Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-11-26
WARNING TO PARNELL.
soMBsHELL IN THE RANKS or
NATtONALisM.


Tho Father Of the Irish Land Lea4uo A.
vlses Psrnsls TO STEP Assas --The Advise
Attract 81 AlnGh AttsnsioA Besh ln TAas
Country antl Abroad.
LoND0s, Nov. a2.--Michael Dayttt. the
father OF the Irish land league, has thtOun
Q bonashell intn the ranks OF the nati0nal-
lists BY asserting In his new paper. thS
Labor Wosld. that Mr.. pxrneIl nnds hlpaseii
under u moral cloud. brought into the III
! mospherc of his life by himself; that ~
crisis Into which he has plunged the home
rule movement = the Eraveat with whjch II
has been c0nfronted tur The lAee ~ 1unll
and thAt M only q 81 11i 10
1 III sfsu1 y ~ MIN Us q T. Y y Il
pablo lifa until Ne cAn le9ally n.arfy Mn
O'Shea. Tire LdlOr HOsjd asks: rs the
peoples support OF the home rule movement
to be imperiled by the refusal Of Mr.. Par
nell to separate his personality from the
interests VI home rnies' Mr.. Parnrli, thu
article continues. cannot plead ignorancs
Of the feeling OF the liberal party regarding
his new position. The Labor World main.
tains that those who argue that the couttol
ofthe Irish party Is the sola AFFAIR OF the
Irish people, aud that nothing VIII bs Ia.
volved or jeopar,lixed II they do not repudi-
into the hands Of the enemies Of h0tae rule,
'Others. . the paper continues, with sur.
passing, extraordinary ignorance of the
necessities OF this political crisis, say that
Parnell, as . protestant, il not morally rc-
sponsible to the Catholics. Those who sd-
vance the latter argument are shaking the
very foundations upon which home rule
stands In England. Mr.. Parnell Is asked "a
ir as,0 relA Arn In, un&,,vs -. a. :.
RIDGES that conHding and generous peo-
plo have made for him. lie must not con-
slider his own political future In this crisis,
but what Is the best course to adopt In the
interest OF home rule In England, He mupf
remember that Re deiied Irish popular sen.
timent when he rode roughshod over the
feelings and opinions Of his own party when,
in 1856, In the presence Of another serious
crisis, he thrust O'Shaa upon the electors Of
Galway. The wounds thereby inflicted
upon the minds Of his ablest followers are
yet unhealed. Loyalty to the union, adel.
ity to the cause, compelled his colleagues
to sulp down their indignation. win Mr.
Parncll now ask similar sacrifice from
his home rule friends il England?''
Davttt's advice to Mr. Parhell Il attracts
ing more attention than any similar utter
ance on this subject owing 10 Dayitts rn-
doubted freedom from prejudice and his
great reputation for fairness In such dis
cussions. II Is quite generally considered
that Mr. DAvitt has confronted tho gravo
question In y manly fashion. opposing hin,-
self TO the hysterlcal resolutions Of the
league to stand by an individual at any
coat to the community. Dayitt II probably
tho only one Of the Irish leaders who could
give such advice at this juncture Without
incnrring the susplcIon OF selfish motives.
He Il wholly out OF the arena OF political
strife and Is pledged to conflne his influence
to literary propaganda. His opinion that
Mr.. Parnell should temporarily e6aes hin-
self Is thought by close observers TO reaect
the sentiment Of the masses Of people out
aide nj active politics.