New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-21
PARNELL AT KILKENNY.
RIDICULING MCCARTHY, AND DENOUNCINQ
THE MCCARTHYITE POLICY.
CANON LEE DENYING THAT NE SUPPORTED PAAl
NEIL AS THE LATTER ASSERTBD-WAS IL
MUD OR LINE THAT WAS THROWN


NEIL AS THE LATTER AssERTDD-wAs Il,
MUD OR LIME THAT WAS THROWN
IN PARNELLS EYESl
Kilkenny. Dec. 2o.-Mr. Parnell. despite the
injury TO his eyes, continues to take On active part
IN the campaign of Vincent Scully. To-day he
delivered an address from window of the hotel
which he is staying in this place. At the open.
ing of his address he referred to his treatment
by the McCarthyites at CastecOmer, and denied
| the statement of his opponents that il was Hour
| that thrown in his face and eyes at THAI
place He positive in his assertion
| that slate and lime were the substances thrown
at him. Mr. Pamell then devoted himself to ex-
planning the political situation. lie declared thae
he would allow no combination, however POWERFUL
| To drive him from his duty 10 Ireland. lie would
not Yield to English dctaton.
Referring to Mr.. Mccarthy, Parnell ridiculed
him a leader who did not have two ounces
of steel in his whole body. The question before
the Irish people he said. was whether Ireland
should take her politics from England or Ireland.
The Irish people ought not 10 yield to old women
hunbugs who were airing their virtue through
out the country. The whole policy of his ops
ponents was ventilation Of lies abeut
a miserable scandal. They had nothing ia
stand upon but filth, but the pure waters
of public opinion would wash them ana
their filth away. If the people trusted
him, he would aim to obtain for them Pare
lament whcn would not be merely big board
of guardians, to he turned out by the hatons Of
the police, but a really legislative bodys
not under the control of English pubic opinion.
and powerful TO administer to Irish needs and "a
give Ireland place among nations.
Dublin, Dec. 20.-Canon Lee, Dean of the Dub.
lin Chapter, writes denying that the chaptes
met in Dublin, as asserted by Mr. Parnell, and
adds In order thai there may he no mistake
about my personal opinion, | will say that ! am
convinced that Ireland should act in accordance
with the heIarchys manifesto. Mr. ParnelPs
character. revealed in the divorce court, speaks
for itself, and since the verdict he has given
further Abundant proof Of his unfitness for tbs
leadership Of the Irish party
Canon Lee proceeds at much length 70 stata
his opinion. that in view of the excited state
OF public feeling misled as it has been by The
Frceman's Journal" and other papers, it is IN.
eXpedicnt for the clergy 10 mix themselves M
with viofent meetings This opinion he cons
tinues which / am happy TO know. is denti.
cal with that of Archbishop Walsh, | gave when
the Archbishop asked me at recent meeting of
the Dublin clergy. but | no less clearly Of
the opinion. and | express myself to that effect.
people have most serious duty to discharge.
namely. on every suitable occasion 70 impress
upon the people, and especially upon the leaders
Of public affairs that abundant grounds, despite
his many precious services, we find ourselves
with regret forced to the concluslon
that We must regard Mr.. Parnel as fallen leader
no longer worthy Of the peoples confidence
earnestly hope that the progress OF events VIII nos
compel us to adopt an attitude of more active in'
terycnton.'
The Frceman's Journal refused to print the
foregoing letter.
The Cunard Line steamer Aurania, from New
York December l3 Tor Liverpool, arrived 40
Queenstown to-day. Mr. Harrington, the Only o q
of the SIX Irish ENJOYS who went 10 America who
espouses the cause of Mr. Parnel, was n passenger
on the Aurlnia. He came ashore at Queenstown
and received an enthusiastic greeting from crown
which had gathered TO meet him.
The McCarthytes are concentrating their et-
forts upon a canvass for votes. 4 further con-
tIngcnt Of priests have taken the field. and are
making strenuous efforts 10 SECURE the election
Of Sir John Pope lIennessy. the Anti-Parnc!lits
candidate for Pertinent
Mr. Molloy, Member of Parliament for thu
Mrr Division. kIu@s County has gone TO South
Africa Before his departure he left his appli-
cation for the Chtern Hundreds with Mr.. Mc|
Carthy. tor use If necessary.
The Frccmans Journal says: 80 The priests
who were present al the Castlecomer meeting, ao
which Mr. Parne was assaulted say 1t was mud,
not line that thrown into Mr. Parneus
eyes. and asks. " How do they know that?
IL Is not creditablc, adds The Journal, for
them to be mixed up in outrages OF this kind bus
since il is notorious that they were connected
with the affair they ought either to have eN-
amincd the stun taken from Mr.. ParnelIs eyes. or
To have respected the declaration of his doctors
as 10 what the substance was
Drs Uackctt and FitzIcmld, Mr.. Parncps phy-
,icans have ssled a formal statement declaring
that the substance thrown INTO Mr. ParnelPs eyes
was lime. and that the danger of permanent Inc
jury to his sight is not Yet over
LONDON. Dec - The Kilkenny correspondent
OF The Telegraph" declares that he tasted por-
tion Of the contents of the bags which were
thrown at Mr. Parne and his friends. and found
that the substance gritty and acrid and had
doubtless been collected from the small lime kllnl
about Castccomer'
The Kilkenny correspondent OF The Daily
News says: previously, on information OBJ
tanned from his doctor, denounced the injury Of
Mr. Parncn as cowarily. 1t turns out, however,,
that the danger ridicuousy exaggerated
Mr. Parnel would have done equally well with
out his bandagc Tie who,e thing is captrap and
Mc,,rs. Mccarthy, Sexton and Condor have
st artcd for Bcuognc 10 meet William o'Bren.
Father Humphreys accompanies the party.
Mr. Parncli made another speech this evening.
I'm the course o. his remarks he said In 1873
God told me TO put my hands to the plough, and
obeycd"
THE MEETING WAS NOT OFFICIAL
PATRICK GLEASON REPUDGATEs THE REsoHUs
TIONS FAVOgING PARNELI.
The meeting in Cooper Union i'm support OF Parnel