The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-13
JAMES KELLY, II. T.,
Reviews the Situation and Feels
Encouraged, notwithstanding
Present Defeat.

glasgow, July 10 Special to the
New York Herald: The defeat Of the
government threatens to become a
rout SO FAR as England is concerned.
Gladstone's appeal for justice to Ire
land and reconciliation with the Irish
people has been answered by an
unmistakable refusal. But Scotland
aud Wales, to their honor, have pro-
nounced in favor CT peace and justice.
However, there is one CLEAN OF hope
amid the shadows OF defeat. TIE
popular vote in Great Britain in favor
of home rule has been enormous. OAe
million British items have recorded
their opinion in the ballot box 8 that
Ireland should be gyaut d home rule,
This marks clearly the great strides
made by the home rule government,
aided by the public opinion of the
world. When the number of voters
who have declared against Glsdstone's
plan is examined, it is found
that only 100000 have declared
against that particular form. A
cnange of one vote in every
twenty -one voters would have made
home rule triumphant along the
whole line. When one looks back to
the state OF public opinion in Great
Britain on this question only two
years ago, the progress made seems
marvellous. Speaking here today with
an experienced Scotch politician, he
stated that in his belief the triumph
of home rule was certain within a
short period-if only the Irish people
kept cool under defeat and prove d
themselves capable of intelligent self
control.
From what have observed during
the pIogrt IS of the electoral campaign
in Scotland, am convinced the WORK
ing CLASSES need only little Mora ed
ucation on the subject of self govern
ment for Ireland to induce them TO
support a satisfactory schema for es-
tablishing parliament in Dublin.
Had the election been postponed till
October, Scotland would have given a
majority OF fifty GladstoniaDs, instead
of probable majority of Thirty.
Owing to slack trade immense num-
bels of workmen had changed their
residences, causing great loss of
votes to the popular party. For ex-
ample, in st. RolloX division, 1000
men had changed their homes, their
residences, and the greater part could
not be found. The Gladstonian cam
didate was defeated in This division by
only eighty-nine votes.
Perhaps the most remarkable fact
about the election is that notwith-
standing the frerzied appeals to the
British public TO save the empire, the
t tai poll in the present contest is
fully 90 per cent. lower than in the
last election, even on the side OF toe
victorious party. This is accounted
for, frat, by the loss of voies owing to
the abstentions of disconnected Liber-
ais; second, the loss OF votes by work
ing mems removals, as just stated.
As | predicted, the principal losers
in the present fight have been the
Wing eecsdeIs, they being literally
smashed between the Gladstonian
Radicals and the Tories, entirely TO the
profit of the latter. The feeling
against them in the Liberia party is
most bitter, end a 50 against what is
popularity known as the chamberlain
gang,
On all sides one hears deClaraitns of
hatred and PROMISES of vengeance on
ali the seceders at the next election,
which men begin aliesdy to look for
ward to, apparently forgetting how
many tricks the Tories may play on
their simple allies by the aid OF Hart
iueton, news OF whose election is Just
received, aud Chamberlain. The
Tories are now in the pc ition they in
trigued with the Irish party at the last
election to secure, by an alliance with
Parnell. Churchill and Salisbury
could now control the destiDies Of the
British Empire for seven years. The
two really solid Parliamentary parties,
the Tories and Parnellites, have now a
working majority of forty-two over
both Wings and Radicals. Sixteen
Parnellite seats remain TO be filed up,
while the Tories are still increasing
their majority. The combined Irieh
and Tory parties viii probably have a
majority OF sixty over all sections of
the Liberal panty.
On the other hand, the Unionists
and Tories only agreed on defeating
Glsdstone's proposal. They are GER
tain to break up on a side issue, while
against the combined Liberal and Irish
vote the Tories will be impotent.
Therefore, their only hope for Q long