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CANNOT FOLLOW PARNELL.
The Irish ENJOYS VIII Not Cut Loose From
the Liberals.

The Irish ENJOYS VIII Not Cut Loose From
| the Libcra1s.
Five Of the six Irish ENJOYS in America
signed document last night in Chicago
formally Withdrawing from their former leader,
Charles 8. Parnell. As rapidly as the docu-
ment grew it was seized by representatives OF
the press and cabled to London. The docu-
ment ia "a follows:
| THE MANIFESTO OF THE ENJOYS.
To Justin Mccarthy, N. p, vice chairman OF
the Irish parliamentary party:
| Our sense Of the matchless genius of Mr..
Parnell as leader, Of the imperishable services
he has rendered to the Irish cause, of the cour-
age, integrity and splendid success with which
he has led our people for ten years and the tie
of comradeship and personal respect and affec-
| ton which for. years bound us to him have
made ns suspend TO the latest possible moment
our Judgment against his further leadership.
| The obligation to express that Judgment is to
all Of us the most painful duty of our lives.
| No earthly consideration could have moved us
| to our determination except the solemn con-
4 viction that we are driven to choose between
Mr. Parnell and the destruction of our coun.
! trys cause. So painfully alive were we to all
| that might be involved in the loss of such a
leader that we eagerly cooperated with our col
leagues in every effort to retain his influence in
| our counsels.
The manifesto which Mr. Parnell has lust
1
we chung. Anxious to avoid any word that
might embitter this controversy. we shall not
dwell upon the cruel injustice with which he
treats the members of the party that has fol-
lowed him with LOYALTY and affection such as
| no leader ever experienced before.
His recollection of their fealty to him in many
an hour Of trial might well have saved them
| from the imputatiou that any section of them
could have allowed their integrity to be capped
by liberal wire pullers. nor would we do more
n.
constitutional principle in fiou.ing by anticipa-
ton the decision of the elected representa- tive
OF the people. But while making every possible
allowance for Mr.. Parnelrs feeling on this
score, We consider it unjust to the English
people and lamentablc from the point of view
OF international good feeling to describe as
English wolves bowling for his destruction
those who have not been able to bring them
selves to the same view to which gratitude and
the necessity for union impelled Mr.. Parnells
own colleagues and countrymen.
MR.. PARSELL's PLEA FALLAcIous.
The plea of Mr.. Parnell that Mr. Gladstone
letter involves claim to dictate to the Irish
party and thereby strike at the independence of
that party rs strictly Irish national body is
one calculated to inspire every nationalist with
alarm if that plea were not an obvious fallacy
The Irish party was formed for the purpose of
winning home rule for Ireland ANY attempt
to divert the Irish party from that object in the
interest of the English parties would be an
invasion of the independence of the Irish party
and would. we believe, be repealed by no one
more sternly than by our colleagues and our
selves, who are now in opposition to Mr.. Parrell
But the very basis of our independent alliance
with the liberal party is the adoption by them
OF the PROGRAM for which the Irish party was
formed and the recognition that it must be the
first attack of liberal cabinet to realize that
program. Whatever differences of opinion
may exist as to thu haste with which Mr.. Glad
stones letter was communicated to the public
II was obviously not his hostility 10 home rule
bns his earnest desire to save it from disaster.
that prompted Nr. Gladstone 20 write his
letter. We deplOre that the difficulties of MIR
G.adstone's position were not frankly recog-
nized b. Mr.. Parncll. and that. Oh the con-
tr"ry, friendly private communications, COM
mrnlcations obviously made with view of
smoothing tho passage of the home rule BILL
have been made the basis of insinuations of
treachcry TO The Irish cause. by his conviction.
again and again expressed. that home rule, to
be effective. must be such a measure as will
satisfy the Irish people. Mr.. Gladstone is
bound 10 a full and ample measure of self
government to Ireland. To offer any other
scheme would be an act not only of incredible
baseness, Blu: of incredible folly, and we en-
phaticaily separate ourselves from any such
charge against Mr.. Gladstone.
Mr.. PAENELL's STRANGE INTERPRETATION.
We think it deplorable that NJ. Morleys sug-
gestion that some OF the Irish party would CO.
operate in carrying out the Irish program of
the liberal home rule party should be so
strangely interpreted by Mr.. Parntl. Every
member of the Irish party will. of course. agree
with Mr.. Parneil that the acceptance by any
nationalist member OF Office from an English
ministry would be a breach of the elementary
principles upon which our party is founded
But nobody who knows Mr. Morleys character
will doubt that the suggestion made in the
honest belief that a liberal ministry would be
helped in the difficult work OF CARRYING through
the details of an Irish home rule bill by the CO.
operation of Irish colleagues, and it was not an
insidious attempt on the integrity and indie
pendence of the Irish party.
We have now to confront the statement that
Mr.. ParnelPs leadership opens an impossible
gulf between the representatives of ireland
and the liberal party. who haye faithfully OBJ
served their part OF the agreements as to the
national claims Of Ireland. and the situation is
aggravated by deplorable expressions Of ill-will
toward the British people who have, again and
again within the past five years manifested
their determination to do Justice to Ireland.
and have by their votes paralyzed the arm of
coercion.
CANNOT FOLLOW PARNELL.
In deliberately bringing things to this po-
sition Mr.. Parnell has entered upon rash and
fatal path, upon which every consideration of
lrelands safety, as well as of personal honor.
absolutely forbid us to follow him. In the
future of party thus isolated and discredited
VIC cannot imagine how any Irishman can see
anything but destruction of the hopes of self
government, happiness and peace which but
few weeks ago were on the point of being re-
allied for our people SO tried by many years of
sacrifice and suffering. What Mr.. Parnell asks
us to do stripped Of all side issues il to sacri-
nee. adj hopes of an early settlement Of the
Irish struggle to his resolve to maintain his
personal position. We are driven to choose
between our leader and our cause. In that
sad choice we cannot hesitate. We lay
these views respectfully before our col
leagues Of the Irish parliamentary party
in the earnest belief that n decisive
vote on their part will deliver Ireland
from the fearful anxiety which now over
hangs her people. We are convinced that q
calm but resolute course of action OH our party
In this cruel emergency will rebound to the ad-
vantage OF our cause. by furnishing conclusive
testimony OF the capacity Of our party and of
our people for self-government. We cannot
relinquish the hope that, in the face of such
decisive action by the elective representatives
OF the Irish people. Mr.. Parnells sense of pa
triotism will withhold him from plunging Ire
land into those horrors Of discussion which
happy history robbed her Of liberty Mt the mo-
ment it was within her grasp. and will save him
from undoing in one passionate hour the re-
suits OF all his incompatible services to his
country. JOHN DILLON.
WILLIAM o BRIEN.
THOMAS Z. OCONNoR.
T. d. SULLIVAN.
THOMAS 7. GILL.
CHICAGO, November 80.
How THE ENJOYS SPENT SUNDAY.
Sunday was passed much more quietly by the