Evening journal., 1890-12-12

N9lch n uppetIs 70 feelings such as these.
urged with all the authority OF Mr. Iarneils
name aud with all the dex,Srity and magnetic
power of which be il master We ourselves
even though far removed from the scene Of con
iiict, have had to put our personal predictions
TO an almost intolleratie strain IN endeavoring 70
separate our attachment 70 an uurivaled Irish
leader from our absolute and overs helninp con
yiction that 70 inaulge our personal loyalty 70
him one moment longer would BE- TO incur tho
certain loss of tho general election aud make our
solves responsible for the appalling legacy OF
disappointed hopes, which the inevitable t1i-
umph OF coercion at the polls would entail upon
our unhappy people.
The Envoys' Cruel Position
Our position Ia this matter is a specially cr,iel
one. We have had 70 endure all the anguish Of
seeing all the fruits Of weary years OF battle with
the enemies of ireland suddenly and fatally i'm
periled In the very hour OF victory by a crisis
for which we are not Ia the smallest degree "a,
sponsibie, and which.our absence from Ireland
renders us perfectly helpless 70 contrul Even IL
every private and public utterance OF our pollt-
ical lives had not attested the sincerity OF our
allegiance 10 Mr. parnelL his widest partisan
will scarcely suspect us of a desire 70 overthrow
his leadership without some terrific cause al a
moment when a few months moro Of united ne.
ton would have brought us 70 victory, and when
any prolonged convulsion Of the Irish race must
involve the certain loss OF the tremendous inter.
The Real Issue Evnded.
We may, therefore, perhaps claim. even amid
the fierce passion Of the hour, patient attention
from our countrymen when we do the only thing
that is left IN our power 20 DO 70 aid them III this
momentous decision-namely, 10 impress upon
them our deep conviction that Mr. Parnells De,
plorable iaputatons OF mutiny on the mart M
his colleagues and treachery on Mr. GadstoneS
part are absolutely haseess and unreal side
issues raised up for the purpose OF divertlng the
judgment OF impulsve lrlshmon from the real
ISSUE which every man Of Irish blood will have
the duty OF pronouncing upon within the next
few weeks under the most solemn obligations 10
his conscience aud his country. That issue s
Whether il Is humanity possible to win the general
election under Mr.. Parnell's leadership and II
the loss Of the general election s the certain and
indisputahle price Of retaining him, can Mr.
Porneil himself, or any rLa.onal human being
honestly face the future and point to any ray ~
definite hope to sustain our unhappy peopIe in
the face OF triumphant Tory majority ana a
helpless and divided Ireland, with Mr.. Gladstone
gone his party irrevocably estrnnged from the
Irish loader and the whole British people anger.
ed by deplorable insults 70 their leaders and rem.
dered suspicious OF still more deplorable hints Of
the insincerity Of all our professions Of friend.
ship and forgivenessg
A Disastrous Election Certain.
g The certainty Of disastrous general electiou
Mr. rarnell Is too clear sighted a statesman for
one moment TO dispute The horrible cons,,
quences that must ensue IN Ireland he can only
pretend 10 disguise by vague specuations a. II
future parliamentary strategy. all such speculn.
tions which lose sight Of the fact that intrirues
Of English party politicians Ia the house Of com
mons are now replaced by the supreme vote Of
the British democracy. who were sezing the fun
truth Of the Irish question, whose hearts and To-
teects were beyond all doubt won 10 the prin.
ciple Of Irish national government. aud whom
persistence IN Mr.. Parnelrs present methods
would drive into sullon distrust of the uses 10
which we would put national self government
aud rooted belief that the Irish people were in
capable OF exercising IL. II this be true state.
ment Of the prospect before as in case OF Mr.
Parnelfs continuance Ia his course-disaster nt
the general election and blank hopelessness after
it's il necessary to justify by another word the
action which the majority Of the Irish represen-
tatives have felt themselves coerced 10 take AZ
the sacrifice OF their own manifest desire and in
resistance Of their own passionate personal
promptlngs
A Dispassionate Arraignment Of ParneIl
In comparison with the awful issue at stake
the freedom or the miserable subiuvation " Ire
land for the present generaton-there Ia no nd.
vantage In discussing now the possible blundcrs
and misunderstanding on both sides which may
be helped 10 bring us this miserable and calami
tous pass. We are not inclined 10 dwell up0n Mr.
Parnell's regrettable assaults upon the honor az
colleagues who we're proud 10 bear the taunt Of
sevility ia their unswcrving fidelity 10 his han.
ner. Stl less need we insist upon the eross and
almost Incredible methods be has been driven To
adopt to suppress the solemn voice of the Irish
party and " defy the viii of the majority of that
party in violation Of the fundamental pledge of
that party's unity and of every principle Of CON
stitutonal freedom All these questions pale be-
fore the great issue which every man Of the Irish
race is now summoned 20 determine under the
most sacred accountability % his own conscience
and to our ancient cause. With the Irish peoble
alone the determination must rest, and a disaster
even greater than a mistaken verdict woul1 bs n
verdict which would not be prompt and decisive
on one side or the other
They VIII Bow to the Sentence.
Having now discharged, 10 the best Of our
power, tho unenylable duty Of placing the issue
before our countrymen IN Its simplicity nnd IN
all its magnitude II the Irish people deliberately
make up their minds to sacrifice the general eiec
tion, dismiss Mr.. Gladstone from public life re.
pei the British people from our side and face
another quarter Of a century OF parliamentary
paralysis and dreary attempts at insurrection
and to do allthis, question APPOINT OF punctilio
a. % the terms Of a retirement on which Mr.
Parnell himself half confesses the desirabltv
then we will bow TO a sentence which will release
US from political lives OF ceaseess anxieties and
tolls. If, on the other hand as we earnestly
fAHJ A't AA1 nAAe u huI iunk huIefinE peOnlH-if
the overwhelming mass OF thinking Irishmen
throughout the world resolve that they shall not
be pushed over the brink Of the abyss which ia
so fearfully close 70 them, the present ordeal
horrible though Il is, will have been the means Of
saving the reputation Of our old leader from
fatal STAIN
The British People Won over.
The British people will be finally ana irrevoca.
bly, won 70 the cause Of Irish freedom By the
spectacle Of how tamuarafalv xvfeot,. orf a..,,t.
the Irish people can exercise the privilege Of self
government even in circumstances OF unparal.
leled national perplexity and anguish They
VIII have received the best OF all assurances that
they can conilde in the expressions Of deep and
settled good will toward the British people and
gratitude TO their great leader which wa have
ventured 20 tender In the name Of Ireland Lord
Salisbury and The Times newspaper and all the
watchtul train Of coercionists who are exultine
in Mr. Parnel's unhappy work will have sus
tained disappointment as crushing as thei,
overthrow at the Parnell commission. Not nere
~ Americans Of Irish blood but Americans m
every origin and every creed, will joyfully cele
pirate the reunion OF the Irish Nationalist host BY
subscribing whatever funds may be necessary 10
Keep the gallant men who were enlisted in Ire
lands battle from the vengeance Of landlord
syndicates and coercionists in safety ana com.
Tort until the general election will sound the!i
deliveranoe
And Ireland May Drop a Tear.
"heneVer the home rule bill comes 10 be |
Irainea the Irish people are guaranteed as to /
the satisfactory nature OF its provisions by their
own quiet, resolute strength, by the mistaken /
ana uhshakable Independence Of an Irish party /
VINO are at this moment giving the highest proof i
OF independence that could be exacted from 4
warm hearted and devoted followers OF a great
leader, and by every motive Of craftsmanship as
wen as on honor that must determine Mr. Glad 4