Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-29

viii give you the outlines II ME- t,la6'
stones proposals. There Is GOOD an.
tnority for believing that the scheme
winch Mr. Gladstone Is encouraging his
ministry TO be united upon IL briefly thJs
~ An Irish parliament Al Dublin. fal
tne conetabulary to remain an imperial
force, 90 a local police for municipal
and general purposes under 10
cal authorities, ~ the custome
and excise 10 remain pnitorn
throughout the United Kingdom. fs9 the
Irish to collect their own revenues and
Sel guarantee TO be given for the due
maintenance OF the imperial union. A
iano purchase act will be passed first, ana
the basis Of this has been settled with
Mr. Parnell. Mr.. Gladstone believes he
can carry his great Irish measure in the
commons. He concludes that the lords
VIII throw IL out. II they do he will an.
peal 70 the country. Under any clrcum-
stances we are certain to have another
general election this year. Mr.. Gladstone.
guess, is over-sanguine about his power
In the commons. But ne has correctly
forecast tho action OF the upper house 4
another reason, Mr.. Lahouchere win say,
for its abolition
WILL GLADSTONE CARRY HoNiF RuiH9
''Do you think Mr.. Gladstone win carry
any measure at all like the one suggested
In this parllament2n | asked a prominent
statesman yesterday
"He win assuredly nOt,n was his reply;
ian Irish parliament must either nave
power or become farce. He can never
get our parliament TO make an Irish par.
lament reality, because that means a
repeal Of the unionn
"But seeing that he has converted sew
eral emphatic antl-Home Rulers into
equally emphatic repealers, why may he
not convert the house OF commons2n
Because his sophistics have TO be
thtashed out in public debate, and the
sentiment Of union Is as great in England
as II was or Is in the United States, and
an Irish parliament, however you limit IL,
or try 70 limit Its authority, means dis
union and the first step towards breaking
up the empire. Parliament win be will
ing TO give Ireland the practical control
OF her own affairs through local councils
or municipalities, with controlling
board in Dublin, but not an Irish parla-
ment. II she had her parliament and we
kept up the fiction OF imperial control,
she would pick quarrel with us the
moment we attempted TO exercise that
control, and then we should have TO re-
conquer hor.n
"Sunlclent for the day is the evil there
off, said; ''what about the presentYn
Gwen, | think the chief factor in the
defeat that MIR. Gladstone viii sustain
will be the influence Of Lord Harrington.
lie and Sir Henry James are Liberals OF
great power. am Liberal not quite
without influence. They VIII speak ana
work against Mr. Gladstone. | shall 20
with them. They will carry the Couser.
yatiyes, the wings, and many Liberals
with them. The Radicals and rSrnelites
will 80 with the government. 1t viii be
a close shave--so close that even If Glad
stone has majority It will not be
enough to justify him in going on. What
ever happens we must have general
election. The lords eau be counted on
20 give MIR. Gladstone an excuse to ap.
peal to the country"
"And what them"
"Who can tell2n he replied "Oi
course you journalists eau, 1t is your
duty to know everything, and 70 forecast
the most uuforecastable events The
DAILY Telegraph has settled the very
question you ask. 1t says In view OF
the contingency of dissolution In the
course of the next three months, bot the
government and the Irish party are com.
putting how the result OF an election with
home rule or no home rule Us the issue
would leave them. The Irish party hold
that they could increase their strength in
Ireland by the gain of few seats, and
ID Tz huN at
eliminating all anti-Iome Rulers from
the Liberal ranks, the prime minister
would be returned by Great Britain Itself
with a working majority Of between fifty
and eighty members. Adding the Irish
vote, they say Mr.. Gladstone would have
in the next house OF commons majority
Of at least $50 members pledged TO grant
Home rule
sis that your opinionS"
"No. The Union forever was a song
aud cry in America that will be song
and cry here. II Mr.. Gladstone could
steer between the Parnellites aud the To-
ries with useful legal measure OF Irish
home rule under another name, the de.
sired end might be attained; but ParDell
leading Gladstone by the nose, Is led by
the nose himself The Telegraph forgets
that the last election has strengthened
old Tory organizations and created new
ones. There Is the Primrose league
there the Property Defense association
there Is the Loyalist union; there is the
Church Defense association, aud thes,
leagues are working as never loya
leagues have worked In our time"
GWhat will the end beYn
"a few riots, some broken heads, per
haps civil war IN America, even rupture
of friendly relations with the United
States; but home rule and an Irish par
lament. 10 sirlp
| give you this for what II is worth. mo-
as an expression OF my opinion, but u.
the opinion OF wise and clever states
man, who knows his countrymen well
and who may be taken as representing th'
opinions Of the moderate Liberals, Toriei
and Wings. IL Is suggested frequent!
/ n a quiet way among certain class o
! Irishmen that If they are defeated th'
/ United States of America VIII come Z
their aid, II necessary, with demand fol
oiustice 10 IrelaudH backed with ship
OF war and armed mon.
FACTS AND FAIsEHOoDs
II is true that Miss Anderson viii, a
the conclusion Of her American tour, tax,
a long holiday ia Europe, making he
headquarters at The Bottoms, London. !
Is not true that Miss Ellen Terry Is goini
to leave the Lyceuin theater or has eve
thought OF leaving H., Mr.. Wilson Bar
80. I'm ,,fa,, ftIa ,,lsffS an h1a Amprical