Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-06
LIBERALREC0NC
CONSERVATIVES FACED BY AN
UNEXPECTED DANGER.

Abandonment OF the Land Purchase
Bill and Retention of Irish Repre-
sentatNes in the Imperial ParIia-
ment Said to be the Basis of the
Agreement
LONDON, May Sit is reported in the
city to-day that a complete reunion Oft
Liberal party is now being arranged by
the leaders of the different factions
and that the basis OF the agreement is to-
be the dropping OF the land purchase bill
and amendment Of the home rule meas
ure 80 as to include retention of Irish
representatives at Westminster. 1t IL
even stated that Messrs. Gladstone and
Chamberlain are negotiating on the basis
OF such an agreement
A CONSERVATIVE RALLY.
Tine Duke Of Norfolk presided at Con-
servatiye mass meeting assembled tha
evening in st. James hall TO protest
against the home rule policy Of Mr.. Glad-
stone. The attendance was large. In hia
address the Duke declared that the results
of the adoption OF the policy would be rev.
olution. He admitted that Ireland had in
the past been misgOverued by England,
but cOntended that to-daY the position Ot
the Irish peasant was the best enjoyed by
Viscount Cranbrook branded the Pre-
mier's statement that his measure did not
mean reneal of the Union an act of impos-
ture, and added that Mr. Gladstone. who
once described Mr.. Parnell as marching
through rapine 10 dismemberment, was
now himself engaged In doing his utmost
to urge the country to dismembeT the ems
pire.
BARON BRAMWELL's SECESSION.
Baron Bramwell, once a prominent
member of the Liberal party, was intro.
| duced TO the audience as a man whose
conscience would not permit him to supl
port the Liberal Premier in his present.
undertaking. The Baron was received
with much applause. He said he had
been Liberal all his life. Since 1928 he
had supported the Liberal measures and
men only, Continuing he said Mr.
Gladstone taunted him and men ike
him with being seceders from tba
Liberal party, but the speaker was
an Older Liberal than the Premier,
and would tell him that the taupt was
not well based, and that Mr.. Gladstone
| himself was the real seceder from liberal-
ism because be had adopted the home
rule idea, not for the reason that it COM
| ported with his party principles. but
simply because he found its adoption me-
cessary as an expedient to secure the
IRISH vote in Parliament to support his
government.
A COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
Sir Michael IIicks-Beach and Vscount
| Cranbr0ok were appointed bv the meeting
as n special committee 10 present to Par
Lament petition against granting home
rule to Ireland, Their appointment was
received by the audience with loud ap-
plause. The meeting unanimously adopt
ed resolutions denOuncing in strong terms
the policy OF Irish home rule as fatal to
the integrity OF the empire, and calling
upon all loyal subjects TO the Queen to
cooperate for tho defeat Of the measure.
THE TRowBRIDGE YEoMANRY.
Walter Hume Long, Conservative men,
Der OF Parliament for Devises division Of
Wiltshire. in an address to-day 10 the
Trowbridge YeOmRHry, Of which be in
Captain, said he hoped tse Loyalists Of
Ireland would never need to ask English-
men 10 20 to their assistance hut il they
ever did they would lind Englishmem
ready to 20.
MIR. GOschen, IN his speech at Leeds
last night, said that Mr.. GIadstone's mans
ifesto practically withdraws the Irish
bills, leaving the matter an abstract resol
luton to which effect cannot be given.
THE PARLIAMENTARY FUND.
DUBLIN, May 5.-It was announced
that the subscriptions received from
America during the past fortnight to-
ward the Parliamentary fund amount to,
&60 600.