Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-05
DECLINES TO RETIRE
ISSUES A MANIFESTO
TO THAT EFFECT.

~ TAI EFFECT.
He Asks for Judgment Which, Davolvc,
Wholly Upon His Constituents to DE-
cidc-Press Opinions on the Subject
Gladstone to Make Reply,
LONDON, Nov. 29.-Parnell's manifest
to the Irish people which was issued las,
night is very lengthy. He begins by saving
'''fhe integrity and independence of a sec
ton OF the Irish parliamentary party hay-
ing been apparently sappcd and DESTROYED
by the wire pullers of the liberal PARTY. n
has become necessary for me, as leader n.
the Irish party, to take counsel with Won.
and, having given you the knowledge which
Is in my possession. ask your Judgment
upon a matter which now solely deyolves
npon you to decide. The letter from Glad
stone to Morley, written for the purpose of
influencing the decision of the Irish party
in the choice OF q leader, and claiming for
the liberals and their leaders the right; IN
vote upon that choice. is the Immediate
cause of this address. the purpose OF which
is to remind you and your parliamentary
representatives that Ireland considers the
Independence of her party as her only safe
guard within the constitution and above
ana beyond all Other considerations WHAT
ever. Tho threat in that letter. repeated
so insolently on many platforms and in
numerous British newspapers, compcls mo
to put before you information which, until
now. has been solely in my possession. and
which Will enable you to understand the
measure OF the loss with which YOU arc
threatened, unless you consent to throw me
to the English wolves who are now howlinr
for my destruction
Parnell then tells how at Hawardcn. last
November, he received from Gladstone. the
details OF that gcntlemans and his COL
leagues proposal with regard to home rule.
in the event of the next general election
favoring the liberal party. Upon the SUBJ
,iect of the retention of the Irish members
in the imperial parliament, Gladstone told
him that in order to conciliate English pub
lie opinion it would be necessary to reduce
the Irish representation from 103 to 80.
Upon the settlement of the land question,
Gladstone intimatcd that while he would
renew his attempt to settle the matter by
imperial legislation on the lines of the land
purchase bill of 1856, he would not under-
take to put any pressure upon his own side:
in other words, that the Irish legislature
was not to be given the power Of solving
control of the Irish constabulary. it was
stated by Gladstone, that in view of tho
necessity OF conciliating English public
opinion it would be necessary to
leave this force to the appointment of
its officers under the control of imperial
authority for an indefinite period, while
funds for its maintenance would be COM
pulsorily provided out of the Irish revenue.
A period of ten or twelve years was
suggested as the limit of time during which
the appointment Of judges and resident
magistrates should be retained in tho hands
of the imperial authorities. Passing to his
own expressions on these points, which. Par
nell says, represent his views now and then
he says that with regard to the retention of
the Irish members he holds that with the
concession of full powers to an Irish legis-
lature, equivalent to those enjoyed by u
state of the American union, the number
and position of the members SO retained
wouldbecome a question Of imperial con-
Germ ,I.ad not Of pressing or Immediate i'm
portsSE "a, Tor Interests OF Irclnnd; but that
With inc important and all-engrossing sub
jccts OF agrarian reform, constabulary con-
troll and judiciary appointments left either
ilndcr imperial control or totally unpro-
yided for, it would be the height Of mad
ness for any Irish leader to initiate Graf
tan's example and consent to disband an
army which had cleared the way to VIC
tory.
Il further undertook says Mr. Parnell.
Ito use every legitimate influence to recon-
Gle Irish public opinion to the gradual
coming into force OF new privileges and to
The postponements necessary for English
opinion with regard to constabulary control
and judiciary appointments, but l strongly
dissented from the proposed reduction OF
the number Of members during the inter-
val of probation, and pointed to the alb
sence Of any suitable prospect Of q land
settlement by either parliament as a Con-
stitutional and overwhelming drag upon
The prospects of permanent peace and pros
perity in Ireland"
At the conclusion of the interview, Par
nell was informed that pending the general
election Gladstone and his colleagues were
agreed that silence should be preserved
With regard to these points of difference
The absence of any provision for the set
tlement of the agrarian question or of any
policy on the part of the liberal leaders
Parnell says, filed him with concern anG
apprehension. On the introduction of ths
land purchase bill by the government a.
ihe commencement OF Ine laSG session
Morley conferred with him, and hav.
ing regard to the avowed absence O
any policy on the part OF the lib
erals, Parnell strongly advised Morle,
against any direct challenge OF the princi
pie of state aided land purchase and tina
I'VE should direct our efforts on the SECOND
reading to the assertion Of the principle Of
local CONTROL In this Morley agreed will
him, but was at the same time hampered D!
The extreme section Of his party, led by La
bouchere, and in subsequent interview i'm
pressed upon Parnell the necessity of meet
ing the second reading OF the bill with ;
direct negative and asked him to undertake
tie motion. 81 agreed says Parnell, "ol
condition that was not to attack the prin
niple OF the measure, but to confine mysel
10 criticism of it's details"
Il think" says Parnell, "this was falls
strategy-was strategy adopted out OF re
gard to English prejudices and radical pc
culiarities. did the best possible unoe
the circumstances, and the several days
debate on the second reading contrast
favorably with Labouchere's recent amor
tive attempt to interpose direct negatlv