Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-18
HOME RULE FOR IRELAND.
MIR. oLADsroNEs S0HEKE.
some OF is Features .Fereshsdswed what
the Papers say-Eari Spencer and Earl

the Papers bay-Ean SDeucef M ss
Granville.
(By cable to the Dispatch.l
LONDON, December 1.-THE Pail
Mall Gazette this afternoon announces
that despite the partial denial Of Mr.:
Gladstone this morning. q Liberal
scheme for home-rule in Ireland has
been decided upon. This scheme, the
Gazette reiterates, provides for the Gre
alton of an Irish Parliament at Dublin,
the acts of which the Grown will re-
serve the right to veto only upon the
advice of the Irish Ministry.
The Irish members will continue to
sit in the imperial Parliament at West
minister and take part in imperial legis-
lation. The scheme further provides
that Ireland shall have control of the
local police, and requires Parnell to
furnish guarantees that the rights Of the
minority, and the interests of landlords
shall be protected.
A dispatch to the Irish Times says;
Should the Queens speech on the open.
ing of Parliament not allude to local
government for Ireland, Mr.. Gladstone
will move an amendment to the royal
address, stating that such measure
for Ireland is necessary. The Parnell-
ties will support the motion. Mr.. Glad
stone will then take office and introduce
a bill granting home-rule to Ireland.
The London correspondent Of the En-
press telegraphs as follows: There is
no longer any doubt that Gladstone has
approached members Of the royal
family regarding Irish reform and is
seeking to enlist the Prince Of Wales
help in removing the obstacles thereto.
Editorials in the Freeman's Journal
and United Ireland regarding the situa-
ton agree in the statement that if the
Marquis Salisbury should offer only
worthless scheme of home-rule for Ire
land, the Conservative Government will
inevitably be defeated by the combined
efforts of the Liberals and Parnellites.
LONDON, December l7.-Opinians of
various leaders have been sought on the
subject Of the Irish home-rule propo-
sails which have caused great sensation
in political circles. The Pall-MaU Ga
zetfe having alleged that Earl Spencer
had acquiesced in the scheme, Earl
Spencer. telegraphs: "No scheme Of
home-rule has received my approval"
Mr.. Childers telegraphs that he has
no knowledge whatever Of Gladstone's
alleged proposals. Sir Charles Dixie
says it is premature to discuss the sub
ect. Mr.. Healy says he cannot ex-
press an opinion on the subject before
his party meets. O'Conner declares
that Ireland will not be salts
fed with less than Canada en-
joys, and will not contribute to
The British exchequer. Mayor Sui
livan. Of Dublin, says: 81 cannot I'M
derstand how any assembly can save
what the landlords call their interests.
They will perish by the memorable law
of nature. The minority's creed of
politics is as safe in Ireland as in Eng
land. Larger home-rule will be more
certain to work satisfactorily to both
parties"
Mr.. Chamberlain says that if Mr..
Parnell should approach the Liberal
party in a reasonable and considerate
spirit they would fairly and Impair
tally examine any proposals he might
make, and adopt them if they agreed
with Gladstone's principles.
Mr.. Chamberlain made vigorous
speech at Birmingham tonight. He
claimed that the bulk Of the Liberal
members Of the House Of Commons
were Radicals, and that the future
policy Of the party would, there
fore, be a Radical policy. He
doubted whether it would be
wise for the Liberals to accept
office until the Tories had drunk to its
dregs the cup Of humiliation. He con-
frmed the statements made in these
dispatches of Saturday last. and said
the Parnellites were making overtures,
not Gladstone. The speaker warned
the Parnellites, Wings, and Radicals
equally to maintain the integrity OF the
empire. The United States Govern
ment, he said, poured out blood and
treasure like water, and fought and won
the greatest contest of modern times to
preserve the Union.
The Press Association says that Glad
stone, foreseeing the increase in the
strength Of the parnell party, drafted a
scheme four months ago for the govern
ment Of Ireland, according to which the
power of veto by the Crown could be
exercised only on the advice Of the Privy
Council, convened expressly to discuss
the subject in question. Other points
in the scheme were the same as already
published. The project was submitted
to few political friends of Gladstone.
Since the elections there have been no
formal consultations on the subject,
and it is not known whether the drafts
of the scheme have since been modified.
LONDON, December 18.-The Stand
ard this morning deplores Gladstone's
political prohigacy. The Morning Post
predicts civil war.
A letter from Herbert Gladstone was
read at the National Liberal Club last
night, in which he says that Parnell has
not informed the Liberal leaders in de-
tail what measures would satisfy him,
and that much depends thereon.
LEEDS, December 1.-THE London
correspondent of the Mercury says: In
the event of the passage of the home
rule measure for Ireland no Irish men,
Der of Parliament will be allowed to
take part in legislation respecting Eng
lish and Scotch affairs.
SIR William Vernon Harcourt and
George j. Goschen support GladstOne's
Irish scheme.
DUBLIN, December ia special
dispatch from London to the Freeman's
Journal says: Earl Spencer and Earl
Granville approve Gladstone's scheme
Of home-rule for Ireland. Joseph
Chamberlain, Sir Charles Dixie, and
the Marquis Of Harrington are wayer-
ing in their objection to the scheme.
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