THE IRISH PARTY.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XXI, Issue 1107, 19 February 1891, Page 3

THE IRISH PARTY.

London, Feb. 12. Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien have issued a manifesto declaring: that the irreconcilables on both sides prevented a satisfactory settlement with regard to the leadership of the Irish party, and condemning the unyielding temper exhibited in points of form. Both gentlemen promise to remain neutral in the matter. In a letter to Mr; O'Brien, Mr. Pamell regtets that •the Home Rule assurances Riven by the Liberal party are' hot sufficient for d safeguard of national interests, or to justify him in retiring from the head of the party. He states that as a spirit of deadliest hostility to the union of the party is evinced from the quarter least expected, he will personally attend to his duties in Parliament and pursue an active campaign in Ireland.

Mr. M'Carthy explained""to his followers that Mr. Gladstone had given a written assurance that the Home Rule Bill should authorise the Parliament to deal with land, unless the question be settled beforehand or in a specified period after Home Rule la granted. The Parliament would also be allowed the control of the civil police, replacing the present force within Ave years.' The pdrty acquitted Mr. M'Carthy of blame for the rupture, olid resolved to continue to support him; Messrs.-Dillon and O'Brien surrendered at Folkestone to-day. "The Times" says that Mr. Gladstone's promised concessions to the Ilome Rule party amount to nothing more than empty words unless separation pure and simple is intended. The same journal considers that Mr. Parnell's real opponents in Ireland are the priests. " The Standard " remarks that Mr. Gladstone is vainly humiliated since he sees that Mr. Parnell is inexorable.

" The Daily News" believes that tho rupture over the leadership of the Irish party will eventually result In the triumph of the Liberal party and the breaking up of Paraelllsm. Mr. Justin M'Carthy declares that he conducted negotiations with Mr. Pamell on the basis that it was impossible that Mr. Parnell could'retain the leadership of the party. .....

The news of the rupture between Messrs. M'Carthy. and Parnell has caused ; a gloomy feeling in Ireland, and is considered to have greatly injured the prospects .of the Home Rule cause. ~..*»(• • It is stated that the demand'mads' by Mr. Parnell, tor an absolute pledge that, tho control of the polico In Ireland would be conceded at an early date, prevented nu amicable settlement of the question of leadership.