Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23
PREMIER PARNELL.
Unequivocai Declaration OF Mr..
Gladstone for an Irish
Parliament.
Proposed Creation Of q Cabinet
Responsible to the Impe-
rial Legislature.
Frantic Utterances Of the London
Newsmpers-Prediction Of
aCivil War.
London dispatch,

Mr.. Parnell has won. There liz no longer
any doubt that Mr.. Gladstone will concede
home rule Of sweeping kind. OF course
the details of the eventual compromise are
unknowable, but 1t il believed that, beyond
stipulatinG for free trade and xa4flnE RH0x-
in Ireland, everything will be yielded to
Mr.. Parnell. As the Gladstone programme
is outlined, it contains proviso that Ire
land shall continue to send members to
Westminster, but 1t il likely that he will
give way on this point, as the Irish
do not wish imperial representation.
There will be Dublin Parliament supreme
over Irish affnirs, over the police, taxation,
courts, and all internal matters. This
seems certain. But how it will be brought
about is doubtful.
There is no question Of Mr.. Gladstone's
ability to carry the great bulk of the Lib
erals for the measures, as the Liberal
papers are rapidly vaulting to the home-
rule side, but whether 1t will be done while
the Liberals are in opposition or after their
return to power is not seen. 1t must be
| remembered, too, that Lord Salisbury has
it in his power to dissolve Parliament be-
| fore the thing is done, and it is quite likely
that he will do this, going to the country on
| strenuous anti Irish cry. There Is i'm
mense excitement in London over the news.
dispatch from Dublin says the public
there is intensely enthusiastic.
The following additional telegram was
received from Mr.. Gladstone at a late hour
last night:
"My reply in regard TO the StandarTs
statements applies also to those Of the Pail
Mall Gazette and Daily News. Although
those statements were unauthorized, pro-
posals may conveniently be canvassed.
'Only an Irish Parliament will meet the
case. Local councils, ETC., would be use-
less. The right to veto the acts OF an Irish
ministry would be en- illusion. l pro-
| pose instead the exercise Of sovereign
power on the part Of Minister response
BE TO the Imperial Parliament. The sug-
gestion Of an Irish pivy council is un-
worthy Of attention. The privy council
survives only as a relic. The substitute is
a cabinet. The questions of commerce and
| police are difficult ones, but with limita-
tions believe that home e-rule may safely
be granted, and that it would tend to raise
the character of the Irish members"
The Press Association says that Mr..
Gladstone, foreseeing the increase in
strength of the Parnell party, drafted q
scheme four months ago for the self gov
eminent of Ireland, according to which
the power Of veto by the Grown could be
exercised only on the advice Of privy
council convened especially to discuss
the subject in question. The other points
in the scheme were the same MS already
published. The project was submitted to q
few political friends Of MIR. Gladstone.
Since the elections there have been no
formal consultations on the subject, and il
is not known whether or not the details Of
the scheme have since been modified. II
is supposed that Mr.. Goschen, who is al
NEST certain to be Chancellor Of the Ex-
chequer in the next Gladstone Cabinet, will
support the scheme.
The Standard deplores Mr.. Gladstone's 5
political profigacy.
The Morning Post predicts civil war
The Times says: "The real danger is that,
amid endless protestations against separa-
ton and illusory safeguards Of imperial
unity, the control of the Commons will be
gone, and will never be recovered except by
civil war. We trust Englishmen will see
this before it is too late. It would be bet
ter to cut off connection absolutely and to
prepare for dealing with Ireland as an open
| foe than to arm traitors by the farce Of pre-
tending to maintain unity without the power
to enforce single law disapproved at Dub
lin."
Sir Charles Dixie, in speech at Chelsea
last night, expressed anger at the action Of
the conservatives in rejecting proffered sup
port. He said il was impossible for Lord
Salisbury to expect the Liberals to give
him vote Of confidence in addition to per-
mitting him to remain in power. Sir
Charles adhered TO the views previously
expressed by him on the Irish question.