New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-16
ptPNFIUS APPEAL.

Mr. porneUS ambassadors TO those whom,
with 4 somewhat audacious disregard OF the
generalization laws. he calls his ieOW-c0un-
tymcn in America" have reached NeW-foFk
and will presently appear IN public, hat IN
hand. asking American contributions Tor u
frotricjd1l war in Ireland. Undoubtedly this
dauntleSs leader has vast army OF auiniicFS
among our people, and there are some VINO
will find the greatest difficulty IN eAefclS-
inc the discrimination which his c0hu"c' mas
made necessary. But it is one question whether
or not he is still entitled to admlaloh' ana
another whether he has further claims upon
American dollars. The manifesto III when
he presents his omiSSaricS TO American li'NA-
men undertakes, in somewhat bcWi!de1h%
way. to define his position and the occasion "i
his appoal Il does not recall the c'!mcN Oh
which ac has been adjGdGed guilty II does moi
remind lis readers that just al ~" moment Whch
their heavy sacrifices, borne without mulinni
during the long Yeas of deadly struggle, were
about TO realize thcir splendid OBJECT ne
Inc leader they bad elevated and sustained
hy folljcS unspcakablc. dashed every pros
meet. every chance. every hope to the earth.
II does moi mention that he hasCly battered his
disgraccful amour: non that. not satisfied with
tbi, he insisted upon Ireland sharing his dcgfa-
d,1ion and It's penalties There is no mention
Of these things. but wiih tone oi supremacy
that Napoleor himself might have adopted, all
the credit for the lr,>h paltyN past Is iahcn
(, himself and all the blame Tor It's present j.
cast upon others: those who have lntcicchcd 10
shield Ireland from the shame he would ia>ien
on her are called traitors and their intcic',Sion
a mutiny.
The hish capacity for SeII-goyclnmcht vii
be called into gIavcr question than ever before
il this arrogant. selfish man succeeds IN bind
ING the Irish nation 10 himself. That he j. the
greatest man in ireland is no' 10 The poIn'. lie
NAV be the most ma,'.iiul political genius
Of Ill Europe but the time has gone by when
either nation, or parties were the property o'
tho tool Of an individual and the time has come
when a man who d>pilr5 10 lead his fellows
must at lea-t contriyc 10 keep his name out
of divorce court, or o;hc. places where It Is
chcapcncd and disgrac,d. The Iattle Mr. Par
nell ha. been conducting in behalf Of his own
sordid self has. wc oYn. been brilant-much
more ardent and gallant and clever than any
he conducted for lrrland-but, whatever is Sue
cess. il ha, shown co1du>Ncly. adding ieNh
proof every day, that he can never WIN ZONE
Rule. The more successful he ~ ~ Ireland.
indeed and most naturally. the more impoN'lhl"
become, ms leadership for The Home Rule cause,
for Home Rule must win, il 4 wins ~ ali.
through English votes. and Alr. PdluoH stands
now in naked maiignity the open. relentless
enemy Of all that is English, whether u goes
by tao name of Tory. or Ld'e al. or l'adicaI-
They are now allone - nina, and ali the objects
IF his hitter hate This may le appropriate.
but there * No Home Rule III =.
On the other hand. II j, evident that the
party opposed TO PANEL Is incompetent. is
leaders have been too long bis servants io
sound a challenge that las IN" bold HnS oi
equality Perhaps this j. fortunate Tor ne
land Perhaps il is "a mercy that there i no
other man who can confront HIM 50 bold.
and DESPERATE and suu-cciul aS he. The result
might be- civil war in very iact-it certainly
would be long age OF political strife and 'wo
patic, il Ireland between whom RECOMMENDATION
would be fore GER impossible y leader against
palncll a. great ~ PANEL is not required. Tor
The >;tua'ion the iatcS will settle hun. They
have all MS rclca lcSSnc,S. manifold power
nd infinite patience. lie j. struggling Tor the
impossible ana against the inevitable. NciA-
while, Mr. ParncllS iclloW-countlymen III
America" will do well to keep their pockcibook'
tightly shut and tAcr eyes kccnly open. They
should have no money to spend for blackthornS
TO split the head. OF their fellow conntIymcn III
Leland with. They should have no money 70
spend IN an attempt 80 demonstrate that the
seventh Commandment was not wisely given.
Their money should 20, If al all, Tor Home
Rule and Ireland, and from these Mr.. Parnell
has divorced himself.