Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-16

Recent Claims, st.tsmenfs and Movements
OF the Leaders.

4 Recent Claims, Statements and Movements
Of the Leaders.
Mr.. Timothy D. Healy, M.P., has telegraphed
to the Poll Mall Gasette denying that william
O. ien or N. Ra6alovich, Mr.. O'Brien' father
aw, or NJ Ranalovich's family received Mr..
Barry or himself in an uncordial manner while
they were In Paris. Mr.. Healy says that Mr.
OBrien's relation are not Parnellites or SYM
pathizers with Parnellism. Mr.. Healy adds
that Mr.. Barry and himself were warmly well
coined, and that ''Mr. O'Brien is as determined
an opponent of Mr.. Parnelrs leadership q I
am"
The Pal Mall Gazette quotes Mr.. Parnelrs
statement made on Sunday last while address
ing the meeting at Limerick, that he is per-
fectly satisfied with the length he has travelled
accounts OF the Boulogne conference, furnished
BY Messrs. Parnell and Healy, both claiming
Mr: U Brlen. are not surprising. The Gazette
adds: 1.-THE English liberals are impatient and
d;epre re- s shily-shallying; Mr. o'Briep is do
dence, and is himself the greatest obstacle to q
successful issue of home rule"
THE IRISH AND THE LIBERALS.
Sir VIM. Vernon Harcourt writes: ST the
Irish people and the Irish members Of parlia-
ment continue to maintain toward the English
liberals the attitude Of friendly cooperation,
consultation, mutual good will and honorable
confidence which existed before Mr.. Parnell
fell, there is no reason why they should not,
with entire respect to each others indepen-
dence, work together as hitherto for the same
objects and with spirit Of equal assurance of
ultimate success. If their position toward us
remains the same our position toward them is
unchanged. Then, confident as ever that the
future OF home rule is secure, nothing will
happen. There are worse prospects If Mr..
Parneu succeeds in inhaming Irish pas
sion and sentiment against English sym
pathlzers, and persists in poisoning
citing race hatred, rejecting constitutional
the American dynamiters. thus convincing the
British people that no reliance can be placed
In Irish honor; that confidence is violated
under cover Of personal delinquencies, and
that in settling the home-rule question the
English liberals cannot participate in the safe
must be determined simply by the Irish leaders.
The demands for separation mean hostility to
England and not an honorable alliance. II the
Irish people ratify such policy home rule has
no chance and ought to have NO chance"
TO RESTRICT CLERICAL INFLUENCE IN POLITICS
Thomas Warins, MP, Of County Down, has
given notice Of his intention to introduce an
act prohibiting ministers Of religion from act
ing in any capacity in the polling booth or re-
manning there except while voting. This is in.
tended to prevent q repetition Of the clerical
influence used in the Kilkenny election against
Mr.. Parnell
1t is rumored that Mr.. Gladstone has given
Mr.. Mccarthy to understand, through Mr.. Nor
ley, that McCarthy's withdrawal from the Irish
leadership at this time will be q serious blow to
the Irish cause in view Of the English liberals
PARNELL TO TEST HIS STRENGTH.
Mr.. Parnell, it is announced on apparently
good authority, intends to stand for election in
Belfast if Mr.. Sexton resigns It is not yet de-
cided whether Mr.. Sections financial condition
will make it necessary for him to retire.
Mr.. James Gilhooley, nationalist member Of
parliament for West Cork, offers to resign his
seat on condition that DR.. Jos. E. Kenny, mem
Der Of parliament for South Cork, does the
same. in order to put to test the question
whether Bantry favors or does not favor Mr..
Parnell