Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-15
THE PARNELLI. ES.
They Issue a Manifesto Declaring Union
with Their Dead Leaders Opponents
Impossible at the Present Time.

They Issue Manifesto Declaring Union
with Their Dead Leaders Opponents
Impossible at the Present Time.
LONDON, Oct. 14-Parnelrs col
leagues have issued a manifesto deei1-
ing to keep mp the fight against the Nc
Carthyites. The manifesto is as follows:
ireland has lost its leader but the cause Of
Ireland's freedom remains. We have a duty 10
the living aud the dead That duty is to main
tain erect and unsullied the flag Of the national
independence. You, the people Of Ireland, gave
into the hands Of Charles Stewart Parnell and
his parliamentary colleagues the charge OF
your political interests and the honor and
safety Of your political cause. You asked US
by constitutional means to restore prosper
ity, peace and freedom to our country under
the head Of our illustrious chief Animated
by his spirit and guided by his clear
intelligence and firmness Of soul we car
ried the struggle to the point at which
the dawn of victory was seen by all men. In
an unfortunate hour a majority of the Irish
representatives, at the bidding OF an English
statesman broke from our ranks, abandoned
the flag OF independent opposition ant
ranged th emselves as followers and satellites
Of British statesman. We who ad.
| dress you refused TO become parties 70
this treason ana relying on the national con-
victions maintained intact our allegiance to
WINGED that our people would justify and sup
port US The great leader is dead but
the cause lives, and relying on your
devotion TO Irish nationality we pro.
pose to carry on the struggle un-
til the principles for which he lived aud died
have triumphed and national unity has been
restored. The parliamentary party Is pledged
to work for Ireland under the flag of indie
pendent opposition and absolutely free from
the control of any foreign power or party This
is our resolution. Its realization depends on
you. II involves sacrifices and struggles and
we call on YOU to make them.
True 10 our principles that we are the rep
resentatiyes and instruments of the people We
have resolved to call together convention Of
representative Trishmeu to discuss in the name
of the nation the means by which we can best
carry out the policy and programme which he
bequeathed us in dying. To our ranks we shall
welcome all honest men who believe that The
political affairs of Ireland should be controlled
and directed by the representatives of the
Irish people and by them alone; but with che
men Immediately responsible for the
disruption Of the national party, who In
obedience TO foreign dictation have
loaded with calumny and bounded
TO death the foremost man of our race, we can
have no fellowship, and on their guidance Ire
land can have no safety. Between them and
the men who stood true TO the cause Of nation
al independence Ireland must choose. On the
threshold of the tomb the leader who we
mourn defined our duty in these imperishable
words:
e If were dead and gone tomorrow the men
who are fighting against English influence in
Irish public life would fight on still; they
would still be the Independent nationals
they would still believe in the future of Ire.
fSnd, and they would still protest that it was
not by taking orders from an English minister
that Irelands future could be saved
"Fellow-countrymen let il be to the glory of
our race at home and abroad to act up to the
spirit Of this message. God save Ireland"