Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-15
GLADSTONE'S LATEST
Scheme For Home Rule in ireland
Published.
The Publication Creates a SEN
sati0n.
ParnsII Msy Threaten to Retire
Once Too Often.

LONDON, February l3 The Pail Mall
Gazette publishes al outline Of what 1t as
serts is Mr.. Gladstone's plan for the grant
ing Of Home Rule 10 Ireland. The publ
cation attracts a good deal OF attention,
not bot because it is necessarily 8 correct
statement ci the Premier's present inten-
tiop, but because it is generally believed
to be forth with his knowledge as
another feeler to provoke discussion, and
10 elicit the views Of other pubhcists
without committing Mr.. Gladstone
to anything II is now admitted that these
were his tactics in the case OF the state
ment on the same subject which was pub
Tshed by the Standard Just after the gen
aral elections. lie then denied that he
had authorized the publication, but he
would neither disavow or father the plan,
AS his supposed organ, the Daily News, re-
marked, "a statement, purportlng 10 come
from Mr.. Gladstone, was published ana
promptly disayowed by hlm, but the whole
world went on talking about it for months,
Willie he quietly sat By aud listened
The present plan, as published IN the
Gazette. is vague ss to anyimportant de
tails, but it expressly provides for the es'
tahIshment of a Parliament in DUBLIN.
This body is 10 consist Of but one Chata,
Der, and its members are to be returned
nv the same electorate as Is now establish
"A nv the latest extension OF the franchise
The Irish peerege ia 10 have no other far'
lismep,sry representation either in Dublin
or London than is provided by the twenty
five Irish representative peers nov sitting
in the Imperial House OF Lords Inc
country is to be redistrietsd, tor the par
pose OF the parliamentary elections, inSuch
a way that the membership OF the new
Parliament shall exceed the present lrlsh
renresentstion in the Imperial Parliament
nv about three 10 one, making the men'
bership of the new body little over three
hundred. IL
The new Parliament is to be auxiliary
in MANY respects to the Parliament IN
Westminster. The latter body Is TO retain
absolute control Of taxation in Ireland
and ia given power to veto any act OF puo
lie Parliament. The Irish representation
in the Imperial Parliament is TO remain
numerically the same as the present. ou'
the Irish members will have vote oH
such matters as directly or indirectly ahec'
Ireland. ~;
The most immediate effect Of the publ
cation Of this plan has been TO emphasize
and widen the breech between the Wing
and Radical wing Of the Liberal party.
PARSELL's THREAT
LONDON February l3-The News
states that Mr.. Parnell at Galway threat
ems that if Mr.. Healy and Mr.. Biggar die
not permit him 10 have his own way II
Giving the party nomination 10 Captain
| o. Shea instead of 10 Mr.. Lynch, the loca
choice he would resign and retire
from POLITICAL lite. Commenting, OF
this fact the News SAYS thst the ltisl
leader made it clear that he means Jus
what he says. The paper add. rbu
this game cannot be played too often
This threat is Mr.. ParnelIs last card sn'
1t may some day be trumped BY acceptance
and be followed Of necessity by reslgna
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