The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-09-23
THE PROPOSED pARNELL ::mONUMENr.

While the Irish Standard believes that
the memory OF Parnell should be cher
isl1ed by his countrymen at home and
abroad for his valuable services to the
cause OF Ireland during his brief career
as parliamentary leader, still it is OPP
posed, Tor reasons previously given, to
the erection OF monument to him by
public subscription until the discussions
created by his moral delinquency have
passed away and Parnellites and anti
Parnellites are reunited in the common
cause OF the country he loved and for
whose welfare he labored so unselfshly
for the space of fifteen years. The man
upon whom Parnell's mantle is said to
have fallen is coming to the United
States to collect funds for the monu-
ment to the dead chieitain, but already
the voice of Irish Nationalist has been
raised in protest on both sides of the
Atlantic against the contemplated
scheme of a partisan and disturber i'll
Irish politics, as John E. Redmond has
proved himself to be. Before his mis-
sion can be financial success in the
United States he must come as the ac-
credited envoy OF a united Ireland.
The Irish National Federation of Amer
ica OF which Dr. Thomas Adds En-
met is the head, has come out strongly
against the monument at this time,
when ireland is still divided into Par
nellitc and anti-Parnclltc camps, and
when the Irisl, people are already en-
gagged i'll building national monument
to Wolfe Tone and the United Irish
men. The Federation calls John E.
Redmond "an irreconcilablc factonst,
who has tfwartcd every effort for union
in Ireland and protests against his
speaking for the people OF Ireland
when even his own followers are CIV
ing every evidence OF discarding his
policy Of faction and disavowing his
leadership"
That the Irish people are doing what
the Federation states in regard to Mr..
Redmond is an undeniable fact AT
recent meeting OF the Dublin corpora
ton the matter of granting a site in the
city OF Dublin for the Parncll monu-
ment came up for consideration. Tim
othy Harrington, an adhercnt OF Par
nell during life, arose in the council and
said:
II rise not for the purpose of raising
opposition to the selection Of n site be.
cause 1t Is my proudest boast that during
Parncll's life l was one of his most at
that statue to his memory has not been
promoted In the best way to do honor to
his memory (hear. hear.) believe the best
his fellow countrymen in furtherancc Of his
principles. and II he We're to have n voice
In the thing, and have selection Of the
best honor that could be conferred on him,
It would be to realize his desire to see his
fellow:countrymen united In one bond. not
to lift monument for party purposes
(hear, hearO but to lift monument for
n nation II. ERnrp9sss Cloud applause and
INF Mr. Harrington ton said he had no intention
to raise any. question of factlous differ
He only des to
streets of Dublin for n monument to him
when there were NO funds to put It up
before there would be funds for it.
The practical thing would be to invite the
cooperation Of all sections Of Irish Nation.
alists in the highest possible sense, and
not leave the site as a reproach to Irish
men.
John F. Finerty, staunch supporter
Of Parnell in his latter days, thinks the
erection of statue to Theobald Wolfe
Tone should take precedence OF any
others, and says: "Have our kindred
in Ireland gone daft on monuments
Will the erection of such memorials to
the faithful and the few OF 1898, 1903,
1848, 1867, and later periods, forward
the freedom of Ireland? The work OF
the men of all those periods has been
left unfinished, and one OF them, Robert
Emmett, requested, almost with his dy-