Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-12-11

morality, but actually cheered the sec
ond Dervorgilla. -
The cheering for the o'sheas by this
Dublin crowd must have caused the
cheeks OF sober mea to blush with honest
shame and virtuous indignation, and
should be sufficient to drive from the
Parnellite camp all who are solicitous for
the preservation Of their country's vir-
tuous name Were tho Parnelhtes Of
Dublin employed by the Castle to strike
blow at the cause of Home Rule they
could not have succeeded more admira
bly,
The seizure Of the Omitted Ireland,
by Mr. Parnell was worthy of the tactics
Of the late Mr.. Forster or the present in
cumbent Of the chief seeretary's chair,
Mr.. Balfour Parnell is not the owner Of
the United Ireland 1t is owned by
company of Irish members of Parliament,
all Of whom except Mr.. Psrnell himself
are now his opponnnts Why should he
be permitted 10 seize the plant aud drive
the sub.editors from the Officer
It is not strange that lfishmen are
misguided in the present case whsn Il Is
known that all the influential papers In
three Of the provinces are owned by one
company and run ii the interest Of Mr.
Parnell. When one paper takes an indie
pendent stand this "uncrowned king"
asserts his royal prerogative, rushes into
the office. assaults the editors, seizes the
plant. and runs the paper tosuit his own
purposes Happily for the cause Of
Home Rule, Dublin Is not oil Ireland. and
It is TO be hoped the sober thought Of the
country will at once assert itself. repud-
late this shameful scandal and refuse to
yield TO the tyranny Of Mr. Parnell.
Intoxicated with power, Parnell refuses
to lie down, even when be has hurled
himself from that elevation to which he
had been lifted. and like man bereft Of
reason, he seeks TO raze to the earth that
splendid edifce he was instrumental in
building.
Those opposed to Parnell have hereto
fore remained silent through charity.
They recognized his worthy efforts in the
past and were 10th Go raise a cry against
him whom they so lately loved His
friends on the other hand appear to have
been active. They have got hold Of that
section which is worthless, venal and IN
thinking to organize a demonstration
which is a disgrace to the country, to
themselves, and to Christendom
Parnell should be dealt with as a mad
man which he undoubtedly is. The mad
man who attempts to wreck the house be
has built is arrested, and put In lunatic
asylum and so ought Parnell to be ar
rested by the sober judgment of the
Irish people and flung into the asylum Of
private life.
Now that he has carried the war into
Africa 1t should be fight to the death.
Rule or ruin is his motto. He should be
permitted to do neither. The Irish have
been landlord ridden in the past: will
they allow themselves, to be Parnell.rid-
den in the future2
This Is the case Of desperate man
taking desperate chances. He stops at
nothing; he considers nothing. The
working machinery Of the league is at
his back; the FreemRns Journal and all
Gray's papers in Cork and Belfast uphold
him But the deep, sound common sense
Of the people viii say This man has
betrayed his colleagues, outraged society
and contemptuously trampled our most
cherished principles undeIfoot. He is a
second Dermott, who brings down
once more the curse that followed in
the fall Of Dervorgilla. he does not re-
pent, but seeks to involve the country in
his ruin. Hells a mailman broke loose on
the public. The sensible and patriotic
Irish should cry Away With him.
Bury him forever in that asylum Of
private obscurity."