St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-21
MR. PARNELL'S BLUFF.
II IS Causing a Great Deal oil
Comment All Over
Ireland.
The Former Leader Not Yet
Ready to Resign His Seat
From Cork.
Davitt Says If Parnell Re-
signs He viii Certainly
Be Beaten.
The Pail Mall Gazette Says
the PapneiliteS are Great
Iy Embarrassed.

LONDON. March 2O.-Michael Davitt,
En- an interview to-day, contemptuously
referred to what he classes as Mr.. Par
ntil's bluff" MI Davitt said that he
did not intend to be a candidate in an
election in the division of Cork city
winch Mr.. Parnell now represents. Mr.
Dayitt added that two reasons caused
him to make this decision. ''The first"
said he. is that MIR. Parnell will not
resign. for he knows that if he does re-
sign he Will be beaten should he come
forward for reelection. The second
reason is that | am not anxious to enter
parliament now or in the future though
/ am unwilling to bind myself to re-
main u this frame of mind for all
time. The Parnellites arranged a
meelngat Cork for st. Patrick's day,
Wien. according to custom, the temper
alce societies. fOresters. the trades
societies. etc. marched IN procession
through the streets. Mr.. Parnell. see
liz the great stir, and contrasting his
present reception with his past recep-
tons. was induced to issue his challenge
To Nj Healy. He is now anxious to
back out The Freemans Journal is
helping him to wriggie out of the diff
Guilty. Nj. Parnell himself discouraged
the idea OF running Il labor candidate
in C0rk. when asked for his opinion re-
garding the matter. because he feared
that with a labor candidate his party
might lose the seat. l believe that Mr..
Gladstone was perfectly truthful when
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discouraged labor candidates. Refer
ring TO Mr.. ParneIIs delegation to the
nted States. Mr.. Dayitt said: 'Ehe
gentlemen composing
YER. ParneII's DepHtatiOn
TO the United States estimate that 30
per cent of the ITish-Americans are SUD-
porting Mr.. ParneL. This estimate is
greatly exaggerated. The number
should be nearer per cent [ will not
believe That $500 was subscribed at the
meeting in Cooper Union last night. I'M
less count the money myself. 1t is
very easy to write up Il meeting. |
have a recollection during nv expert
ence of a meeting held IN Cooper Union
hall which was said to have been at
tended Ov 5000 persons, when only 500
were present. BY far the greatest num-
Der OF lrlshmen in England are against
M / atliCll. OuJ Oh -JUU.UUU lIlSl IN
London Mr.. Parnell only received 500
names. The Parnellites will not he
able to change the situation OF af-
fairs IN North Sligo. Mr.. Par
nelIs candidate. Aid. Dillon, will be
beaten by 1000 votes. My advice to the
Workingmen is to abstain from strikes
for three years to organize and TO in
crease their funds. Then they will be
I'D a GOOD position to place their de-
mands before their employers. The
question of land is at the bottom of all
labor difficulties. If the labor problem
is not solved by legislation. then will be
the time for workingmen to provide a
remedy by the naturalization OF land -
The Pail Mall Gazette to-day, under
the heading Fire Escape Tactics: Mr.
Parnell Climbs Down. " says: Mr.. Par
nell has made his first really weak
move. Consequently the Parnellits are
greatly embarrassed and the patriots are
juollant. Now it is evident that the
challenge TO Mr. Healy was a mere
blun."