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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXVI IRISH PARLIAMENTARIANISM AND NATIONALISM FROM THE FALL OF PARNELL TO THE PRESENT DAY The Miserablesplit--Violent Scenes andRecriminations--Mr. Gladstone's Second Experiment in Home Rule--The In-and-Out Bill--Mr. Redmond's Criticisms--From Gladstone to Balfour via Rosebery--The Tweedmouth Cheque and the End of the Split--Mr. Balfour's Attitude--The Congestion Policy--The Continuous Decline of the Gentry. 'Res Ad Triarios '--The Education Chaos--Lord MacDonnell's Council Bill--Maynooth and Home Rule--The Sound Loyalty of the Church--The Gaelic League--Sinn Fein--Electoral and Financial Organisation of the Parliamentary Party--The Patrons of Rlbbonism. The Irish In America--The Irish who are ex-Irish--Irish Americans and American Imperialism--The Parliamentarians and Militant Nationalism. L--The Miserable Split For the miserable period of Irish history which has followed the miserable tragedy of Charles Stewart Parnell, there could be no more appropriate motto than that sinister declaration of Mr. Gladstone himself, ' I would rather see Ireland disunited than see it Parnellite.' Disunion, public and personal hates, outrageous vituperations, were to fill the most of the years after the discrowned favourite had been laid in his grave. There can be no doubt that the popular resentment, outside of the electoral masses at the disposal of the clergy, was violently aroused against the deserting lieutenants and all their followers. We have the admission of many of the latter, that their personal safety was seriously imperilled by the vehemence of the popular anger and regret. At a public meeting of his section of the divided party, Mr. John Dillon declared that bands of men were organised to howl him down as 'Dillon the murderer.' Mr. William O'Brien wr...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1235610179
- ISBN 13 9781235610172
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages174
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