Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-13
IRISH POLITICS.
The Split In the Party Daily Bee
comes Mors Serious.
Mccarthy Refuses 70 Rssigs ~ Par
e>il's pictAtion-Ths laiter's A.
dress at limerick.

o'BkIkN MAY JOIN fAkNEfI~
LoSpox. Jan ls.-it IL reported that
Justin Mccarthy has written 70 Glad
stone apprising him Of what was done
~ the lsst Bouiogne oonference--
his absolute refusal 70 reslen ~
the bidding of Psrnell. ef the approval
of that resolve by Hesly and Sex
ton, and asking the Liberal leader fnr
counsel Gladstone Is said 10 have re-
piled that he regarded the conference n
most compromising. and believes the
easiest way out Of the difficulty Is the
best--get rid Of Psrnell--tkst il 70 be
done with Glmost any sacrifice Ao-
conding to ali accounts the attitude az
sumed hy Mccarthy has angerod o'kri-
en-, who may join Parneli. but awaits
the arrival Of Dillon before taking do-
cided action There is every indication
of serious split in the majority Of the
Irish party. Parnell's tactics are sue
oeeding in dividing his opponents and
rendering himself indispensable.
LIMERICK. jan I2.-Mr Parnell ad-
dressed an assemblage Of so. 900 people
here Sunday and met with an enthusiasts
tic reception He took the ground that
Mr.. Gladstone had caused the present
trouble by issuing his mandatory
letter demanding that the Irish
members deposs their leader.
Referring TO Mr. Giadstone's de-
NAL of the accuracy Of his state
ments respecting the Hawarden inter
view, Mr.. Parnell said he could now
confirm the truth of his former state
ments by letter written by him Par
nelD on March IS. only three
months after that interview, when
the matter Was still fresh In his
mind, and when even his bitterest enc
my could not say that he had any rea-
son to misrepresent the facts or sup
press the truth The letter was
sent TO Cecil Rhodes, premier of
Cape Colony. an sdherent of home rule.
Mr.. Parnell read the letter. prov
ing that the statement which he sent TO
Rhodes corresponded with the assers
tons in the manifesto issued by Mr..
Parneli and which Mr.. Gladstone had
contradicted-
Mr.. Parnell proceeded TO say that Mr..
Gladstone had pointed TO certain OF his
own public declarations as disproving
Mr.. Parnells version of the inter.
view. but it was difficult to make any
thing out of these declarations be-
cause Mr.. Gladstone possessed .
marvellous faculty of placing q
different Interpretation upon any state
ment of his than that placed upon IL by
his opponents Mr.. o'Brien. 20 whom
he had communicated an outline of the
Hawarden conversation, had q memory
of it exactly identical with that Of Mr..
Parnell respecting Mr.. Gladstone's pro-
posal as TO the number Of members 10
be retained
Whatever might be the motive Of
Irish members in opposing him. IL was
certain that they were not in position
by their knowledge of the condition Of
affairs to sit in Judgment upon him OF
to pretend TO express the opinion Of
the country. 1t was ever 10 be
regretted that their blind haste 10 fol-
low new leaders impelled them TO press
forward the decision in the committee
room as IL minutes were golden. Many
of them must now wish that they had
paused. and instead of sending miklesd-
ing kilograms across the Atlantic
[cries of Hear had awaited the re-
turn Of O'Bricn--lcheersl-wh adj
vice and Judgment would have been e.
tcemed and respected by him, - IL
would have been compulsory on them
He could not forecast the re-
suit of the present negotiations
without a breach Of confidence.
But he thought that Mr.. o'Brien
would not object 90 his saying
that so far the negotiations had
resulted in agreement and they fully
recognized that future steps would
have to be taken by Other men, upon
whom very great responsibility would
rest II Mr.. o'Bricn be not able
TO resume the negotiations with
an assured hope Of success For hirn-
self. be only asked them TO believe
that he had not been sctuased by the
contemplate and psltry motives sttrib-
uted TO him. As soon as the future Of
the Irish question was secured he
would cheerfully retire from the lead
ership. lCrics Of mo" He should
scarcely be asked to lead the party COM
posed as IL was al present He believed
that the future would vindicsts him