The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-04
GENERAL news.
The Prime Minister Issues All Ap.
peal for Ireland.
The Text of His Manifesto to His
Midlothian Constituents.
He Relies on the Fairness and
Justice OHthe People to Win.
The Gossip About Cleyelaud's
Bride-.-MiSS Folsom in Paris.
Pennsylvania Town Flame Swept
Thirteen Families Homeless.

Pennsylvania Town Flame Swept
Thirteen Families Homeless.
LONDON, May 3,-The Daily Ns'Us pub
llshes u two.column manifesto from Mr.
Gladstone to his Midlothian constituents
urging them to stand by him on the Irish
question, Speaking ii the Home Rule
bill he says: II have never known al oc'
casion when a Parliamentary event 30
rang throughout the world as the inllo o.
ducIiep Of this bill under the auspices Of
a British Government, From public meet
ings and from the highest authorities in
the colonies and America, from capitals
such as Washington, Boston and Quebec,
and from remote districts lying beyond
the reach Of all ordinary political excite
ment, | receive conclusive assurances that
the kindred people regard with warm and
iraternal sympathy our present effort to
settle on an adequate scale and once for
all the long vexed and troubled relations
between Great Britain and Ireland, which
exhibits 10 us the one and only conspiCli-
Gus failure OF the political genius OF our
race to confront and master difficulty, and
10 obtain in reasonable degree the main
ends Of q civilized life"
Some VI the people are In favor OF
unlimited coercion, others OF moderate
doses, while a few oppose coercion alto.
Uat bar IN kha nIl,ar 1i,(a no.,,, a.,,a.,
local government, some would give It TO
the counties, some to tho provinces. Some
again would give an administrative centre
with legislative prerogatives, while rome
propose legislative centre without ex.
ecutiye power, Some, indeed, 10 beyond
the proposition OF the government and
actually recommend federation. Some
offer proposals which they would recon.
mend with every new speech. All this is
a proof not OF weakness Of themen, but OF
the hGlplessness OF their cause. We have
at least the advantage Of one voice. The
secession, however estmable II may be
otherwise, Is perfect babel on the Irish
policy. II is admitted OH all hands that
social order is the first Of all political aims.
10 secure this In Ireland the Liberals
who are In secession offer a hundred con.
tliCting remedies, or else no remedies at
all. These remarks arc as applicable to
the Tories Rs they are TO tho Liberals.
The opponents to the governments
measures make a remarkable omission in
their speeches. In each, whether sug
Eestiye or critical, they fail to express
confidence in tho permanent success OF
their opposition. 10 live from hand TO
mouth seems to be the height OF their
ambition, while they suspect what we all
know that the strife can only end In the
concession OF home rule. II this is so the
real question is not triumph OF Irish
autonomy, but the length and character
Of the struggles. Therefore, we want to
shorten, they to prolong the struggle.
THE Two PARTIES.
ave say give freely. They by acts II
not words say, ''Let us only give what
wecau no longer withhold" We say,
"Glve now while the position OF the
kingdom in the affairs Of the world is free
aud strong" They prefer to wait for a
period Of national difficulty that VIC may
yield to the Irish demand in terror as we
did in the war OF l77S, as we did to the
demands OF the volunteers in 1882, as we
did to Bonaparts In 1903 and as we did In
the civil war in 1920. We say act now
when moderation OF thoughtand language
rules In Irish counsels, when by the will.
ing concurrence Of all sides every reserva.
ton Of Imperial prerogatlyes can be made
complete aud absolute. They would post.
pone till an hour comes when the dc.
mands may be larger and the means OF
resistance less. We say deal as with a
matter between brothers, matter Of
justice and reason. They renew d tale,
alas too often told whose prologue
s denial with evaporation and resent.
ments and epilogue Is surrender without
conditions and without thanks.
HOME RULE.
Now, however, q new terror Is brought
upon the stage, the terror Of home rule
for Scotland, and some add for Wales.
This suggestion does not alarm me. Only
give mo little time to look at this ques.
tion in its order Of merit. am not sorry
that Scotland aud Wales have been nam.
ed, because all serious naming OF them
serves 10 keep our movement In behalf OF
Ireland alive. can draw no vital dis.
tlnCtlon Of right between the case Of Ire.
land and the other cases, but there are
many distinctions OF circumstances. For
many years have hoped II might be
found practicable to apply decent reall-
Eing In process even, perhaps, to portions
Of the different conditions. Each case,
which will naturally require differences
OF treatment, will remaian subject to pri-
mary Imperial obligations. believe that
the standard and measure Of good govern.
ment In Scotland and Wales will be
eventually determined by the public opin.
ion Of Scotland and Wales. This | say
without painful dispAraglng OF the cir.
cunstanCes Of this controversy with which
We are threatened. In the case oil Ire.
land, whose woetul history for centuries
embolden come OF tlB to treat her "a II she
had hut a limited share In the great inner.
itanCe Of human right, none At all In or.
dinafy privilege OF immunity. But this
formidable army which opposes the gov.
eminent IL In bulk and constituent parts,
tho sane, though now enriched at our
cost, with q valuable contingent Of re.
cruits that has fought ID every political
battle Of the last sixty yeaEa and been
defeated.
FoRMEA CONTROVERSIES.
We have before this had great contro.
yersles on free trade, free navigation,
public education, religious equality and the
extension Of the franchise. On these aud
other great issuss, this class fought uni.
lormly on the wrong aide and was uni.
lofmIy beaten by power more difficult
10 maTshal, hut feSlstless when marBhalled
BY the upright sense Of the nation. The
power Of gross and wholesale insult EN-.
boldens some, but only some and not, /
rejoice 10 think, the nation Of Scotland or
England. Watching day by day the move.
ments Of the outfenta VI opinion In the
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