St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-27
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LONDON, May 26.-Mr. Parnell is
about to resume the active direction of
political affairs in Ireland. 1t is an
event of marked significance, coupled
as it is with the advent of the papal
reScript. Mr.. Parnell will recast
his movement on new lines and with
this object in view has been In COM
munication with many of his most i'm
portant lieutenants within the last few
weeks. AS political engine, the plan
of campaign has been put out of gear.
and its acknowledged leaders, Mr.. Par
nell aud Mr.. Davitt, not only recognize
this fact. but are celebrating new modes
of warfare to meet the changed and
changing positions of affairs. Conflict
of any kind will not arise between the
leader and any section of his party, for
no matter what differences of opinion
may have existed on points of detail,
the loyalty and allegiance to Parnell
personally have never been in the
slightest degree weakened or dimin-
ished. The popular acclaim has been
rightly given to men of more fiery and
impulsiye temperament, but solid obedi-
ence has been reserved for Mr.. Parnell
himself through all variations of popu-
lar favor for others.
HE Is THE REAL PIVOT
of the national movement. Archbishop
Walsh, OF Dublin, will now, under the
altered aspect of things, use his great
authority on Mr.. Parnell'S side, so that
instead of facing a wing OF
section of the home rule follow
confronted with all the vital forces of
Liberal opinion in England and Ireland.
under the control and management of
the two great national leaders, Mr..
Gladstone and Mr.. Parnell. One of
Parnell's closest and ablest lieutenants
said to-day that the Irish leaders, new
movement would absolutely cor
respond in every respect" with
the system of organization known
as trade unioniSm" in England.
In effect IriShmen will claim equality
with Englishmen and will be careful
not to demand more. Tenants will be
prison for conduct for which, though it
may defensible on moral grounds, as
such as would get an English
trade unionist into. trouble. English
trade unions have never been censured
by Pope Leo, although repeated pres
sure has been brought to bear upon his
holiness to do so. Leading Nationalist
are enthusiastic over the proposed
change. and claim that the papal re-
script will
TURN OUT BOOMERANG
to the Tory party. Both MeSSrs. Glad
stone and Parnell insist that Irishmen
shall have equal rights and liberties
with Englishmen. The plan of cam
paign would, no doubt, have been
illegal even in England, and Mr..
Parnell, therefore, does not defend
1t. He does not claim for
Irishmen anything that would be de-
MED to EngliShmen, but he insists on
equality. The Unionist contention at
the last election was that the refusal
OF home rule by no means implied
coercion, and was perfectly consistent
with the strict maintenance of
Ireland. That contention is the
very sum and substance of the
new programme, and under it the law
in England, as it stands in respect of
trade combinations, will be in the same
position in respect of tenant combina-
tons; or, the Tory government will
have to admit that under their regime
there is one law for England and
another, more suitable to their CO.
ercive policy, for Ireland. The case
has never been put before the
IIlSllSH people III IllIS way, UuU lew
politicians doubt that if the government
should arrest and convict a tenant for
an alleged otfenSe which, if committed
by an English trade unionists would not
be punishable as crime, a storm of
Indignation would be raised throughout
England which would undoubtedly
sweep the Tories from power.
One charge against the government
and its supporters is that the last
general election was won under false
pretenses. 1t is quite true that
Liberals themselves admit that coercion
Is the inevitable alternative to home
rule. The government, therefore,
might round on their critics and ask
what sense there could be in blaming
them for adopting a policy which the
critics themselves had declared to be
inevitable. They might do so but for
this one all-important fact, that
they pledged themselves to the
opposite view at the general
election. The country voted on an
untrue presentment, and it did not vote
for the policy which the government is
now pursuing. 1t is maintained that
rule, it voted for the fair and consider
ate treatment of Ireland as an equal
partner in the union, and that
if it had realized that it was
voting for an impracticable thing it
would have overcome its first natural
repugnance to a charge so great as til; t
involved in the concession of home rule.
As has since been proved, the case was
then stated fairly and truly by
speakers and writer's on the Lib
eral side, but their testimony was
Overborne by the glib protests of the
UniOnists and Tories. The two oppc-
site policies and principles have been
incarnated in two men in way which
must bring home the difference even to
the dulleSt, and at the next election
every electOr Will know that he is voting
either for Gladstone Or Ralfnnr ,,