The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-05-06
His Manifesto to His Midlothian
Constituents.
AN APPEAL AND APOLOGY.
TENDERLY AND EARNESTLY ASKING
THEIR ALLEGIANCE.
WATCHING AND WAITING,


biased Feelings, tho Eyes Of the World
Look For u Speedy Adjustment OF tho
Greatest OF Political Enigmas.
LONDON, May 4,-The Daily News, second
edition, now on tho streets, has a two-column
constituents but 10 Is too long 10 send at this
hour, OF course II may be described as
tender and earnest appeal 10 stand by him In
the Irish question, apologizing for not making
speech during the Easter recess, He saysi
"But age grows upon mo and am obliged TO
reserve my limited power Of voice for any Of
fort which may DO required In the house Of
commons, therefore use my pen 10 revert
10 tho subject which opened In my address
10 you last September"
Speaking Of the Home Rule bill he says;
II have never known an occasion whom par
llamontary event 10 rang throughout tho
world az tho introduction OF this bill under
the auspices Of British government, from
public meetings and from the highest author
tiles In the colonies and America, from capl'
tails, such ~ Washington, Boston and Quebec,
reach Of all ordinary political excitement !
receive conclusive assurances that tho kin
drod people regard u with warm and frator-
nal sympathy, Our present effort TO scttlo
on an adequate scale, and once for all, tho
long voxcd and troubled relations betwoon
Great Britain and Ireland which exhibits 10
us the one and only conspicuous failure OF tho
political gonius Of our race 10 confront and
master difficulty and 10 obtain In q reasonable
degree the main ends OF civilized lifo,h
Ho then gives long history Of the at
tompts 10 concilIato or coerce Ireland, and
no adds; "Watching from day 10 day tho
movements Of the currents OF opinion during
the present conflict, more and moro find II
vital 10 observe the point at which the divid-
Ing lines arc drawn, On tho side adverse 10
tho government arc found, as | sor'
rowfully admit, In profuso abundance
title wealth, station, social influence and tho
profcssions-or the large majority Of thom-
In word, the spirit and power of class,
These are tho main body Of the opposing class,
Nor Is this all, As the knights of old had
squiros, 40 In tho great army OF class each on
rolled soldier has a role OF dependents, Tho
adverse host, then, consists OF class and tho
dependents Of class but this formidable army
is In tho bulk OF liz constituent parts tho
Same, though now enriched at our cost with
valuable contingent Of recruits that has
fought In every ono OF tho great political
battles Of tho past sixty years and has beon
defeated.
ave have a great aim before us now u 10
10 restore your parliament 10 efficacy by d.
viding and by removing obstacles 10 its
work; 10 treat the Irish question with q duo
regard 10 lis spooialtcs, but with tho Same
thoroughno@ Of method by which we have
solved colonial problems that fifty years back
wcro hardly, II at all, less formidablc 10 give
heed 10 the voice OF u people speaking In the
tones Of moderation by tho mouth OF u vast
majority OF those whom wo ourselves hayo
made Ia constitutional representatives and
thus 10 strengthen and consolidate tho ompiro
on the basis of mutual benefit and hearty 10y
atty, Such Is tho end,
aAs for tho means wo take tho establish
mont IN Dublin Of legislative body om-
powered 10 make laws for the Irish ~ contra
distinguished from imperial affairs II Ia
with this that We are now busied aud not
with details and particulars, Their time will
comon
He thus concludes, "IVo arc not debating
tho amount OF the Irish contributions 10 tho
empire, or the composition OF tho Legislative
body, or tho maintenance OF a representative
connection with Westminster, On these
questions, aud many more, we may or may
not bo at odde but what wo are at this mo-
mont debating IN tho largo aud far larger
question which includes and, think, absorbs
thcm all--tho question whether you will or
win not have regard 10 the prayer Of Ireland
for the management by horsolf Of tho affairs
specifically and exclusively hor own. This,
and no other, Is tho matter which tho house
Of commons has AT once 10 decide II on this
matter Il speaks with a clear and lntclligiblo
voice. feel tho strongest assurance that tho
others, difficult ~ some Of thcm arc, will,
nevertheless, with the aid Of froo discussion
and with the aid OF wlso and oonclliatory
spirit, bc found capable 10 q rational and tol-
orable settlement
at N no more than 10 devote with choor.
fulncss 10 the cause the small available resi-.
duo OF my active llfo. But lot mo In those
closing words oxtond my Wow beyond my
own honorod constituency, and In ono word
say 10 you, my countrymon Of Scotland and
OF England, | can do much with you collect
lively, and not with any person or class or
section among you II rests with you 10 do.
lvor the great yea or no, On your choice
depends all the best hopes Of Ireland and
much that touches on II the honor aud high
interests Of Great Britain and all tho mighty
empire of our queen, I remain, electors Of
Midlothian, your dutiful and grateful servant
"WM H. GLADSTONE