New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-06

call for money is very noble but very iamen-
table for Ireland, which in my opinion
arises fronf the generosity and mistaken patrlo's III
OF so many OF her and daughters beyond the Sea
The only hope for Ireland lies In an opposite dreotoh'
The large OF local affairs. obteration OF every
thing which indicates separate nationality that never
existed wise attention on the part OF
tho Imperial Parliament to Irish mat
ters maintenance of law. the preservation
OF life and liberty encouragement OF capital security o
property elimination Of Ireland from party Po"'o''
can alone bring prosperity 10 that unfortunate
Such Is tho situation.
The statutory Parliament for Ireland is not and never
has been. q plank the platform Oh e''no' Vi ~
great political parties 1t has never Deeh ooofo 'n'
people OF the country; 1t was not even Shgge''ou
to them at the general election. II never "ou'd ha
been brouCht forward had either or the great Paf's
been returned with sufficient majority to make IL ihuo
neudeut OF the Irish 1t the unholy alliance
between two men, each OF whom has at his command
absolutely certain number Of votes in Parliament ana
certain number OF votes in the country
but Gladstone will not succeed. ne h"s
undervaucd two important factors IN Tue o"7o,
namely the strong imperial instinct OF the people anu
their love liberty hatred OF depotism and reverence
for free representative Institutions These great princ
pies unere the whole social and political strata OF the
country and tho moro violent the convusion and the
greater tue upheaval the strongly Will this under
lying basis appeal Party spirit runs high 81 present
and ths ipfa.uation for Gladstone personally
s very strong but the principle Of union and cohesion
ar-i the masterfui governing principle that mas mace
England great and the mother OF great nations 10
sroprer than hero Worship The common sense Vi TUG
peope Is great and the unreasonng Instinct OF 'e
blind will cause thom that statutory Parhahieu'
for Ireland means separation; that separation means
disntegraton OF the Empire and the breaknr down OF
the edlce they have built up that disiniesr III means
lower power loss OF commercial prosperii) Natoha
ruin.
ENGLISH PEOPLE OPPOSED TO DfsPoTlsM
That blind instinct have referred to WILL however
n,eva, against any scheme which Gladstone can pro-
pose and parnell will accept. matter how speciousH
IL NAV be ad vocated and however strongly IL may ue
hedged around with paper guarantees Inc Enshsn
people have ever been ntoerant Of depotsm and they
will see that submitting 70 the DEGREES ot Giaosoho
and Parnell thoy are submitting TO despotism
OF the most atrocious kind. They Will see that
the whole valuo of representative government Is al
stake that II is an Parliament and TO the nation
TINS TO play fast and loose personal mo-
tives with the destiny of the nation and the
Empire and they will revolt against It, Ihosc great
nrincples will thwar Gladstone and VIII save us from
legislation which would not as many people rear III
deed destroy lho British Empire because IL
could and would be reversed, but whlch
would turn representative Government into rdlrule
entail great danger upon the state and iu.ct upon
Ireland especially immeasurablo suffering. as an III
evitahle effect of the effort which England would be
oo,opoed to make to recover the position which she
wisely assumed in The act OF union eghtysx years ago
DUnRAVEN.