The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-21

! tn6y Will appear TO tie COURTS
|
Irish vnion and Irish Independence.
| To THE EDITOR OF THE suN--Si.: Nothing
| could be more judicious or better timed than
| the advice given in your editorial Of this day
| to the Irish Nationalists. Ifhome rule in the
| sense in which Mr.. Parnell intended and de-
manded Il Is ever to be obtained by the Irish
Natonalists from any English Government. it
can only be by keeping the Irish Nationnlists
absolutely united. divide and conquer" has
been the secret Of the English domination over
the Irish people from the times OF Strongbow
and Henry H. to the times Of Gladstone and
Salisbury. But how can the Irish Natlonalsts
be kept united' Only as Mr.. Parnel kept
them united by keeping them absolutely indie.
pendent Of any English party
This was the secret Of Mr.. Parnelrs power
and Of Mr.. Parnell's success. From the day
when he entered Parliament to tho day
OF his death. Mr.. Parnell kept himself
entirely clear and compelled his follow
ers to keep themselves entirely clear Of
any affltation with any English party. He was
as ready to cooperate with Lord Randolph
Churchill and the Tories in 1895 as with Mr.
Gladstone and the Radicals In 1886. but tho
fundamental condition OF his cooperation with
either English party was that the English party
should come to him. learn what lie deman ded
its power to secure for Ireland what lie do
manded. From the beginning to the end Of his
extraordinary career accusations Of all kinds
were levelled at this great Irish leader, but
one accusation nobody was ever mad enough
to bring against him.
He never took any English party or any Eng
lish leader into the confidence OF his
counses as to the demands Of Ireland.
He consulted with EnGlshmen and with
English parties only as to what they could do
for Ireland. never as to what Ireland would
demand. He had no share whatever In Mr.
Glxdstone's Home Rule bill: he never sought
an Interview with Mr.. Gladstone. When he
went to Hawarden it was at Mr.. Glndstone's
request. and he went there to ascertain pre-
cisely what Nr. Gladstone could and would
offer to secure for Ireland az tho price Of Irish
support not as the ultimatun IF Irish de:
post IN tie CaSus to be- az orms Mr.
s a,nas
e ihs Tie ,,:s s.sn dses
dictated by. precisely such CONSIDERATIONS
we're set forth IL You. atisls Of to-day He
tabiy. into the vortex Of English political, and
In + not only the y, END A.
Radicals, but ipperil the relations between the
Irish Catholic hierarchy themseiyes and the
most disinterested admirers In Ireland. a cool
observer Of current r events IrHte to me from
Psrnel Is death to this eject: DO Tot be de:
essiyed BY the appar defeat 3tthe pHrnsi.ess
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is an island Of surprises. and when the general
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isn IL M may fave tRoa H and may nt lie
msth9ds wiser than the methods q his leader.
sstsat Win Se xU .eeSn
would never for an instant tolerate them.
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making ~ oTE rssSrd iPr hs eventual eHd
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tne aoube Oh CoumOub. 10 ueblreo SOnIors
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plan. and In this way. through clrcamstances
not necessary to be- mentioned here, WAS
brought into, relations with MI; Healy,
question in its details Attracted attention
TO him % soon as he entered Parliament. Mr..
Msaiy: VIE perhaps Relteysd, what Mr. Parneli
.ss s:ss
came TO The knqwlsdss q H. Psrnsll. " kos.
eyer. before the proposed conference took
place, He instantly and imperiously forbade
i. and this In manner which may explain, |
though II cap hardly excuse the extraordi. |
nary persona! rancoF and bitternsss displayed
isssa ssd SsSss.SS:s
Tor the extrome hostility Of the Parnsl!ites 70
will assert itself very strongly when Mr. Red.
mond takes the lead for the late members |
seat In the city. OF Cork.
~ course there must be recopeiliation |
dtlSn Rss,Gsdent e any Useful Tsanon and
Irish politics must DO wholly irish. All his Vic
tories were won by compelling Englishmen to |
put English politlcs into the background and |
Irish interests into the front This he did with
q persistency and a success which his worst |
forced to admit end e admire
the com binatiop OF men by whom this can be |
done AZ It was done by him. A. I.
OcT, ~.