The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach Declares that the
First Decisive Measure Will Be One for
Suppression of the Irish League.
The Duke of Argyll Explains Irish Mat
ters for Benefit of. Americans.
The Tories Have Small Majority Over All.
with Seventy-Five Districts to Hear
From-Miscellane News by Cable. a.
WHAT THE TORIES WILL DO.
Seeking Alliance with Hartington-Ths
Irish League To he Suppressed.

Seeking an Alliance with Hartington-The
Irish League To BE Suppressed.
LONDON, July 12.-Negotiations between Lord
Harrington and Lord Salisbury are in progress.
1t is reported that Lord Harrington has pledged
himself to support Lord Salsbury's local govern
ment bill and to reject approaches of Mr.. Glad
stone. If Mr.. Gladstone remains in Office the
first move Of the Unionists will be vote of want
of confidence In speech foreshadowing the
Conservative policy, Sir Michael Hicks Beach
said that the first measure would be to suppress
the Irish National League, exercise the cloture,
and suspend Irish obstructionists. W.
Mr.. Gladstone has written letter to DR.. b.
W. Foster in which he says that he considers
the Duke of Westminster's opposition to DR..
Fosters candidacy for Parliament in Chester o
fresh blow struck at the aristocracy.
The Duke of Argyll publishes in to-days
Times letter concerning the United States and
ireland. He says that. despite the national sym
pathy, there is profound ignorance in England
and in the United States respecting each others
Constitutions. He admits his own ignorance, at
the beginning of the American civil war; in
sympathizing with the South. He says the SYM
pathy of the Americans for the Irish in their
present struggle arises from the error of think
ing of Ireland as an American State, and that
the English are Withholding from Ireland powers
similar to those possessed by the different States
of the American Union. Nothing" says the
Duke, could be more erroneous than this idea. >
Referring to the right of each of the United
States to due share of the general powers of
Congress and to the checks in it's powers of
se.f-government, which each State allows,
he says Mr.. Gladstones proposal violates
both these grand principles. for the corrupt and
and immoral bargain banishes Ireland from the
imperial councils and surrenders the minority
entirely into the hands of the local majority
Americans" he adds. Would perhaps hardly
believe this but is strictly true The pretended
limitations and restraints against local tyranny
are quite illusory." The Duke then appeals to
Americans to clearly understand the Unionist
lands sake solely that the Unionists have given
opposition to Mr. Gladstohe's Irish scheme.
The letter concludes as follows
'It is the Unionists, and not the members of
the government who are fighting for the libsr-
were immortal, or if his party represented far
larger numerical majority of the Irish people
than it really does, neither he nor they would
have right to dispose Of the constitutional
rights of Ireland. We do not desire to
see ireland reduced to the condition of being but
a tributary province and banished from the i'm
perial councils. Neither can we see her endowed
with powers over her own people which no
civilized government ought to have or ask. We
desire to her continue sharing in the deliber-
ations which the eloquence of her sons has SO
often adorned"
The Times says that the British elections
amount to mandate from the people to the
Conservatives and Unionists to form a strong
and durable coalition government. patriotism
demands" the Times says, "a Harrington Sails
bury administration, assuring the nations fu
ture.n