The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-28
4 Prominent but Unnamed Statesman Pre-
diets that Home Rule Will Not Be Grant
cd, and Gives Reasons for His Belief.
Messrs. Chamberlain and Trevelyan Re-
sign Their Seats in the Ministry.
Bismarck Causes Sensation by Hinting that
Constitutional Rulers May Seek Resto-
ration Of Kingly Prerogatives.
Mr.. Gladstone and His Cabinet-H Home Rule
Will Not be GRANTED.

Will Not be GRANTED.
specisa to the Indanapolis Journal.
LONDON, March 27.-Mr. Gladstone is sick,
but not too sick to do business. He cannot 60
out and chop trees nor saunter about London
withcnt an overcoat, but he can hold Cabinet
councils in his own room. and he has begun the
work Of educating his Ministers in their duties
touching home rule Hitherto only Lord Spen-
Ger and Mr.. Morley have been aware OF the Pre-
miers plans He has taken them into his conf
dence from the first. The sudden popularity of
Lord Spencer (''the hangman" of the Castlel
among Irishmen is one of the most singular con-
versions of the day. His close alliance with
Gladstone however, merits the Parnellite for
giyeness. But it is wonderful that they can
trust him after their experience Of his viceregal
"tyrannies" The majority Of Mr.. Gladstones
Cabinet were against home rule at the start.
They hoped Gladstone was not in earnest about
it. They believed he would shelvc 1t. He has
deceived them, and now he has to teach them
how to accept the inevitable. During the past
few days runners of designations have been
as thick as the leaves in Valambrosa,
and they have been cabled in fights to America.
but there has been no truth in them. The Cabi-
net is sitting at the feet Of Mr.. Gladstone and
being taught. Mr.. Labouchere says they are all
a mean, time-serving lot. who have only taken
Office for the sake Of their services. But Mr. La
bouchere is not the Ministry, and does not know
how seductive is the persuasive voice Of Mr..
Gladstone at Cabinet councils. He can make
black white and white q lively pink, ir the esti-
nation Of the best of his Ministers If he only has
z; ia hos ia haa
thing, and Mr.. Parnell is whispering in his ear.
Frivolous persons may liken him to Margaret.
with the devil at his elbow prompting the next
step in national crime but among his immediate
worshipers Gladstone is regarded as q saint,
and the man they once took for fend is now
received as one of the party. Mr.. ParneIl has
already prepared the home-rule scheme, in the
mysteries of which Mr. Gladstone is now edu-
eating his Ministry. It is understood that the
Premtr,will make his statement within fourteen.
days; SO that while you are reading these lines
you will be within q few hours Of
the cable dispatch that win give you the
outlines Of Mr. Gladstones proposals. There is
good authority for believing that the scheme
which Mr. Gladstone is encouraging bis Ministry
to be united upon is simply this: Q) An Irish
Parliament in Dublin, ~ the constabulary to
remain an imperial force, t3) local police for
municipal and general purposes under local au-
| thorities, t4) the customs and excise to remain
uniform throughout the United Kingdom, (5)
the Irish 10 collect their own revenues, and (6)
guarantee TO be given for the due maintenance
of the imperial union. A land-purchase act will
be passed first. and the basis of this has been
settled with Mr.. Parnell. Mr.. Gladstone be-
lieves he can carry his great Irish measure In
the Commons. He concludes that the Lords viii
throw 1t out If they do ne will appeal to the
country. Under any circumstances we are GER
tain to have another general election this year.
Mr.. Gladstone, Iguess, is oversanguine about his
power in the Commons. But he has correctly
forecast tho action of the upper house-an-
other reason, Mr.. Labouchere viii say, for its
abolition.
"Do yor think Mr.. Gladstone will carry any
measure at al! like the one suggested In this Par
liamentp asked prominent statesman.
'He will assureily not" was his reply. San
Irish Parliament must either have power or be-
come a farce. He can never get our Parliament
to make an Irish Parliament reality, because
that means repeal Of the union'
phatic anti Home-r rulers into equally emphatic
Repealers, why may he not convert the House
of Commonsl"
Because his sophistries have to be threshed
out in public debate, and the sentiment Of union
is as great in England as it was or is in the
United States, and an Irish Parliament, how
ever you limit it or try 20 limit its authority,
means disunion and the first step towards break
ing up the empire Parliament will be willin z
to give Ireland the practical control of her own
affairs through local councils or municipalities
with controlling board in Dublin, but not an
Irish Parliament Ii she had her Parliament
and we kept mp the fiction OF imperial control,
she would pick quarrel with us tine moment we
attempted to exercise that control, and then we
should have to reconquer her."
Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof
said. "What about the presentW
'sWell, / think the chief factor in the defeat
that Mr.. Gladstone will sustain will be the infiu-
ence of Lord Harrington. He and Sir Henry
James are Liberals Of great power. am Lib
eral not quite without influence. They will
speak and work against Mr.. Gladstone. I shall
60 wish them. They will carry the Conserva-
tives, the Wings, and many Liberals with them
The Radicals and Parnellitcs will 60 with the
government 1t will be close shave-so close
be enough to justify him in going on Whatever
happens we must have general election. The
Lords can be counted on to give Mr.. Gladstone
an excuse to appeal to the country"
"And what thenp
"Whc can telll" he replied. "Of course, you
journalists can. II is your duty to know every
thing. and to forecast the most unforecastable
events. The Daily Telegraph has settled the
very question you ask. It says; In view Of the
contingency Of dissolution in the course of the
next three months, both the government and
the Irish party are computing how the result of
an election with homo rule or no home rule as
hold that they could increase their strength in
Ireland by the gain Of few seats, and Mr. Glad
stones friends think that, after eliminating all
anti Hcme-rulers from the Liberal ranks. the