Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-10-17
THE PARNEtLITES.
They Issue Manifesto Declaring Union
Impossible with tho Opponents of Their
Dead Leader.

Thcy Issue n Manifesto Declaring Union
Impossible with tho Opponents of Their
Dead Leader.
LONDON, Oct. 13.-Parnell's coll
leagues have issued manifesto deci5-
ing to keep up the fight against the Nc
Carthyites The manifesto is as follows:
IRELAND has lost its leader but the cause Of
Ireland's freedom remains. We have duty to
the living and the dead. That duty is to main
tain erect and unsulled the flag of the national
Independence. You, the people OF Ireland gave
into the hands OF Charles Stewart Parnell and
his parliamentary colleagues the charge OF
your political interests and the honor aud
safety OF your political cause. You asked us
by constitutional, means to restore prosper
ity, peace and freedom to our country under
the head of our illustrious chief. Animated
by his spirit and guided by his clear
intelligence and firmness Of soul we car
ried the struggle to the point at which
the dawn OF victory was seen by all men. In
an unfortunate hour o majority Of the Irish
presentatives, at the bidding of an English
statesman, broke from our ranks. abandoned
the flag OF independent opposition and
ranged tn emselves as followers and satellites
OF British statesman. We who I'D.
dress you refused to become parties to
this treason and relying on the national con-
victions maintained intact our allegiance to
the Independent national party OF Ireland, con-
vinced that our people would justify and sup
port us The great leader is dead but
the cause lives, and relying your
devotion to Irish nationality we pro.
pose to carry on the struggle un-
til the principles for which he lived and died
have triumphed and national unity has been
restored The parliamentary party is pledged
to work for Ireland under the flag of indie
pendent opposition and absolutely free from
the control OF any foreign power or party. This
is our resolution. Its realization depends on
IL involves sacrifices and STRUGGLES and
we call on you to make them
'True to our principles that we are the rep
resentatives and instruments of the people, we
have resolved to call together q convention Of
representative Irishmen to discuss in the name
| Of the nation the means by which we can best
carry out the policy and programme which he
| bequeathed us in dying. To our ranks we shall
| welcome all honest men who believe that the
political affairs Of Ireland should be controlled
| and directed by the representatives of the
| Irish people and by them alone; but with the
men Immediately responsible for the
disruption Of the national party, who in
| obedience to foreign dictation have
| loaded with calumny and bounded
| to death the foremost man of our race, can
| have no fellowship, and on their guidance Ire.
land can have no safety. Between them and
| the men who stood true to the cause Of nation.
| al independence Ireland must choose. On the
| threshold of the tomb the leader who we
mourn defined our duty in these imperishable
| words:
"sIf were dead and gone tomorrow the men
who are fighting against English influence in
| Irish public life would fight on still; they
would still be the independent nationalists;
| they would still believe in the future Of Ire
| land, and they would still protest that it was
not by taking orders from an English minister
| that Ireland's future could be saved
| "Fellow-countrymen let 1t be to the glory Of
our race Mt home and abroad to act up to the
| spirit of this message. God save Ireland"
Parnell's friends are indignant at the
statements made by John Dillon and
others that Parnell refused to release
the Paris fund of 100000 for the
benefit of the evicted tenants.
Parnell's friends claim that he was
perfectly willing to release the fund,
provided that his claims for money ad-
vanced to evicted tenants should be al
lowed on the same basis as money adj
vanced to John Dillon and Others Mr..
Dillon, it is asserted, is perfectly
willing to have his own claims al
lowed out of the fund, but not
willing that Mr.. Parnelrs claim should
be recognized. The funds, according
to Mr.. Parnell's latest statement,
amounted to about e35,O0O. Against
this there are number of claims,
bringing the total available amount
down to about $4,000.