Mr. Parnell stool apart from them all; although his moral authority suffered from the first owing to his personal isolation, still the shadow of his great name as.' the uncrowned King" of Ireland spread awe over his followers; but we always supposed its foundation to be insecure as ined proved afterwards to be the case, insecurity arose from his personal isolation. Considering the unruly team he had to manage, with the reins in his skill ed hands, he was doubtless obliged to avoid familiarity. But he carried this view too far for success as a leader in a party where men can be led but em not be driven. It seemed to us that he rarely or never conversed with the rink and file of his men, We understood that his private address was seldom known even to his Party lieut-tenants. He certainly received the bulk of his correspondence at the Post Office in the Lobby of the Commons: that was evident we heard that he had no other postal address. How fur this strangeness went, none us could say; but to sume extent, it astly existed, and so far it gave rise afterwards de: oped itsd wondrous manner, as will presently he seen, "The first half of 1886 was the culminating point of his career, He had entered a new whament at the head of a compuet, disciplined and homogeneous Party, strony, enough to turn the scale and rule the balance as between the two great Parties of Britain, His health had not, toll appearances, begun amid the upturned looks of those seated to falls he stood up indi pace to peaks around him, he was one of the handsome men inthe House. His delivery was at first winning, even-conciliatory, and his matter simple. It was not, till he approach ed the pith of his case, that his manner stiffened, his face lighted up, and his voice trembled with suppressed passion, worthy of a tragic dramatist. His climax was at the very close of the Home Rule Bill debate, as already mentioned, in Tune 1886. After that he never made any Jong sustained speech in the Commons, Tu the next speech made by him in theantumn of that very year, on a proposed Land Bill, he halted, fumbled, and losing his. thread had often to be prompted by his henchmen In a subsequent year, when the speci Commission of Enquiry into the authenticity of certain letters and other' grave charges was being instituted, he made several short speeches fraught. with menacing fis s, and certainly his aspect: those meet for a painter of tragedy. The result of that Commission seemed to rehabilitate him in the eyes of Mr. Ghidstone and of the Gludstonians, but to lower his influence and weight the House. His health too was believed to be failing. Then he became vitally cor cerned in that miserable cans celebra which obliged Mr. Gladstone and the Glad-stenions to part col This case immediately brought about split in the Irish Nationalist to this day is known as the di tween the Parnellites and the Anti-Parnellites, The latter indeed have in recent years had further subdivisions among themselves, and we know not exactly how they should be named. But up to the present Parlinment the Parnellites, under Mr. John Redmond, proudly preserved their appellation. How far they disp this nomenclature in the present Parlia ment may be doubtful; but they no doubt retain it in their hearts, and will doubtless place it in the front and van of battle, if at the next General Election the Home Rule cause should seem likely to huve any chance of success. This conduct of theirs is a veritable tribute to Parnell' memory, and British people would do well to understand its significance. Tt means that Parnell was "thorough," keeping the Irish Nationalists aloof from all British parties, aiming ceaselessly at the national independence of Ireland, and using for this purpose alone their position in the Parliament of Westuninster.
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