The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-17
ENGLISH POLITICS.

ENGLISH POLITICS.
CarnarvoD's Appeal to the Tories - Lord
Harrington Home Rnle.
LONDON June 16.-Earl Carnarvon, in an ad-
dress before the Primrose League, at Newburg
last evening. advised Conservatives to stick to
their colors and sink minor differences He said
he was grieved that Mr.. Gladstone had appealed
to class passions, and promised to refer to Ire
land on future occasion.
The Conservatives have selected Col. Camp
bell Walker to oppose Mr.. Gladstone. In his
address he reminds the electors that Mr.. Glad
stone, who appeals to their feelings or the score
of age enunciated thirteen years ago the princ-
pie that sixty years should be the outside age
for all who sought to hold responsible
positions. He continues: ''The Premiers pres.
emit kaleidoscope proposals are singular proof
that Mr.. Gladstones Judgment is no longer what
it was The strength of the Irish party is due
to Mr.. Gladstone's concessions. II we must have
home rule let it be applied to the whole kingdom
on the Chamberlain principle"
Lord Iddesleigh, in speech last evening, de-
MED that the Conservatives advocated coercion,
which, he said, was the last thing they desired.
They would, however, use every means in their
power to suppress the Land League Mr. Glad
stones policy meant separation under American
influence.
Lord Harrington has issued manifesto to the
Rossendale electors. He says: Il regret the
loss of the confidence of the majority OF the
Liberal Council Under circumstances go grave
and unprecedented, l cannot accept as final the
decision of any body of electors. however in
huential. If it is Mr.. Gladstones opinion that
by IRISH fuud asn alteration 4n' of S0o the
relations between Great Britain and
Ireland, it is to be regretted that he has not
placed the question in that light before the elect
ors. 1 maintain that neither Parliament nor
the electors should be invited to accept the prin
ciole Of so vast change as a separate Parlia-
ment for Ireland until plan has been put before
them satisfying the conditions which MIR. Glad
stone himself has declared to be Indispensable
my opinion, satisfies none of the condi-
tons. We not assured that it
will be or can be reconstructed in such man
ner as to remove the objections of many of those
even who voted for it. The measure is recon-
mended a just, and more strongly as the
| only, means for the restoration of social order
In Ireland without resort to stringent coercion
My opinion is that it is question less of
justice right than Of expedency. If Ire
land had claimed independence then the
question of justice right might
be raised; but that claim is not now openly as
serted. and the government maintains that, un-
der this measure Ireland will remain an integral
part of the kingdom. TO require that the Deo-
pie of Ireland should submit to be governed by
Parliament wherein they are fully represented,
and whereby they help to govern Great Britain,
may be inexpedient, bu: cannot be described as
unjust. Apart from the claims of jus.
that there exists in Ireland general
desire for greater control of home affairs. This
desire, within certain limits the Liberal party
recognizes as a reasonable claim. The question
sc IN hot tantp n No fpt
the government This measure reserved to the
English Parliament. wherein Ireland was not to
be represented, the control of vital matters in
which Irshmen are usually interested
as the conduct of colonial and for
eign affairs, the regulation of trade customs
and excise duties, and at the same time intrust-
ed to the Irish legislature practically the ex.
elusive control of legislation, administration of
laws affecting the relations of property, the pre-
vention and punishment of crime, and the civil
and religious rights and liberties of
the whole community. To say that
these are exclusively Irish affairs,
and therefore may be safely intrusted to
the management of the Irish is misleading. To
recognize the fact that the Irish people widely
divided in the distinctions of race ard religion,
is not to import into the controversy the ele-
ments of religious bigotry Not only Protest
ants, but many Catholics ALSO, regard the meas
ure with real alarm, to ignore which an attempt
is made to escape by specious phrases from the
realities of the position, and the government pro-
posed a measure to protect the landlords, who
are only small fraction. Regarding the
classes requiring protection the Premier
is silent. He admitted that Ulster deserved
consideration, but the protests Of Ulster are neg
| lected. Not word in Mr.. Gladstones address
indicates any serions attempt to satisfy the
claims of the Protestant minority am CON-
PEELED, therefore, to conclude that within the
lines Of the government plan it is impossible to
devise adequate protection for those who, it is
admitted. need it. 1t is easy to dismiss with con-
tempt the alternative plans suggested by those
who decline to accept the separatist scheme of
the government, who are willing to con-
cede reasonable demands. The Difficult
ties are great l am certainly not
prepared to commit myself to the details
of any of the plans proposed but certain condi-
tions may be clearly stated which are essential
TO any plan. Parliament ought to continue to
represent the whole and not part of the king
DOM Powers which may be conferred
be delegated, not surrendered; the sub
jects delegated should be clearly de-
fined, and. the right of Parliament to control
and revise the action of subordinate legislative
and administrative authorities should equally be
clearly reserved; and lastly the administration
of justice ought to remain In the hands of au-
thority responsible to Parliament 1t is asserted
that such a limited measure would not satisfy
Ireland, but if majority of the people of the
United Kingdom distinctly and firmly declare
that they will not assent to any measure which
would loosen the bonds of union. it remains to
be proved whether the Irish people can be per-
suaded to maintain a hopeless and unnecessary
contest Alternative schemes dismissed
without discussion. In order to show that coer-
cion is not the only alternative. nobody has
advocated coercion as policy. But there
is a point where any government may
be compelled to resort to what may be called
coercion. The government measure is no alt. =
native to coercion, because it is certain that
without coercion the Protestants of Ulster
would not submit to the authority which it is
proposed to impose upon them. Finally, the
question has been asked, how are England and
Scotland to be governed7 An attempt has been
made to show that in the face of determined
opposition nearly ninety Irish members support
ed large number of English and Scotch embers.
This problem is impossible of solution If this
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