The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-29
PARhELL'S MANIFESTO ISSUED,
He Will Not Voluntarily Give Up
the Leadership.
lie Says 1t Would he Disastrous to the
best Interests of tho Party for Him to
Withdraw ut the Present Time, and
Appeals to tho Irish Peoplo to Sustain
Him.


sue to-day, dealing with all the ouos-
tons involved in tho present political
crisis, was made public this afternoon.
1t definitely settles that Parnell will
not voluntarily retire from the leader
ship of the Irish Parliamentary party.
The manifesto is of great length, and
SEES forth why, in Parnell's opinion, it
would be disastrous to the best interests
of the party for him to withdraw at the
present time.
Parnell detled his political opponents
and appeals to the people of Ireland to
sustain him in the stand he has taken.
LONDON, Nov. 2s.-[Spccial "A close
friend of Parncll who declared that Par
nell regards the movement to cxpel him
from tho leadership of the Nationalist
party as radical revenge for his sup
port OF the loyal grants last summer,
and says that this view OF the case can
be supported by documentary evidence
His friend considers the Irish party. if
resolved into its elements, would have,
no cohesion.
Gladstone, he says. has had his re-
vcngc on the man he imprisoned in Kill
mailman Jail, and who later compelled
the Liberal leader to consider the de-
mands of the Irish people. The meet
ing against Parnell's leadership. his
friend declares, was carefully planned.
canvass has been conducted bv
members of the Irish parliamentary
party who arc opposed to Parnell's re-
tcntlon of the leadership. with the view
OF ascertaining how the poll is likely to
go at Mondays meeting.
Tho result was tho securing of
pledges from tiftythrcc members of the
party to vote against Parncll.
Among those who have given pledges
are Abraham. John Barry, Carcw,
Chance. Clancy, Commins, Condor,
Cox, Crilley, Lcasy, Dickson. John
Dillon, Esmonde, Finucanc, Fox, Flynn,
Gllhool. Timothy llealy, Maurice
Healy' Jordan, NJ. j. kenney, Kilbridc,
Knox, Taylo-, Lane. Levy. McCartan,
Justin Mccarthy, Peter Mcdonald.
Molloy, Morcough. Murphy, j. +.
O'Bri' n, Patrick O'l}ricn. r. j. O'Bricn.
Arthur O'Connor, O'Mallon, OKccfc.
Quinn, Reynolds Roche, Sexton,
Shcehan, Sleepy. Stack, Timothy Dan
eel. Sullivan, Tanner and Webb.
Anti Parnellites also rely upon the
votes of VIM. O'Brien, r. O'Connor, Gill
and II. ID. Sullivan.
The adherents of Parncll who have
announced their intention to stick to
their old leader through thick and thin
number 90, namely: Blame, Byrnc. Henry
Campbell, Conway. w. j. Corbet, j. G.
Fitzgerald. Edward Harrington. Iiayrcn,
i. f. Kenny, w. a. MacDonald. Mac
Neall, Mcguire, Mahoney. j. p. Ma
ioney. Jos. Nolan, John Redmond, Viii
liam Redmond and Shni1
The eight doubtful members arc. Dal-
ton, Folry, Harrison, I.eamy. Justin
Mccarthy, McKcnna, O'Gorman, Mahon
and Tuite.
At meeting of Scottish liberal
mem bers of Parliament to-day, Il rcsolu-
ton was adopted declaring that Parnell
ought to retire from the Irish leader
ship.
Both supporters and opponents of Par
nell i'll the Irish parliamentary party
have agreed not to hold meetings or
begin popular agitation in Ireland re-
garding the Nationalist leadership until
after the meeting Monday.
DUBLIN, Nov. 2S.-[Speciall-Arch
bishop Walsh writes to tho Press as fol-
lows: The Parnell matter is altogether
too grave to enable mo as an individ-
ual bishop to feel warranted in making
any public statement of my opinion
with reference to it until have had
an opportunity to consult with my Epis-
copal brethren.
Il understand that tho Irish Parlia-
mentary party will meet on Monday to
decide what action shall be taken in the
lamcntablc crisis with which it stands
confronted.
1T is easy to conceive that decision
OF our parliamentary representatives
may nave the e:soct OF opening up Il now
phase of the Irish national movement.
and that tho situation resulting from
their decision may be one that will put
upon the bishops of Ireland, collectively.
as well as individually, the very grave
duty OF considering whether or how far
1t Will be in our power to continue in
the future TO place III the Irish Parlia-
mcntary party that confidence which 90
a. body, we have felt justified i'll placing
in it III the past.n
Tho archbishop adds that he would
be unable to support in any Of the con
celvable circumstances suggested by the
new Irish National Liberal party lie
concludes myscrlously rs follows:
Lot me, III conclusion, say tina. for
the last few days certain events of not
very remote occurrence which seem.
however, just now to have almost passed
from the public attention, have been
very prominently before my mind.
with the recollection of these things
before me am, confess, unable as yet
to feel absolutely convinced that we are
even now in position to form final judg-
ment on The case out of which the
present unhappy crisis has arisen
lin this may be illogical, but it is
better to be illogical than to run the
risk of being uncharitable or unjust.