Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-12
TO GREET PARNRLL.
Fully Twenty thousand People
Assemble Il Llmaflck,
OF Having Caused the Present rroubls
BY als Eeetos. NaA

LINnRlcx, Jan. ll.--Eully 30, 900 people
assembled here today to greet Parnell. and
Thousands are coming from all the adjoln-
ing counties. In response 10 addsessse,
Pafnell made long speech. He held
that Gladstone had caused the present
trouble BY issuing mandatory letter de-
manding Ifish members to depcse their
leader. Referring to Gladstone and the
denial of the accuracy Of HE statements ~
gaSdius An interview ct Hawarslen.
Pafnell declared he could nov confirm
the truth BY letter written March lS, only
three months after the interview, when ne
matter vas fresh In his mind, and when
even his hitterest enemy could not say 10
had any reason to misfepresent or suppress
the truth. The letter was sent 10 Cecil
Rhodes. premier Of Cape Of Good Hope,
an adhefent Of the cause Of home rule. Is
stated that Gladstone and his colleagues
had been considering fully the qusstioa Of
the retention Of the Irish msmbsss st
Westminster, aud Gladstone had told him
that the retention OF 3S members In The
Imperisl Parliament had finally been ooa-
sidered best for all purposes.
Parnell read . letter, proving that the
statement which he sent to Rhodes coSrse-
ponded With his assertions In HE manifesto
which Gladstone had contfadicted. Glad.
stone, he said, pointed to HE own public
declsrations, and 1t was difficult to mako
anything out Of these. Gladstone possessing
the marvellous faculty Of placing diRsrsnt
Interpretation on any abatement other than
that placed upon il by its opponents.
O'Brien, to whom he (ParnelD had COM
n,unicated the outline Of the Hawasdsn
conversation, had a remembrance abso-
iutely identical with his own regarding
Gladstone's proposal as to the number u
members in parliament.
Another important fact remained yet un-
revealed, PArnell said. which he would mot
now publish. Twenty.four houfs before
issuing his manifesto he saw Mccarthy, 70
whom he told what he intended to do, and
gave an outline Of the statement which be
was preparing to Issue: ~ q manifesto.
Mccarthy, he had reason to know, had
placed his intention before Gladstone
(hisses). Mccarthy also communicated 70
him Glsdstone's observations upon the out
line of the manifesto, and there was no ref
efence Whatever then made to the fact that
Gladstone WAS against the manifesto ON the
ground Of breach Of confidence. (Criss
of Hear, Hear Touching the present
position of the land question, Parnell said b.
though: the action Of the liberals toward
the land bill proposed by the govsfnmsps
was foolish and 1t showed the liberals had
no genuine land policy. The leaders Of
the party, in order to conciliste the radical
section. had Abai doned the idea Of peassu,
proprietary ard land purchase in order to
conciliate wings and had refused to enter
tain proposal for the reduction of rents BY
means Of amendments to the land acs or
1881, or by comforting upon the future
irish parliament power to deal with The
question. IL IL perfectly useless for the
liberals to talk about home rule 81 oil, be-
cause home rule is so restricted that In
stead Of being q source Of strength, proc
periiy, peace and freedom for the counsYy.
1t would in reality be = sham, landing them
in hotter water than they were 10 at the
present.
Whatever might be the motive Of the
Irish members Of parliament who opposed
him, certain they WAS not in position BY
their knowledge Of these affairs to sit In
judgment on him, or pretend to express
heir opinion of the country. 10 ever 70 BE-
regretted by their blind haste to press for
gard to their decision In the committee
room, as IL minutes were golden. Many
must wish they had pamsed At that time,
instead Of sending misleading cable dee
patches across the Atlantic. (1ear, hea1,)
He wished they had paused TO await the ~.
urn of O'Brien. (Cheers lwbo,e advice and
judgment would have been esteemed and
respected by him as ii would have been
compulsory for them. (Chsers). Perhaps
they might be soon able to say II 10 bettsr
late than never. ("Hear, Hear" Chsers).
psrnell said he could not forecast the ~
suit Of present ne citations without breach
Of confidence.
He thought OBrien would not object IN
his saying that so far the negotiations bod
resulted in an agreement, and they fully
recognized that future steps would hsve
to be taken by other men, upon whom
very great responsibility will rest, u
O'Brien ard himself were not able TO n .
sumo negotiations with the assured hops et
success. (Cheers As for himself. b.
only asked them to believe that he had not
| been sctusted by the contemplate and
paltry motives attributed to him.
As soon a. the future of the Isish quss-
ton was secured he would cheerfully re-
| tire from the leadership Of the Irish party.
Ono, no.") He should scarcely be asksd
to lead the party composed - II wss n
| present. Hear. hear.) He believed thst
the future would vindicate him fully.
He certainly would never seek q vindics-
tio1 beyond the voice Of the Irish people.
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