The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-27


Mr.. W. A.. Macdonald believe 1t.
Mr.. Sexton (contlnuing)- ask MI
Parnell If he believes any OF his sup
porters give credit to this statement
ask him ii he believes that Ireland VIII
believe il? CHEERS and counter cheers)
I believe IT to be true Of every man
who stands by me in this conflict what
I know to be true Of myself, and what
/ cannot but think that Mr.. Parnell
knew also, and that Is that no Wlle'
pull4r of any English party dared ap"
proach any man Of us with any propo"
sal to corrupt or caiule (chetrs), and
that it he venturee 1t, from MIR. Glad
stone down to the humblest hanger Oh
Of politics, he would have reason 10
remember it, and regret it to the last
day of his life (cheers.) Against what
men. Mr.. parnelI, have you leyelled
This imputation?
Mr.. ParDell- You have got first to
substantiate that I have leyelled it
against any man You had better heed
what you are talking OF.
Mr., Sext0n-It is the opening sen.
tence Of your manifesto.
Mr. Parnell--Will YOU read it?
Mr.. Sexton-I have no need to read
it. | know it; it has burnt itself on
my mind,
MIR. Parnell-- Read it,
Mr., Sextou--" That the integrity aud
independence Of a section OF the Irish
partly
Mr. parueil with emphasis )"Of q
section"
MI SpxtOnW nat secttOn2
Mr.. l'arneli (rising]-The section who
are in treaty with Mr.. Labouchere and
Professor Stuart Inc section OF the
party with whom you and other men
inside this party. who ought to know
better, have arranged to put me out OF
nv position In this party. (Cheers and
counter cheers) In every hole aud
corner Of This house this con- piracy has
been going Oh for days, aud / would
have issued no manifesto to the Irish
people If l. had not felt that the time
was come for ,ne to lot them know what
was going on behind their Dacks, ana TO
recall the seifrespect OF the party
which still remains self respecting.
iCheers aud counter cheers)
Mr. Ssxton--I declare, Mr.. Parnejl,
with all the calmness can command.
that the statement you have made, so
far as it concerns me, or any member OF
the party Of whom / have any know
ledge. is absolutely aid utterly unfound~
ed (Cheers aud counter cheers), / have
never entered into any treaty with any
member (cheers). NV first knowledge
of the circumstances which led to this
painful position was the letter Mr..
Gladstone addressed to MIR. Morley, OF
which only knew few moments be-
fore She assembly OF number OF the
members of this party-this party
alone-and it was upon the impulse and
patriotic feeling Of the members OF this
party. and this party alone. gathered
together, without suggestion from
or without connection with, any other
party whatever, that the movement
arose which has led TO this meeting
to day Cheers
l have been faithful. and my friends
have been faithful, in our fealty to this
party, and / challenge any man to Offer
q proof, that or any friend OF mlne
has ever consulted with any English
member against the leader Of this party.
The imputation must be levelled, IT it
Is leyelled against any friend of mine,
against the men who. acting upon
sense Of duty, have besought you to
retire. Who are they? They are the
men who stood beside you in the origl
nal fixat by which this party was
founded. They are the men who
shared your imprisonment in k'lmain'
ham, and endured many imDrisoments
besides. They are the men who on
dured with the ordeal Of the special
commission, they are your own chosen
lleutenants IN the strife Of parlia-
ment-
Mr.. John O'Connor-Not all,
Mr.. Sexton The exception proves
the rule,
MIR. parnell--Ali have to say with
regard to choosing representatives is
that have not chosen eight members
OF the parliamentary party, Everybody
has chosen my colleagues except my
self.
Mr.. Sexton--The men who now fnd
themselves confronred by this imputa
tion are the very men who created the
integrity and vindicated the indepen-
dence Of this party under circumstances
which would not have made it strange
if the independence aud integrity Of
any party had been sapped aud des-
troyed (cheers) refer to the men
who for weeks, and for months. and for
years back, have had to guard and
guide this party at times when you