New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-06

serious expostulation He has drawn up list Of
the services during the last fifty years OF the LIP
eral party to Ireland. Catholic Emancipation IS
the first. He admits that one cause OF Catholic
Emancipation was OConneps 4" mastery leader
Ship But the other and the more important was
that strong constant action and pressure OF LIB
eral opinion in England and Scotland which had
ripened and prepared the public mind, and winch
alone made Emancipation possible. Next was the
gift to Ireland of education. not as free as she
wanted-not. should say, rs completely subject to
the cOnro0f the priess-but relieved from the Dig
Otry of Orange dctatiOn. hat was tue work OF the
Liberal Government of Lord Grey Then for ten years
came steady endcayOr To govern Ireland on the
principles of equality instead of principles OF gross
preference and injustice poisoned with reIglous
hatred. There were six years OF Liberal effort 10
insure municipal freedom for ireland There was
next the MaynoOth grant, which Peel was able 10
pass solely by Liberal support. FINALLY, the
Church and Land Acts which have already men,
toned. Mr.. Gladstone may well say of the Land
Act of 1881 that tho civil lzed world cannot oner It's
parallel 1t dealt with the recognized legal rights
of property in a way which probably would
have been tolerated IN no other country-certalnly
not in the United States. IL was, however,, q loyal
effort To do Justice and to better the condition OF
the Irish tenant, and II cut down rents 20 per ceh
all over Ireland
All these measures for the benefit of Ireland Of
certain classes in Ireland, tho Torres opposed ana
Mr.. Gladstone not unnaturay thinks II hard that
tho Tories should now enjoy Mr. Parnell5 patIon-
age and the Liberals come III Tor nothing but nat
red. Hard hut not strange. lie offers the explain
alton of the present ATTITUDE of tho Great Elector
of Ireland and of lrshmcn IN Eng and Hels PCT
fectlv aware. says the Liberal loader-for such Mr.
Gladstone still is-tha, let Mr.. Parncll do what he
NAV, let him bring every freshman to vote against
every Liberal let him pOnr out Hoods OF Vitupera-
ton and abuse, rs nOw-these words aud these acts
will have effect on Liberal policy. The Liberal
party will still labor as before. to do justice
to Ireland He knows, and shows mat
he knows. that our c2ndnct is IL
not to be swayed by what he or any other man may
saw but only by the eternal principle OF JUSTICE
and by the determination to weld together, II we
can. the several members OF TINS Enpiic. ne
It'll, - Of I. BIrOpll
coming TO Parliament with the avowed purpose OF
extortIng the concession of Home Rule from Leg
lsature which does not believe Homo Ruie III ms
sense. safe or Just or practicable policy. MI.
Pauclrs belief Is that he can make better terms
with the Torres than with the Liberals lie hopes
To mold the balance of power He wants 10 cur
down the Liberal majority. so that II sEall not be
n clear majority over Tories and Parnell'tes both.
He wants to increase the Tory minority so that
with his own help II may bc]ohle majority. Ills
price for such coalition we All Know III.
That. Mr. Gladstone admits. IL not an Unfair
policy Tor Mr.. Parncl to puIs q ne rs hShtmg Tor
his own land II has. moreover, hllcd IOrd Nalla-
bury with dcght-pourcd life and fcrvor ana JOY
into his soul. But ii lends new force TO the new
appcal which Mr.. Gladstone makc9 10 the poodle OF
England and Scotland to send 10 Parliament body
of Liberal representatives strong enough to he IN
dependent. Mr. ParuclPs message To England IS ::
will force you 10 graut seli-goyerninent 70 Ire
land or vii, make all government IN England I'M
possible" MFR. GladStOue's answer ~ II the
people of England will be guided by me they VIII
grant every tnmg TO reason and 70 justice to mch-
ace, nothing
Finally n has 10 be- qad that both manifesto and
rcjoiudcr have probably come too Ia tc 10 have
decisive effect on the elections. Nr. Gladstone s
first appeal ON leaving UaWdrdcu was what l. 40"
J.. fora Liberal majority strong enough To resist
Nr. Parnels dictatiou. But until thIs last mani
fcstO appeared hc dropped the subject. or referred
t. ii lu but "a casual way. Oihcr Liberal orators
hardly took AZ mp with energy enough to make 4
deep impress ION on the country The result lis that M
the last moment Mr.. Gladstone has tn cali special
meeting TO make a special speech. But the ccc-
tiuns had already begun. and II Is probable mat the
country had already made up ITS mind on TINS rs
Oh other questions. &. VS.