Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-10
,1R. aI.ApsroHE AND ERIN.

0fsn the great measures MIR. GLADSTONE |
sver undertook, his effort to solve the irish
problem is the most difficult and the great
est. Agsin and again statesmen have
taken hold Of the question, only to be bat
fed. As Mr.. GLADSTONE says, coercion
had for fity-thres years been acknowledged
as failure, and religious prejudiees, COM
bined with the centralized bureaucratic
manner of English Government, had served
to make the question still more oompi-
Gated. Mr.. GLADsroNE's measure, while
trying to 80 reconcile the different parties,
still proposes On entire revolution Of the
affairs Of Ireland. The question proposed
By Mr.. GLADSTONE in this change of affairs
is, "How to reconcile imperial unity with q
diversity of Legislatures"
The foundation OF bis plan is that en-
Irish Parliament be established in Dublin
"for the conduct Of business Of both leg
islativs and administrative nature. .
The Irish peers and lnsh
members Of the Empires Parliament
are TO be transferred to the Irish Parlis'
ment, while the Imperial government still
retains control Of excise duties and Gus
TOMS The proportion Of Imperial burdens
he would allot to Ireland ia one-tour-
tsenth Of the whole. How representatives
should be elected and other questions con-
corning Irelands relation to the Imperial
government are provided for. This meas
ure, if adopted, will place Ireland on a
plane similar to that of the Dominion Of
Canada.
Though Ireland has been represented In
Parliament on an equality With England
and Scotland, yet she has not been per-
mittsd, ike them, to make her own laws
Mr.. GLADSTONE plan, OF course, permits
Ireland to pass her own laws. ireland
wants good laws aud at the same time
wants to pass them herself. No Others
will render satisfaction.
Whether the bill passes Parliament 81
this session or not, the Irish have certainly
gained q great victory in having the great
GO. statesman in England champion theii
cause and bring oil his influence to besi
upon it. The day Of triumph, if not now
is no. far Of. Ultimate success ID Ger
tain.
What the final result Of such measure
, | if passed, would be can only be coDiect
ured. 1t NAV, as Mr.. GLADSTONE thinks
make the empire stronger than ever By
broadening the patriotism of the sons o
Erin, or it may in the end, as many of the
Eaglish journals think, result in the dis
: memberment of the Empire.
, Ifthere is any great danger of rupture
. imminent it is in the land question. Wher
there is once a Parliament in Dublin, THU
oppressive system of lsndlordism can moi
fail to come up for discussion. So compli
Gated is this question and 80 deep rooted
are its evils that it can not well be solved
without applying severe remedy. 1t il
difficult to tell what might happen Wher
an attempt ia made to apply remedy.
But greater danger will threaten if thu
House of Lords let their preiudices get th'
better Of them and continue TO reject ever!
measure for the ameGorstion of Ireland
/ Even if We regard GLADSTONE measure a
, an evil, still it il lesser evil than no meas
ure at all. At the worst its passage would
be a choice Of the lesser evil for the em
!, pire. But whatever is done brighter daI
, is about TO down for the Emerald isle.