The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-12-26
FAITH In PARNELL
lrish-Americans Participate in a
Demonstration in Chicago.
trishmen of Chicago viii Not Sur.
render a Single Principle They
Hold or Have Held.

trtshmen of Chicago Will Not Sur.
render a Single Principle They
Hold or Have Held.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20-One hundrd thou-
sand circulars convening great demon-
stratton in Battery d. on Monday night
for the purpose of declaring faith in
Parnell, will be distributed to the
worshippers Of every Catholic church in
the city and suburbs tomorrow. This
movement is under the auspices of
three hundred prominent Irish Ameri-
can citizens, the executive committee
including Senator Joseph P. Mahoney,
John +. Finerty. Postmaster James A..
Sexton, and Francis d. Kinsella. The
address says that tho Irishmen of Chi
cago will not surrender single princi-
pie they hold or have held, and that
Parnell must still stand at the head of
the Irish movement in Great Britain,
Ireland, America and Australia
1t eulogizes Parnell at great length.
and says that in an hour of social
mlsfortune-a misfortune that had be-
iallen many great men before him, no
man could accuse him of having be.
trayed his country in thought, word or
deed. The address critieizes Mr.. Glad
stone in somewhat severe strain and
then goes on to say: "It is not our de-
sire to use unmitigatedly harsh lam
guage toward the Irish members who
deserted Mr.. Parneli, although we de-
plore their want offairness and national
dignity 1t is not our purpose, either,
to nnmeasuredly abuse MIR. Gladstone,
although we consider his course in re-
gard to Mr.. Parnelf severe. unjust and
ungenerous. We remember that MIR.
Gladstone is an Englishman, and that
Englishmen, however liberal and en-
lightened, cannot be expected to look at
the Irish question from strictly Irish
standpoint. We do not forget that it
was Mr. Parnell who forced, Mr.. Glad
stone TO become the English champion
OF home rule for Ireland. He did
not force that condition. by being
this ally, but, rather, by being the
in the British house OF commons. In
this latest phase of the great contro-
versey we cannot forget that it was MIR.
Gladstone who began the war on MIR.
Parnell. We cannot forget that the
advisers of MIR. Gladstone are Lord
Spencer, Vernon Harcourt and John
Morley. all former oppres sors of our ma
tive country. We cannot forget that
Mr.. Morley in a very ingenious manner
sought to entrap Mr.. Parnell into the
acceptance of office for himself and
other members OF his party. This -ac-
ceptance would have been base he.
trayal of Ireland. Mr.. Parnell sternly
refused TO entertain so dishonorable a
proposition. and therefore the disap-
pointed English wings call for his
destruction. We decline to be parties
to their mean revenge. Mr.. Parnell's
refusal to be bribed on
mobiles him i'll our estima-
tion. He also refused to accept
from Mr. Gladstone an emasculated
home rule bill which would leave Ire
land as much at the mercy Of Parnell
and the Anglo-Irish landlords as she is
today. While surrendering TO princi-
pie ofsour own, and while firmly believ-
ing that Ireland. instructed by the ex-
ample OF the American colonies, the
Greeks, the Be1gians and the Italians
have right to resort to force il she can
e1lectually employ it, to achieve it; and,
further. that she has moral right to
seek for allies among England's ene-
mics to effect that purpose. We also
recognize that in the controversy be-
tween Messrs. Parnell and Gladstone
the fundamental principle of Irish in
dependence of English dictation is in
volved. On that principle we stand
with Parnell. We, therefore, in the
name OF honor, gratitude, dignity and
self-reliance join with the faithful CON
stituencies of Ireland who have nobly
sustained Parnell, in sending him the
assurance OF our sympathy and conf
dence, and we propose to maks this
assurance more emphatic by the
Endorsement OF great mass
meeting Of his fellow country
men in this city to be held at Battery
d. We urge Mr.. Parnell to MAINTAIN
the attitude of independence of English
political parties which he has reas-
sumed, and we declare that while he
maintains this attitude, and holds the
Irish national flag aloft, through storm
as through sunshine, the men of the
Irish race in this city will be as liv-
ing rampant around both flag and leader
We recognize his peculiar
and realize the difficulties that besot
him, and we. therefore, abstain from
seeking to commit Mr.. Parnell to any
policy, which. however dear to us. it is
beyond his power to adopt or pursue
In return, we hope he will respect the
principles which he must know we
cherish, and which England. in the
event Of the failure OF moral effort for
the freedom of Ireland, shall see deyel-
oped in a manner at once practical and
convincing"