Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-09-23
IRISH HOME RULE.
4 Brief Review of the Present As.
poets of the Irish Question
Some OF the Suggestions
Made Through the Eng.
lish Journals.

Once more the Irish question has be-
come all pervading in the minds of the
British statesmen and British journalists.
As was predicted at the time Of their
delivery, Mr.. Parnell's recent speeches
have become irebrands that have set
both England and Ireland afire with
theories and counter-theories for the
future government of the Emerald Isle.
The Armstrong-Stead abduction case, the
Spanish German trouble. even the ques-
ton OF a Liberal or Tory victory in the ap-
preaching English elections are mere by
play and are treated by British statesmen
and editors in a 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.
1t is not at all likely that Mr.. Parnell
himself expects or dreams of securing a
dissolution of the union with England
and such Irish independence as would
make Ireland separate nation. And
the best Interpretation of his recent
speeches is that he has notified the Eng
lish that be 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 at an end without accept
ing his dictum and granting his demands.
1t is bold move and if it succeeds will,
as is seen in moment, make Mr.. Par
nell the uncrowned king of England as
we'll as of Ireland.
A deep interest was manifested in the
question as to how the leaders of English
party craftsmanship would treat Mr.. Par
nell's demands In his recent speeches
Lord Randolph Churchill practically
ignored the Irish question. 1t was too
much for him and he contented himself
with the assurance that Ireland was get
ting along all right without coercion, but
the new question was dangerous ground
and he wisely. let them alone. Lord
Harrington, speaking doubtless for MIR.
Gladstone as we'll as for himself and the
great body OF Liberal voters throughout
England, declared very plainly that no
heed would be paid to any demand tor
! Irish independence, as proclaimed by Dir.
Parnell, but that the work OF developing
local enforcement in Ireland and the
work of reform in the land>iaws, giving
every possible opportunity for peasant
proprietorship--in word, that the work
Of governing Ireland and England with
some regard to Justice and the rights Of
man-would 60 on if the Liberal party
were returned to power And so MIR.
Chamberlain, who it was supposed was
at lopgerheads with the conservative eie'
| ments of his party, has followed In the
line of Lord Hartington's own declara'
tons, asserting that English radicals TO
man will oppose, tooth and nail, all MT
| Parnell's schemes for repeal OF the
union and for Irish Independence, nu'
that healthy moderate scheme TOR the
domestic government of Ireland, as the
natural elimination OF all the Englsf
| liberal radicals have been aiming at Tor
quarter OF century, will command The
support of English radicals in the mex,
parliament and hence of the entire liberia
party. So, as has been here predicteo
the British liberals are unit, alreauy
even on the Irish question, and MIR. Far
nell need not be uncertain rs to what ne
may expect from that side, and prooaol9
the ruling side, of the British natlon;
Meanwhile in all leading English jour
nails the question is being earnestly uls
cussed as to how Ireland shall be gov
I erned anyway. AS yet not one prominen
frishman or Englishman has been foun'
to favor the scheme of the repeal oil TN
Union and of Irish independence as IN
yolved in such repeal. At the yer
Nesting meath. where Mr.. Rarnell made nj
strongest speech, that is, his address :
the central branch of the national ieaga i
Mr.. Healy, one of the shrewdest Of IN .n
! irish party leaders, said that Ireland wa
in the presence of the dawn there II
neared no doubt, but whether II Wou a,
he a dawn OF fair and ProspeiJhn
day or aadawn soon to be clouaeu =
storm and wreck was not as easy 70 say
Prominent Irfshmen writing to the LoL