The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-14

out 10 the first station whence it was pos
slble to send cablegram. and announced t.
our colleagues III Ireland that hence-
forth we were 10 be counted among the
opponents Of Mr.. Par ellis leadership. It
has been represented that we acted on the
ceblegrams OF others This is false and un-
just TO Mr.. Parnell. Oar Judgment was
reached on Mr.. Parnell's own wordsn Pro-
ceeding TO comment on the alteration OF his
appearance aud character after the divorce
disclosures, it is remarked that he had been
described as having been murdered. The
maud that struck him down was his own.
A STRANGE PRoMoNITIoN.
Strangely enough the idea that he would
one day ruin himself was familiar to his
colleagues for many years. One instance
OF his alteration was his famous aus swer to
tue commission about decelving the House.
he had been then for a considerable time
looked upon by his friends as SO
distrait that they instinctively anticipated
that he would say something wrong in
sheer absent-miuduess. When he sat down
he wac quite surprised upon being told that
he had committed a dreadful blunder. A
stranger visiting the Houss OF Commons
would find it hard TO understand why he
produced such an effect there.
PARLIAMEN TARY STUMBLING.
He stumbled constantly. He had a very
scant vocabulary and by no means a large
stock OF ideas. He was also very careless
in preparing materials, which work he put
OF to the last moment. 1t was quite com
mon to find him at Tilvary ploughing la.
boriously through figures Of which
he had no mastery whatever,
at time when he ought
to have been atiths shouss ready to speak.
On such occasions his colleagues went
through untold agonies. AT the last mo-
ment he would appear armed With a bundle
or papers, badly arranged and digested, but
the Honse, sensitive as a barometer Of his
personal character. always felt the full
force Of this extraordinary mans strength.
SPOKE AS IF SoLILoQUIzING.
Whom he rose to address it, he spoke in
low tones, often with inattention TO the
audience, which made the speech like
q soliloquy. - But on rare occasions
there we're outbursts Of the fierce, deva stat
ing passion raging within. Then his voice
changed to hoarse, sullen sound, and his
mouth was almost cruel His right arm
was then held forth In denunciation.
have seen the house quail
before such an outburst OF
savage, though seemingly cold rage. In
most parliamentary gifts be was vastly in
ferior to some of hls colleagues but he was
a consummate tactician. BY Instinct he
seemed to know the right thing TO do. /
never regarded him as highly Intellectual
man.
ESSENTIALLY NARROW.
He was essentially narrow, and to this
narrowness attribute the final mistake of
his life
When Mr.. Mccarthy, before the meeting
in the committee room, told him what Mr..
Gladstone had said, his reply was 10 pooh
pooh the whole business as mere nom
contormist howl, which would die out II
dehed. One reason for his attitude was
his latent dislike for Englishmen. He
never got over this. His strength was in
his character, not In his intellect,
| aud TO bad ends and self destruction
were the same terrible strength of will
| and tenacity Of purpose devoted that
were formerly given TO noble and wise ef-
forts. Among his followers we're many
WITH stubborn will and inhexible resolu-
tion, yet all was as clay in the potter's
hands when he chose to exercise
that power. His subjugation of
his race from restless, torn faction into
great, united and absolutely obedient whole,
was one OF the most remarkable achieve
ments in political leadership In the history
OF mankind