The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-02
PARNELLis CHARM
His Demeanor Is Cold, But He Exer-
cises a spell over the Irish People.
From the Chfca0O Herald

His Demeanor Is Cold, But he Exer-
cises a spell Over the Irish People.
From the Chicago Herald
Utterly without any Of the attractions of
speech that chatacterize the orator, Parnell's
appearance on an Irish platform exercises a
spell over the people. Cold and calm as
granite, with kingly grace and charm Of
manner that no people are quicker to OBJ
| serve and appreciate than the Celts, Parnell,
with quiet smile and dignified bow, re-
ceives the homage Of his subjects in the
cheers that rend the skies when he speaks to
the people. While by no means an eloquent
speaker, Parneli has the knack Of using
phrases which live and are treasured as
watchsords by the people. II would be
har 70 find an Irish peasants cabin whose
walls are not decorated with the notices,
Hold the harvest, mo man has a right 20
fix boundary TO the march Of q nation
Keep q firm grip Of your holding and
such Ike This strikingly accurate de-
scriptiOn Of Parnen was written some ten
years ago, when the policy Of obstruction
began TO exasperate the English people and
the English House Of Commons:
"Whst the Black Douglas was in ancient
Scottish hlsuory-a name to frighten chill
dren wlth-Charles Stewart Parnell has in
snme measure become here in England,
while in Ireland be has become the most
popular and most powerful public man
known in Irish politics for a century. And
yet not only does he lack qualities previously
thought essential TO such popularity, but 70
an almost inconceivable degree he avoids or
scorns all arts or efforts TO attract it. In
everything but convictions and resolutions a
more un-lrish, that is to say, un-Celtic,
man it would be rare TO meet. Calm, re-
served, passlonless, uumoved alike by praise
or blame, or fattery or execration, a
stranger 10 personal attachments, care
less as TO the reciprocation Of personal re-
gard or the recognition of personal dsvo-
ton, be Is the very antithesis Of the emo
tional and impulsive Cet, whose heart
divides with his head the direction of his
movement and the course of his policy
Many Englishmen would doubtless expect
TO see in him a burly. brawling, fierce. wild
Irishman. Instead Of that they would see
a rather pale-faced and thoughtful, but
handsome and well-built young gentleman,
quiet, administrative and refined. In
personal appearance, in manners. voice and
accent he is English, with a tinge of the
American. A stranger would judge him
to be a cultivated American who had re-
sided a great deal in England. or a cult
waited Englishman who had resided a good
deal in America
dreamy revolutionists and prosy reformers
by the conservative and radical alike-as
the born leader the statesman, 1.-THE man at
the wheel" O'Brien, Dillon and the others
are the agitators, the men to arouse the en-
thusiasm, but those who cheer most loudly
the soaring eloquence of those orators
would be the last to trust to their
political sagacity in preference to
that Of Parneli. 1t is a fact not gem
serally known that among the rank
and file of the English army there is no
man more popular than Parneli. 1t was
Parnell and his five only followers who,
by obstructing the passage of the munity
bill in the House Of Commons in 1877, sue
ceeded in abolishing the system of fiogging
In tue English army. Since then it is a
common occurrence for shouts for Parnell
to commingle with cheers for the queen
when the English regiments celebrate her
majesty's birthday.
RICHARD TEMPLE, a prosperous business
citizen of Idaho, and nephew of the late Indian