The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-14
F,REIGN NEWS
ENGLISH PoLITICs.

LONDON, Jan. THE turn taken yes
erday aud TO. day in the discussion OF
Irish affairs affords relief to a public
ured OF apparently endless arguments
based on genera! political consideration.
RuskIn's letter yesterday invited the En-
gllsh Statesmen to study the lTlsh Chat
acler EEC 10 ut d government 10 1t. The
eminent artist painted the Irish as witty
WATm-heartei and careless
Earl Grey to-day took up Ruskln's
challenge and ploceeued To MI Ia the
picture with ultra wing coIurs. he
said the IRISH were also shlltlcss, lHI-
proNdeut and VIndiCtlTe, and, like
children, were always crying Tor some
thing, they hardly knew what. a.
children were Inclined 10 be tyTaDnicaI
when they played the role OF master, &C
cording 10 Earl Grey, the Parneliltes,
were they to obtain home rule, would
Immediately begin to make lie mis-
cradle for such OF their fellow county :
men as did not bappen TO be mOTt
loysl to land leagueism thar TO her ma
jesty's government. The octOgenarIan
eaTl's study OF Irish character, there
fore, led MIN to favor q strong, firm
government, that would promptly
punish aCss of INSTRUMENTATION end out
rage and administer Irish atfCirs in the
interest OF the United Kingdom. Their.
is no doubt that this view meets the ap-
prevail OF the great majority OF English
men. RuskIn did not help the Irish
cause any by appealing for something
coDgenIal to the perst nal characteristic
of the people. The English people are
pretty we'll disposed TO grant what they
think is fair 10 general principles, bui
inn he
do not admire the Irlsh and they woulo
not be as liberal TO them on personal
grounds IS ON cCnSideTstIOEs appealing
TO their sense of tair piIy for friend or
foe.
Another evidence of the tendency to-
ward personalities Is the attack upon
Psrnell made by Earl COwper to-day in
the Times. Earl CoWper plainly init
mates that Parnell's personal ambition
and interests are at the bottom OF the
Irish trouble, that but tor them there
need be no difficulty iD coming to sat
| isfactory understanding with the major
ity of the Irish leaders, and that Par
nell's ascendency is therefore seriously
| detrimental to the best interests of Ire
| land.
Earl CoWper, who WAS lord lieutenant
of Ireland some years ago, and who
ought to know something about the peo
pie, says that Parnell and his adherenti
| only want home rule because they would
then be the rulers. AS far as the mas
of the people are concerned they ar
chiefly interested in the land question
and their great grievance Is excessive
| rent. If this is made the foremost mat
| ter in the Irish agitation, q Eettlemen
| could certainly be arrived at.
In maFing this assertion 1t seems NOR
than probable that Earl Cowper il
speaking in accordance with the view
of his friend, Mr.. Gladstone, and 1t i
believed By some tbatthi letter is really
hint on behalf of Mr.. Gladstone. TO tn
irish leaders, that if they will deser
| Parnell and his home rule demand, theI
can get all they want from the hberal
| IN the way of concessions on the lant
| question. Such q change in the 1rIsi
programme would be hailed with de
/ light in England, and in the opinion o
most people would be beneficial to Ire
| land.