Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-24
CHURCHILL'S IRISH TRIP.
PASNELB AND SEXTON SAY HIS
TALK Is WASTED.

The Catholics and Orancsmen Of BoI.l
fast Almost Evenly Divided-lThs
Speaker Held Up rs vasuinating po.
litIchf Clown - Mr.. Chamberlain'a
Views Not Modified.
LONDON, Feb. 23.--In an interview TO.
day Mr. ParnelI said he did not attach
serious political Importance TO Lord Ran.
dolph Churchills sneech at Belfast. BIS
visit to Ulster was likely to end in smoke,
1t was not generally known that the pro.
portion of Catholics 10 Protestants in III.
ster was as 40 20 81. Lord Churchill
was most contemplate politician. He
would have taken either side just as suited
his purposes at the moment. He was
virtually on tho National side and against
the Orangemen just before taking Office.
NOTHING BUT TALK.
He was extremely unpopular with the
Orangemen then. His militant orations
may be summed up IN one word-"talk."
The Orangemen do not intend to fight.
The last Orange demonstration In Ulster
proved this. AS soon as a few Orange.
men were pricked with bayonets by a
handful OF policemen all bolted. Mr.
Churchill was no more violent than was
to be expected.
Mr.. Sexton. in an interview, said the
speech rendered Lord Churchill impotentl
20 affect English opinion.
BAD FAITH.
Mr.. Churchilps position on the Irish
question was one OF bad faith. Every
body knew that If the elections had made
Lord Salisbury independent OF the Or
ange members Lord Churchill would now
have been engaged on home bill. Lord
Churchill now appealed TO the Orabgemen
do al a
The Tories in power by winning British
sympathy. His speech showed Ignorance
OF Irish politics as well as Of human ma.
ture. Within living memory men had
been hanged for language not more traits
orOus than Lord Churchills. Within Mr.
Sexton's own knowledge members OF tbs
league had been sent to prison for life for
using such language. Lord Churchill
was political outlaw. IL was impOssl~
bic for him to speak for the mature leads
ers OF the party.
CHAAfBBRLAIN ON HOME RULE.
In an interview yesterday Mr. Chame
berlain said that be felt it would be i'm.
proper for him 20 discuss home rule be-
fore Premier Gladstone bad matured and
| propounded his scheme. "My speeches
on the subject" he said, care well known.
/ see no reason yet to abandon the views
have expressed In regard to home rule,
although possibly later Information might
cause a slight modification OF my views"
APPEALS TO BiGoTRY.
7. OConnOr ia an interview to-day said
/ Lord Churchill failed 10 do his best for
the Nationalist and is now doing bis best
| ngainst them. With the folly arising
! from a shallow mind and absolute Hitter.
acy he attacks the most sacred Catholic
belief, the confessional. His spe eches
appeal 10 the lowest form OF bigotry.
They will do the Nati0nalists an immense
amount of good"
Mr. Haly said be believed Lord
ChurchiiPs speeches would excite the
blood OF the Liberals and benefit the Ma.
tionaists. sit is an attempt he con.
tinued, ''tO drag sixteenth century feuds
into the political arena OF to-day. The
I story Of Lord Cnurchilps relations with
the Parnellites is bosh. never cOnversed
with him longer than Eve minutes at a
time In my life."
Mr.. O'Brien said: "Lord Churchill is
serving us so nugely that | almost think
he is revenging himself on the Orange.
men who threatened 90 spoil his meeting
at Liverpool few months ago.
A SCHEME SUBMITTED.
LONDON. Feb. "A, 5 A. M.--rne Standard
says that tho Under Secretary for Ireland
has submitted to the government a scheme
for home rule.