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Show IS PAEXELL JLXDl RBCT5t event In Ireland will deepen toe Conviction that Charles Stewart Parnell has gone "stalk, staring mad," but we do not share this view of his conduct. There I "method In his madness." He Is simply desperate. But his game will cot win. He is bound to collapse. col-lapse. The sentiment against him Is too ttrong to aimit of bis being able to long withstand the pressure. Tbo senseless enthusiasm with which he was greeted when he made his appearance in Ireland does not, wo believe, voice the prevailing pre-vailing feelingand judgment among the respectable people oven of that country. If it did it would demonstrate demon-strate that Ireland is Incapable of relf-goternnient. It was nothing but an exhibition of hero worship alter the object of it had demonstrated demon-strated that he is devoid of heroism. Had hepossessed the qualities of the patriotic hero he would never have taken a course to divide di-vide his ticopte into ferocious factions, under the conceited pretext that he alone could save his country. He would have IgnoVed self for the cause which he professes to love, and retired Instead of remaining re-maining and breaking the home-rule home-rule forces into antagonistic larts. It Is possible to make some allowance allow-ance forthe semi-insane enthusiasm of the thoughtless masses over the advent of the man whom they had set up in their estimation as a hero. It la difficult to -extend this charitable charit-able view in relation to the creation of a heroine out of Mrs. O'Shea. That person aras cheered to the echo, sharing the questionable honors hon-ors showered upon the man with whom she had been associated iu a shameful scandal. What a debased moral status is here exhibited, when the populace can cheer aud applaud a woman whou chief merit for popular recognition consists of corns mlttlng repeated breaches of the moral code and of her marital vows with the leader of the Irish fiorce-rule fiorce-rule party. Paroell's descent upon tlie ofllce of United Ireland anil his expulsion of the editor and bischief subordinate, was a high-handed outrage. The reason for It was that this journal bad insisted upon his retirement The matter for the pending issue of the paper consisted largely of reso-lutlous reso-lutlous passed by provincial branches oi me national ieague, Insisting upon Parnell being dewvsl Irom the leader-hip. Tho latter was evidently evi-dently determined, so far as lOsdUc, to have these expressions of a healthy I rlth sentiment suppressed. To do so he resorted to violent means. Iu reading the account of this proceeding oue can hardly help admiring the sub-editors, because of their plucky resistance to this Invasion. In-vasion. They were overcome, of course, Irittliey were not defeated without a strujgieandn vindication of tho Irish fighting instinct, which ii generally uppermost upper-most in tho constitution of Irishmen. The victor were not allowed to retuiin long in jie-iceable inssecilou, being as summarily ejected by representatives ofO'Brien as tlie former incumbents were fcy Parnell and his henchmen. Parnell keeps up his ungenerous attacks upon Glalstone, asserting that tlie latter's love of home rule for Ireland Is only "skin deep," but nis nairui oi Ireland was not of that character. This Is reprehensible. Gladstone lias shown himself incapable in-capable of hating auy jieople. However mistaken he may fome-tlmes fome-tlmes be in his methods of attaining the object, the elevation of all people hsj been his aim during his long and brilliant career. These attacks ujion him by theallcred and fallen Irish patriot are infamous, and emanate from the miud of an ingrate. The segregations into bellicose factions fac-tions and bitterness exhibited by the Irish people over a man who has become degraded in the eyes of the right-thinking portion of the world, raises tlie question as to tlie ability of that couutry to conduct a pacific and healthy government. This Kilkenny cat buslnrss does not increasu confidence in the stability sta-bility of institutions that might be manipulated by such men as Parnell, Par-nell, who belongs to a class which mu't rule or they will ruin. People who have not the good sense to throw oil such characters show poor Judgment and no self-control. But we still cling to the idea that the hnajor portion of Hie Irish people are j ready to repudiate Piruell since he j has shown his total unfitness to be their leader in any capacity. He lacks two essentials of leadership truthfulness and morality. lttr news states that Parnell had retaken tho ofllce of United Ireland, having, by tlie aid of his followers, carried It by assault. |
