The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-01
Gladstone Sends an Earnest and Impassioned
Appeal to Voters of London, Asking Them
toPutan End to a Long Course of Evil.
Parnell Says that Neither Separation
Nor Persecution Need Be Feared.
A Careful Review of the Situation in Scot
land Shows that Gladstone Will Lose
Heayily-Miscellaneo Cable News.
To-NTorrOw'S Elections Awaited Anxiously-
An Impassioned Appeal from Gladstone.

To-Morrow's Elections Awaited Anxiously-
An Impassioned Appeal from Gladstone.
LONDON, juno 30-Friday's polls are exciting
intense interest OF the seventy four contests,
the Gladstonians are hopeful that the Irish vote
will wrest eighteen seats from tine Conserva-
tives. The results will reveal how the English
provincial boroughs are affected. Gladstones
agents report probable gains in Bristol,
Norwich and Southampton. If these
expectations are realized they will give
an impulse to Liberal victories throughout the
unable to address the electors of London, and
he, therefore, ventures to offer them few
words in summing up the question before them.
"a century ago." he says. 1--WE gave Ireland a
free Parliament. with which she was satisfied
Although the Constitution was faulty, it was be-
ing gradually reformed, when the Tories, to the
horror of every Liberal statesman,
stopped the work by recalling Fitzwilliam
Resistance and frightful bloodshed followed
Promises that were made were disgracefully
broken. The sufferngs of the people, which,
according to the Devon commission, were
greater than in any other Christian country,
were shamefuly neglected. Coercive laws
were passed to enrich the landlords at the ex-
pense of the people; an alien church was main
tanned; Catholics were not admitted to Parlia-
ment until they became too strong to be re-
sisted, and emancipation was granted by
Wellington only to avoid civil war
Meanwhile, when, in 1920, Dublin wished to
peacefully demonstrate, soldiers were sent to
&bn tiyO
record, but 1t is only small part of the truth
Can you wonder at the cry, long and loud,
against union so foully obtainedl But like
many bad laws, it was difficult to manage, and
had one good thing, namely, it established the
supremacy of Parliament. Ireland now de-
clares that she Is content with this supremacy.
She leaves you what is good in the union,
and asks you to rid it of what is bad.
She asks you further. to do what you did with
such advantage for Frenchmen in Canada, for
Dutch in the Cape Colony and for the children
OF convicts in Tasmana-to give her tae man
agement, not of English, nor of Scotch, nor Of
imperial, but simply of Irish affairs. 1t is a
long record of disgraceful deeds against us.
The question is that of wping it away The
deeds were done mostly before the pas
sage of the reform act, since which time
matters have improved Good has been done al.
most wholly in defiance of the Tories; but evil
has also been done. and the good that ought to
have been done has largely been left undone. A
long course of evil belongs to the time before the
nation was enfranchised, and only partial good
has been accomplished since. Now, for
the first time. the question is put
wholly and clearly to the enfranchised nation.
The people of England and Scotland have
either to purge out the old shame of their coun-
try by listening to reason, or. by refusing to
listen, to make her shame their own, with all
the wretched consequences it will increasingly
entail. tell the people of London that this is
the question with which they have to deal, and
for his own share in dealing with it each voter
will be responsible"
Joseph Chamberlain told reporter of the
Birmingham Mail that well-informed friends had
told him there was in existence an Irish plot to
murder him. ''This information" Mr.. Cham
berlain added, "had been corroborated by the
London police, who warned him Of the plot and
informed him the assassins meant to kill Lord
Harrington ALSO" Mr.. Chamberlain said both
himself and Lord Harrington, in consequence,
permitted themselves TO be placed under police
protection.
Baron H. de Wormes, Mr.. E. Whitley and Mr.,
I. c.. Roydon. Conservative candidates for the
East Toxteth, Everton, and West Toxteth di-
visions of Liverpool, respectively, were to-day
elected to the House of Commons. their seats be-
ing conceded to them because neither was con-
tested. The three gentlemen, therefore, enjoy
the distinction of being the first members elect
ed to the new Parliament.