New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20
MIR. PARNELL'S NEW ALLY.
MR. GLADsToNE's IRISH PROGRAMME.

HOSTILITY AND AMAzEMENT IN ENGLAND-A POLICY
LIKELY TO DISRUPT THE LIBERAL PARTY.
[BY CABLE 10 TIE TRIBUNE.
1ovnoy. Dec. 19.-Last week it was believed
That MT. Gladstone, yielding to the advice of Lord
roo,,ccr Lord Granville and Lord Harrington,
would defer the announcement of his own con-
rsrsion to Home Rule. This week witnesses
.ndden change of tactics. Dir. Gladstone causeu Oh
ouoved statements of his views of the irish
question to be published on Thursday in three differ
ont forms bv three different agencies no two pre-
oise,v agreeing in the details of the scheme to be
rronosed. The essential point in which all agreed
. the erection of an Irish Parliament at Dublin
with full control i'll tho first instance OF all lrlsh
o6ars guarantees to be taken for the unity OF the
rmp,re the authority of the Crown and the suprem-
.o,. of the Imperial Parliament. On Thursday
otternoon Mr. Gladstone telegraphed that the pub
,ished statement was inaccurate lie has not
denied and cannot deny that he has resoiV'o Oh
concedng the principle of Home Rule. Ihe rehVlc-
tion is universal among the English OF all palIies
.bot Mr.. Gladstone means to crown his career by
will he satisfactory to Mr. ParnelL 1t is alleged
this morning that he has acquainted the Qaeen Wl'h
his PURPOSE who has impaired 1t to Lord SaiisDury'
The communications probably took place IN 'ho
roverse order Lord Salisbury was certainly IN
formed before majority of Mr.. Gladstones col
leagues knew what was brewing. nor have they yet
heard anything on the subject directly from their
late chief They seem inclined to make INN uhuer-
,tand the doubtful prudence of undertaking 10 re-
verse the policy of the Liberal party and OF the
Empire without consulting his associates IN public
,ife
EFFECT OF THE DISCLOSURES.
The first effect of the disclosures must consider
ABLY astonsh Mr. Parnelrs new disciple Inc
Tories take no pains to conceal their delIght over
mn error which they believe Will destroy Mr' Olau'
stones political ascendancy. They make their
psual mistake of treating grave national topic TOO
obviously from party point of view. NOthlhg Has
been heard from any Conservative leader but the
Conservative press with one accord assails the
scheme as shameful proposal to surrender the
intecrity of the realm The standard declares as II
insnred that the Tory leaders viii neither snccumb
20 the establishments OF Mr.. Parnell nor enter into
disbonorable competition With Mr.. Gladstone. Ihe
Tory and Independent press agree that Mr.. Glad
stone has raised simply an issue of union or dis
nnion.
M assurances. safeguards, limitations or guaran-
.eos Of Mr. Gladstone's devising are worth straw.
saws The Times. An independent Irish Parliament
means sooner or later secession. That is the line on
which the battle is TO be fought.
Far more striking is the response OF Liberals 10
Mr. Gladstone's proposal. Two Liberal papers oi
high position, and two only, support it: The Lduy
Ne,rs which has long gwen furtive help to Home
Rule and The Scotsman under the direct personal
influence of Lord Rosebery and Mr.. Gladstone. lhe
great provincial journals representing all shades Oh
liberalism, The Manchester Guardian, me Man
chester Eramiper, The Lceds Mercury The Brm'ngha'"
Post and many Others either denounce Mr. Glad
s.o,o,o schema onenlv or reserve their opinion.
Some papers OF secondary Importance cry ci'to 10
this. as to anything Mr.. Gladstone might suggest
The Spoc,qtor represents as much as any single
journal tie inv llcct and conscience OF the LDei"i
marty combinsd with devoted attachment to Mr..
Gladstone In an elaborate and weighty article II
utterly condemns the idea of an Irish Parliament
thinks all Irecautions worthless, and that no
scheme of Home Rule is workable consistently with
the unity of the Empire, predicts that Home huIe
will lead straight to separation and reconquest'
entreats Mr. Gladstone to reconsider his resolution
and warns him that great portion OF the LlDerai
party will refuse to follow him.
THE RADICALS HOSTILE TO THE SCHEME
Tine Radicals have already refused if Sir Charles
Dixie and Mr. Chamberlain may be supposed to
sneak for the Radicals. They are the two leaders
who last wear were ready to smash the Llbera Nlh-
;trv if local government for Ireland were refusod
Both have spoken since Mr.. Giadstone's conversion
was'anpounced and both decline to follow tie new
lead Sir Charles Dixie says that he adheres 10 thc
old nlan Mr. Chamberlain, while repeating the
de,ire of the English and Irish democracies to
march together. notifies to Mr.. Parnell that lis
recent action makes such a result difficult and per
baps impossible. He denies that he has himself
been party to any negotiations or that nc mas
.pproved of any scheme. He agrees with MI Glad
,tones previous declarations the Irish question,
and hopes to agree with him hereafter, but says
hbat the time has not arrived for the Liberal party
20 take up this question Mr.. Parnell has appealed
10 the Tories to let him settle accounts with them
Nber he shall have failed, let him approach the
tihoraIs in a splrit of reason and cOnciliaton. ln
The meantime let the Tories stay in.
EFFECT OF THE NEW POLICY on PARTIES
podcals maintain this attitude it is difficult
10 SEQ what section of the Liberal party Is likely u
sustain Mr. Gladstone except the Gladstonians' a