New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-16
DESPERATE TORY TACTICS.
TALK OF DISOWNING LORD SAL1SBURfS
COERCION POLICY.
REAL VERSUS PAPER UNION--A BELIEF THAT CUM
SENTATIVE LEADERS WILL PUT HOME
RULE MEASURE IN THE FIELD TO
pHrEAT Mr.. GLADSTONE.


pTFEAT Mr.. GLADSTONE.
lBY CABLE TO THE TRIBuNE-1
Copyr,cht; 1885, North American cable Ne1s' Co.
LONDON, juno 15.-The impression Is gaming
around here that the Tories Will ere long disowh
Lord Salisburys coercion policy and come FORWARD
with platform advocating wide measure OF local
,elt- government for Ireland. The TRIBUNE repre-
tentative received today from 1. +. Gill, member
of Parliament, his views upon this subject MI
Gill believes that the issue is on the point OF shl
ing from Home Rule opposed to Coercion 10 MI
Gladstone's Home Rule versus all other measures Oh
70 called Home Rule, and in his opinion there Is
little doubt as to the result OF contest on such
principles. His letter is given in full below:
Do not bc surprised II before the dissolution mas
actually taken place the Tories como Forward WIN
platform disowning Lord salisburys twenty yeS's -
coercion differing little as possible from the P@'
form OF Chamberlain. have high authority TOT STATING
that the Tory onsiderng the WISDOM oi su
ting An address LAYING down their Irtsh policy "iue
measure OF local se government with Land Dill anu
whiting down OF coercion 10 the crimes ACT "h'op
Gladstone was prepared TO renew last year. Tue ior'cs
arc thoroughly frightened at the use Home Kuers haVo
made o, salisbury's wild speech. The evidences OF
public opinion already given have been sumcien' W
show them and all parties concerned that with poo,
OF stark they will have no chance against 'ao
with any policy OF which coercion 'o
piece de The advocates OF hs roe Jaee arc
Lord Randolph Churchill, Lord AsnOourhe lioi"oi"
Mr. Gnsonl Lord Chancellor of Ireland SIT Johh
GOrsi, Sir Richard AsshetOn Cross and MI Baiiour'
II will be seen at once from the names OF Churchiil
Cor.t and Baour that hand Of Churchill and the
spirit OF Bsaconshed guiding the Tory party ino'
argue that the ouly chance OF winning the eiec"on
should not he thrown away to satisfy LORD Sasour'
amour proprc they say. moreover that tie farhei
c.rnaryon incident has spread notion OF the hoo"'
nos. of their opposition TO irish autonomy. Inc poHcy
would remain the stomschs OF many delicate L'oera
Uuionists who cannot swallow twenty years oI oooi
zion any more than they Gladstones Home Kuie.
Tories are forced this alternative because "ian'
stones manifesto has with astonishing rapiity sue
.eed I'm narrowing down the issue to Gladstone versus
Salisbury that is TO say to Home Rule versus COERCION
the latter the only Tory policy IN the heu up W
this II the Tories adopt this course every party oeioo
the country will advocate some form OF
for Ireland. Tho superiority claimed by Chamberlain
les Whcs and Tories for their Home Rule schemes
ovcr Glsdstone's will be that they will preserve
the unity Of the Empire. Gladstone uas
answered that plea with phrase tna'
has already passed INTO currency "Ths" he says us
plan OF paper Unionsts my plan Is Tor rear ohion
of the Irish and English people"
The issue, then seems on the point OF shilthg lron
uoue Rule versus Coercion TO Gladsone's Home Kule
versus all the other Home Rules The chances WILL
think all the better for Gladstone II admits hisprhc
pie only emphasizes the one towering advantage OF
hi. pan which is that 1t is the only plan which VIII
satisfy the people and end the long international
feud. lie is a real Union versus sham Union, ana
the English democracy have taste OF that real Union
In the changed feeling OF the Irish people since the In
PRODUCTION OF Gladstones BILL which their conduct since
the announcement OF dissolution, their enthusiasm lor
Gladstone and their rough handling OF those Liberals
who voted against the second reading show ap
pieciate.
The patience and secontrol manifested by the Irish
people In this crisis force at the back OF the
Premier Added to this advantage Is the vast aotor Oh
Mr. Gladsone's personal influence which, from every
Indication within the past few days. appears TO be great
.r than ever The people do not bother themselves
with bubbles They see plain Issues They sec one
great old giving his life for great prhcpe'
and they see arayed against him miscellaneous force
NOT oispnting the principle and moved only by hatred
md jealousy Of the much mistake the spirit OF
The newly enranchsed English democracy II there sha
,e any ambiguity their choice as between Gladstone
md his enemIes T. p. GILL, NJ. p.