Is Mr. Parnell, the great Irish Obstructionist, about to take
a new departure? In a speech to a meeting at Castlebar on Satur- day, he said, in words which the Times professes to give textually, "Let no man lightly define the measure of Irish independence ; let no man assign a ne plus ultra to the march of their nation, for Ireland, freed from the trammels of foreign interference, possesses capabilities for acquiring great national power and prosperity." That sounds to English ears very much as if Mr. Parnell, renounc- ing Home-Rule, intended to leads new party of Irish Nationalists. If that is the case, he has decidedly benefitted by his experience in Parliament, for as compared with a Home-Ruler, a Nationalist is a logical being, with a policy and an ideal. He will not win his cause, but he will win much more respect than by pleading for an impossible concession, which would not be worth having if it were made.
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