Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-01
GET THEE HENCE. .
Compliments Eliminated, That
Is the Judgment.
pARNELL IS A LEADER NO LONGER.

Ahc hu1cftchh DeieSates, Except Tim Ear-
rington. Declare Against Him. and His
Following In Pariiamet Only Twenty
Four-A Lond Call from Everywhere to
Step Down Gladstone and Morley Flat
ly Contradict the Msnifesto-The Meet
ing at Chicago Feels the Effect of the
Trouble.
CHICAGO. Dec 1.-The Irish parliament
airy delegation now in this country raising
funds to prosecute the home rule agita-
ton in Great Britain and Ireland, has
been matter of much solicitude by it's
compatriots and Gladstonean friends on
the other side of the water, the question
being practically: .Hos Go you stand re-
garding Parnells" The party is COM
posed of some of the,most prominent men
In the home rule ranks, and their opinions
were necessarily an important matter in
deciding upon the course which should be
pursued by the Nationalist party in regard
to the chieftain. This was especially the
case since the PRONUNCIATION of the Parnell
manifesto.
Well. They're "Agin' ParneIl.
The delegation has been holding con-
situations ever since the close of the O'Shea
trial. and late yesterday they arrived at
conclusion and made it public In brief
it condemns Parneil OF the six members
five signed the document, and one, Har-
rington, dissented This manifesto was
made public last night. 1t is addressed to
Justin Mccarthy, vice chairman of the
parliamentary party Tit document be-
| gins with a tribute to the genius of Par
nell as a leader, another to the work he
has done Tor Ireland, and an expression of
the regret with which they feel themselves
bound TO give judgment in the matter
1t Is Parneil or ireland.
| 1t then proceeds: THE obligation to
express that judgment is to all of us the
most painful duty of our lives. No earth
| ly consideration could have moved us to
our determination except the solemn con-
| victlon that we are driven to choose be-
tween Mr.. Parnell and the destruction of
| our countrys cause. So painfully alive
were we to all that might be involved in
the loss of such leader that we eagerly
| co-operated with our colleagues in every
| effort to retain his influence in our coun-
sells The manifesto which Mr. Parnell
has issued cuts US off from the last hopes
to which we chung"
Believe In Gladstone and Morley.
After declaring that the fealty of his col
| leagues should have caused Parnell to re-
frain from imputing to them the offense of
permitting their integrity TO be Slapped by
Liberal wire pullers,r and protesting
against his aetionin vaguely and generally
appealing to the Irish people over the
heads of their chosen representatives, the
manifesto says: But the method in which,
| ignoring the origin of the present calam-
itous situation, Mr.. Parnen endeavored to
fasten the responsibility for it upon Messrs.
Gladstone and Morley, compels US to dis
sociate ourselves in the strongest manner
from imputation which we believe to be
reckless and unjust.
Other Points of the Declaration.
The assault on Parnell by his public
and private" enemies is declared unjust
but the formers description of the Glad
stoneans rs English wolves bowling for
his destruction is equally unjust The
claim of Parnell that Gladstone's letter
| involves the sacrifice of the independence
of the Irish party is repudiated, and the
said letter is asserted to have been writ
| ten with view to save home rule
| from disaster. The g. o. NJ had
repeatedly placed himself on record to
the effect that any measure of home rule,
| to be effective, must satisfy the
Irish people" and by that statement had
bound himself to propose full and ample
measure. Parnell's claim that Morley's
suggestion that some member of the Irish
party take Office with Gladstone wa. a
blow at the independence of the party is
declared unfounded. the suggestion rather
have been made with the honest intention
of securing the best home rule bill posi-
bic.
Must Give Parnell the Bounce.
Parnell asks his colleagues to sacrifice
the cause to his personal position. I'VE are
driven to choose between cur leader and
our cause. In that sad choice we cannot
hesitate. We lay these statements be-
fore all our colleagues of the Irish
parliamentary party in the earnest
belief that decisive vote on their
part will deliver Ireland from the
fearful anxiety now overhanging the PEG
pie. We are convinced that calm
but resolute course OF action on our part in
this cruel emergency will rebound TO the
advantage of our cause by furnishing con-
elusive testimony of the capacity of our
party and of our people for self-govern-
ment." Finally they hope that such de
cisive vote will cause Parnell to recon
slider his action.