Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-02
4 KILKENNY BATTLE.
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knowledge of ParnelI's position, a section
OF the party at the bidding of the Liberals
now waited to sacrifice their leader and
with him the national cause. 1rishmen the
/ world over would ask where was the con-
sistency of such course.
THE TENANTS LOYAL.
The Irish tenants, said Mr.. Redmond,
would repudiate the action that the anti
I Parnell section proposes to take, and those
| American friends, whose bounty had sus-
tained them and their cause for many years,
would demand reckoning from Parnell's
foes. That reckoning could not long be de-
layed, judging from the many expressions
of sympathy and the continued support
Mr.. Parnell was receiving from America.
In conclusion he invited his hearers to give
their votes for ireland. He resumed his
seat amid great cheering.
Telegeams were read from Messrs. Har-
rington, Pierce, Mahony, Lalor and Leahy,
all of whom supported Parneli.
! Mr.. L. P. Gill. one of the delegates now
| in America, sent a cable dispatch expressing
his personal grief at the action that his con-
science forced him to take toward leader
whom be loved and to defend whom he
would give up bis life. 81 would gladly
follow him to DEATH" says Mr.. Gill, "but
l cannot follow him to what seems to me to
!
that the dispatch be read to MIR. Parnell.
The meeting remained in session until 6
O'Clock, when it adjourned for an hour.
PARNELL SPEAKS IN PERSON.
After Mr.. Redmond had concluded his
remarks Mr.. Parnell addressed the meet
ing. He said in effect:
The time has come when l must speak out
against the opposition within our party which
has been created by Mr.. GladstOne's letter.
Those responsible for the division in the party
appear 10 forget what is due to themselves, to
their country and to me. The men whose abil-
Ity has been most conspicuously exercised
against me-Messrs Healy and Sexton-will
have To bear their responsibility in these pro-
ceediDgs. Mr.. Realy has been trained i'll this
warfare. Who trained him? Who saw Ills
genius? Who telegraphed TO him IN America
to come back? Who gave him first chance to
enter public life and got him seat in Parlia-
ment prompting, rebukinG and restraining
him? That Mr.. Healy is here to-day to destroy
me is due to myself. But am glad he is here,
even TO destroy me, if be understands the mean
ing and effect of his proceedings.
Mr.. Healy reminds me of his services. He
hasn't been Slow to remind me of them at any
time. l understand he attended the recent
meeting in Dublin, calling on Inc, not to retire.
tCheers1 Who asked him to do so? Did /?
[Cbeers.1 Who asked Mr.. Mccarthy TO travel
10 Dublin and say lie would be able to give
information which would throw a different
complexion on hidden events? Did /?
[Cheers.l Where was Sexton at this same
meeting! W mere were you all?
INCONSISTENCY REBUKED.
Why did you encourage me to come forward
and maintain the leadership in the face of the
world, if you were not going to stand by me?
Why did my officers encourage me to take my
position on the bridge if they were going to
act as traitors and hand me over Co another
commander in chief? GCheersl l did not ask
them for the certificate of character given at
the Dublin meeting. Your position is awk-
1N,rT sl,N1.
this position does not rest with me. A leader
killer Barry. has been put up to kill me- as he
stabbed that old lion. Isaac Butt, in days gone
by.
1 remember well that, though Butt arraigned
me, never, by word or deed, counselled at
tacks upon him. l allowed the old man to go
down honored to his grave rather than seek to
step into the shoes OF politician who. how
ever grave his faults, created a great move
ment and has given me and many others
power to participate therein. [Cheere.
What is now TO be said about the request for
my temporary retirement? Mr.. Sexton, at a
recent meeting here. told me could resume
the leadership, and that the leaders were with
me. Ten minutes afterward he astonished me
by saying he believed would reject the leader
ship. Laughter and cheers l have been
asked about the conference at Hawarden. l
am told there that Gladstone's communica-
tion is not TO be divulged to any colleagues
yet because did not denouhce his proposals at
once, am accused of deceIving the party.
NOT FINAL PROPOSALS.
Mr.. Gladstone told me that none of the pro-
posals were final The chief proposal of all
the retention of 80 members in Westminster
was subject to revision. For me it was not
question of drafting bill, it was question of
weak judgment the part of au English
politician. 1t was question of dealing with
garrulous old gentleman who monopollzed the
conversation, and with whom, as everybody
who knows him, knows it is difficult to get
word in edgeways.
you are getting value for it, On Saturday We
were all agreed that would not have this
Gladstone bill. ICries of Hear. hear" aid
cheers]. Not i man here has said word in
favor of il. Are yon sure you will be able to
get anything better? If Healy or Mccarthy or
Sexton sees the way to get anything better, for
Gods sake let them say it. l won't stand a
moment in their way.
On Saturday L made this proposal to Mr.
Mccarthy: Let Gladstone, Harcourt and
Morley give him letters declaring that in the
event of the return of the Liberals to power a
home rule bill would be proposed by which the
control of the cOnstabulary would be vested in
an Irish executive who would be responsible 10
an Irish Parliament, to settle the land Ques-
tor. Mr. Mccarthy went TO Mr. Gladstone
with these proposals with my assurance that
these concessions made, l would retire from
public life. Mr.. Gladstone has replied that he
will not hold any communication with me as
the leader of the party.
DIRECT CONTRADICTION.
Mr.. Mccarthy. interrupting-NoI Mol
Mr.. Parnell-He is perfectly welcome. The
same proposals were placed before Sir William
Vernon Harcourt, who replies that under no
circumstance will he give any promise what
ever. now or hereafter. to any Irish party
Remember Harcourt will he your leader when
Gladstone dies.
Mr.. Condon-Not our leader.
Mr.. Parnell-It will not be Morley. You will
not deny that this great man, Harcourt whose
chain you are going to put on your necks, has
the reversion.of the Liberal leadership This
same man has declared that his limits to home
rule are in Mr.. Chanberlain's scheme of local
government. If Harcourt ever comes into
power, he will give you local government with
know what Harcourt will do for you, anu
what Gladstone and Morley will do. l know
there is not a single one of the lot to be trust
ed, unless you trust yourselves. BE to your
own selves true and it must follow as the night
the day. Thou canst not then be false to any
mon." If | am 20 leave you tonight l should
like to leave YOU in security. 1t Is not an un-
fair thing for me to ask to see you within sight
of the promised land, that l should come
with you, having come so far, until you are alb
solutely sure of Ireland and l can 20 no
further.
CHEERS FOR PARNELL.
An enthusiastic outhurst of cheering fol-
lowed Mr. Parnells remarks.
Mr.. Mccarthy followed Mr.. Parnell. He
exDlained how he went to Mr.. Gladstone on
Saturday to reopen negotiations, although
he was unwilling to undertake the mission,
believing it would do no good. He thought
the party ought to settle its quarrels among
themselves without reference to English
statesmen. Mr.. Gladstone told him that he