The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-13
THE CAUSE STILL LIVES.
Parnolls Parliamentary Colleagues
Issue q Manifesto to tho People.
A CALL FOR A CONVENTION
or Representative Irisiimcn 10 Dis
cuss tho Mcnns Whereby to Carry
Out tho Policy That the Dead
Leader Bciucathcd to Thcm.-.Will
Have no Fellowship with the Emo.
mics ofParncll.

LONDON, Oct. 12.-NIr. Parnell's COL
leagues have issued the following mani
icsto:
Ireland has lost her leader, but her
causc remains-thc duty TO the living
and dead TO maintain erect and unsul-
lied the flag OF national independence.
You, tho people OF Ireland, gave into
tho hands OF Mr.. Parncll and his parli-
amcntary colleagues tho charge OF your
political interests, und the honor and
safety OF the national cause You asked
us by constitutional means 10 re-
store prosperity, peace aud free
dom to the country, and ami
mated by his spirit, guided
by his clear intelligence and frmnoss OF
soul, VIC ca:s;cd the cause to point at
which tho tower OF victory could be
seen by all men. But in M uniortu-
nate hour 4 majority OF the Irish rep
resentativcs, at the bidding OF an Eng
lish statesman, broke our ranks, aban-
doned the flag OF IN Independent oppo-
sition and ranged themselves rs follow
crs and satellites of the British states.
man. We refused to become parties to
the treason, relying upon the national
conviction, and maintained intact the
allegiance to tho Independent National
party, in the conviction that the people
would justify and support us.
The great leader. is dead. but the
cause lives. on. Relying on your dcvo-
tion TO Irish nationality, We propose to
carry on the struggle until the princi-
pies for which he lived and died tri-
rmph and the national unity is restored.
The parliamentary party IS pledged to
work for Ireland under the flag OF an
independent opposition, absolutely free
from the control OF any foreign power
or party. This is our resolution. It's
realization depends upon You TO make
them. True to to the principle that we
are the instruments OF the people, We
have resolved to call convention OF
representative lrislmcn to discuss in
the name OF the nation the means
whereby to carry out the policy and
programme he bequcathcd in dying.
To our ranks We shall welcome all
honest men who believe that the polit-
cal affairs OF Ireland should be con-
trolled and directed by tho representa-
tives OF the Irish people alone, but with
men who arc Immediately responsible
for the disruption OF the national party
and who in obedience to foreign dicta-
ton bounded to death the foremost
man OF our race, we can have no fellow
ship.
In their guidance OF Ireland there
can be no safety; between them and the
men who stood true to the cause of
nationa! independence, Ireland must
choose.
On the threshold OF the tomb OF the
leader we mourn he defined our duty
in these impcrishablc words: al am
dead and gono tomorrow the men
fighting against English influence in
Irish public life must fight on, still.
They will still be independent Nation
alists; they can still believe in the fu-
turc Of Ireland as nation and still pro-
test that it was not by taking the orders
OF an English minister that 1rcland's
future could be saved, protected and
secured" Fellow countrymcn let it
be the glory OF our race at home and
abroad to act Up to the spirit OF this
message. God save Ireland!
The manifesto is signed by twenty
seven members, among the most prolni-
ncnt being Edward Harrington, John
L. Redmond. james J. 0Kelly, John
O'Connor, Henry Campbell Timothy
Harrington, Joseph Edward Kenny.
Three members were absent.