The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-25
IRISH HOME RULE.
Great Excitement Over the Pros.
pect in Great Britain.
Civil War Predicted in Case Pro-
posed Plans are Adopted.

The excitement throughout Great Britain
on the subject of home rule and a parliament
at Dublin for Ireland continues without
abatement. Newspapers of all shades OF
opinion and politics are urging Mr.. Glad
stone to speak definitely in regard to his
plans. The late premier, in response to a
telegram sent to him asking him for informa.
tion with reference to the Irish home.rule
scheme which he has had under consideration
for some time, replied:
From my public declarations at Edin.
burgh respecting the government of Ireland
you will easily SEQ that l have no further
communication to make"
1t will be remembered that in the speech re-
ferred to by Mr.. Gladstone, which he deliv
cred on November Il, he said, in effect, in
reply to Mr.. Parnells suggestion to give local
seli-government to Ireland that when he
learns through a constitutional channel what
the wishes of Ireland are he will give them
attentive consideration, but that he cannot
gam this knowledge until the new parliament
! meets.
The Marquis of harrington who was sec.
rotary for war in Mr. Gadstone's cabinet
declares that he has not approved the scneme
as had been intlmated in certain quarters
Mr.. John O'Comnor Power nationalist mem
the scheme, which he said was fair one and
was based on the scheme of MI Butt
the former Irish leader. MIR. Power did not
however, approve the proposition that the
crown, as guarantee, have right to nomi-
nate portion of the members of the Irish
parliament. That proposition he Chara ter
lied as too absurd tor serious considerations
He added that Mr.. Parnelrs candid accept.
ance OF the scheme would be necessary in
order to Justify the government in introduc-
ing such a measure.
Mr.. Mccartney Conservative who was
member for Tyrone in the last parliament,
declares that the adoption of any form of
home rule would be in direct violation OF
the constitution, under tine provisions of
which thousands of Englishmcn AMI Sc itch =
men have invested money in Ireland. T c
grant Ireland home rule, he says, would be
to betray the minority in Ireland, AMI the
English people would be held responsible for
the consequences.
a letter from Mr. Herbert Gladstone was
read at the National Liberal club, in which
he says that MIR. Parnell has not informed the
liberal leaders in detail what measures would
satisfy him, and that much depends thereon.
4 Dublin dispatch says that Armagh in
tie province OF lister, was the scene of al
immense loyalist demonstration. Severa
addresses were ma lie by prominent loyalists
who opposed the home rule doctrine. The
meeting adopted a series of resolution,
expressive of the belief that the resort
TAIN sooner or later, to event
uate in actual civil war, and further ex
horted the loyaist party to 90 to the utmost
length i'll resisting the efforts of tho home
rule advocates The resolutions also CON
mended tho loyalsts in Ireland to the full
and deserved sympathy of all Protestant.
throughout the British kingdom. TIL
assemblage was imbued with feel
ing that had not for n very long tim
manifested it. elf in any loyalist dcnonstra
ton in Ireland. The speakers were bold an
actually defiant in declaring tn if views o.
the pending political situation, and more tina
one of them boosted tint the loyalist part
in Ireland was ready to meet whatever issu
might be presented.
The Ulster Orangemen are ready to com
to the 'front.' one of the speakers, amid grea
, applause said land when their service, ar
wanted, 10000 men can readily be put int
the field for active service in defence of til
cause of loyalty to the government"
The daily Express, n constant upholder @
the loyalist cause, devoted a leading article t
pcturing the consequences which would r,
suit from home rule in Ireland. If the d,
mands of the Parneiites are granted, an
: any such scheme of home rule is attempte
as Mr.. Gladstone has been credited wit
contemplating, the Express declare
that civil war would not he III
likely to follow There woul
be such a clashing of class interests, sue
rivalry between the friends Of the old regim,
and the partisans of the new order of thing
that civil strife could hardly be avoided
And in case such eXtremties were prevented
it is perfectly certain that there would stl
, be endless friction between the imperial gov
eminent and that of Ireland.