Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-09
KEEPING MUM.
The Majority of the Leading
Lights of the Irish Party.
Greatly Distressed by Parnell's
Sudden Death.

Only by That of the Phoenix Park MUIR
ders--Grief and Rage in the Hearts Of
the Parnellites-Parnelps Last Words
on the Cause He Espoused.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-The Herald's
Dublin special says:
The news of ParnelPs death caused
Dublin sensation equalled only by
that of the PhGnix park murders OF
the members of the Irish party the ma
jority are extremely taciturn, and prac-
tically refused to say anything at pres
ent.
John Dillon.
found Mr.. John Dillon at home but
he shook his head sadly.
81 have nothing to say now," he said,
but he added, after moments rehec-
ton: "The news was intensely distress
ing and painful to me, and could not
undertake to make any political state
ment with reference to it."
william O'Brien.
Mr.. William O'Brien, who had been
at Thurles at the convention with Dillon,
was in exactly the same mood. He did
not see how any good purpose could be
served by speaking at all, but was in
tensely panied at the news.
Timothy Harrington.
l saw Timothy Harrington. He was
greatly distressed and said he was COM
pletely overborne. The shock had been
awful. In reply to my query, he said:
"We will express no opinion until after
Parnell's funeral"
will there be any manifesto issued
by those who succeed to the late lead
er's authority?" l asked.
1--WE think it is an occasion upon
which the voice of the people should be
allowed full expression. We will net
attempt to give direction to the public
voice."
Patrick O'Brien.
Patrick O'Brien. one of the Parnellite
members of parliament most recently
released from prison said: "The fact is
his death will make every friend of
Irish independence more anxious to car
ry out what was practically Parnells
last will, and which he declared in his
last speech, If were dead the principle
will remain. | know then that that
principle will have to be struggled for
just as if it were his last will and testa-
ment, and in the same way as when
he still led. l believe that his
death was due chiefly to the cruel way
in which he was bounded down by those
who had deserted his standard. He was
regarded by his followers as much
martyr to the cause of Irish independ- |
ence as any man who ever died upon
the scaffold or on the field of battle. l
am certain his death will cause reac-
tion in favor of the principles which he
defended"
Both Sorry and Mad.
There is rage as well as grief in the
hearts of the Parnellites. The green |
flag is half-mast, and Grape is upon the
door of the Rational club.
Blames HeaIy.
ITO think man should have been
killed by rat like Healy," was the ex-
preston used to me by one of the minor
lights.
Caused Indignation.
They are indignant at the following
sentence which appears in an article of
The Evening Press upon the event:
"This day he lies dead in the house Of
the woman who was his betrayer and
whom he betrayed, and for whose sake
he assailed the cause of Ireland with
sharper weapons than he ever employed
against its enemies"
John Redmond's Crowd.
There appears to be no CONSERVATION
among the party of which John Red
mond is now the principal parsonage.
Their private utterances are full of fight
almost wildly so. At the meeting
which the party held Thursday the coun-
ellis were almost unanimous. They
agreed that nothing could be done till
after the funerals They deputed Red
mond and Pierce Mahoney to go to
Brighton and beyond that did little else.
The Cause viii Live.
1t may be thought that after the dis
appearance of the chief the organization
opposed to the majority of the Iri /
party would Immediately collapse. Such
is not likely to be the case, or at all
events the collapse will not take place at
once.