Savannah morning news., 1886-06-17
ENGLAND'S TWO PARTIES
LORD HARRINGTON ISSUES HIS
MANIFESTO.

lament Devoid of Irish Representa-
tiVes.
LONDON, June 16.-Mr. Parnell is pre-.
pairing an election manifesto. 1t win be
addressed to the English people, and its
purpose will be to reassure them concern
ing the consequences Of granting home
rule to Ireland. Most OF the Parnellite
members of the House of Commons have
| left London and gone to Ireland. Mr..
Parnell and t. z. O'Connor remain, and
Will stay until after the dissolution, when
the National League will hold a general
meeting In Dublin, for the purpose of
considering the general party situation,
The meeting will issue manifesto to the
Irishmen of Great Britain.
Mr.. Gladstone will start on his Midlo-
THAN campaign tour tomorrow. lie has
arranged to make brief speeches along
! the way at Leicester, and if possible mt
| Skipton. Carlisle, Hawick and Glashiels.
| Upon reaching Edinburgh he will proceed
direct to his hotel. He will make his ap-
pearance before the Scotch public in Ed
inburgh on Friday evening. Mrs. Glad
stone and their son William will accom-
| pany the Premier throughout the cam
tiOn has adopted, by vote OF 81 TO IA, "A
resolution expressing confidence in MIR.
| Gladstone.
In a speech at Chester this evening
Earl Spencer, Lord President OF the COun-
Gil, intimated that the land purchase bill
would not be dropped.
HARTINGToN's MANIFESTO.
Lord Harrington has issued a manifesto
to the Roseudale electors. lie says: ~
| regret the loss of confidence of the major
| ity OF the Liberal Council. Under cir
cumstances 80 grave and unprecedented
| cannot accept as final the decision Of
| any body OF electors, however influential.
| IL it is Mr.. GladetOne's opinion that the
Irish difficulty is only soluble by funda-
mental alteration of the relations between
Great Britain and Ireland, it is to be
regretted that he has not placed the ques.
tion in that light before the electors. !
maintain that neither Parliament nor the
| electors ought to be invited to accept the
| principle OF so vast n change as "A separ-
ate Parliament for Ireland until the plan
has been put before them salts
flying the conditions which Mr..
| Gladstone himself has declared
to be indispensable. The bill recently
rejected by Parliament in my opinion sat
isied none OF the conditions. We are NOT
assured that 1t will or can be recon
structed in such manner as to remove
the objections OF many OF those, even, who
| voted for It. The measure is recon.
mended as just, and, more strongly, as
the only means for the restoration Of So
ciat order in Ireland without resort To
stringent coercion"
"My opinion is that it is question less
OF justice or right than OF expediency. II
| Ireland had claimed Independence then,
| tho nnaatiOn Of iu9ftpp riUhf miUhf he
raised, but that claim is not now openly
asserted, and the government main
tains that under this measure Ireland
Will remain an integral part OF
the kingdom. To require that the
people OF Ireland should submit
to be governed by Parliament wherein
they are fully represented, and whereby
they help to govern Great Britain, may
be inexpedIent, but cannot be described
as unjust. Apart from the claims for
| Justice, however, it is not denied that
there exists in Ireland general desire
for greater control of her own affairs.
| This desire, within certain limits, the
| Liberal party recognizes as a reasonable
claim. The question is, TO what
extent can IL safely be conceded
| by the government. This measure re-
served to the English Parliament, wherein
Ireland was not 10 be represented, control
| vi Nlbdl IlhbLtFb III WHICH lIlSuAubu ART
| equally interested with Englishmen and
Scotchmen, such as the conduct Of colo
nial and foreign affairs, the regulation OF
trade, customs and excise duties, and at
! the same time Intrusted to the
Irish Legislature practically exclusive
control OF legislation upon the admins
tration OF laws affecting the relations OF
property, the prevention and punishment
OF crime and the civil and religious rights
and liberties OF the whole community. TO
say that these are exclusively Irish az
fairs and therefore may safely be entrust-
ed 10 the management OF the Irish is mis-
leading. To reconcile the fact that the
irish people are widely divided in dis
tinctiOns Of race and religion, is not 10
import into the controversy elements OF
religious bigotry. Not only Protestants
but many Catholics also regard the meas
ure with real alarm, TO ignore which Is
an attempt 10 escape by speci0us phrases
| from proposed measure 10 protect land
lords, who are only small fraction.
| Regarding the classes requiring prOtec-
tiOn the Premier is now silent. lie
admitted that Ulster deserved considera-
| tion, but the protests Of Ulster are ne
| elected. Not n word in Mr.. GladstOne's
address indicates any serious attempt TO
satisfy the claims OF the Protestant
minority. am compelled, thei efore, 10
conclude that within the lines Of the gov
ernment plan IL Is impossible 10
devise adequate protection for
those who II Is admitted need
IL. II is easy 20 dismiss with contempt
the alternative plans suggested by those
who decline 10 accept the soparatist
scheme OF the government, but who are
willing TO cOncedo reasonable demands.
| The difficulties are great. 4 am certainly
not prepared 10 commit myself 10 the de-
tails Of any OF the plans proposed, but
certain conditions may be clearly
stated which are essential TO any
! plan. Parliament ought 20 continue
10 represent the whole and not "A part Of
the kingdom; powers which may be con-
| ferred upon subordinate local bodies
should be delegated not surrendered; the
subjects delegated should be clearly de-
| fined and the right OF Parliament TO con.
troll and revise the action Of subordinate
legislative and administrative authorities
should equally be clearly reserved, and
lastly the administration OF Justice ought
% remain In the hands OF authority re-
spOnsible 10 Parliament. IL Is asserted
that such limited measure would not
satisfy Ireland, but if a majority OF the
people Of the United Kingdom distinctly
aud firmly declare that they will not as.
seat 10 any measure which would lessen
the bonds Of the union n, remains % be
proved whether the Irish people can
be persuaded 10 maintain hopeless
aud unnecessary contest. The alternative
schemes are dismissed without discus
sion. In order 10 show that coercion is
not The only alternative, nobody has adyO.
Gated coercion ~ "a policy, but there
IL point wnor0 anV v0vffu.