Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-02-14
GLADSTONE'S LATEST
Scheme For Home Rule in ireland
Published.
The Publication Creates a Sen
sati0n.
ParnslI May Threaten to Retire
Once Too Often.

LONDON, February l3.-Ths Pail Mall
Gazette publishes an outline Of what it as
serts is Mr.. Glsdstones plan for the grant
ing Of Home Rule to Ireland. The publ
cation attracts o good deal Of attention
not bot because it is necessarily correct
statement Of the Premier's present inten
ton, but because it is generally believed
to be forth with his knowledge as
aDother feeler to provoke discussion, and
to elicit the views Of other pubicists
without committing Mr.. Gladstone
TO anything 1t is new admitted that these
we're his tactics in the case oil the state.
ment on the same subject which was pub
lished BY the Standard Just after the gen
eral elections. He then denied that he
had authorized the publication, but he
would neither disavow or father the plan.
AS his supposed organ, the Daily News, re-
marked, "a statement purporting to come
from Mr.. Gladstone, was published and
promptly disavowed by him, but the whole
world went on talking about it for months.
while he quietly sat BY and listened.
The present plan, as published in the
Gazette, is vague as to msnyimportant de-
tolls, but it expressly provides for the es
tablishment of a Parliament in Dublin.
This body is to consist Of but one Chan.
Der, and its members are to be returned
by the same electorate as is now establish
ed By the latest extension OF the franchise.
The lrieh peersge is TO have no other Par
liamentsFy representation either in Dublin
or London than is provided by the twenty.
FIVE Irish representative peers now sitting
in the Imperial House OF Lords. The
country is TO be redistrioted, for the pur.
pose OF the parliamentary elections, in such
way that the membership of the new
Parliament shall exceed the present Irish
representation in the Imperial Parliame OF
by about three TO one, making the mem.
bership Of the new body little over three
hundred.
The new Parliament is to bo auxiliary
in many respec,s to the Parliament in
Westminster. he latter body is to retain
absolute control Of taxation in Ireland
and is given power to veto any act OF pub.
lie Parliament. Tse Irish representation
in the Imperial Parliament is TO remain
numerically the came as the present, but
the Irish members will have vote on
such matters as directly or indirectly affect
Ireland.
The most immediate effect Of the publ.
cation OF this plan has been 10 emphasize
snd widen the breech between the Whig
and Radical wing oi the Liberal party.
rARNEILs THREAT.
LoyuoN, February I3-The News
ststeg tia; Mr.. parnell q; Galway threat.
ems that if Mr, Hesly and Mr.. Bggsr did
not permit him 10 have his own way in
giving the party nomination TO Captain
O'S Shea, instead of TO Mr.. Lynch, the local
choice, he would resign and retire
from political lie. Commenting on
this fact the News says that the Irish
leader made il clear that he means just
what he says. Tha paper adds Bot
this game cannot be played too often.
This threat is Mr. Parnells last card and
1t may some day be trumped By acceptance
and be followed OF necessity by resigna
tiOn.