Ireland Since Parnell

ownfall and the wretched controversies connected with it without feelings

hat if he was to be "thrown to the English wolves," to use his own term, the Irish people were not getting their price in return. But giving the best though

s Life of Parnell, thus

. He was awfully disappointed. Mr Dillon succeeded completely in getting Parnell's back up, adding seriously to the difficulties of the situation. He seemed specially to have offended Parnell by proposing that he (Mr Dillon) should have the decisive voice in the distribution of the Paris Funds.... Mr Dillon pro

found which would not involve our incomparable leader in further humiliations. But alas for our hopes! The hemlock had to be drained to the last bitter drop. Meanwhile Parnell never rested day or night. He rushe

ent justification for throwing Parnell overboard. If it were a question of the defeat of the Home Rule cause and the withdrawal of Mr Gladstone from the leadership of the Liberal Party, something may be said for it, but the words actually used by Mr Gladstone were: "The continuance of Parnell's leadership would render my ret

need never have taken place at all had steps been taken by any responsible body of intermediaries to obtain Gladstone's real views. We now know it for absolute fact that Gladstone had had actually struck out

lle also read it. I said to Mr G. across Granville: 'But you have not put in the very thing that would be most likely of all things to move him,' referring to the statement in the original draft, that Parnell's retention would mean the nullity of Gladstone's leadership. Harcourt again regretted that it was addressed to me and not to P. and agreed with me that it ought to be stre

ble world. I think that to-day Ireland generally mourns it that Parnell should ever have been deposed in obedience to a British mandate-or perhaps, as those who conscientiously opposed Mr Parnell at t

rail body was not equal to the demands of the undaunted spirit upon it, and so he went to his grave broken but not beaten-great even in that last desperate stand he had made for his own position, as he was great in all that he had undertaken, suffered and achieved for his country. It was a hushed and heart-broken Ireland that heard of his death. It was as if a pall had fallen over the land on that grey October morning in 1891 when the news of his passing was flashed across from the England that he scor

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e sufficient to sign cheques. When Parnell objected to a third being added, Dillon made the observation which ruined everything: "Y