The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-27
pARNELl ON The WAR PATH.
He Replies to Healy, Sexton and the
Others and Rebukes Them for
Their Inconsistency.
THE HAWARDEN CONFERENCE
He Did Not Ask for the Certificate OF
Character Given Him at the
Dublin Meeting

Why did you encourage me to come
forward and maintain my leadership in
the face of the world if you were not
going to stand by mps Why did my of
iicers encourage me to coma forward
and take NV position on the bridge and
ut the wheel il thev were going to act az
traitors. and to hand ma over to the
other com mn,ander IN chief? (Renewed
cheerlng,) [ did not ask them to do
that. did not ask them for this Ger
t:ficate of character, OF which so much
was made at tho Dublin meeting. did
not give Mr., Justin MCCARTHY anv in
formation. | hid not ask that that
meeting should b., held and YOU talk OF
the position that has been created, and
why It has been created, | will show
you why it has been created l will
show YOU before sit down why 1T has
been created, and that the blame for it's
creation does not rest with me. or the
man that has been p,lt up-~l was going
co cay the leader killpyt laughter and
cheers)-the leader biller who sharpens
his poiQnard to stab me as he stabbed
the old lion, Isaac Butt, IL the days
gone by--i remember well; and il will
pe a recollection which will always be a
comfort to me-, that though Isaac Butt
"renaigrPd" me. never IN word or deed
couDsp|letl the attacks made ON him,
and although the times were times OF
crisis such as we did pass through, aud
may again ali hnugh the times were
times OF stress-~I allowed chat Old man
tn 20 down honored to his grave rather
than that ahonld seek to step into the
shoes of a politician who, however many
his faults, had created a great m ve-
ment, and had given to nae, and to
many others, the power OF participating e
and taking part in it. loud cheers.
Now, what is to be said about my tenn.
porary retirement? Was that request as
honest as the one Mr.. Sexton made noe
when he asked me to resume the leader
ship? t[rOnlcal cheers He VITO had
refused to come to the Dublin meeting
comes tt, the I4ondon one. II q asked
me to take the leadership with one
voice, and ten minutes afterwards he
announced to my astonishmeEt, that
when he m ade me- that request he be-
Iieved that would reject it. (Laughter
and cheer<.) IL is easy enough to talk
about honesty in politics. 1t is easy
enough to talk about speeches in seem .
ing contradiction one with the other.
I am asked about going to Hawardep
[ 90 to Hawarden. [ receive this com
muncation from Mr. Gladstone. / am
told that this communication is not &c
be divulged to any Of my colleagues
that it is an important communication.
M. Healv expected me to go on to the
Liverpool platform, and on the strength
Of this Hawarden conversation to de-
nounce Mr.. Gladstone, and say he is
not Grand Old Man; and because
gentlemen, fOrsoO'h. within an hour
after receiving this Hawarden com
munication [ failed to do ANYTHING,
well, then am held no to public odlum
as deceIying the good citizans Of Liver
pool. and nscelving this statesman, who
T hoped then would have done some
thing for the cause OF Ireland. NV re-
sponsibility was enormous. Was | at q
single stroke, without either giving anv
time or opportunity to Mr.. Gladstone
to reconsider his position, to denOunce
him on account OF half completed pro
gramme? Surely the absurdltv OF this
must be patent to every one. 1t does
not require any words to show Mr..
Healy how ridiculous the proposal is
(hear, henr) that at uawarden, hav-
ing received this communication.
should at once go on the platform and
denounce this old man on the strength
that he was not going to carry out his
Irish proposals. Remember, had only
Just received these proposals. was DOT
allowed to bring them before my col
leagues. I was told that none Of them
were to be taken as definite Or final,
and that the chief proposal OF all -the
proposal that refers to the retention OF
thirty members--was the proposal
which might be subject to further re-
vision. In any case, it was not a ques
tion Of drafting private bill. 1t was a
question OF dealing with a gentleman
much my senior, to whom was bound
to pay every reverence and courtesy
within limit. But as to appealing to q
meeting which contained some 0f his
own supporters, that Is very poor
ground for asking Won to vote for my
dep ,sition. Now, then, want to ask
Mr. Heaiv further question. But per-