The record-union., 1895-08-08
JUSTIN MCCARTHY.
HE ISSUES A MANIFESTO TO THE
IRISH PEOPLE.
No Grounds Afforded by the Present
Situation for Dependency In
the Irish Party.

NEW YORK, Aug. IA special to the
Carthy, NJ. p, has addressed the follow
ing manifesto to the Irish people here
and in Ameaica:
FclioW COnntrynaen: The election of
great cOerclOnlst aud anti-home rule ma
Jorlty to the House of Commons makes
1t my duty to point out to you that dis
sension in our ranks is ruinous to the
national cause; that the only means by
which we can hope to repair the disasters
which dlscord and lnsu ubordnation have
brought upon us are through the r6Stora-
ton OF discipline ana a genuine observ-
ance OF the Irish Nationalist party
pledged to act Loyalty together.
w lth united party in u united country
even the present situation would afford
no ground for despondency in the Irish
party. No man can doubt but that for
unhappy events in the autumn of 1899
the verdict in 1892 III favor of homo rule
would have been absolutely decisive.
Friction alone prevented this result. Tn
happily this friction has continued since
and outbreaks in discipline in our own
ranks nave given the enemies of Ireland
another lease OF power IN Great Britain.
In spite OF all discouragemeuts and diff
hcuitles the national spirit has once again
asserted Itself Ireland voted with un-
conqueraolo resolve, but it cannot be
doubted that Ireland would have done
far better still. and Great Britain would
not have doue so i'll, had it not been for
the so-calied Irish Nationalists, who have
been endeavoring openly TO bring back
The coercioniSts TO power. and still more
IN lamentaDiH blows aimed at the Irish
party and the Irish national cause by one
OF our own colleagues at the most critical
moment in the elections. It would be al
most impossible to overestimate the dis
;istrous effects of MIR. Healey's unfounded
charges against his own colleagues at
Omagh, made as they were on the au-
thority Of leading members of the party
and at a period OF the election when there
was no possibility OF counteracting their
effects on tue polls.
Ii is with deep regret that / feel COM
pelled to characterize Mr.. Healy's action
at the Omagh convention as disloyal TO
the Irish party. even setting aside our
own special obligations to each other as
u breach of ordinary code of honor and
discipline essential to the existence of
every political organization. The Omagh
scandal is unhappily only the latest OF
series OF attacks on the unity aud eff
cheney OF the Irish party. Let US en-
deavor that it shall be the last. Com
vinced as | am OF the injury such actions
have already inflicted on our great ma
tional cause and of the injury their repe-
tition cause, feel bound on the eve of
the meeting of Parliament to address q
respectful word of warming to our fellow
countrymen and to inform my colleagues
frankly of the views | hold-views
which. in case [ am honored by a re-
election to the chair Of the party, it will
be my duty to my utmost power to en-
force. JUSTIN MCCARTHY
HEALY's REPLY.
DTTpTTN A10 T-'Timotby II HaaIv bas
addressed to Mr.. Justin Mccarthy in re-
ply to the latter's manifesto, letter in
which he details minutely his position.
iustifies bis actions, repudiates the charges
against him and declares that what he
said at Choinaugh he will fully adhere
to. In tho letter MIR. Healy saws:
Neither you nor the Irish party, nor
any human authority will secure from
me word of withdrawal of what / said
of CboYpalruh ,,