Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-05
THE OLD MAN SPEAKS.
Mr.. GLADSTONE DENIES SOME STATEMENTS
AS TO HIS POSITION
On tie Irish QusStOn-His Views are Unchanged
Some Sensible and Sharp Rsmarks-Ali
but Seven of Prince Asxandsr's
Kidnsppsrs Set Free.

HAWARDEN, October 4.-Mr. Gladstone
spoke here to-day. Mr.. Gladstone said
that he must deny the statement that he
had renounced his former attitude by sup
porting the proposal to restore the Irish
Parliament. He said also that he was
thankful for the share he took in passing
such Irish measures as had been made
laws during his public career. He con-
tinued ''The whole character of the Irish
controversy has altered We do not now
contemplate the dreadful alternatives our
fathers faced, century ago, nor
the alternative Wellington faced
when he said he proposed Catholic emanci-
patton as the alternative to civil war. 1t
was necessary that the late Governments
Irish proposals should have been put for
ward in accord with the desires of the
Irish nation, and also make it clear that
the proposals stood
WITHIN THE LIMITS OF IMPERIAL HONOR,
safety and welfare. These aims were COM
pletely attained, and they have been sus-
taincd by the singular mildness and
Temperance of expression, which have so
far characterized the conduct of lrishmen
at every stage of the agitation till
now. Cheers The cause represented
by these honorable deputations is the
cause of order, of peace, of legality. 1t is
the hope of 'icOnducing to the settlement
of this great question in political affairs |
am quite prepared to withdraw from pub
lie life, if could believe that it were better
for Ireland; but am unwilling to arrive
at this conclusion. England's interest is
as much involved us Ireland's. On the
lowest grounds of civil and
military economy it is Englahd's
interest to change in some way the pres
ent civil government in Ireland which
costs the British taxpayers yearly sixteen
shillings per head of the population, while
the civil government in England and Scot
land cost yearly but eight shillings per
head of the population.
ON FAR HIGHER GROUNDS
England ought to. concede Ireland's re-
quest England's character is concerned.
There is stain upon England in respect
of her relations toward Ireland. | deny
that the terms which our opponents un-
scrupulously use to describe manifest
the late governments proposals is correctly
applied in this case The promoters
of the bill never thought of separation.
We counted full comparison of Grattan's
Parliament with the bill pro-
posed. The sphere within which Ire
land desires free action which is specially
the sphere of local government would
have been attained under our bill better
far, than it was possessed under the Grat-
tan parliament The present government
encourages Irish land Occupicrs to believe
that the judicial rents will be reduced.
That is embodied in the appointment of
the present Land Commissioner, also in the
Marquis OF Salisbury's speech mt
the commencement OF the parlia-
mentary session in whai he said concerning
judicial rents. do not accept his state
ment to any great extent regarding the con-
cession, which he said his government pre-
poses for the next session. | reserved
Judgment also on the wonderful cnclyclO-
pedia delivered on Saturday by Lord Ran
dolph Churchill, whose
PERFORMANCES ARE LESS KNOWN THAN
PROMISES.
| am unable to gather from either of
these statesmentS a declaration of fresh
concessions. do not wish TO
close the possibility of 4 future
mOdus vivendi, but am unable
to gather that anything remains ODE done
in that direction. 1t would still be wise
to reconsider the pecuniary terms the late
Government bill proposed Full justice
to Ireland requires careful investigation of
her financial history before we reach con-
clusion Us to what should beaccOrded her.
hope that Irelands triumph will come
with promptitude, with cheerfulness and
with joy, and hope that there will be no
intervening period OfglOOm.'
GLADSTONE PETITIONED.
Mr.. Gladstone and wife to-day
received Mrs. T. ID. Sullivan
wife of Lord Mayor of Dublin, ard
the deputation of Irish ladies appointed
by the women of Ireland to present the
ex-Premier with mammoth petition in
favor of home rule. September 2l had
bern appointed rs date of the reception
but it had necessarily to be postponed be-
cause of the serious illnesss of Mrs. Henry
Drew. Mr.. GladstOne's daughter, who is ut
al