Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-29

'as Charles Stewart Parnell, the hero of :, he Irish people. A man of positive con- ictions, of undying courage, of uncom- r0mising denunciation of evil in high { 'laces, fearless in attack, shrewd in de- ence, often sheathing the keen blade of arcasm in the darling and cherished plans # his own countrymen when his pIacticed understood with quick and intuitive fore tight his country's needs, having passed with her through her years of poverty and oppression, having witnessed her brave struggles with external and internal foes, her cherished hopes trodden upon and her undying determination to succeed in spite | of all opposition. Who like him could | present to the world her wrong? Who l could so dauntlessly uncover the crying injustice done her, bringing to her op- pressors consternation and shamea Parnell had sounded 8 chord which was not in the keyboard of his colleagues; he had become so much part of his country that his own personality was lostin herr, and few others knew her longings as he knew them. Her glory was his glory and her wrong his wrong; and to secure for her that glory and to right that wrong became to him his existence; and never, until he finally gave his life for her, did he finch from carrying forward any plan which he considered was for 1reland's welfare, often at the same time bearing the stern hatred of his enemies, with barely kindly heart to feel sympathy or a kindly word to give him courage.
 But Parnells triumph was near at hand, for his earnestness finally won for him the loyalty of the whole nation; and again, when he was elected to the house of com mons and could meet the promoters of his country's injustice face to face, he there, by means of their own restricting rules. so clogged the wheels of parliament, hinder ing and often defeating the passage of i'm portant measures, that the representatives were forced by this unusual and vexing procedure, carried on within their very stronghold, to grant to him and to his par l ty many concessions of power. At first | the members would not listen to this pre- sumptous and bold upstart; others at length listened and even applauded, and then some who before opposed him came the ascendency of the liberals to power, came forward and lent his towering l strength to the fast growing cause.
 The keen-sighted Irish people were not | slow to perceive these indicative attrib- utes in Parne1l. His value and strength | were quickly measured and he was recog- nized by the people as the champion of their rights. His matchless ability in or ganizing, his tireless energy and quench- less zeal in pushing forward the claims of his people, were foremost among his re- markable qualities. I say his people for | he did not consider himself the leader of 8 party; his politics were national, not par tisan, as universal as oppression, uncheck- l ed by localism or pre- judice. He looked l upon the whole nation as his constituency, since he had voluntarily assumed the ad- vocacy of their rights.
 Again, the honor and right of his cause lent to his words 6 force and power which caused men to stop and listen, to listen and think, to think and act-either with him or against him. And so in this way his cause took definite form; supporters, and strong ones, began to rally to his side inspired by his burning enthusiasm and partaking of his earnestness. Grand, ma jectic, he lowered above them, gaining their adherence and g respect amounting almost to reverence. His qualities were not such as to win personal friends on the contrary, his manner was often cold and repelling. But his firm, stolid bear ing, his calm, clear foresight, his tact ir emergencies, his conscious power ovel minds, and his fearlessness in the mos trying dangers-all these were qualitiel which were necessary for leader in SC great 8 cause.
 Parnell never possessed the powers o oratory which are so characteristic of tn, Irish people; his voice and bearing wer, entirely unftted for the platform. Nevel could he make 8 clear, lucid and eloquent speech. But notwithstanding his lack o these gifts his earnestness and complete surrender to his purpose, his iron deter imitation to make his cause felt and te make known the burning, shameful wrongs of his people lent to his impassioned words such living reality that the effect upor his audiences was electrical, causing hii startling his friends lest his bold words should iDjure his own cause. But while he held the reins there were few real errors made by him, and his admins tration was marked by long strides o progress toward liberty and justice. Auc so F'behold the man," a man who, wher viewed in the light of history, will b' known as great leader among men wher the times needed leader. His inf1uenc, extended to all classes, for he had wo1 the hearts of his people; and it is no won wretched end, and cried ''No" to the over lures of reconciliation from the party tha had pursued him to the grave. "Hov are the mighty fallen and the weapons O war perishedp
 Miss Rockwell's Speech.
 Miss Evelena Virginia Rockwell the1 read an essay on the subject "What D. We Live Fors" After admirable intro ductory remarks, she concluding said Therefore, we say. may we have highel education and more of it and may th, time not be far distant when our school and colleges will be free to all. Mind anc soul are so closely allied that it is difficult to distinguish between them. But tn, mind is generally connected with the nor tai and the soul with the spiritual. Let u never forget that now and always we iv' to learn.
 A song by the chorus, 'The Miller Wooing," followed. Robert Jeremiah Woodruff then delivered an oration o1 "Silent Cities" in an excellent manner He said:
 Babylon was the greatest city of antiq uity with it's great walls and hanging gar dens, but it has sad tale to tell. Idol atry and moral corruptionn were tn, causes of it's downfall. But let us pass o1 to Athens, eye of Greece and the cente of Hellenic civilization. What a stor, could stone from the Acropolis tell
 Here we find our most artistic designs and in it's literature we have a rare heri tage. Although ruined, the name oi Athens is held sacred by every student o1 history or art. Let us pass on to Rome the great city of conquest, situated on it's seven hills. Let us stand ir the forum and look about us. Here is the rostrum where Cicero delivered his famou, invectives against Cataline, there the Capi toline hill, crowned with its temple of Ju l piter, but all now a voiceless ruin. But we cannot but blame and censure theil ferocity toward other nations and thei1 relentless cruelty. In their very glory lurked the cause of their downfall"
 Ruth Peabody Hume then followed witt ! an eaeav on GA rchicfecta with tba 1o1a