The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-09
GLADSTONE AND WOLSELEY
The Famous Military Man Regards the
Great Statesman as a Traitor,
And Declines to Have Any Further Association
with Him-Another Denunciation of
the Home Rule Bill by Churchill.
GLADsToNE,s IRISH BILLS.

Attitude OF Prominent Army Men-AnOther
Statement from Lord Churchill.
LONDON May 6.--The Pail Mall Gazette con-
tnues to call attention to the reported threat of
General Lord Wolseley to resign and lead the
Ulster Loyaists in rebellion if home rule be
granted TO Ireland, despite the fact thss it has
been officially denied that he ever made such a
threat This afternoon the Gazette says it has
been informed that Lord Charles Beresford said,
in the lobby of the House of Commons, the day
Mr. Gladstone introduced his home.rule bill.
that he and General Wolseley had agreed that
if the Premier's measure should pass and they
were ordered to crush any rebellion the Ulster
men might undertake. they would refuse, would
resign and would then go and help the Ulster
men,.
The Sheffield Telegraph says that General
Woseley considers Dir. Gladstone traitor, and
refuses TO have any social intercourse whatsoev-
err with him. The General will not even sit at
the same table with Mr.. Gladstone. The Tele.
graph also declares that English military circles
support Lord Wolseley's views on Irish affairs.
The Dublin Express, Conservative, comment
ing on the alleged Woseley threat, says that one
result of the passage Of the homerule bill would
be to clear the army, within twenty-four hours
of some Of its best officers, linen who," adds the
paper, would not go alone to Ulster" The Elk
press also declares that military strategists are
already studying Irish maps and Ulster history
Lord Randolph Churchill has written another
attack on Mr. Gladstones home-rule policy. A
citizen of Glasgow, who describes himself as a
Liberal recently sent Lord Randolph a letter
asking his views a proposition to unite the
Liberals who oppose Mr.. Gladstone with the
Tories, on the basis of a solemn pledge by the
latter if, in the next election, they be returned
to Parliament with sufficient strength to under
take the conduct of the government, they will
never propose home rulefor Ireland, or any policy
which shall partake of the nature of home rule
beyond the concession of local government,
and resist all attempts to enact further
special Legislation for Ireland. To this letter
and his reply is published and widely circulated
He says: 81 cannot admit that any incident in
the history Of the Tories gives any evidence Of a
necessity for such pledge as you propose. be-
cause the maintenance of the union in all it's es-
sential conditions is and has always been car
dinal principle of Tory policy. The essence of
the union is similar laws for the kingdoms
as the general principle. Scotch and
Irish habits and customs may, from time to
time. require special treatment, but these rare
and minor incidents cannot detract from the
sanctity of the general principle. No Tory can
ever propose home rule, because 1t violates this
principle. Tories must ever resist such schemes
as the one presented by Mr. Gladstone, any
others that can be reasonably held to contain
the germ OF home rule. My speeches advo-
eating that the Tories closely initiate
the action Of the Northern States in America,
during the period of 1861 to 1865 all indicate
that that is the only policy for imperial safety
If Parliament for the sake of purchasing a
short, illusory auetude, hand the Irish Loyal
lists over to their hereditary foes, Ulster will
fight, and will be victorious, because she will
command the sympathy and support of an enor-
nous section Of the British community and the
approval of free civilized nations"