St. Paul daily globe., 1886-07-01
BRITISH POLITICS.
Three Conservative Candidates
Elected To the New Parlian,n.,t

Elected to the New Parliament.
LONDON, June 30.-Baron II. De Worms.
MI. h. Whitley and Mr.. T. f. Rovden.
conservative candidates for the East
Ioxteth, Everton and West Toxteth, divis-
ions OF Liverpool respectively, were to-day
elected to the house of commons. their
seats being conceded to them because
neither was contested. The three gentle-
men. therefore, enjoy the distinction of be-
ing the first members elected to the new
parliament. The convention at Oxford to-
Gay was unusually crowded. Honorary
degrees were conferred on DR.. Oliver
wendell Holmes and John Bright Both
gentlemen were received with demonstra-
tlons amounting to ovations. The students
missed every mention Mr.. of Gladstone's
name and cheered for Lord Salisbury and
LORD Randolph Churchill. MI Gladstone
IS sq11erlhg from hoarseness. He has gone
to Hawarden to rest.
PARNELL
addressed large meeting at Wrexham to-
day Chamberlain will not speak at GIas.
gov, but will speak in Birmingham town
hall Friday in support of Ceilings. and
probably at Cardiff Monday in support of
Brand. Altogether 523 Glandstonian and
800 Unlonist candidates are in the field. A
war correspondent named Charles Williams
Is contestlng Leeds as Unionist. Cham
Derlaln sent him telegram wishing him
success and trusting that the electors everv-
where will vote for the Unionist candi-
dates.
MI. Gladstone writes that he will be up-
able to address the electors of London. and
therefore ventures to offer them a few
words in
SUMMING UP THE QUESTION
before them
"A century ago. he says, "we gave Ire
land free parliament, with which she was
satisfied Although the constitution was
faulty II was being gradually reformed, when
the Tories, to the horror of every Liberal
statesman, stopped the work by recalling F1tz-
William This tyranny begot discomfort re-
sistance and frightful bloodshed These mis-
chlefs, OF which the Tory government was
Inc autnor, were made the pretext for the
union in which Ireland was entrapped and
coerced by shameful MEANS Promises that
were MADE were d1sgracefully broken. The
su1er1ngS OF the people which, according TO
the Devon commission, were greater than
IN any other Christian country, were shame
fully rejected. Coercion laws were passed to
enrich the landlords at the expense of the
people. An alien church was maintained
CatnoHcs were not admitted to parliament
until they became too strong to be resisted
and emancipation was granted by wellington
only to avoid civil war. Meanwhile when
in 1920 Dublin wished to peacefully remon-
strate, soldiers were sent to break up the
meeting. This is revolutionary record, but
1t is only small part of the truth Can Won
wonder at the cry long and loud against
union so foully obtained? But like many
bad laws it was difficult to change
and had one good effect, namely
1t established the supremacy of
parliament. Ireland now declares that
she is content with this supremacy. She
leaves you what is good in the union and asks
you to rid it of what is bad. She asks YOU,
further, to do what you did with such advan-
tage for Frenchmeu in Canada, for Dutchmen
in the Cape Colony, and for the children of
convicts in Tasmania-to give her the man.
agement, not of English, nor of Scotch nor
OF imperial, bht simply of Irish affairs.