Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-04
A FINAL MANIFESTO.
Mr.. Gladstone Issues a Last Ap-
peal For Home Rule
TO HIS MIDLOTHIAN CONSTITUENTS.
The Great London Ehhibition-.-Greece
Will Make No More Con-
cessions.


fishes two column manifesto from Mr.
Gladstone to his Midlothian constituents
urging them to stand by him on the Irish
question. Speaking of the Home Rule
bill, he says Il have never known an oc
cssion when Parliamentary event &C
rang throughout the world as the intro
duc,ion of this bill under the auspices oi
the British government. From public
meetings and from the highest authori
ties in the colonies and
America, from capitals such a,
Washington, Boston aud Quebec, ard
from remote districts lying beyond the
reach OF all ordinary political excitement,
l receive conclusive assurances that the
kindred people regard with warm and fra.
ternal sympathy our present effort to settle
on an adequate scale and once for all the
long vexed and troubled relations between
Great Britain and Ireland, which exhibits
to US the one and only conspicuous failure
of the political genius Of our race TO con-
front and master difficulty, and to obtain
in reasonably degree.the main ends OF
civilized lie"
WHERE THE LINES ARE DRAWN.
He then gave long history Of the al,
tempt5 to concliate or coerce Ireland, and
adds: Watching from day to day the
movement Of the currents Of opinion dur.
ing hs present conflict, more and more |
End it vial 10 observe the point AZ which
the dividing lines are drawn. On the side
adverse TO the government are found, as
sorrowfully admit. in profuse abundance,
station, title, wealth. social influence, and
the professions, or the large majority OF
them-in word, the spirit and power of
these are the main body Of tue opposing
hest Nor is this all. As the knights Of old
had squires, no in the great army Of class
each enrolled soldier has role Of depend
ents The adverse host, then, consists Of
class and the dependents OF class; but this
formidable army is in the bulk OF its con
stitueit parts The same, though now enrich.
ed at our cost, with valuable contingent
Of recruits that bas fought in every one OF
the great political battles OF the last sixty
years, and has been defeated. We have a
great aim before us now. IL is to restore
your parliament 70 efficacy by dividing and
BY removing obstacles to its work To treat
the Irish question with due regard to its
specislties, but with the same
Of nethod by which We
have solved colonial problems that fifty
years back were hardly, ii at oil less for.
To give heed to the voice OF
people speaking in the tones Of moderation
by the mouth of vsst majority Of those
whom we ourselves have made its constitu,
tional representatives, and thus 10 strength.
on and consolidate the Empire on the basis
Of mutual benefit and hearty loyslty-sucb
is the end. As for the means we take the
10 Dublin Of o legislative
body empowered to make laws for the
Irish as conirsdistingui-hed from Imperial
affairs. 1t is With this that We are now
busted, and not with details and psrticu.
Iars. Their time will come"
THE CLOSING APPEAL
he thus concludes: I'VE are not dc.
Dating the amount Of the Irish conlribu.
ions to the Empire, or the composition oil
The legislative body or the maintenance
Of a representative connection With West.
Minister. On these questions, and many
more, we may OF may not be at odds; but
7hat We are at this moment debating 10
he large, and far larger question:. which
includes, think, sSssIos them all
the question whether you will, or will
net lsSe regard to the prayer Of Ireland
Tor the management by herself Of the st.
fairs specifically and exclusively her owp,
This, and ~ other. is the matter which The
House OF Commons has at once 20 decide
Il on th;s matter it spssss With clear and
Ineligible voice, ieeltbs stropgest assur.
anee that the others, difficult % some Of
hem are, will, nererthelsss, with the
full disoussion. and . wite
and conc!Iiatory spirit. be found
capable Of q RATIONAL and tolerabIe set
tlement. 1t is little, gentlemen, which
| can do in this most grave matter
II ia no more than to devote with fullpess
10 The cause the email available residue Of
my active life. But let me in ,hese closing
words extend my view beyond nv own hon.
ored constituency and in one sentence ray
10 you my count,ymen Of Scotland and Of
] can do much With you collect.
Ively and not with any psrson or class or
section among you. Il rtsts With you to
deliver the great yea or 20 On your voice
depends all tbs .es. hopes Of Ireland and
much iaat touches In Il the honor and
high interests Of Grea. Britain and oil the
mighty Empire Of our Queen. ! IIelasin,
electors Of Midlothian, Jour datiisl and
grateful isrvsDs,
"W. T. GLADSTONE"