Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-07
DAILY P0ST-INTELLIGENceR


contains sthers zho oec1Ey al sq14ii'
advanced position. notably John Nor
ley, 20 whom has been given the posi-
tion Of Chief Secrstsry fer Ireland. %
difficulties in the way Of carrying 90
the pIaIs Of Gladstone and his lis1ieu
ants, hessyer, are great, and II they ar
crowned with sseoess AZ all - viii ouil
be after sl0x process % tsuporizIns
and educating. Gladstone has not
compact ms jority at bis back. He mus
depend upon both Liberal. and PSrueli
ties. Any considerable detection IN The
ranks Of the former or a change % pol
icy on the part Of the latter will newt
ably cause the overthrow Of the Minis
try and new appeal to the people.
II Is an admitted fact tBAt the mass
Of Gladstone's party has not yet ad-
vanced 70 the position watch he has
taken on the Irish question. Before be
can effsctually carry DOT his plans, be
will have TO educate bis party-to teach
them new ideas, 10 slowly bring them
forward, and at last to place them IN
the position be wishes them to assume
This will be n slow process, and while II
10 going on it will require tue greatest
tact and skill 10 keep the impatient
ParneIlites in good humor. There must
be no false step-Ro mistake, however
small. Each advance must be made al
precisely the proper time. The prema
ture avoval Of a measure, or its so
nouL cement before the English public
Ia prepared TO receive it, would cause a
stampede TO the Tory standard in the
Commons and among the people, and
would utterly defeat Glsdstone's beDea-
cent plans. 90 the other hand, the
slightest delay after the proper time for
action had arrived, would alarm the
Parnellises. and nigh. induce the Irish
people 30 commit aots which would
have most DISASTROUS effect.
Then, too. Gladstone must count or
being unable to retain tho united sup
port of the Liberals. point will be
reached beyond which the Wing wing
'ths Dskes" and their folIowers-Nill
refuse to follow him. The old Whie
families, Tory today in all but name
will surely separate from the party witt
which they are connected by 80 many
traditions. The Duke ~ Marlborough
whose house has been prominently
identified with the Wing and Liberia
party since the days Of the great Mari
borough, has already gone ever to tbs
Tories. Tue Marquis Of Harrington
Gladstons's old lieutenant and conf
dant, has cut loose from the Liberal
and now occupios place mid way be
tween the parties. He will be II,
natural leader of the general Wing de
fiction, when IL comes, and it may rea
sonably be expected that under hi
guidance the Wing mobiles will sool
sither range themselves IL the ranks o
the Conservatives or form third part,
with Conservative tendencies. whiol
must sooner or later DO absorbed By th
party of Salisbury.
To balance this loss Gladstone vii
have 10 seek new accessions Of popula
strength. He will have TO teach th
new voters OF Great Brtain-tho labor
ers and farm hands-that the cause o
Ireland is their cause; that a battle 70
the rights Of one people Is n battle fol
tho rights Of all peoples. He will hsv'
20 teach them this while vigilant ant
determined enemy, noted for hts power
Of attack and his strength in opposition
In eagerly watching his opportunity T.
alarm the English people. and raise
ery for the unity of the Empire. Tn,
slightest mistake sn Gladssone's par
may afford him that opportunity, an,
thas the slightest mistake may b,
fatal.
IL Is clearly Glads,ons's aim to govern
Ireland according TO Irish ideas. Ii,
desires to yield those things which tbs
Irish people have demanded 50 Ions
and so persistsnlly. lie peroeives th.
ahsurdiiy, the cruel wrong. OF ovpres.
Ing country centsry after century b,
such tremendous drain upon it, re-
sources as the universal payment Of rent
90 non-resident landholders. Prae,..
caliy speaking. all Ireland il divided
into vast estates. once psrceiled on, a,
rewards among the English conqnsrors
OF Ireland aud now Owned BY landlords
Who In many cases have never seer
them. The small farmers who live on
these estates aud cultivate the land are
compelled 10 pay the most exerbitan,
rents 10 these landlords. There Is thu:
q constant drain upon the country,
sufficient 10 keep any land In poverty
and any people in ignorance and desra
daiion. Ireland sustains in luxury 1
nobility which soorns aud repudiAte,
her. Without miracle the blood 81
the Irish peasant Is changed to the win,
OF the Lsadon banquet ball. This. Of
course. IL all wrong. II is 40 elArinely
fsarfally wrong tha, /, will be the won.
der Of ell time that great and FIRE,
people allowed sach a cruel system a
oppression 90 eont,nae through - max,
bitter centuries This Is one Of th,
wrongs sha, Glssis.oue undertakes q
right. aud the prayer Of all AmericA-e
all eiviiisation-should be thai HEAVIER
may hello him In bis efforts.
Tken, too, Gladstone would grant 4
ireland the house rule which Der peopl,
80 earnestly desire. The alarm for '.th,
znity of the Empire." which the Esq
lish people display q, the very though
Of home rule, Is iHSonpreAsasible /,
Americans. Here ws have prae,iea
exemplihcation OF Ihe workings G
heme rule. Instead Of DESTROYING III
unity Of the Nation, 10 is clear that th,
Nation could rot exist without IL. \,
thoaGhtfui person will assert shA, ID