The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-02-07
MIR. PAIlaEl.l!,>s. DEPOSITION.
The Contribution on the Subject in the
North American Review by Justin
NcCarthy, III. 2.
AN AUTHENTIC STATEMENT.
The Author Of the "Histsrv Of Our Own
Times" the Mediator Between
Gladstone and Parnell.

Gladstone and PaYnell.
Justin Mccarthy has contributed ar
Interesting article to the February mum
Der OF the North American Review on
the deposition of Mr.. Parneil, in which
he says:
On Monday, November 81, the day be.
fore the opening OF Parliament, re
ceiyed a letter telling me that MI
Gladstone would be coming to London
that day and would wish to see me. 4
saw HIM, and be laid before ine his
views as to the effect Of Mr.. Parnelps
continued leadership. These views
were. as everybody now knows, that
under such conditions il would be lnl-
possible FOR us TO carry the next general
elections, and that therefore Home Rule
was gone FOR years s~perhaps for gen
sration. Mr, Gladstone told me- that
under such circumstances he could have
no nope Of Carrying Home Rule for us:
that he could not expect such prolon-
CATION OF MS life as would enable him
to see the final victory. The loss Of the
general elections would mean, he
pointed out, the postponenent Of Home
Rule for at least the length of one Far"
lament that is, for five OF six years
and perhaps for much more. He told
me he had been expecting some personal
communication from Mr.. Parnell
WhY2 Because be had any right to as
sumo that MI. Parneli WAS bound to
communicate with him2 N ct at all, but
because in 1882 after the murders in the
Phoenix Park--at a. time when Mr.
Gladstone and Mr, Parnell we're pollti-
Cal enemies, aud not political allies
Mr. Pas1leIl wrote to him offering to re-,
tire from pu0lic }ife if Mr. Gladstone
Thought SUCH a step would be OF ad-
vantage to the cause OF Ireland. MIR.
Gladstone asked me- If I knew whether
he was likely to receive any such COM
munication now, | could only say that
/ knew nothing whatever OH the sub
,ject> Then he asked me to COM MUM
Gale his viaw OF the situation to MIR.
Parneil, and, il necessary TO my COL
leagues Of the Irish party.
Even still, frankly own, did not
think the actual Deposition Of Mr.. Par
neil was necessary. Mr.. Gladstone said
nothing to me which led me- to believe
shat he contemplated reslgning The 20
siticn ef Liberal leader in the event OF
Mr.. Pasnell's persisting in the leader
ship Of Che Irish party. presume that
MIR. Gladstone had not then made up
his mind to any such course. There,
fore all that had present in my mind
was Mr. Glaustone's conviction that, il
MIR. Farnell remained, the general elec
tions would be lost. lstill thought that
the situation might be retrieved without
the formal deposition of Mr., Parnell;
that Mr.. Parnsll might be reelected if
he desired it. and might keep out of
public life for time, and that things
might yet go we'll with us. Mr. Parnell,
iu full possession Of all that MFR. Glad
stone had told me, still declared that he
would offer himself for re election as
seasonal chairman of the party. 1t is
our custom to elect all our officers at
the opening of every session, and we
could not put off or deIav the decision.
We re- elected Mr.. Parnell . My first
serious doubt as to the wisdom of the
course we had taken was called up in
my mind when, to INV great surprise,
saw MIR. Parnell enter the House Of
Commons--the debating chamber itself
and take his seat in his familiar place
just as if nothing whatever had hap
pened.
This was the day Of the opening of
Parliament. On the evening OF that
day we heard some rumor that Mir.
Gladstone was about to issue letter
his intention OF retiring
from the leadership of the Liberal party.
We found. after some hurried inquiry,
that this was true, and that the letter
had been read to Mr.. Parnell bY Mr..
John Morley after the meeting Of our
partv and the reelection of all the offic.
ers. Then we found ourselves con-
fronted with new condition of things.
n man IN his senses could believe in
the possibility of a speedy success for
Home Rule without Mr.. Gladstone as
leader Of the Liberal party. Its be
yond all question that Mr.. Gladstone's
influence has been needed and
taxed to the full to carry with HIM some
Of his influential colleagues on this
question Of Home Rule. Men like Lord
Spencer, John Morley, Shaw Letevre,
Stansield, and Others are. Of course,
convinced and ardent Home Rulers;
but there are others who have accepted