The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-15
MIR. GLADSTONE'S SCHEME
DENOUNCED BY THE LOYAL PA.
TRIOTiC LEAGUE OF LONDON.
ra-HSuse-Speeches by Leading
Conservatives.

~ OAN"A ~ nv wye
ra-HSuse- e-sPeeches by Leading
conservatives.
LONDON, April 1.-THE meeting
called by the Loyal Patriotic League
for the purpose of denouncing Mr.
Gladstone's Irish home rule scheme
was held in the opera-house tonight
The building was packed to its utmost
capacity, and thousands were unable
to enter the house. The roadways
were blocked hours before the time
announced for the beginning of the
proceedings. Upward of 400 promi-
nent Orangemen from Belfast and Liv-
erpool came to London to attend the
meeting. The utmost enthusiasm
prevailed among the crowd. The
stage was decorated with union Jacks
and armorial shields, with crown in
the center. Lord Harrington, Lord
Salisbury and Lord Randolph Church
hill were received with enthusiastic
cheering.
Some one in the audience called for
cheers for the Queen and groans for
Parnell and Gladstone.
The audience sang Rule Britannia" +"
and listened to the reading of letters
from the Duke of Argyle and the
Earle of Derby, in which the writers
denounced the home rule bill 4, saying
it would be unworkable and would
involve the Kingdom in serious dan
ger.
Earl Cowper, who presided, said
that they were face to face with a
great national calamity. He was there
fore glad 70 see around AiU. .renresenta,
tiyes of al parties willing 10 unite 70
avert the danger. From his experience
as Vic roy of Ireland, he could safely
say that home rule was not desired by
the great body of the Irish people.
The priests had largely g ne over to
the Nationalists, because they would
join anybody who would drive every
other rel gion out OF Ireland. Cheers.
If the bill was allowed to pass This
year would be memorable in all time
as disastrous year, as the beginning
OF the decliOe of the British empire.
Lord Harrington moved that Mr..
Gladstone's proposals, as they would
tend to invalidate the legislative
union, would prove disastrous to the
interests of both countries. He re-
peated the argument of his late speech
in Parliament, contending that the
Country's voice had not yet been
heard. He credited Mr.. Gladstone
with an honest belief that the country
wished a constitutional change, but
he refused TO credit Mr.. Gladstones
colleagues with the same belief.
Lord Salisbury, on rising, was greet
ed with enthusiastic applause, which
was several times renewed. He moved
that petition embodying the senti-
ments of the meeting be presen ed to
Parliament. They were dealing, he
said, with question immeasurably
beyond party differences. They were
confronted with the greatest danger
that bad ever menaced the empire.
He joined in eulogizing the Premier's
powers, and said that if eloquence so
great and experience so consummate
had failed to produce a tolerable
home rule measure, he was convinced
that such measure could not be
produced at all. [Cheers.l
SECOND READING POSTPONED
The second reading of Mr.. Glad.
stones home rule bill in the House of
Commons has been postponed until
May 10Th. The Cor Sc ervatives have
concluded to postpone until after the
Easter holidays deciding whether to
force a division on the second reading
Of the bill.
THANKS FOR THE COURTESY,
Mr.. Gladstone has sent the follow
ing reply to the congrstulatory cable
gram received by him last Monday
from the Mayor OF Boston: 81 have
received your telegram. l thank yea
for your courtesy in informing me OF
the proceedings of the msss-meet-
ing held in Boston oD Monday,
TO take action on the subject
of the proposals Of the govern
ment with regard TO Ireland. l feel
that American opl1ion, allied as it is
with a regard snd aff ction for the old
country, affords Her Msjesty's govern
ment a powerful moral support"
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL,
speaking at the Beacons field Club this
evening, ssid that Mr.. Gladstone's
scheme meant absolute repeal of the
union. The bill could not succeed It
had already shattered the Liberal
patty, and Mr.. Gladstone alone was
responsible for it. The coun-
try had 40 confidence in the
II Mr.. Gladstone
should apps d to the country or should
retire sltOgsher, his policy would re-
tire with hih Not a man in the gov
ernment deEred to see the bill passed.
The politics life of England was being
poisoned aid psralyEsd by the per
soral ascfadancv Of one msn.
Mr. Gladtoae's policy would
not be liAely to have rival.
The Irish problem was insoluble. 1t
was utterly impossible to define a
method by which to give Ireland
home rule andalso to mainta the
unity of the empire. He urged the
application to LELAND of those princi-
pies OF courage, common sense, pa
tience md perseverance which had
made England grtat and prosperous.