The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-05-06
IN ABEYANCE.
The Present State of Things in the
Green Isle.
How the Appointment of Another Sec
rotary is Looked on.

Boston, May 1.-The Herald on Fri
day morning printed special cable dis
patches of interviews with prominent
land leaguers and others upon the new
Irish policy in the British government
Parnell was found in the house of com
mons. He said he could not give his
opinion till the government declared
the full extent of its concessions. He
thought the appointment of Cavendish
looked badly for the success of Glad
stones plans. He was afraid he was
too weak and vaccilating. The releas,
ing Of Davitt he considered the strong.
est blow Gladstone struck Labouchere.
He thought the appointment of Caven-
dish a farce and the new policy likely
to produce grave results in Gladstone's
party. 1t would cost it about seventeen
wings and the dissolution was not i'm,
possible, though improbable at present.
The plan of the opposition would be to
form u coalition with the cabinet, rely
ing on the aid of the Irish abolition
wings. He thought Gladstone intend.
ed TO secure the Irish vote, but was not
willing to pay the necessary price. II
the new policy fails Forster is the COM
ing man, if it succeeds he is ruined.
Story, a wing, said the new policy
would fail. 1t had no element of suo-
cess. Cavendish was a bad selection.
If half the measures were adopted to
suit the wings Gladstone would lose the
support of the radicals. If he went
long he would lose the wings, therefore
he was bound not to fail in either way.
Indeed, "a large WING party was already
organized. The results of the new pol
ICY must be very grave. There was no
possible escape.
Healy, a land Lacquer, said the gov
eminent threw sprat to catch mackerel.
We got the sprat and kept the mack
erel. We are glad Cavendish is APP
pointed. We could not have fought
Chamberlain but Cavendish is sure to
be such a failure we can show him more
quarter than is due the government for
what 1t has done. L regard the APP
pointment as the worst possible thing
for the liberals new policy. If carried
out it will have .he effect Of checking
outrages and evictions and restore or
der to a great extent in Ireland. Be-
yond the Immediate present, however,
we are in great uncertainty till we
know what new laws will be adopted.
Shaw, one of the strongest men in
parliament, said the appointment OF
Cavendish no doubt meant the mere
oyerhauling and Capitalization in Ire
land. Since he heard of that weak APP
pointment he had lost all faith in the
success of the move, but did not think
it would lead to dissolution, though re-
organization might be necessary. he
thought Caveudish was selected be-
cause he would consent to let the policy
fritter away, where a man like Cham
berlain would insist on carrying it
through. He did not believe very deep.
ly in the sincerity of the government.
He thought the prisoners were released
or account Of the enormous pressure
from all over the world.
Another dispatch says there is very
little excitement in London. Davitt's
release is regarded as a master stroke.
The land league considers that the gov.
eminent has backed down. Though they
decline to make "a declaration of theiI
intention, they have the air of men who
will demand more concessions.
A special cable from Paris to the
Herald gives an interview with Eagan,
treasurer of the land league. He say
that the government finding that it:
policy Of coercion only increased the
number Of outrages in Ireland, adopted
this new policy which is only a humbuI
upon the Irish. He adds that the init
nation Of the British press that a com
promise has been made with Glad
stones government is utterly false anC
without the least shadow of a founda
ton. In fact he believes that tn
change in the lord lieutenancy and tn,
s~ecretaryship will have no effect what
ever upon the system in vogue Of late
so long AZ the government remains il
the hands OF the present men or o1ic
ials. But there will be no weakening
no change of front. Eagan has sen
"a, 600 to the ladies' land league in Ire
land in the past few months. The col
respondent says the opinions Of EagaI
are shared by such others of the prom.
inent Irishmen there whom he has beel
able to find.