The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-22

the best and highest interests of mankind"
Loud and prolonged cheers, in the midst of
which Mr. Gladstone resumed his seat, having
spoken one and a half hour.
After the meeting Mr.. Gladstone moved away
with his wife and the Countess of Aberdeen to
the exposition, followed by cheering crowds.
Later in the evening series of resolutions was
adopted at mass-meeting in favor of home rule
and presented to Mr. Gladstone. who, in speech
expressing his thanks, said he hoped to see
speedily an honorable termination of the enter
prise; slow termination would be painful and
probably a shameful one; on the action of the
nation depended the question whether the ter
mination should be an honorable one, or should
leave behind ranking sores which would tend
for long time to qualify any good done.
Mr. Gladstone has written another letter to
Mr.. Caine which he concludes as follows:
'As to the intentions of the government, /
refer you to the speeches which | am about to
make. Perhaps you will ascertain whether it Is
Mr.. Chamberains intention to prosecute or
abandon his plan Of last February for the pur-
chase of Irish land"
This letter has caused much comment, and it
is expected that important revelations will sooI
be made.
So Robert Peel will contest the Inverness
hurghs as Gladstonian candidate.
Mr.. John Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland
delivered speech at New Castle, this evening"
the course of which he said that if the coal-
ton succeeded in obtaining majority Ireland
would be in the same condition that the union
lists feared for Ulster. He believed that crime
would disappear from Ireland with the grant of
home rule.
John Bright will speak at Birmingham next
Saturday on the political situation. On the fol-
lowing Wednesday he will 60 to Oxford to re-
ceive the degree of D. G. L.
The London Standard attacks Mr. Joseph
Chamberlain for what it calls limiting at re-
uniting with the Liberals" 1t says: "Mr. Cham
berlain has now said enough. and more than
enough, about his personal sacrifices. Other
men, who are totally silent about them, have
made much greater sacrifices than he. Mr.
Chamberlain would do well to confine himself
In the future, to the public and general merits
of the home-rule controversy as much as posi-
BILE"
The Times, commenting on Lord Randolph
Churchill's election manifesto says 1t regrets
that his honest indignation has caused him to
lapse into his earlier controversial manner. |"
Continuing, the Times says: 'The vigor and
but it would have gained in effect if it had been
couched IN more chaste language"
Lord Randolph Churchill, in his election mani
festo, says ''The Constitution is to be shattered
and the Liberal party is to be shivered. for no
other reason than to or atty the ambition of an
old man in a hurry. What frghtful imperial
catastrophe is necessary to tear Britons from the
influence of this fetish, this idol. this supersti-
ton, which has caused them and the Irish I'M
[ q nbered evils, and which is known by the
aliases of ''the Peoples William" and ''The
Grand Old MANI"
The Times publishes what it says is copy of
the private special circular recently sent by the
president of the Supreme Council to the differ
ent 'centers' of the Irish Republican Brother
hood throughout the kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland The document fills col
umn Of the Times in fine print.
The gist of 1t lies In the
ciaim that to the efforts Of the Fenia1s 10 IRE
LAND indebted for the present advantageous
position occupied by the Irish cause, and in the
statement that while Mr.. Gladstones scheme is
inadequate. because Ireland must have nothing
short of independence it is the duty of Irish
men to support the Premier in every way, in
order to enable him to complete the step he
wishes to take The Times says The document is
marked. $40 be destroyed when read"
Michael Davitt pronounces the so-called Fee
MAN secret manifesto published by the Times an
election dodge Mr. Davitt says the document
was written by ex-editor of extinct Irish
weekly paper which pretended to represent ex-
treme Nationalist views.