... country. Mass demonstrations to secure reductions of rents were successfully mobilized. Land Courts had been set up to acess what the fair rents should be, but people were taking matters into their own hands. Shots were being fired into peoples windows, there were threatening letters sent and visits ... towards him and the Irish question remained fundamentally unchanged. Parnell went to Gladstone with the intention of resigning but Gladstone persuaded him it would be in the best interests of everyone concerned if he didnt. Gladstone told Parnell that he believed he was genuine. The Iris...

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