Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-09-23
IRISH HOME RULE.
A Brief Fsevlew of the Present AS
poets of the IRISH Question
Some of the suggestions
Made Through the Eng.
Iish Journals.

Once more the Irish question has be-
come all pervading in the minds oil the
British statesmen and British journalists.
Az was predicted nj the time oi their
delivery, Mr. Parnell's recent speeches
have become iirebrands that have set
both England and Ireland airc with
theories and couutcr-theorics for the
future government OF the Emerald Isle.
Spanish-Qcrman trouble, even the qucs
ton oil Liberal or Tory victory In the APP
preaching English elections are mere by
play and are treated by British statesmen
and editors in II perfunctory, manner COM
pared with the concentrated interest
manifested in the action OF the Irish party
in the next parliament, and still further,
as to what sort OF government Ireland
is to have in the immediate future.
II is no, at all likely that Mr.. Parnell
himself expects or dreams OF securing n
dissolution oil the union with England
and such Irish Independence a. would
make Ireland separate noion. And
speeches is that h. has notified the Eng
fish that he will demand everything, first,
in order TO make himself strong with All
factions OF his constituents, and second,
in order that he may the more easily
secure such home rule as he really de-
sires.
What Mr.. Parnell has proposed, in
brief, is the restoration of the old Irish
parliament, minus the House OF Lords and
that this Irish parliament, so restored,
shall proceed at once to develop Irish in
dustries by strict system OF protection,
and he has threatened, with his expected
following OF eighty Irish members, TO de-
mand and secure this or something akin
TO this or that he will Illustrate the legis.
| lature OF the English parliament, proving
that the day OF Liberal or Tory party rule
in England Is Mt an end without accept
ing his dictum and grantingh his demands
1t is bold move and ii it succeeds will
as is seen in moment, make Mr.. Par,
nell the uncrowned king OF England as
we'll rs OF Ireland.
\ deep interest was manifested in ia,
question rs to how the leaders OF English
party craftsmanship would treat Mr. Par
nell's demands. In his recent speeches
Lord Randolph Churchill PRACTICAL,
ignored the Irish question. II was too
much for him and he contented himscl
with the assurance that Ireland was gel,
ting along all right without coercion, bu
tho new question was dangerous grounC
and he wisely let them alone, Lore
Harrington, speaking doubtless for Mr.
Gladstone rs well as for himself and tn,
great body Of Liberal voters Throughout
England, declared very plainly that II,
heed would be paid TO any demand 10
Irish independence, as proclaimed by Mr.
Parholl, but that the work OF developing
local self-government In Ireland and III
work OF reform in the land laws, givinj
every possible opportunity for peasan
proprietorship-in word, that the worl
Of governing ireland and England witt
some regard to justice and the rights c
man--would go on II the Liberal part
were returned TO power. And SO Mr.
Chamberlain, who il was supposed wa
at loggerheads with the conservative ole
ments OF his party, has followed In TN
line OF Lord Hartin2ton's own declara
tons, asserting that English radicals to
man will oppose, tooth and nail. all VI,
Parnell's schemes Tor repeal Of ia
. union and for Irish Independence, br
that healthy moderate scheme for III
domestic government OF Ireland, as Il,
. natural elimination Of all the Englis
liberal radicals have been aiming al for
quarter OF o century, will command III
/, support oil English radicals in the ne,
] parliament and hence OF the entire libcr.
party. SO, ms has been here prcdicte'
i the British liberals are unit alread
: even on the Irish question, and Mr.. Pa
4. nell need not be uncertain as TO what |
j, may expect from that side, and probab
, the ruling side, OF the British nation.
4. Meanwhile in all leading English Jou
II mails the question is being earnestly di
o cussed as to how Ireland shall be 80
!" crned anyway. As yet not one promine
lrishman or Englishman has been fouI
q to favor the scheme oil the repeal OF Il
u Union aud oil Irish indepcn nee as
10 yolyed in such repeal AZ the We
le meeting where Mr. Parnell made l
strongest speech, that is, his address
the central branch OF the national leagr
MIR. liealy, one OF the shrcwdest Of q
n Irish party leaders, said that Ireland "
in the presence oil the dawn there {
peared no doubt, but whether il wou
DO q dawn OF fair and prosperc
day or dawn soon to be llouded
storm and wreck was not as easy TO ~
Prominent Irlshmen writing 10 the IL