The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-18
Mr.. Goschen's Manifesto.

LONDON, June 17.-Mr. Goschen has issued
his manifesto to the electors Of Edinburgh in
which he says: II have said nothing in my
speeches which I wish to retract I deny that
there is no alternative between Gladstone's
scheme and coercion deny that the Parnellites
must be the sole arbiters or that separate Irish
Parliament and executive are the only feasible
solution of the Irish question. / favor
large measures of decentralization, reliev-
ing the imperial Parliament of a portion
Of its work but these should always be subject
to the control of the imperial Parliament l
especially object to giving the Dublin Parla
mentcontrolof the police magistracy, because the
longstanding differences Of race, creed and class
unfit partisan government for the exercise of
unrestricted power. The imperial Parliament
would not be authorized in handing minority
amounting to one-third of the population of
Ireland over to government against which
that minority made passionate protests. The
autonomy of other homogeneous colonies pre-
sents no analogy to Ireland where an important
portion of the people, including the best ener-
cies of the country, prefer imperial connection.
Justice to Ireland must not include injustice to
one third of her population. G:adstone's scheme
is ndefensihle in principle and unavoidable in
practice 1t only reserves to the imperial Par
lament paper supremacy. The adherents OF
Gladstone do not defend the details Of the
principle of home rule; therefore their accusa-
ton that the opponents of the scheme have no
definite alternative recoils on their own heads.
The unionists are willing to extend local powers
of self-government equally applicable to Eng
land and Scotland. such powers to be always
subject to imperial control. No desire for none
tary relief, appeal of party or class ought to
divert the people from defending the supremacy
of Parliament, which is the real issue at stake.
Therefore | ask you electors of Edinburgh, to
return me to Parliament. and thus indicate your
desire for the defehse Of its supremacy"
The Times, commenting on the Harrington
manifesto says THESE are the sentiments OF
a statesman and of an Englishman. They are
in marked contrast with the denunciation Of
everything the country has done in its past
struggles against intrac.able evils and with the
cowardly policy of unconditional surrender
which is all that Mr.. Gladstone has to Offer"
Mr.. Game, Liberal. has issued manifesto to
his constituents. He says it is an easy matter
to draft an alternative to Mr.. Gfadstones home
rule scheme which would give Ireland wide self
government and at the same time leave the i'm
perial Parliament intact. He declared that he
will oppose any scheme to buy out Irish land
lords with English money.
circular signed by Thomas Power OConnor,
nj. p, has been Issued to four hundred branches
of the Irish National League in Great Britain
1t orders the formation of election committees
and other preparations for the coming struggle
and says that explicit instructions to cordially
and energetcally support Gladstonan Liberals
will be forwarded later