The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-23
ENGLAND'S LEADING ISSUE.
Matthew Arnold Writes a Letter Giving
His Views on the HOme-Rule Bill.
lie Thinks Ireland Does Not Need Separate
Parliament, but the Island Should Be
Given Separate Laws and Institutions.
IRISH HOME RULE.
Matthew Arnold's Idea as TO What Shoult
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Matthew Arnold's Idea as to What Should
Be Done for Ireland.
LONDON, May 22-Matthew Arnold, in letter
to the London Times, says: "Do not let Us be
preposterously alarmist. Perhaps, If 1t suits
Mr.. Gladstone's purposes, Scotland, Wales and
Ireland-all to Mr.. Stansfelds delight-may be-
come politically, nations again, and yet the
country, such is its force. may still, by new and
untried ways, continue great. But it will be q
plunge into the unknown. Such plunge is
dangerous and should not be risked without alb
solute necessity In the case Of Austria and
Hungary, the dual arrangement was necessity.
Hungary was the bigger of the two Still, it
was for Austria to plunge into an unknown
grave. Who will say that Austria is to-day as
strong and as solid a power as Austria was at the
end of the last century or that by the end OF the
next century Austria's German provinces will
not have gravitated to Germany9
''Some find arguments favoring necessity
for homo rule in Ireland in over-ill-treatment OF
her and the failure of coercion. Sir Lyon Play
fair says we have given Scotland schools and a
church, but have not given them to Ireland.
Mr.. Bryce says tho Northern States Of the
American Union could not continue to rule the
South by coercion, and, therefore, we must
make Ireland separate government But the
Northern States did not give a separate Parlia-
mert to the South; neither has England given
one to Scotland Scotland has simply had due
control Of her own affairs, and the South was
permitted simply to resume such control This,
then is what the analogy is: The need for Ire
land is this only-a just and due control of her
own affairs. Why should the imperial Parlia-
ment only cure Irish discontentp
Mr.. Arnold here instances the cases Of Brit
tany and Scotland in the seventeenth century,
and says: ''They were seething in turbulence
aud hatred. What changed this condition? Not
the Parliament, but equitable systems of gov
ernment."
s.The awakening mind of the country" con-
tinues Mr.. Arnold, demands, not that we give
O separate Parliament to Ireland, but that we
seriously set ourselves to the task of giving her
separate laws and institutions. Lord Salisbury's
bad and arbitrary temper as home politician
IS as great misfortune to the country as Lord
Randolph Churchill's intriguing. The establish
ment Of separate Parliament would be dan
gerous and unnecessary plunge. Lord Salisbury
talks only of coercion. Let us refuse a separate
Parliament with frmness, but with equal firm
ness let us insist upon condition which alone
iustifes this refusal. Lord Harrington has a
good temper. He is no intriguer. Mr.. Goschen
has made local government special study.
bspe they may be trusted to make our refusal
firmly and our engagements alphabetically The
passionate supporters of Mr.. Gladstone are the
political dissenters and radical workmen OF the
great towns. agree with Mr.. Labouchere that
aristocracies are not the best guides in politics,
but have too much respect for his undoubted
lueidity to believe him capable of really thinking
aissenters and Radicals are better guides, OF
sven as good on the Irish question. They
would have equally applaudsd Cromwelrs deal
lngs with Ireland or William the Third in their
time as they do Mr.. Gladstones proposals now.
On the mind of the whole country we must rely.
unionist meeting was held at Holborn, last
evening, at which Messrs. Waring, Holmes and
other members of the House of Commons were
present The platform was stormed by mob,
and the meeting broke up in the greatest dis
order.
Mr. Game, member of Parliament, writes that
IL both Irish bills be withdrawn, and be remod,
eled by Mr. Gladstone in the autumn, there will
be chance OF Liberal unity, and of carrying
the measures.
Mr. Davitt, speaking at Swansea, last eve ming
said that Lord Randolph Churchill had uttered,
in Parliament, language just as reasonable as
that for which he (Davittl had been imprisoned.
There was no reason to fear persecution by the
Catholics. All insurrectionary movements that
had ever occurred in Ireland had been started by
Protestants.
conference of the Liberal Union was held
here, to-day, and was largely attended. Lord
Harrington was present, and was loudly cheered
Among other distinguished persons present wers
the Duke of Argyll the Duke of Westminster,
Baron Rothschild. Lord Northbrook, Mr..
Goschen and Mr.. Rylands
Lord Harrington was the principal speaker.
He reviewed the political events which had
occurred since the 9th of April, when Mr. Glad
stone introduced the homerule bin. He declared
that nothing had happened which in any way al
tered the position of the Wings to-
ward Mr. Gladstone's Irish bills.
1t had from time to time been
limited that the government was going to make
great concessions to the opponents of the bill,
but these concessions had never come. AS a
matter of fact, the so-called notifications
which had been offered contained no conces
sions whatever. Continuing. Lord Harrington
declared that the present Irish policy of the gov.
eminent must be vigorously opposed by both
Parliament and the country, which was now
threatened with general election. The Liberal
Union he said, should perfect its organization to
the highest possible degree in view of the ap-
preaching struggle. in order to do all in its
power to aid in the work of maintaining the leg
islative union between England and Ireland
Mr. Goschen followed Lord Harrington by pro-
posing resolution adopting constitution for
tha Liberal Union as a regularly organized
party.
The meeting then rendered a vote of thanks
to Lord Harrington for his attendance and his
address.