The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-11
Parnell's Funeral.

To-day In the city that loved him will take
place the funeral Of the man who lived and
died In the resolve to make Dublin once
more the capital Of q self-governed Ireland.
His eyes were not destined to behold the
flag of Erin wave over her resuscitated Par
lament. but. when his country's prayer Is
answered. as speedily it must be. no Irish
man alive will question the claim Of CHARLES
STEWART PAnNELL to the largest share In
its fulfllment. 1t Is well that his remains
should lie in state beside O'CoNNE11's mon
ument. for never since the Lberator's death
has Ireland had cause to mourn the death
OF so distinguished patriot.
It must indeed be acknowledged that the
work OF organization and stimulation Of
fected by DANIEL O'CoNNELL. remarkable
as it was. seems Insignificant and abortive
compared with what PARNELL accomplished
in the brief space Of ten years. The cham
pion Of Catholic Emancipation and Of Re-
peal was never able to array under his
banner more than minority Of his coun-
try's delegates to Westminster. The dem
onstration Of numerical strength made by
ISAAC BUTT. although moro specious. was
hollow and impotent: he could never per-
suade Liberals or Tories to take him seri-
ously. and under his management the
home rule programme was derided as o
sham. Not until the wand Of leadership
had been wrenched from his hands by PAR
NELL did the Irish national movement 40
quire dignity. persistency. aggressiveness.
and rcdoubtabls momentum.
1t was. nevertheless. q little band OF only
about thirty-fve adherents at whose head
PARNELL found himself on tho opening
OF the GLADSTONE Parliament In 1880. In
tho five years that supervened this man
achieved the task. unparalleled In his
countrys history. OF welding q whole
people into q compact. indestructible.
almost Irresistible. political machine. With
the weight which the Irish party was en-
abled to cast into the scale. he overthrow
two Ministries. and after the general cleo
tons OF 1885 and 1886 he returned to st..
Stephens with eighty-five followers behind
him. Under his inhexble control six
seventies OF Ireland's representatives In
Parliament maintained conference and
a discipline as new in the annals Of Irish
politics as 1t was Indispensable to the
triumph OF the national cause.
Murmurs there may have been from time
to time. but never did disaffection rise to
the pitch Of mutiny until an unfortunate
incident In PARNELL's private life. and Mr..
GLADsTONRs firm refusal to recognize him
as the Irish leader. caused his deposition at
the hands OF a majority OF his colleagues.
Actuated by the belief founded on his splen-
died achievements in the past that there
was still work for him to do. he continued
bav onfO f nartio hot odh
to cooperate with those who had renowned
him In tho defence Of the interests Of Ire-
land In the House Of Commons. and all are
now willing to acknowledge that. although
heartwrung at his dethronement. he would
not have swerved from his patriotic pur-
pose and might still have rendered men,
orable service to his country could his life
have been prolonged.
Not to-day. at all events. and not In Dub
lin will voice DO raised In arraignment or
depreciation OF PARNELL. II no erred. he
has suffered; indeed. there is but too much
reason to believe that his punishment was
greater than no could bear. and that his
heart was broken by the desertion OF those
upon whose devotion he supposed his claim
to be unshakabe. Tho outburst OF passion
ate grief, however. evoked by tho announce
ment OF his death. shows that no died under
a misconception. II he deemed himself to
have lost tho affection OF the Irish people.
In mood that reflects honor upon human
nature. his countrymen now recognize that
the hour for recrimlnation and faultfinding
has passed. end that 1t behooves them to re-
member only their tremendous obligations
to their greatest benefactor. Therefore 1t
is that Dublin witnesses to-day more I'm
pressive demonstration OF gratitude and
than 1t has behold since Its inhab-
itants followed the body OF OCosEELL to
the grave.
1t is certain that PARNELL. II any wish Of
his could now find audible expression. would
adjure his followers TO let his death extin-
guish the last embers Of taetlonL strife
Within the Irish patty The last words thai