The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-04
PARSELL's CHARM.
His Demeanor Is Cold. but He Exercises
Spell Over the Irish People.


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Utterly without any of the attractions
OF speech that characterize the orator.
Parnell's appearance alone on an Irish
platform exercises spell over the people.
Cold and calm as granite. with a kingly
grace and charm of manner that no peo-
pie are quicker 10 observe and appreciate
than the Celts. ParneIl, with a quiet
smile and a dignifed bow, receives
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. Parneil has the knack of
using phrases which live and are treas
uresl as watchwords by the people. Ii
would De hard TO find an Irish peasants
cabin whose walls are not decorated with
the mottos Hold the harvest" mo man
has right 20 Tx the boundary 10 the
ma rch OF nation Keep firm grip of
your holdingI' and such ike The strik-
ingly accurate description Of Parnell was
written some ten years ago, when the
policy of obstruction began TO exasperate
the English people and the English hoa sc
OF commons.
What the Black Douglas was in ancient
Scotch history name TO frighten chill
d-en with-Chsrles Stewart ParneIl has in
some measure become here in England,
while IN Ireland he has become the most
known in Irish politics for century.
And yes not only does be lack qualities
previously thought essential TO such popu-
larity, but 10 an almost inconceivable de-
gree he avoids or scorns all arts or efforts
10 attract il. In everything but convic-
tons and resolutions a more un-
Irish. that is 10 say un-Celtic, man
IL would DC rare to meet. Calm, reserved,
passionless, unmoyed alike by praise or
blame. by battery or execration, q stranger
10 personal attachments, careless as TO the
recIprocafion OF PERSONAL regard or the
recognition Of personal devotion. he is the
very ansithesis of the emotional and i'm
pulsiye Celf. whose heart divides with his
head the direction of his movement
Many EngIishmen would doubtless
expect 10 see in him a burly. Drawing,
nerce, Wild Irishman. Instead OF that
they would see rather pale-faced and
thoughtful. but handsome and well-buiIt
young gentleman. quiet, undemonstrative
and refined. In personal appearance. in
manners. voice and accent &c Is English,
with tinge Of the American. 4 stranger
would judge him TO be cultivated Ameri-
can who had resided q great deal in
England, or cultivated Englishman who
had resided good deal in America
In Ireland ParneIl is regarded by the
dreamy revolutionists and prosy reformers
by the Conservative and Radical alike
as the born leader, the statesman, "the
man at the wheel" 0'Brien, Dillon and
the Others are the agitators. the men to
arouse the enthusiasm. bat those who
cheer most loudly the soaring eloquence
of these orators would be the last TO
trust TO their political sagacity in prefer
ence 10 that Of Pa-nell. Ii is fact not
generally known that among the rank
and LIE Of the English army there Is no
man more popular than Parnell. 1t was
Parnell and his i've only followers who. by
obstructing the passage of the Mutiny bill
in the house of commons IN Isl. sue
ceeded in abolishing the system of aogging
in the English army. Since then it is
common occurrence for shouts for Parnell
10 commingie with cheers for the queen
when the English regiments celebrate her
majesty's birthday.