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THE IRISH QUESTION.
WHAT LOCAL xRgSHMEN THINK OF
GL4DST0N'S SCHAAE.

&AOn AmAE tne BAH SMOWku Fa03--e3kMQ-
stone as am Immortal Irish Defender
"A Man WHO Worked with Hina.
It will be remembered that some time
ago committee was formed in this city,
like that recently formed in New York, to
solicit subscriptions to the Parliamentary
fund The members Of this committee
are Col. John &. McAnerny. ex-Congress-
man Hardenbergh, and Rev. Fathers
De Concilio and Hennessy. As chair
man of this committee the TArrLEB
last evening called on Colonel McAnerny
to obtain his views on the future policy of
England toward Ireland, as outlined in the
Gladstone last Thursday. He said s'As
officers of the Land League to hold the
advisability of soliciting subscriptions to
the fund in obeyance pending the decision
as to whether the Irish people and the
sympathizers with the cause of Ireland
would or would not find 1t necessary to
make large contributions to aid the cause IN
the event of the dissolution of Parliament.
Things seems to be progressing very fav-
orably; but we should not, perhaps, be too
sanguine, for it seems like a dream to think
that the terrible suferings of the Irish peo-
pie for the last 700 years should be ended
in q single day; therefore, We must be pre-
pared for set backs and disappointments
and stand readyNto supplement the efforts
of the gallant young men In Parliament,
struggle. / think, if Mr.. Gladstone can
who are standing by Parnell in this great
carry through his proposed measure, he
will record himself in the pages of
history as one of the greatest
statesmen England has ever produced.
The sympathy for Ireland has long since
extended beyond the Irish people and
their descendants; it has grown to be the
cause of iberty-loving people the world
over. If wild dynamite theories can be
kept in the background this general feel
ing of sympathy for the condition of the
Irish people must, in time, have its effect
upon England"
ST know Mr.. Gladstone personally"
said James O'Sullivan, the Grove street
shoemaker. 6 worked with him in the
Liberal party there the same as work for
the ParnelIite party here. He is the great
est orator and statesman that England
ever produced. recently said that if
Ireland ever gains any concessions from
England it would be through Gladstone.
There are two reasons why have hope
that be will succeed. LIST. They are in
daily expectation of war between Eng
land and Russia. 1t would take all the
force that she has. I'd. 1t takes $4,000
armed troops to keep Ireland quiet. If
the land grants are gained. the SCOTCH will
demand the lsame. The government is
afraid of it. think that Gladstone will
be successful. It will rot interfere with
the Imperial crown of England, but will
change Ireland to government analogous
to those of Switzerland, Sweden and Dem
mark.
Judge Allan Med said : 81 con-
slider Gladstone as the foremost statesman
of the age. His measure is merely the FORE
runner of Democracy in England. He was
opposed to Disr& Disraeli was the pet
of the Queen. Gladstone has always been
nearer the people. think they will have
Fourth of July there soon. When they
do, shall send off rockets in my back
yard"
M. B. Holmes said 81 feel that we
have gained a wonderful impetus in our
endeavors to secure for Ireland free aud
independent Legislature of her own people,
and It is a most wonderful revolution on
the part of Gladstone. think the chances
of the passage of the bill proposed are
very fair, and I make this assertion on the
ground that Chamberlain, who ia the only
man of Importance in opposition to the
measure, was very coolly received.
Rev. Father Corrigan, of the Church of
Our Lady of Grace, of Hoboken, said Il
am heartily in favor of the Gladstone meas
ure. and / think every sensible Irishman
will be satisfied with it for the present. /
have always believed that Gladstone in-
tended fair play for Ireland. think he
has been slowly educating the English up
to the idea embodied in the speech.
haven't studied his speech carefully, but
think he goes as far in it as can be asked at
present It will probably be passed with
perhaps slight notifications. Of course
there are extremists on the Irish question
who will never be satisfied with anything
short of absolute national independence
for Ireland, but that, think, is going too
far. Ireland is too small, and without the
necessary resources to become independ-
emit, she cannot get along without England,
Nor England without her; but she should
have fair play, just as Canada and Austria
liza have. It will take long time to con-
vince the average Irishman that England
is not tyrant. You know of the Irishman
who, when he landed in America,
was asked whether he would be
q Democrat or Republican, said (:
"Tm against the Government, which,
ever party that is" In speaking of Par
nell, Father Corrigan said he has enough
American blod in him to make him cool
headed, and he has been blessing to Ire
land. American sympathy and American
ideas have done much to help Ireland in
this crisis" Corporation Attorney Min
turn, of Hoboken, said that Gladstones
Home Rule measure was, he thought, &C
ceptable to the Irish people. 1t is grand
step in the right direction. 1t has objec-
tions, the main ones being that it keeps
the constabulary under Imperial control.
While the constabulary is. ostensibly po-
lice force, it is really an armed body of
men, made up of the flower of the Irish
people. Another objection is keeping con-
troll of the customs. Ireland should have
control Of this department she had, in
the days of Grattan's power. Gladstone's
speech was o fine effort ut orat DRY, and the
great point is that it admits the principle
of Ireland's right to make her own laws
and govern herself. 1t has been impossi-
BILE heretofore to get England to listen to
any plan for Irish Home Rule. Parnen
forcing them to hearing. John Hart said
that he is of the opinion that Gladstone
will be successful in attaining his object
that the English people are sick and tired
of the Irish troubles that things are
changing the tive nations begin to under.
stand each other better than they did; that
it seems almost impossible that man in
the position of Gladstone should do what
he is doing for Ireland, and that whether
Gladstone is successful or not, his efforts
in behalf of the Irish people will make his
name live forever.
All the priests in the country have taken
subscriptions for the cause. Father d.
Ooncillio sent the money to the Rev. DR.
Croke, Of Cashel, independent of the Lane
League fund. Father Senez, OF st
Mary's, is the only one who did not at
tend.
RInMNcHAM, April 10. Reports are il
circulation here that if Mr.. Gladstone'l
Irish bill be rejected, Lord Salisbury viii
be called upon to form ministry tx
continue until next year" and that Mr.
Chamberlain and Lord HARRINGTON viii