The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-14
AN ESTIMATE OF PARNEIL

LONDON, Oct 13.-Thomas Power
! O'Conuors Life of Charles Stewart Par
nell' has just appeared. 1t bears but few
traces of hurried preparation. All pre-
! vious biographies of Parnell accord to
AvOudale the honor of his place of birth
| OCOnnor says that he heard Parnell state
that this is incorrect. He was born at
Brighton. Among his earliest influences
were stories he heard in his childhood
! from an old servant of the family, narrat-
| ing he horri bic cruelties the Irish suffered
! during the rebellion. These made Parnell
the man he became. From his mother
also were derived traditions thoroughly
| hostile to the existing relations between
! England and Ireland. Though intensely
Irish In sentiment, O'Connor always re-
garded Parnell, III physique and character
in character above alias an American.
After rapid resume of the points in his
parliamentary career, the writer alludes
| TO the charge leveled at Parrell that he
misled his Intimate friends as to the truth
in regard to his relations with Mrs. O'Shea
lie says: "Parneil may have said b he
came out of the trial with his character
notwithstanding he SO wrote to one
OF his most affectlonate and faithful
frlends-but what he meant was indicated
in the few words he spoke the day after
ms reelection by the party, in which, lift
Ing, he said, a corner Of the curtain he
denied emphaticalIy that he had betrayed
friendship, abused hospitality or broken
up happy. united home. The circum-
stances seemed to Parnell, as in the case
OF LauncelOU, to make dishonor honorable
and falsehood truth
The effect of Parnell's subsequent mani
festo on IRISH delegates, then In America,
IS then described. Proceeding to comment
on the alteration in his appearance and
character after the divorce disclosures it
Is remarked that he had been described as
having been murdered. The hand that !
struck him down was his own. Strangely !
enough, the idea that he would one day !
ruin himself was a familiar one to his |
colleagues, for many years
"A stranger visiting the house of com |
mons would find it hard to understand !
why he produced such an effect there He |
had very Scaut vocabulary and by no
means a large stock of ideas He was also |
very careless in preparing his materials,
which work he put off to the last moment.
When he rose to address the house he
spoke in low tones, often with inattention
to the audience, which made the speech a
soliloquy. But on rare occasions there
were Outbursts OF fiery elOquence, reveal
lug the passion raging within. Then the
qolce changed TO a hOarse, sullen sound
and his mouth was almost cruel His right
arm was then held forth in denunciatiou.
| have seen the house quail before such an
outburst OF savage, though seemingly cold
rage.
''In most parliamentary gifts he was
vastly inferior to some of his colleagues
but he was cOnsummate taCtician Bv in
stinct he seemed 10 know the right thing
TO do. He was essentially narrow, and to
his narrowneSs l attribute the final mis-
take of his life. His subjugation of his
race, from a restless fssiparous BODY.
5orn by faction, into great united and
absolutely obedient whole was one of the
most remarkable achievements in political
leadership in the history of mankind"
DUBLIN. Oct. 13-MTs Dickinson. the
married sister of the late Mr. ParneiI, has
written letter for publication. in which
he says that she desires to correct the i'm
preston formed regarding the interview
With her which has been recently printed /
Mrs, Dickinson says that, much as her
brother desired 70 see a union in the Irish |
parliamentary party, she Is certain that be
would never have sanctioned a union be-
ween those whom he regarded as the
OF Ireland's national honor and
hose whom he looked upon as her betray-
~.
LOED0N. Oct, 13.-Ths health OF Mrs.
'arneil continues 10 cause the greatest
nxiety to her friends and relatives Even
Ter attending physician admits that her
ondltion IS such as 10 Eecessitate the
,reateSt care
DUBLIN. Oct. I2-It Is now generally be-
leved that Mr. John Howard PaTneil will
ontest for the seat in parliament Cork
ity} LETT vacant by the death Of Charles
tewart Parnell