The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-19

Ihe point that Englishmen should bear IN nina
| is that the measures invited to support
have not the principle of fnalty, but by their
nature, constitute a sliding, greasy slope where
on Ireland may slide into the perfect separation
| which is the end that the Parnellites mean to
attain. Much has been made of the PaTnell-
/ ties recent protestatious in debate
! bat 1t should be remembered that Mr..
| Parnell said deliberately that America would
| not be satisfied till she had destroyed the last
| link that keeps Ireland bound to England. This
statement has been que STONED, but it has been
proved to have been uttered in Cincinnati The
governments paper safeguards would be worth
less, and with no force behind them.
They would be DESTROYED in the
The moment demand is made for their repeal
| they must oe repealed or be simply swept away.
Do not imagine that it affects Irishmen alone.
1t affects England in every way separation
means country possibly hostile which, In
foreign crisis, might join the enemy. 1t would
mean constant drain on the already overbur-
dened taxpayers of this country. You would
have to guard your western coast, where some
OF the most fourishing and populous marts OF
industry exist, and where workmen have great
interests. If capital is withdrawn employment
ceases Wage-earners must find living some
where
Il have been denounced by labor candidates as
would-be exterminator of millions of horny
handed sons of toll from the motherland l con-
fess am surprised that my simple suggestion
that the state should assist emigration meets
opposition. The more you can enable willing
| emigrants to go where they may become more
prosperous, the greater the benefit to those re-
naming. At the same time they tell me, even
Liberals like Mr. Luke, that in certain districts
in Ireland, if you give men land they must still
starve 1t is a ridiculous contention. Cheers
1t must be understood that always mean will
ing emigrants, but the last thing | wish is TO
draw large migration of the pauperized Irish
population into England, as it would neither be
good for them nor good for us. [Cheers, They
would only demoralize labor, and the market
here is already overstocked If not assisted to
go abroad, they will inevitably come here.
Workmen then would feel the fatal results of
the Irish policy.
'You ask whether am prepared to answer
the demand for local government in Ireland.
My reply is that local government and home
rule have nothing whatever to do with each
other. have always advocated good system
of local government for England, Scotland and
Ireland the essence of which is that it is under
the control of the central government that it
pass bylaws, not laws, and should not be inde-
pendent Men can manage their local affairs
better, or at least more to their taste,
than those at a distance can manage for them:
and they can also learn, in the practice of local
government. their duties to the imperial Parlia-
ment. l thoroughly admit all this in the case of
Ireland. But, unfortunately, Ireland is in a dis
eased state, and powers given her for govern
ment might be used for oppression, or as a lever
to press the imperial government to give her
possession of imperial powers. Earl Spen
Ger warned us of this danger, and there
fore / cannot treat it chimerical, but
as subject for necessary precauton. | believe
that the extension of local government to Ire
land-I mean good system-would have good
effect, though l fear it would take long time
Of training to bring them gradually into
the habits Of mutual forbearance necessary for
civilized community. [Cheers. But all these
announcement that unless Parnellites were got
rid of, English legislation would be demoralized,
was very terrible If 5S5 members are to be at
the mercy of eehtyfve, depend upon it
disease Is eating into our parliamentary system
which no adjustment Of the Irish question can
destroy. l know this system of what may be
called levying black-mail has made fearful
progress in recent years. The strife or both
parties is so keen and the organization
of parties good that handful of members,
keeping themselves outside of both political par
ties, go alternately to and the other
and almost get their own price by promising as
sistance in any division that arises This is ter
rible state of things The question really put
by the present crisis to the English people
is whether they are so eaten up by party system
that they will be victims of this plan of political
black or whether party system is, in their
minds, only subordinate arrangement, to be
laid aside the moment that any such audacious
encroachment is meditated against them.
They must decide whether they are
strong enough to continue to bear burden
which their fathers do, or whether partisanism
government is no longer fit government for
them It is, indeed, critical point in our nations
fe If we cannot exterminate this evil we
shall undoubtedly succumb. Is is time, indeed,
for the manhood of English mind and English
moral nature to assert itself, and on
the success with which the assertion is
made, depends the destiny of the empire
you have inherited from long line of ancestors
for many generations to come. Cheers.] We
have been acting altogether as party, and have
no temptation to resist but let Us pay all honor
to those distinguished men of the Lib
eral party who have shown themselves
in this great conjuncture magnifcently superior
to party ties. Lord Harrington and Mr.. Cham
berlan have resisted the temptation
of flowing with the easy stream of
party discipline. They have stood up
for their conscientious convictions and
have risked much of their own political position
and career by doing so. In doing so they have
give US an augury which / welcome as happy
one of the honesty which still belongs
to the English race. Do not let any
inferior consideration prevent you from
sacrifice deserves ! would earnestly beg you to
make every exertion for them, just as you would
for one of your trusted leaders, and that
nothing which we do now will preju-
dice those ulterior decisions. But there is
now before us one great issue, by which all 9th
ers evershadowed and that we have to de-
termine, whether this great empire, which we
have inherited from our fathers and forefathers,
which IS the glory or US all, is to exist or be
destroyed, and it will depend on the self
sacrifice, sef-control and determination of the
two parties who are Joined together in this noble
strife, whether are able to hand down to pos
terity the splendid gift which receive from
those who have gone before" Loud and pro
longed cheers
Campaign Notes.
LONDON, June 18 Sir Robert Peel, member
of Parliament for Blackburn, heretofore prom
inent Tory, will be Gladstone candidate for
Parliament in the coming elections. He will
probably contest Bury against Sir Henry James.
It is stated that Mr.. Gladstone has promised
the dssenters that he will disestablish the En-
glish church if they enable him to settle and get