The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-03
A SHARP POLITICAL TRICK.
John Bright's HOme-Rule Letter Per-
verted to the Injury of Gladstone.
Expectation that Vote on the Irish Measure
Will Not Be Reached Before Tuesday-Mis-
cellaneous News by the Cables.
THE HoME-RULE BILL.

6hrewd Use OF Mr.. Bright's Letter - Mr.
Gladstone Needs More Time.
LONDON June 2-The Standard, referring to
Mr. Bright's letter to Mr.. Chamberlain, says
at is only necessary to remember what it must
have cost Mr.. Bright to write as he did, to feel
the force of his moving that the protest against
the home rule bill be redoubled."
The Daily News says: Mr.. Chamberlain's
speech was one of the ablest and most effective
he ever delivered. We heartily accord him the
credit for acting for what he believes to be the
welfare of the state. We frankly admit that he
has given a satisfactory account of his reasons
rs home-ruler for not supporting the home-rule
bill, but he has not answered the question why
he will not allow the bill to be read second time
and then withdrawn until autumn, instead of
forcing a dissolution
The Daily News says that Mr. Bright is sur
prised and panied at the result OF his letter to
Mr.. Chamberlain that his object in writing was
TO counsel abstention on the part of those favor
ing the principle of the home-rule bill
The London Truth says that the mode in
which Mr.. Bright's letter was used was a master
piece of strategy; that Mr.. Bright is opposed to
granting any Parliament to Ireland, but, far
from agreeing with Mr. Chamberlain, holds that
If Parliament be granted it would be most de-
Sirable that the Irish representatives should not
vote in the imperial Parliament
An article by Eugene Davis, in the Nouvelle
Revue predicts storm of vengeance and repri-
Bals if coercion is again tried in Ireland. Dis
eussing the Irish bill he contends that Ireland
must have the right to protect her native indus
tries against foreign producers for at least
dozen years. He objects to the Irish paying
tribute to England. He deprecates as the GER
Gain result of fasco the separation of Ulster
or the retention of Irish members at
Westminster. The measure as it stands,
he says. would be accepted by moderate Nation
Rlists. by priests and farmers as final settle
ment. The separatsts, he declares are more
numerous in America than in Ireland. They
demand an Irish republic, with military and
naval independence and would only accept the
bill as an installment
In the Hobbies of the House of Commons,
this evening the prevalent opinion is that the
Parnelltes will arrange to prolong the debate on
the homerule bill several days longer. for the
purpose of giving Gladstone further time to
better his position.
In his speech tonight, Lord Randolph Church
III said that everything possible had been said
against homo rule, therefore the oppos-
zion did not intend to prolong the
discussion, and there was nothing to pre-
vent an immediate decision. The supporters
Of the bill were like drowning persons catching
ut straws. They would seize the least attempt
ut argument to prolong the debate. They would
doubtless also, attribute his retcence to ma
hgnant and sinister object He always believed
In the Impracticability of any repeal movement
end the insolubility of the home rule problem.
He knew nothing more calculated to strengthen
faith in British democracy than the remarkable
display of independence on the part of the Lib
Brals in refusing to follow Premier whose
power had not been equaled since the days of
Chatham.
It is now thought division will not be reached
before Tuesday.