The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-30
The Irish University Scheme Used with Sue
cess to Win the Parnellites Away from
the GladstOnian Party.
Instead Of Ending, the Great London
Strike Grows Even More Serious.
The Triple Alliance to Fling Down the
Gauntlet to Russia by Recognizing Fer.
dinand-Foreign Miscellany.
sALIsBURY's sHREwD MOVE.

He Has Split the GIadstone-Parnen Coali-
tion and Won Over The Home-Rulers.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LONDON, Aug 29.-Mr. Balfour's promise
to bring in a bill for the endowment of an
Irish Catholic university. ,upled with Mr..
ParnelPs immediate acceptance of the pro-
posal. creates almost panic amongst the
Liberal leaders. who see that this new de-
parture of the Tory government means the
disruption of their party. 1t is certain
that ME-. Parnell has reached some sort of
an understanding with Lord Salisbury's
government, and it is even stated that the
Parnellites will support the Tory Premier
at the next election in return for conces-
sions which will practically amount to
home rule. and a land law which will
quite effectually throw the landlords in
Ireland overheard. This change of front
on the part of Lord Salisbury is certain to
lose him the support of the Ulster members.
but he will probably carry with him all
but very few of the Conservative men,
bers and the Unionists, while the addition
TO his forces of the solid Parnellite con-
tingent and of such Liberals as care more
for home rule than for the means of attain
ing it will undoubtedly increase his voting
strength materially, notwi Outstanding the
detection of the Protestant lrishmen and
few anti-Catholic Tories. All of the de-
tails of the agreement entered into between
Mr.. Parnell and those he has of late so Bit
terly opposed are not, as yet, understood,
and, as result, there Is no
end of speculation. The Liberal
leaders held a meeting to-day. at which
SirWilliam Vernon-Harcourt made speech
congratulatlng the Liberal party npon
having successfully proselyted the Tory
government, Few OF his associates, how
and their JOY at finding their own principles
now supported by the Tories is not a little
tempered by the certainty that this support
will keep the Tories in power indefinitely
and themselves out.
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain says the Union
lists fully concur with the government III
the matter of the Irish university bill.
The Pail Mall Gazette, in an ar
ticle entitled: "A Riff, Rift Within the he
the Parnellites of Mr.. Balfour's PROPOSE
ton to endow an Irish university
has induced the Liberals remaining at
Westminster TO shake the dust of their feet
Gazette indorses Mr.. Robertson's statement
in Parliament, to the effect that very
wide wedge had been driven, and asks:
will the wedge result In separation
which shall leave the Gladstonians in the
lnrchl Is it all mp with the Home-rule
party!p Continuing. the Gazette says:
THE Parnellites always have been AID
always will be detached party. whose first
and sole duty is to Ireland. Ii the Tories
advance much further they will dish the
Liberals by giving home rule TO Ireland at
two bits instead of at one. This may be
unpleasant for the Liberals, but not for
the HOme-rulers. The Liberals must have a
cry in reserve against the time when home
rule shall be mute for party purposes"
1t is understood that the government and
the Catholic hierarchy were in negotiation
for some time with reference to the uni
versity scheme. Mr.. Parnell was cognizant
of the project, but the Ulster members of
the announcement of the scheme. The lat
ter assert that the government intended to
ignore them.