request | visited Mr.. Glad
stone at Hawarden and received the de-
tails of the intended. proposal OF him
self and his colleagues of the late
Liberal cabinet with regard To home
rule. in the event Of the next general
election favoring the Liberal party. II
is unnecessary for me 10 do more at
present than to direct your attention to
certain points OF these details which
will be generally recognized as embrac-
ing elements vital for your information
and the formation of your judgement
These vital points of difficulty may be
suitably arranged and considered under
the following heads:
First-The retention OF the Irish
members of the Imperial Parliament.
Second-The settlement OF the land
or agrarian difficulty in Ireland.
Third-The control of the Irish con
Stabulary.
Fourth-TIe appointment of the Judi
ciary, including Judges Of the Supreme
Court, county courts, judges and resi-
dent magistrates.
Mr.. Gladstone told me that in order
to concliate English public opinion it
would be necessary to reduce Irish rep
resentation from 1903 to 81. lie inti-
mated in plain words that the Irish Leg
islature was not 10 be given the power
of solving the agrarian difficulty.
A period of ten or twelve years was
suggested as the limit OF the time dur
ing which the appointments should be
retained in the hands of the imperial
authority.
Now | say with regard to the reten-
ton Of the Irish members, it would be
the heighth of madness for any irish
leader to initiate Grattan's example,
and consent to disband an army which
had cleared the way TO victory. AT the
conclusion of the interview was in
formed that Gladstone and all his col
leagues were entirely agreed that, pend
ing general election, silence should be
preserved with regard TO any points OF
difference OH the question of the re-
tention of the Irish members, but until
their ideal is reached it IS
government. Mr.. Morley communicated
with me as TO the course to be adopted.
| strongly advised him against any chal.
lenge of the principles OF State aided
| land purchase; that we should direct
| our efforts 40 eassal readinr Of the
li,ill to the assertion OF the principe OF
local control. In this Mr.. Morley agreed
with me. but in subsequent interview
he impressed upon me the necessity OF
meeting the second reading of the Dill
with direct negative, and asked me TO
undertake the motion. | agreed TO TINS,
but only on condition that | was not TO
attack the principle OF the measure but
to confine myself to criticism
of its details. think this was false
strategy, but il was adopted out OF
regard to English prciudiceS and Radl-
cal peculiarities. Just before the COM
mencement of this session ! was again
| favored with an interview by Mr.. Nor
lev. impressed upon him the necessl-
ty of providing for the question OF local
control and limitation in the appiica-
ton of the funds. He agreed with me,
and left him under the impression !
was to move. on the first reading of the
/ bill, an amendment in favor oi lhlS TO-
cal control. Referring to the prooaole
victory Of the Liberal party at the polls,
he asked me whether would be- willing
TO assume the Office OF Chief Secretary
of Ireland. or whether ! would allow
another member of my party to take II.
told him. amazed as was at the pro-
posal, that ! could not agree TO forfeit
in any way the independence OF the
party or any of its members.
In conclusion he directed my atten-
ton to the plan of campaign estates.
He said it would be impossible for the
party when it attained power to do any
thing for these eyicted tenants by direct
action. | told him | did not think this
was Il vital question. that the funds from
America and elsewhere would support
the tenants as long as might be neces-
sary.
am entitled to ask that the existence
of these tenants, whom have support
ed in the past, and whom | shall support
in the future, shall not constitute rea-
son for my expulsion from Irish politics.
have pledged myself to stand by these
tenants, and believe the Irish people
throughout the world will support me
in this policy.
do not believe that any action of the
Irish people in supporting me will en-
danger Home Rule or postpone the es-
tablishment of an Irish Parliament.
But even if the danger by which we are
threatened by the Liberal party OF to-
day were to be realized. | believe that
the Irish people throughout the world
would agree with me that postpone
ment would be preferable to compro-
mise of our national rights, by the ac
ceptance of measure which would not
realize the aspirations Of our race.
| have the honor 10 remain your faith
full servant,
CHARLES STEWART PARNELL.
Complaints OF Parnell's supporters.
oS Mr. Dnrnali'c