Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-02
At Meeting Of the Irish Members the
Quondam Leader Grows Bitter
HE TAKES OCCASION TO ROAST HEALY.
Redmond's warlilSe eAttitude--Scxton
Wants no Compromise-Parne
calls Gladstone Garru-
lous Old Man.

adjournment was taken for luncheon. Prior
to the meeting Parnell held conference
with his supporters, Joseph Nolan, Kenny,
John Redmond, William Redmond, Edward
Harrington, Power, Shiel and Okelly were
present.
The proceedings were of a stormy charac
ter Parnelps supporters strove hard to Sc
cure another adjournment.
Sexton hotly protested against an adjourn
ment. The majority party, he declared de-
sired to keep the leadership unsullicd, un-
stained SeXton's remarks were frequently
interrupted by tremendous cheering from
Parnelrs opponents, who comprised major
lty of those present. Redmond replied to
Sexton. He made passionate appeal to the
members to pause before they deposed from
his rightful position as leader of the Irish ma
tion one who, by his unparalleled services,
had earned the gratitude of the Irish
people. Redmond continuing said the facts
of the divorce case were fully known when
Panell was reelected leader of tho Irish
party. This assertion was greeted with
cries of "Nol mol Gladstone's letter was
withheld.n
Redmond was unmoved by this interrupt
tion, and went on to say that, notwlthstand-
ing their previous action taken with full
knowledge of Parnell's position, a section of
the party, at the bidding of the liberals now
| wanted to sacrifice their leader and with him
| the national cause.
| After Redmond had finished, Parnell ad-
| dressed the meeting, saying in substance: /:
1.-The time has come when ! must speak out
| against the opposition within our party
which has been created by Gladstone's letter
| The men whose ability has been conspicu-
ousy exercised against me, Healy and Sex
ton, will have TO bear the responsibility
| Healy has been trained in this warfare. Who
| trained hims Who telegraphed TO him in
| America to come backl Who gave him his
! first chance to enter public life and got him
| In parliament prompting, rebuking and re-
Straining himi That Healy is here today to
| destroy me is due to myself. Mr.. Healy
| reminds me of his services. He has not
| been slow to remind me of them at any time
| | understandable attended recent meeting in
| Dublin calling on me not to retire Who asked
| him to do s0l Who asked Mccarthy to travel
| to Dublin and say he would be able to give
| information which would throw a different
! complexion on hidden eventsl Where was
| Sexton at this same meeting' Where were
| you allt Why did you encourage me to main
| tain the leadership in the face of the world
| II YOU were not going to stand by mel Why
| did my officers encourage me to
take my position on the bridge if
they were going to act as traitors and hand
| me over to another commandern-chief! |
| did not ask them for the certificate of char
acter given at the Dublin meeting. Our
| position is awkward, but the whole blame
| for the creation of this position does not rest
| with me. A leader-kiler. Barry, has been
| put up to stab me as he stabbed that old lion,
| Isaac Brit, in days gone by. What is now to
| be said about the request for my temporary
| retirement9 Sexton at a recent meeting here
| told me / could resume the leadership
| and that the leaders were with me.
| Ten minutes afterward he astonishcd me by
saying he believed l would reject the leader
ship.''
| Referring to the Hawarden proposals Par
| nell said that Gladstone told him that none of
| them were final.
| For me,' said Parnell, ''it was a question
| of drafting bill. 1t was a question of weak
| Judgment on the part of an English politician.
! 1t was question of dealing with garrulous
| old gentleman who monopolized the conversa-
| tion and whom as everybody knows him it
| is difficult to get in a word edgeways Be-
fore you vote for my deposition be sure you
are getting value for it,. On Satur-
day we were. all agreed we would
| man here has said word in favor of it..
| Are you sure you will be able to get any
thing better, II Healy or Mccarthy or Sex
ton sees the way clear to get anything better,
| for Gods sake let them say it. | won't stand
in your way.
'On Saturday made this proposition to
Mccarthy; Let Gladstone, Harcourt and
| Morley give him letters declaring that in the
| event of the return of liberals to power the
home rule bill to be proposed by which the
| control of the constabulary be vested in the
Irish executive who will be responsible to an
| Irish parliament empowered to settle the land
| question. Mccarthy went to Gladstone with
| these proposals with my assurance that if
these concessions were made would retire
| from public life. Gladstone has replied that
| he will hold no communication with me as
leader of the Irish party"
Mccarthy, iuterrupting-No
| Parnell-He knows perfectly that the same
propositions were placed before Harcourt,
replies that under no circumstances will he
give any promise whatevernow or hereafter,
to any Irish party. Remember Harcourt will
be your leader when Gladstone dies.
| Condon-Not our leader.
| Parnell-It will not be Morley. You will
not deny that this great man, Harcourt,
whose chain you are going to put ON your
necks, has the reversiOn of the liberal leader
ship. This same man has declared that his
limits to home rule are in Chamberlain
scheme of local government. If Harcourt
ever comes into power he will give you local
government with plenty of coersion. / know
full well what Gladstone and Morley will do.
If am to leave you tonight | should like tC
leave you in security. 1t is not an unfair
thing for me to ask to sec
you within sight of the promised land or that
/ should come with you, having come so far,
until you are absolutely sure of Ireland and
| can go no further.
Enthusiastic applause followed Parnell' s
remarks.
Mccarthy followed He told how he went
to Gladstone Saturday and that Gladstone
told HIM how he regretted the decentralization
OF the Irish party, but could not regard him
as representing the Irish party He woulC
Offer no suggestion, nor would he sign any
document or give any message to be conveyed
to the party. He informed Mccarthy he
could not give any document with any GER
tainty that ii might not be printed by some o.
those concerned. Harcourt told him that il
view of the manifesto he would not give
any BODY assurances which were TO be brought
to the notice of Parnell as TO general ques
tions of Parnell Mccarthy said Parnell's
leading error had been his keeping private
until now the Hawarden conversation.
Parnell-l am perfectly willing to admi
the blame, but am glad that ! have told i
now before full mischief had been done.
The motion for the retirement of Parnel
was made by John Daily, VINO aided the late
Isaac Butt in tho founding of the home rule
confederation Of Great Britain in lS72.
Joseph Nolan submitted an amendment t
the effect that the question of retiremen
should be postponed until the members per
sonally ascertained the views Of their con
stituents, the party then to meet in Dublin
and decide the matter.
Parnell ruled out Of order any reference 4
/ his conduct in the O'Shea case and this
brought him into frequent collision with diff
ferent speakers. especially Healy, with whom
parncll exchanged hot words He displayed
great passion throughout
Finally, after many short speeches Parncl
putting the question to adjourn declared tina
the ayes had IL without asking for the noes
tod Inn "A. IA