Show JOHN REDMOND REPLIES charees the Parnel lites with deserting Desert lne gladstone loppi Low pi nov 2 on october 30 T P oconnor president of the irish national league ent sent a letter to the tile general manager of the associated press criticising criticizing critic ising the tile Parnel lites as being of of the irish party and accusing the them of deserting gladstone today john redmond the leader ot of the tile Pernel Parnel lites writes to the general manager ot of tb the associated press in reply ho lie save says the attitude of the Parnell Parnel itea lites has been misrepresented that it is not the promulgation of a new now policy and that the policy of the Parnell Parnel itce litts toward the liberal party is precisely what it haa bas been all along pl on the he Parnelli ties are willing to support the liberals so long as they remain true to their pledges to ireland but they are absolutely independent and mean to let them know that in pottering tte r ing with home rule they convert P rne clites from supporters into into opponents it is not the intention of the Parnell Parnel itee lites to throw gladstone out of power and restore salisbury what they intend is to give the tile present government to understand that their existence depends on the irish votes and that the price to be baid paid therefore is a adherence to their ale pledges on the question of home rule the reason for calling attention to this thi a fact now Is that the attitude of the lib eral cral party toward home rule has entirely cl changed since since death gladstone then declared that ireland blocked the way and that the he only way to yet get legislation for british interests was first to pass the home rule bill but now it is proposed to hangus home role rule and IS take arp up a long list of british reforms forgetting the Dro promises orum isea of a strong fight if the house of lords rejected the measure in order as they claim to bo be able to cae carry the next election redmond ond admits the truth of this claim but says it is the intention of the party arty to see that only the proper kind of british reforms are proceeded with and that tho the elections are not indefinitely postponed otherwise home rule would be hung up indefinitely lie ile declares if it the newcastle pro gramme ie is carried out homo home rule will not cume come up again in five or six years he ile points out that gladstone is la an old man and to put home rule off so long iong would bo be to relegate to it to the mercy of some one unfriendly or less ablo able to effect his desires than gladstone therefore ireland must continue to block the way |