The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-15
The Points of Difference Between the Liberals
and Their Allies-HOw the Tories Will
Seek to Widen the Present Breach.
Russia Apparently Holds All the Keys
to Solution of Bulgaria's Troubles.
Something About Two of the Candidates for
the Crown-Ocean Steamer Destroyed and
Ninety-Six Lives LOst-Cable Notes.
ENGLISH POLITICS.
The Breach Between the Liberals and Their
Allies-The Governments Irish Policy.

The Breach Between the Liberals and Their
Auies-The Governments Irish Policy.
LONDON. Nov. 14-The Gladstonians have
gained nothing by the suggestion of their leader
that a union of the Liberals is attainable by
insstance upon the early production of the
governments plans for Ireland. The Unionists
treat the tactics indicated in Mr. Gladstone's
letter to Baron Wolverton and the Scottish
Liberals as feebly- conceived snare to entrap
them into assisting in the destruction of the
government Immediately upon the opening of
Parliament, by leading them to support Glad
stonan amendment to the Queens speech to the
effect that the government have not made suf-
hcent provision to meet the claims Of
Irish legislation. Mr.. Gladstone is GER
tain to move such an amendment but
there is no doubt that he will
again find himself faced by solid
antagonistic vote, made up.of the Conservatives
and the Liberal Unionists. The resolutions to
be adopted at the coming conference of Union
lists viii seek to define the position of that
party to the Gladstonians with unmistakabe
clearness. Lord Harrington, Sir Henry James
and Mr.. Goschen have drawn up programme
affirming the permanent principles of the party,
believe reunion of the old Liberal party to be
impossible. Revision of this platform is pro-
ceeding privately, but it is known to affirm that
a settlement of the agrarian question must pre-
cede local government legislation that con-
tinuance of the agitation to give legislative pow
ers to the Irish can only tend to retard the
development of prosperity in Ireland, and that
after sufficient time has been allowed to determ-
inc the effect of removal of agrarian griev
ances, home rule schemes may be considered if
Ireland still remains dscontented The Glad
stonians and the Parnelites will equally resent
this policy as an indefinite postponement of the
leading Irish question. At the same time the
platform is not acceptable to one section of the
Radicals who object to Mr.. Gladstone's pro-
posals chiefly because they involve govern
ment without representation and the expropria-
ton of land at the expense of the English rate
payers. During the week several of the most
prominent members of this section, who, up to
the present, adhered to Mr.. Gladstone have Sc
ceded. their grounds of secession being explicitly
stated in letter from Mr.. William Saunders,
late member for Hull, recently addressed to his
old constituents. which expressed his disap-
pointment in common with that cf many other
Liberal politicians, that the results of the Leeds
Liberal conference force the conclusion that the
retention by the Liberal leaders of Mr. Glad
stones Irish proposals caused the disruption of
the party, notably those which suggested gov
ernment without representation and the pur-
chase of land by British credit. Mr. Saunders's
letter accurately embodies sentiments which are
growing in strength among those Radicals who
are willing to support home rule in modified
form, but can neither adhere to Lord Hartiug-
ton nor submit to Mr.. Gladstone, but will form
an independent section, thus further weakening
the compact Liberal vote.
The government are preparing to cement their
alliance with the Unionists by making the land
purchase bill the leading feature of the session
The bill is being drafted under the supervision
of special Cabinet committee, consisting of
Lord Landojph Churchill, Sir Michael Hicks
Beach and Lord Ashbourne The measure is
a vast extension of the Ashbourne act and will
inevitably mperil the existence of the govern
ment; aud on the other hand, also, Gladstoues
designs may lead to rupture of the radical
Unionists from the Wings.
The degree of success which tie Conservatives
are to have in their Irish policy seems in doubt
At the recent League convention in Liverpool
there seemed to be little hope entertained
of the Tories doing any real good. The Irish,
however seem disposed to give them chance
butt is felt that if the Conservatives merely de-
sire to strengthen themselves in power by sooth-
ing the Irish agitation trouble will soon begin
anew. The Irish tenants, after some show of
acting Independently of the League. are now ger
orally following the programme advocated by
United Ireland. Wherever the tenants are in
active the local Parnellites organize meetings of
the leaders, and arrange for personal visits aud
exhortations. 1t is realized that every case of
surrender on the part of tenant encourages
the worst landlords, aud that it is therefore
imperatively necessary to keep the people in
line.
The Irish Loyal Patriotic Union secretly as
sisted by the British Liberty and Property De-
Tense League. is straining every nerve against
the Parnellites, and Is venomously active in
England flooding the country with pamphlets
and scurrilous cartoons. The Union publishes
weekly n half-penny newspaper, filled with gar
bled extracts from Parnellite speeches and meet
ings. The Union must have agents in America,
or must read the American newspapers with
phenomenal industry because every number of
the aforesaid newspaper contains extracts from
1rish-American speeches The most obscure
orators are thus honored, and every anti. Eng
lish sentiment is prominently quoted and scat
tered broadcast over England and Scotland. In
deed, after reading this sheet. the average Eng
lishmau can scarcely be blamed for supposinp
that Irish orators, especially in America do
nothing but breathe tnreatenings of SLAUGHTER
against England
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