Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-12
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SALISBURY'S LIVERPOOL SPEECH
Statements Not Supported by Facts.
BORDER WARFARE IN WEST VIRGINIA.
The Disaster on the Southern Pacific.



Special Cable Dispatch to The EVENING STAR
LONDON, jan 12-Lord Salisbury naturally had
good reception yesterday at Liverpool, which l.
always inclined rather TO the tory than the liberal
party In spite OF Goschens defeat there last jan
uary and In spite also OF the fact that division
OF the city has the unique distinction OF returning
the only Parnellite member elected In Great
Britain. The speech did not go very far toward in
dicating his policy, unless his remarks about the
Inconvenience OF having an income tax and the
desrabllity OF taxing certain luxuries may be
taken TO indicate the intention OF the government
TO go as far as they dare TO conciliate their fair
trade supporters More probably, however. IL Was
merely intended TO amuse these gentlemen with
barren expressonso OF sympathy, more particularly
as he went on TO say, referring to Gladstone's
policy OF
SWEEPING ARTICLES FROM THE TARIFF.
that it often happens that an important step once
taken, even IL impoitic, Cannot be retraced IL Is
difficult 10 follow reasoning OF this kind. II the
repeal OF Indirect taxes is found TO have an in
furious effect on commerce, surely a wise states
man would reimpose them.
In respect TO Ireland there was no indication
whatever OF government policy In the speech. IL
merely consisted OF the familiar arguments OF the
tory speakers a defense OF the crimes bin, per-
sona abuse OF Gladstone, and I'm worse taste, ridi-
cule OF Brien, who even his opponents DO not
deny, Is suffering the loss VI liberty and humiliat-
Ing treatment for what he conceives TO be right
and Tor tue good OF his country. Men like Sails
bury, who has always been q cold, calculating
critic, with sympathy only for the rich, quite
unable TO understand the feeling which prompts a
man TO self-sac ifice. salisbury evide lily thought
In the face OF the positive declarations or Justin
mccarthy and other Irish members as 10
THE ovERrUREs OF LORD CARSARvoS,
when the tories were In office the last time that
these could no longer be denied: therefore,
although quite recently he accused Mccarthy OF
slandering Carnarvon, now he throws his colleague
overheard, and while admitting that Carnaryon
favored home rule, protests that he was the only
tory minister who did 81. The question remains,
th reIore, whether Carnarvon, ia telling the lr1sn
members whom he met In conference tIat he did
SO after cOnsuitlng his colleagues, was telling a
deliberate faiSenood, or whether, what Is more
probable, Salisbury, after denying Carnarvons
par icipation In The matter and now admitting it,
WAS the more likely 70 be Incorrect In his Latest
version. Salisbury's assertion that the crimes bill
Increased the support 10 the government Is the
reverse or the Irutn for herein lies the strength OF
the opposition. IL the government had been con-
tent TO govern Ireland ac orJlng TO ordinary law,
as they promised they would do, IL is the opinion
OF comp tent obse. vers that the
LIBERAL REACTION WOULD HAVE BEEN DELAYED
hong while, since there Is a deep-rooted prejudice
among Englishmen, among other nationalilies,
against anything having the appearance OF a cur
tailnent oil domlnion, such as Gladstone's scheme
Tor home rule. Even the Times, con,oling itself
recently over the fact that the government I,st
many seats while the opposition had not lost one,
admitted that the crimes act was the cause. IL Is
a curious commentary Oh Salisbury 3 favorite con-
teutlon reiterated yesterday, that the crimes act
created no new crimes in Ireland; that his own
supporters openly taunt Dillon with remaining In
Eagland and say he Is afraid 10 return 10 Ireland,
because once there, he would be arrested and sent
TO prison. Dl.lons movements could make no diI-
ference IT. as alleged, The law Is the same In both
countries. But the publication In the Times OF
reports or suppressed branches OF the National
League would be the same onense tnat for
wnicn editors. printers and even newsboys In Ire
land are now in taiL This Affords d convincing
proof daily OF the Ialsity OF this hypocritical pre-
tense.