Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-12-13
THE IRISH MANIFESTO.

The manifesto issued by IrIshman il . America has quenched whatever hop Parnell may have held of maintain ing his unnatural and unpatriotit |. position. The crime which brought hin into trouble was forgiven in King DaviC and King Solomon. It was condoneC In PeTicleSe of Athens and historian: never bore down over hard on Caesar and Mark Anthony. Even in England's later day the Pitts pere and fills; Richard Brins ley Sheridan, Charles James Fox and Sir Horace Walpole were received with open arms and affectionate embrace after more similar liaisons than 1t is probable that Parnell ever dreamed of. The Marbles of Harrington and no less a parsonage that H. R. II. of Wales might to-day furnish an article which in sensation would compare with the Parneil cage as d dune novel with lulla- 1 by songs. But it is Parnell's ingratitude to hIs english Ceies and his treason | to the Irish cause, which is making i all the trouble. Brutus was a patriot, | from long line of patriots, but when he stabbed his best friend, the noble deeds of a lifetime were lost in his final in fanny. Here Is lesson for Parnell. The Irish delegation in America in d lengthy maifesto cuts loose rom Par nells leadership, the closing words of winch We reproduce:
 We have now to confront the state ment that Mir. Parneil's leadership opeus an impossible gulf between the repre- sentatlves of Ireland and the Liberal party who have faithfully observed their part of sheir side of the agreements as to the national claims of Ireland, and the situation IS aggravated by deplora- pie expressions of ill-will toward the British people who have again and again within the past five years manifested their determination to do justice to Ireland, and have by thelr votes paralyzed the arm of COG ciol. In deliberately bringing things to tnls po- sltion MT. Parnell has entered upon rash and fatal path upon which every consideration of Ireland's safety as well | as of personal honor FORBID US ABSOLUTELY TO FOLLOW HIM. | In the future of party thus isolated | and dlscredited We can not imagine how any lrlshman can see anything but de struction of the hopes of self govern | ment, happiness, and peace which, bui | few weeks ago, were on the point oi | being realized for our people So tried by | many years of sacrifice and suffering | What Mir. Parnell asks us to do, strippeu | of all side issues. IS to sacrifice ali the | hopes of an early settlement of the | Irish struggle to lis resolve to maintain his personal position. We are driven to | choose between our leader and our | cause In that sad choice we can not | hesitate.
 We lay these views respectfully before | all our cCiieages of the Irish Pariiamen tary party in the earnest belief that | decisive vote on their part will deliver reland from the fearf AI anxiety which now overhangs her people. We are con vinced that calm but resUlute course of action on our part in tnis cruel cine. gency will rebound t0 the advantage cI 1ur cause b. furnishing conc.usivy tesGi mOGy of the capacity of our party and of our people for eif-government. w. can not relinquish the hope that ln face of such decisive action Dy the eiec- tive representatives of the Irish people Ar. ParneI's sense of patriotism wli him from plunging Ireland in Do those honors of dIsssnjon which have 90 often al 'eady iu her tragic and un happy history robbed her If liberty al the moment it was within her grasp and will save hlm from undoing in on passionate hour the results of all hls service to his country.
 JOHN DILLON,
 WILLIAM O'BRIEN,
 THOMAS P. 0'GoNNoR,
 T. D. ULLIvAN,
 THOMAS P. GILL.