The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-01
THEIR ULHIMATUM.
The Irish Leaders in This Coun-
Try Repudiate Pamell.
LENGTHY MANIFESTO ISSUED
In Which They Declare That Ircland's
Safety and Their Own Personal
Honor Demand such Action.
Mr.. Glnndstono's Reply.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. 30-The views oi
the Irish in America, excepting limo.
thy Harrington, was cabled tonight to
London. Following Is the document in
part:
To Jusiin MccWuy W. r. Vice Chairman Of he
Irfsh Parliamentary pdrfy:
Our sense Of the matchless genius OF
Mr.. parnell as n leader, Of the imperish.
able services he has rendered to the
Irish cause, has made us suspend to the
latest possible moment our judgment
against his further leadership. The oh.
ligaiion to express that judgment is TO
all Of lib tho most painful duty OF our
lives. No earthly consideration could
have moved us TO our determination
except the solemn conviction that
we arc driven 10 choose be.
tween Mr.. Parncll and the destruction
OF our country's cause. The manifesto
which DIR. Pafnelt has just issued cuts
us of from the last hopes to which wo
clung. We shsll not dwell upon the
cruel injustice with which he treats the
members OF the party that has followed
him with loyalty and affection such ns
no leader ever experienced before. But
the method in which, ignoring the orig.
igin OF the present calamitous situation,
Mr.. Parnell endeavored to fasten the re.
sponsibility for 1t upon Messrs. Glad.
stone and Morley, compels usto disasso-
manner from au imputation which we
believe to be reckless and unjust. We
Wow with adherence the attacks
that have been made on Mr.. Parnell by
his public and private enemies under
cover OF his present difficulties. But
while making every possible allowance
for Mr.. Parnell'a feeling on this score we
consider it unjust to the English people
and lamentable from the point OF view OF
international good feeling to describe rs
English wolves bowling for his destruc.
bring themselves to the same view TO
which gratitude aud the necessity for
union impclled Mr.. Parnell's own col
leagues and countrymen. The plea OIL MIR.
Parnell that Mr., Gladstone's letter in-
wolves claim to dictate to the Irish party,
is one calCulatedlto inspire every Irish
Nationalist with alarm If that plea were
not obvious lailacy. That the Irish
party was formed for the purpose OF win.
ming Home Rule for Ireland in the iu.
terest Of England would, we believe, be
our colleagues and ourselves who are
now in opposition to Mr.. Parnell. But
the very basis OF our Independent alliance
with the Liberal party is the adoption
by them OF the programme for which
the Irish party was io.med and and the
recognition that it must be the first
attack OF a liberal cabinet to realize tha.
programme. We deplore that the dill.
culties OF Mr.. GlGGstone's position were
not frankly recognized by Mr.. Parnell.
MIR. Gladstone ia bound 10 full and
ample measure OF self government to
Ireland, and we emphaticGlly separate
ourselves from any charge Of traitorism
against Mr.. Gladstone. 1t is deplorable
that Mr.. Morley's suggestion was so
strangely interpreted by Mr.. Parnell.
In deliberately bringing things 10
their present position, MIR. Parnell has
entered upon q rash and fatal path upon
which every consideration for IreaDd's
saieiy, aB well IS Of personal honor, for
bid US absolutely to follow him.
In the future OF party thus isolated
and discredited we cannot imagine how
any Irishman can SEQ anything but de.
struction by doing that Mr.. Parnell asks
us to do; to sacrifice all the hopes Of an
early settlement OF the Irish
struggle to his resolve to
maintain his personal position
wo are driven 10 choose between cur
leader and our cause. In that sacred
choice wo cannot believe Alr. Parneil's
sense OF patriotism will withhold him
from plungiug Ireland into those horrors
OF dissension which have robbed her OF
liberty at the moment it was within her
grasp, and will save him from undoing
in one passionate hour the result Of all
his Incompatible services to his country.
[Signedl JoIIN DILLON,
TiIos. P. O'CoSSER,
7. D. SULLIVAN,
TuOS. 2. GILL.