Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-04
BlAlNE's FLATTERY
Of the Irish Commented Upon by
the English Thundsrer.
TO CAPTURE IRISH VOTES.
The "PIumed Knights" Portland Speech
Creates Breeze in london-..
General Cable News.

LONDON, June 3.-The Times, comment.
ing on Mr.. Blaine's Portland speech, says:
Mr.. Blaine may sr may not catch the
{ lrish vote BY performances such Is that of
Tuesdays spesch, aud so win the prize
which fully as much on personal as on DO
hticsl grounds has been snatched fron
him once and again; but We refuse to b.
tSlisve that his ignorant and presumptuous
f.ant represents the honest and independent
opinion and reflection OF the Americans.
! is peculiarly absurd ths. he should
pose as the advocate Of plan which he
Ssupposes, quite wrongly, Of course, would
nlacs Ireland in the position Of State Of
he American Union. He has been cor-
Ipicuous, for the same reasons which nov
i,ake him tatterer OF the Irish, in the
k,co3y shirt campaign against Southern
\ ate iights, and if any Southern State
loLld how attempt TO deprive negroes of
outrage he w>uld be the first to favor the
kettement OF that local sffsir By the armed
ln'erterences OF the Central Government.
dis history is almost on par with his
reasoning which deserves 10 bs clAssed
with Sir William Vernon Harcourl's latest
contribution, Whereon Mr.. Lecby has
something to tay.'
What Mr.. Lecky has to say" 10 contain.
ed in another column Of the Times in the
form of letter This is IA criticism Of
Sir williams argument that the Home
Rule measure propose BY Mr., Gladstone
aimed AZ sim oily the revival OF Henry Grat.
tan's Irish Parliament. Mr.. Lecky rays
the argument is absurd. Grsttan's Psrlia.
ment, Mr., Lecky contends, pleced The Gov.
ernment OF Ireland la the hands OF the
Protestant gentry who were bound to the
English connection by the closest ties Of in
terest and sentiment They were" adds
Mr.. Lecky, pre- eminently the representa-
tves CT property, whose political power il
has been Slr Gladarones steady object 10
destroy. The effect of his scheme would
be TO throw The Government OF Ireland into
the hands Of the men hitherto the avowed
enemies Of both property and the Empire"
The s.. James Gazette says il does not
think that he sentiments uttered by Mr..
Blaine express the genuine opinion OF tho
Americans upon the Irish question. II
adds that il is impossible 10 formulate q
scheme oi home rule which would be sat
isfactory 10 the extreme Irish Americans"
Continuing the Gazette says: Mr.. Glad
is eager 10 snatch every semblance OF suo-
port, however obscure and tainted and does
not hesitate TO recognize the opinions Of
United States wire pullers. thus giving the
meddlesome throughout the world q locus
stand in Engand's politics The securing
OF the Irish vote il the prime object Of the
Yankee ofiic"-seeker, and Mr. Blaine has
made his bid
Another Letter From spurgson.
LONDON, June 3-One hundred Non.
ConIormist ministers OF Derby and Noting.
ham have eigued au addrrss OF want IL
confidence IN Gladstou.s Iri,h policy.
Rev. MIR. Spnrgeon, one OF the signers, has
written second letter, in which be asks IL
il is impossible for those derisiors OF the
welfare oi Ireland and the unity Of the en-
piu ~ btutulo.
Il cannot. says Mr.. Spurgeon, look Tor.
ward with oomplacsncy upon the poesibiI-
ity Of the Ulstsritns being abandoned ard
OF an established Irish Catholic Church;
yet these are by 10 means the grested
evils We foresse in the near future should
the suggested policy become fact"
Gladstone F'Ics = Date for Division.
LONDON, June 3 1t il probable that the
Conservatives will tomorrow move in the
House OF Com mons that closure be ap Piled
10 the Home Rule Deba's. in order 10 %.
cure a division on the second reading be-
fore Whisuntide. IL is not likely the Gov
ernnent will oppose the motion.
Mr.. Gladstone fixed Monday - the date
for division.