Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-27
BETTER DAYS IN IRELAND
LORD CHURCHILL TAKES A
VERY HOPEFUL VIEW.

as Artful.
LONDON, Oct, 26.-Mr. Gladstone, in
response to a request to contribute to a
book defining the Liberal programme says:
my friends forget nv years. hold on
to politics in the hope of possibly helping
to settle the Irish question. But the gene
raj operations of the party and particu-
lar subjects l am obliged and intend to
leave to the hands of Others"
PRAIsING THE LANDLORDS.
LONDON, Oct. y, 3 A. Mn a speech
last night Lord Randolph Churchill said:
The official accounts reaching the gov
ernment of the social condition and pros
poets of Ireland are of an encouraging
character. There is good harvest and
marked recovery in prices, and from all
we can learn, though accurate tniorma-
tion is difficult to obtain, rents
are being fairly paid through
the country. The landlords have
helped greatly to lessen the difficulties of
the crisis. Though they belong to body
of men that have never met with over
much justice in England and therefore
were justified in standing out for the COM
plete rights and the strict letter of the
law, they have generally made very large
reductions and the government is i'm
mensely indebted to them for the gener-
Gus spirit they have displayed. Cheers.
The Irish tenants also have oo-operated
in signal manner toward the restOra-
tion OF order.
THE SEPARATISTS.
The separatist party in the House of
Commons predicted that terrible time
was coming in Ireland. Mr.. ParnelI in a
begging letter implOred American dollars
IN order to prevent wholesale extermina-
nf lrfG ~
has occurred, or is likely to occur.
Although there are still isolated districts
in Ireland where terror and crime
are rampant, which may call for
special treatment, with this excep-
tiOn there is a marked decrease in
crime and disorder. OF course, | cannot
speak with absolute confidence of the
future, nor say whether we shall be able
to pass the winter without calling upon
Parliament for measure to assist in the
| execution of the law, but on the whole l
think Ireland is not in nearly so bad
shape as might reasonably be expected.
APPRECIATION OF THE PEOPLE.
The people are rapidly approaching
the full significance OF tho last appeal to
the electors, and Will gradually shape
their political and social action IN
accordance Herewith. II the Unionists
| firmly follow up the victory they have
! gained l think we may conclude, without
any doubt or hesitation, that the question
OF the maintenance or repeal of the union
is settled for at least two generations.
! Cheers. On the question of foreign
affairs l have nothing to add
or detract from my hartford
speech, first because Lord salisbury. at
the Lord Mayors banquet, gave his opin-
ions thereon, and, second, because | have
been, during my holiday, isolated from
| 1 rIx.t, Frfff 4 H..
some silly, historical people supposed, in
close contact with European States.
BANTERING THE LIBERALS
The speaker proceeded to indulge in a
lively banter over what he called the sick
condition of the Liberal party. He SAID
the party was so sick that the government
doubted whether it had any opponents or
not. He ridiculed their piteOus complaint
that he had stolen their programme.
Why their programme? he asked. They
had been in office six years and had not
attempted to carry single item OF it. All
he could say was that the Dartford pro-
gramme was simply an elaboration of
Lord Salsbury's great Newport speech,
and with the exception OF two items,
dealing with tithes and procedure In Par
lament, consists OF exactly what the
| Conservatives hoped to pass when last in
office. We were prevented from so doing
because Gladstone, by man9uvre most
artful aaa unprincipled, turned US out of
power.
SPITE OF THE LIBERALS.
Now, Mr. Gladstone is artful, and the
| fact that the Liberals know that they
cannot now prevent us from carrying out
! our programme is what makes them so
mad and malevolent. While denying hat
! the government had been converted TO tue
three acres and COW" policy, he said
| that they had always favored extensive
| land reform and would endeavor TO pro-
! duce a genuine and necessary measure,
which, II 1t failed to go TO the length
of Jesse Ceilings desire, would yet be
much too good and valuable to be strongly
| resisted by his party. He humorously eX-
| plained the Daily News home rule state
ment as an article Lucy had prepared for
the columns OF Punch, but inadvertently
inserted in the News.
LUCID EXPLANATION.
He thought this "lucid" explanation.
| IRoars OF laughter.l Three things he
was able to state with certainty: First,
the government did not intend TO grant
home rule to Ireland; second, it did in
tend 20 deal with local government in
! Ireland; and, third, it did not mean TO be
hurried or hasty in that dealing. He
| asked that earnest attention be given to
| his remarks on procedure. He said: 81
wish to fully and frankly admit that L
have changed my mind on the question
! Of the power Of closing debate. When
both the great parties of the state firmly
oppOsed the repeal Of the union and Par
neilite obstruction, the Conservatives
looked upon closure as a startling and
unneeded innovation. They may have
been wrong. but what we now deal with
is an absolute change in the state
of affairs. Since the Radical sepa-
ratists deliberate, tolerate and as
sist the obstruction tactlos of the
enlarged body OF Parnellites
pledged not to allow any liquidation until
/ home rule is granted, we, therefore, feel
certain OF your hearty support i'll chang
| ing our minds with altered circum-
stances" He concluded with an earnest
appeal TO the country to assist the gov
| ernment in their hIgh purpose of enabling
! Parliament 10 carry out the will of the
people, and sat down amid yociferous
cheering.
BISHOP GREGG'S ADVICE.
DUBLIN, Oct. 26.-Rt. Rev. DR.. Gregg,
| Protestant Bishop OF Cork, In an address
| TO the clergymen Of his diocese, SAID: /:
"Eyery interest languishes; every busi-
ness is depressed; carelessness, neglect
/ and despair seem 10 be settling upon the
| people. / exhOrt you not TO allow preJu-
/ dice to prevent acceptance OF any just
change likely 70 benefit Ireland" The
| Bishops language has caused sensa-