Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-15
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rSsygars To sxELAss's CArss-
Day by day it becomes more pasin
thai 9 oonpls.e trfnDph OF tue DONE
rule nsss which are - dear 70 We
rr,sh heart is possible. and not onIJ thsi
1, ia Doesabie, bot that il 10 far 'rots In
probable. The radical position assumed
by Mr.. Giadssobs upon this qoesssoo'
although it zss At hrs, regarded VIII
roistrust and alarm by be hs1sensn's'
se~ms 10 sornmepd itself TO their COED
s~,.e more ana more. Many Of them
have already given their assent 70 his
pro0rar,. and those vbo have failed 70
do % have neither the courage nor TOE
inclination 10 antaeonizs their Old oniei'
The last 10 announce his spproVsi Of
G,.ds.ons,. position In Earl spsneer.
and his oonversion 10 nstssortny Dc
oaass IL vas 20 entirely unexpected
Nothing. indeed, could have been more
unsIpsssed than 9 word 10 favor Oh
ireland from the recent Lord Lieu
tenant.
II direct verdict could be rendered
On this question today BY the English
veools. i. xoald certainly be against
home rule. A year ago. however. the
rrooors,on woold have been hundred
"a. one aQaiDs. 1t; today vesio
sosresly be two 10 oas and At The pres
ant rate another year will make the
ssnti,osu. a. overwhelmingly IN favor
Of bone role - il formerly vas against
il. several causes have operated 70
bring about this sudden change. "itn-
In the past month the question nss
doubtlsss been discussed in fsirer and
more unbiased way than ever before.
The people, on examining and oonsio
.yi.e the demands Of Ireland, have
fsapS them reasonable and natural,
and nos absurd, a. they had thoaeht
them. This calm consideration OF The
question, however. cannot be credited
With having wrought more than small
fraction OF the great change that has
taken place. That change IL, in q large
measure, due TO the triumph Of ParneiI
In the late campaign, and 70 the enor-
moss power which that leader Will
Weld in Parliament. The Conserve
tiyes are naturally anxious 70 retain
power. The Liberals are Just A. an1ioos
70 rstsrn 10 psver. Bat neither oan
the Conservatives retain po~sr nor toe
Liberals regain 1t, without the hslp Of
the Parnelhtes. The leaders Of both
parties realize this, and they accord
tnely move gradually but surely TOWARD
tho very ideas which Psrneli ID pledged
10 uphold. They are not consciously
and designedly accepting the principles
of the Natiopalists. but their eaRernes
for power induces them TO oonside
those principles In friendly manner
70 ponder over possible compromise
which without yielding too much wool'
still be- satisfactory 10 PsrneIl, and Z
try 10 reconcile ParnelIs opinions an
their own. From such q state OF min
the transition 80 a positive conviction
of the ius.ness Of Parnell's caass 10 n
easy and natural ono. 10 the case Q
Earl Spencer, for instance, willis
probably cannot be said With truth tha
he has deliberately battered his opir
ions for a chance OF returning TO povel
II 10 nsyertheless true that the streRRt
of the Nationaiis,s In the House c
Commons has been this direct cause G
the radical change which has take
place In his opinions. When the leae
era change opinions thus, the peopl
follow them withsut thinking of u
questions involved. ANY people, an
the English people As much a. an
other, will follow its natural and a.
knowledged leaders. Home rule. a
though the very Idea Was repugnant
the vast majority OF Englishmen vhs
NO great leader dared 10 raise his voi'
In its favor, IL regarded with very di
fersnt feelings when Gladstone Is ba
tliag for t. An unknown man migl
essay to lead a movenest only to 10
himself without follower, while
aladsions leading In the same NOV
ment would fnd thousands prsssir
close behind him.
Then, too, We believe that there q
many among the people Of England VT
arc honestly DESTROYS OF giving irelan
. chancs. For centuries they have tris
In every conceivable way TO govern d
Irish people according 10 English idea
and oil their efforts have failed. \
government has ever been given Irelar
which vas suited 10 the temperance
and characteristics Of her people. n
attempts 10 apply English ideas Of eo'
srnmsnt TO the Irish people has atterl
failed. The Irish have stsadfsstiy d.
msnded that Irish ideas be applied
their government they have demande
10 by the great right of nature. Agsini
such demand. when IL IL adhered
With steadfastuess year after year an
century after century, the power Of .
smbastled world woaid not prevail.