| Show I 1 retrogression 12 Piro eUa readiness to accept the cach plaster for bis his i honor lionor in the mitter of bis his libel suit adaina the london times may way bo be taken aa as he lie easiest and quickest way out of a troublesome litigation to the avera average e mind it will appear that in additon to the tile moral vindication which tho the pigott ex exposure kosure and the collapse of the whole tima times conspiracy gave abe luine hame role rule leader is ample reparation for all the indignity he received at their hands yet in view of recent eventa bla course la in this matter cannot be regarded as other than weak and timid in the extreme it is a compromise sell which compromises compromise a biffl him it presents him as a man whose dignity is 18 a CD corn in kodity in the open market who ie is willing to exchange prestige lr for gold gald worce ivoree than all it gives rise to the that he is bargaining with will an enemy who has discovered a weik weak des in his de fences that he feels himself in in and is in making the beat terms he lie can to speak more MOTO plainly those who have bave believed in captain charge charges against the irith irish leader will w ee in this easy purchase of the latter a confirmation ot of their 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 0 I 1 I 1 they will argue hy should pamell parnell to fettle settle with the tho in be BO so ready i the one cice case when if 11 he be la Is innocent of I 1 its I later t ach charges argell be he ought to be fighting tire them 11 with ith intender in tenser bitterness I 1 and not a f few will ill be disposed to question whether he lie receives the 45 at a all 11 I 1 whether he may not be byi buying ng the tunes times future iby sile bilenke ii ence b by y passion passing over its past mendacity dacita that parnell has pieced his zenith has aas been freely asserted for some time his ilia light and power are wani waning tig too the pure patriotism n which made his ordinary ability shine with adent lustre has slowly but ut steadily given war to a thirst fur for gotori ty an injudicious love of patse rase a mistaken idea that his per sodality eona sona lity and not the irish cause lent interest to his ilia performances bathis by this last move be hai has shown hat be he is not a goad hater and whatever his re reasons apons his action will be regarded as a surrender the lighthearted light hearted irish may p irdon the christian grace which forgets an injury but they can only esteem as a leader one who like the old guard never surrenders |
