New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-03
HOME RULE.
HOW ENGLISH PARTIES AND PARTY LEAD
EES ARE DEAL!NG WIFI IT.


IFncu TIE REGULAR coBEEs:0vpcNr o. TUr r"frf'vE.l
LONDON, December II.
So far as English parties arc concerned the
conditions of the Irish problem have. within the
last few days, undergone great change. Inc
attitude of the Tories has changed. and tue attitude
OF the Liberals has changed. Before tie elections,
Lord Salisbury and hls colleagues were dispo ell e."
taLe up ths parneilite demand Tor Home Rule and
deal with it, in one fash on ;-IOthcr They now
prcfer 10 let il alone ami wait for Mr.. Parncil, or
ncrchancc Mr.. Gladstone. 10 make the lr,t now.
Two Cabinet councils have lcen held this woc".
Lord Carnaryon came oyer r. m Ireland To altcsd
tben. The resalt OF them is understood 10 be that
10 measure OF Homo Rule ~ dis ingnished rom
Local Government for the whole Kingdom. VIII ind
a place in tho Queens Speech If the lores are to
have tie framing OF that interesting document.
NCr is this all. Lord Carnaryon has brought BACK
word from Dublin that h. no longer be fcspons!-
lie for order in ireland unless larger poveis are
gwen him. The country has cot out of hand 1t
via never in Lord Carnayon's hand but before AMI
dining the elections he had tho powerful help OF
Mr. Paruell in keeplng the peace what passes for
peace in that country. Mr.. Paruel IS probably rs
DESTROYS as OF depressing the open turbulence
into which system Of silent terror Is apt ever ana
aYon TO burst But Mr. Parncll IS no longer. for
TINS purpose, the potent personality he was
while tie electoral contest was gong on.
The Executive at Dublin can do Htt!e.
His is responsibility without power, or Win
little power. He stays on aud hopes on, but he has
told tho Cabinet that If Things do not mend they
must strengthen his hands OF send him successor.
His report has made deep impression. 1t mas
even impressed that most ghtheIr,ed Of Ministers,
Iord Randolph Chm Chill, and Lord Randolph. VINO
q ve.k ago was all in favor Of staying IL, now
thinks it time for Lord Salisbury to 90 ont. II
there ~ to be coercion he prefers the Liberals shall
undertake it.
II Is not at all probable that the Liberals will
undertake it, The word Liberals, however. Is now
a very dangerous one to u'e collccuNey' ITO
Liberals arc split for tho p-cscnt. and Tor The pnr-
noses Of the Irish question. into three sections: the
Advanced Liberals, the Moderate Liberals, and Mr..
Gladstone. Tho party as whole has no policy; ;
if for 40 other reason than that the party Is not
whole. The Advanced Liberals have retired to
tber tents, and from that secluded position are
making signals to the enemy. There is no evidence
that tic Moderate Liberals have rcceded from
their opposltion TO an Irish Parliament But there
10 a great deal of evidence that Mr.. Gladstone has
abandoned bi, Never in this would has there been
a statesman OF genius with n moro extraordinary
power OF modifying aud moulding his antecedent
convictions to tho necessities of the hour lie has
gone through this process. with reference 10 TIE
question of Home Rule, with singular rapidlty and
SINGULAR completeness. lie has convinced himself
that Home Rule for Ireland IS consistent Win MS
repcated pubic, emphatic and, beyond all 9uc"tioh'
sincere dcclarat ious that the unity and integrity OF
! the Empire must be maintained. io has brought
his mind to point where he finds it practicable TO
| r,conciie these declarations with the grant TO
/ Ireland of an iIish Parliament
Therc remains tho question how be will give effect
| IA his PRESENT purpose, and that involves two or
three other questions of which the hrst ID whether
he can get his party to follow Inn, or tho people oi
| Great Britain to accept a proposal which buta lew
r,onths since most OF them regarded as proposal
| Iii,,, STRAIGHT 10 separation The truth ~. 10th
marty and country. if thus new policy is to DC
| adopted have 10 90 through process oil "ducatoh
| inst az radical as that which Mr. GiadsiOhe mas
| Iatclv periormed on himself with such swift
success large proportion OF the Liberals VIII say
ditto TO ANYTHING Mr. Gladstone proposes; 1ut on
| one condition 1t must not be such proposal as
| would cost them their seats. The CONSTITUENCIES
have to lie consulted in the last resort ii not III the
first and IL IS as yet wholly uncertain whether TIC
| mind of the English constituencies Will prove
| pliabe in business so exceedingly grave us 'hs'
But before the constituencies can be called IN 10
| advise the leaders of the Liberal party must he
| taken into counsel. Among them are Lord HartnS-
| ton and Mr. Gtschen. l do not name Mr. ! orster'
because tho relations between Mr.. Forster aud Mr.
! Gladstone have never quite recovered from TIC
| strain 10 whick they were subjected when Mr..
Forster left tie Cabinet, and when. little later,
he found 1t his duty to bring to light the negota-
tiops which had resulted in the toofamous kilmain-
| ham Treaty 1t is, Ill any event. unlikely that MT
Forster will be party to such measure as Mr..
| Gladstone is now fashioning. presume Mr. Arnold
| Fo,ster's letter of yesterday may lie taken as
expressing his fathers views aud they are views OF
| uncompromising yet despaiiine hostili.y 10 'ne
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