Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-18
Another Sanifesto.

manifesto WAS issued 20 the press by the
Irish parliameutariaus to-night:
When we reached this country. SIX
weeks ago, the Irish cause wss marching
to certain victory after Ave years con-
tinuous and bitter struggle. The coercion
government was baf1ied ut every point
OF its policy in Ireland aud discrrdited
by series of staggering blows n:
election in every quarter of Great Brit
ain. II was confessed on both sides that
the general election must hiring home
rule majority. Parnell, i'll his mani
festo, discussed no other danger
except the danger of Glad-
stone's majority ct the general
election being too large. The
dissolution Of parliament could
not be deferred beyond two years. 1t
would almost certainly take place before
twelve months. All that was necessary
TO secure the triumph for which our peo-
pie had waited so long aud nude
such ineslculabls sacrifice WAS
that We should raise necessary funds to
preserve the evicted tenants from de-
struction and keep their organization
uubroken so rs to force the coercion
government to face the general election
on the same condition of object aud COIL
frssed failure in which sallautry of the
Irish ienaniry had kept il throughout
the five years of incessant conflict with
coercion. An tvicted tenants fund that
would bridge over the trouble was
ALL THAT WAS DEMANDED.
The Irish race IN America was en-
Enthusiastically supplying 1t. In less than
two weeks nearly 500 900 were sub
srribed IN response to our appeals. 1t
was certain that IL sufficient sum would
lie subscribed to put an end
TO the las: hope of the coercionists
and enable the Irish peopls TO await
the general election with unbroken
ranks aud confident hearts. What Is II
that has dnztd the hopes of six weeks
ago? That is the question the world
asks every Irishman to answer calmly
TO his conscience in this solemn
hour. What has occurred in
the interval to make every
Irish heart trambIe with forboing
now ut the prospect of the general cleo
ton which six weeks ago then lon2ed
for, the assured hour of victory.
Parnell asks us TO believe that the
change is due TO the treachery of Glad
stone aud corruption of the IRISH party.
to whose fidelity he at their last banquet
in his honor a few mouths ago attributed
the success of his life, and who stuck
to his leadership to the last minute or
last hour when it was possible to retain
him without
BOOMING THE IRISH CAUSE
to certain rum. Let every thinking man
ask himself whether one of these is the
true explanation of the situation.
Is It credible that the Haawarden con-
versution of twelve months ago Us to the
possible details of the future home rule
bill were the real moving causes why
Parnell strives to inrite the Irish people
TO deadly hostility to the only party
from which even Parnell himself can
bill at nll. 1t is certain he
has all of q sudden lost
the con fiience and fidelity o! the IRISH
party, against whom he now actually
makes the subject of repronrh that their
proofs of personal devotion and gruti-
tude in his hour of irul encouraged him
10 refuse TO retire from the leadership.
We ourselves, even though fur re-
moved from the scene OF the conflict,
have 10 put our personal predictions to
an almost impossible strain in endeavor-
ing TO separate our attachment 10 The
unrvalled leader from our absolute and
overwhelming conviction that to indulge
OUR Personal LOYALTY
to him one moment longer would be to
incur certain loss Of the general election
and make ourselves responsible for the
appalling legacy of disappointed hopes
which the inevitable triumph of coercion
at the pools would entail upon our I'M
happy people. We may, therefore.
perhaps claim, even amidst the free
passion of the hour. patient har-
nouy from our countrymen while
thing that is left IN our power
to aid them in this decision-nnmely, to |
impress upon them our deep con-
victions that Parnell's deplorable
imputations of mutiny on the part
OF his colleagues and treacbery
on the part of Gladstone are abb
solutely baseless and unreal side |
issues. reused for the purpose Of divert !
ing the Judgment of iDputative lrishmen |
from the real issues, which every man |
of irish blood will have the duty nj pro-
nouncing upon within the next few |
weeks,
UNDER SOLEMN OBLIGATIONS,
in his conscience and to his country. |
That issue Is whether IL Is humanity pos |
sibe 10 win the general election under |
Parnell's leadership, and if the loss of |
the general election is the certain and |
indisputable price of retaining him. |
Can Parnell himself. or any rational |
human being, honestly face the future
and point 10 any rug OF definite hope
TO sustain our unhappy people, and |
this in the face OF triumph and Tory
majority, and o helpless aud divided
Ireland. until Mr.. Gladstone and his
party irrevocably estranged from the
Irish leader. and the whole British peo-
pie augered by deplorable insults to
their leaders, and rendered sus-
picious Of still more deplorable hints
of the insincerity of all our
profession Of friendship aud forgiveness,
the certainty Of disastrous general cleo
ton. Parnell Is too clear-sighted a
statesman to dispute the consequences
that must ensus in ireland. He can
only pretend to disguise by vague specu-
lations a. TO future
PARLIAMENTARY STRATEGY
which looses sight OF the fact that In
trigues of English party politicians in the