The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-29
Mr.. PARNELL APPEALS TO IRELAND.
ne Begins by Claiming that the
Liberals Will Go Little.
He Urges the Necessity OF Continual
Party indeDendenee,
And Declares Ills Retention viii Not
Postpone Victory.

LONDON. November 2s.-Mr. Parnell has
issued a manifesto to the IIlsh people In
which he says: "The integrity aud indie
pendence of a section Of the Irish Parlia-
mentaTy party having been apparently
sapped and destroyed by wire pullers Of the
Liberal party, IL has become necessary for
me, as the leader Of the Irish party, to take
counsel with you and having given you the
knowledge in my possession. to ask your
judgment upon a matter which now solely
devOlves upon you to decide"
Mr.. Parnell relates a visit to Gladstone
last November during which Mr.. Gladstone
told him tlat the unanimous opinion Of his
colleagues and himself was that In order TO
coneiliate English public opinion il would be
necessary to reduce Irish representation In
Parliament from 1Q3 to 80, that the Irish
legislature was not 10 be given the power Of
solving the agrarian difficulty and that, in
view 81 the necessity OF CANCELLATION OF Eng.
lish public opion, 1t would be necessary to
leave the Irish con- tabulary under the con-
troll OF the Imperial authority for an indefn-
ito period while the funds for its main
tenance, payment and equipment would be
eompGisorily crowded oot Of the Irish
Iris members" continues Mr.. Parnell, "the
position have always adopted and which [
then presented Is that with the Concession
of full powers TO the Irish legislature
equivalent to those enjoyed by state Of the
American union, the number and position Of
the members 50 retained would become a
question Of Imperial concern, not OF press
ing or Immediate Importance for the
interests OF Iceland. but with the subjects
OF agrarian reform, constabulary control
and judiciary appointment left either under
Imperial con rOl or totally unprovided for. IL
would be the height OF madness for any Irish
leader to consent TO disband the army which
cleared the way to victory"
He reviews his course In the last session
regarding tine land purchase bill, and says
ne pursued 10 Ia Difference To the wishes OF
Mr.. Morley. He says that Just before the
commencement OF this session, Mr.. Morley
referring to the probable approaching vic
tory of the Liberal party at the polls, asked
me whether would be willing to assume
the office OF chief secretary for Ireland or
whether would allow another member OF
my party to take the position. He also put
before me the desrabillty Of filing one Of
the law offices OF the crown In Ireland by
legal member Of my party. told him 1 could
not agree TO forfeit the Independence of
the party or any OF its members. Mr.. Nor
ley said 1t would be impossible for the Lib
eral party when 1t attained power to do any
thing for the evleted tenants by direct action
and 1t would also be impossible for the Irish
Parliament, under the powers conferred TO
do anything for them. allude to this mat
ter only because within the last few days
the strong argument In many minds for my
expulsion has been that unless the Liberals
come into power at the next general election
the plan OF campaign tenants will suffer-"
Mr.. Parnell adds that he Is entitled TO ask
that this shall not constitute reason for his
expulsion from Irish politics. He calls at
tehtion to what he has done for home rule
for Ireland, and says he believes the party
will obtain home rule provided 1t remains In
dependent Of any Eoglish party. He does
not believe any action of the Irish party In
supporting him will endanger home rule or
postpone the establishment Of an Irish par
lament.