Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-16
mrs. PARsELI DEFENDS HER som
She Bitterly Denounces MIR. Gladstone as
the GaIIse of Ills Troubles.

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PHILADELPHIA, April 10.--Two oI
the Parnell ENJOYS, William Redmond
NJ. T., and John O'Connor, M. p, ap,
peared before a public meeting held
under the auspices of Parnell Branch
Irish National League, in Horticultural
Hall, this city, tonight. The attendance
was small, the hall notbeing more than
half filled
Mr.. Redmond, the first speaker, was
very imprisoned in his delivery, and he
often aroused the enthusiasm of the
audience to high pitch by his express
sions. of loyalty to Parnell. Mr. Red
mond gave graphic description of the
scenes in the committee room at the
time of the assembling OF The Irish par
liamentary party for the election Of a
leader last year. He said they were then
united in favor of Parnell's continuance
as leader, yet five hours later, through
the efforts of Gladstone, there was hope
less disunion. Parnell should not be
condemned politically for his private
faults. He was sorry TO say that
the principal opponents Of Parnell
in Ireland are the clergy. Had
it not been for the recent active
interest and interference of the
priests in the Sligo election the Parnell
candidate would have been elected. On
the question of funds Mr. Redmond
said previous to the recent trouble that
Mr.. Parnell had carefully saved money
for election expenses. The recall of
the ENJOYS last fall made IL necessary
that the money should be used for the
object they were working for, the
evicted tenants fund. He said money
was needed in the coming general cleo
ton, land should it be said that for the
wafft of "a paltry few thousands of dol
lars an opportunity for satisfactory
election should be denied the Par
nellites! We come to see what the
friends of and believers in Parnell will
do. The McCarthyites will not come
to America and ask for money. They
don't need to. They will have plenty
OF English money in their pockets"
collection was then taken, John j.
grove acting as treasurer. In few
minutes it was announced that 81 900
had been received.
Mrs Parnell occupied scat on the
stage and reference to her by Mr..
Redmond as "the honored mother of the
great Irish leader brought forth hearty
applause.
Mrs. Parnell, looking vigorous and
speaking in clear tones, followed Mr..
O'Connor, who spoke briefly after Mr..
Redmond, in speech that reused her
hearers'to intense enthusiasm. She said
her text was her son, Charles Stewart
Parnell, and Mr.. Gladstone. "They
stand opposite to each other as in olden
times stood the friends and foes of Eng
land. My son is the friend of Ireland
and Gladstone is not the friend of Ire
land. He is above all other Englishmen
representing intense English sentiment.
He is VOLTA VOLTS pup. [Applause.
AS for my son, all who know him know
what he is. In the Bible / read that
leaders were called sayiours. My son
has been the saviour of Ireland. Ii you
do not believe in him you must take
your place with the Healys, Thissesl
who betrayed him with a kiss. The
men who are trying to drag him down
are English slaves" Mrs. Parnell was
very bitter in her denunciation of Glad
stone, attrihuting her sons present
trouble to him.
Mr.. o'Connor's speech was brief,
simply detailing the efforts of Irish
members Of Parliament in behalf of
liberty for Ireland,
When the Irish Nationalist leaders
were here in November last $4,000
was raised by subscription and other
wise.