The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-18
IRELAND FOR IRISHMEN.
PARNELL ANSWERS SALIsBURY's
NOTTINGHAM SPEECH.


The Isle Must be Developed at the
Expense Of an Irish and Not the En-
Glish Exchequer-Balfour's Schemes
characterized as a Sieve for VAST
ing Money.
LONDON, Dec. 1L-Mr. Parnell, under an
engagement to reply TO a speech recently
made by Lord Salisbury at the conservative
confere zee at Nottingham, arrived in that
city to-day. There was a great crowd at
the railway station when he arrived, and he
was greeted with min yled groans and
cheers. Mr. Parnell addressed a large
meeting this afternoon. He declared
that there never had been a move
ment Of such magnitude to "a country which
was so comparatively free from crime
as the land league movement. The object
of the home rule movement, he said, was
to regenerate Ireland, especially with re-
gard to her industrial condition. Manu-
factures, he sald, might be developed to
such an extent as to tax, the strain off the
land, and enable the people to look to other
means than to farming for gaining a living,
but the idea was not tenable that Ireland
could be governed by England's promoting
her industries
IRISHMEN MUST RULE.
lrishmen themselves must promote Irish
industries by building harbors, cleaning out
the channels of the rivers, and reclaming
the waste lands, not at the expense Of the
English exchequer, but of an irish ex-
chequer, or, best of all, through the efforts
of local and individual enterpl ise, and with
private capital. Mr.. Balfours plan of
making railways through impoverished dis
trlcts was vain expenditure of money.
Home rule aimed at national regeneration,
and this implied regeneration of the in
dustries and industrial and commercial
spirit Of the people. If home rule were
granted it would not discourage the rich
people Of England from promoting indus
trial developments, but money would be
judiciously and advantageously employed
instead of being wasted, as now, TO main
tain in power a government OF fraud and
trickery. An expenditure Of that sort
would enable Ireland to get and keep
her head above water, and so exercise and
develop the qualities of her people that she
would be no longer an exhibition for the
wonder and scorn Of the nations Of the
world. [Cheers.1
THE TENANTS LEAGUE.
Briefly referring to the Parnel commits
sion, the speaker said that he believed the
judges report would not discredit the ma
tional movement.
Mr.. Parnell devoted speech he made TO-
night to the tenants league. He said this
was by far the greatest and most powerful
peaceable movement ever organized
Although Ireland was tranquil, she
was not appeased. She did not
submit. On the contrary, the peoples dis.
like Of the government was tenfold more
intense for the experiences of three years
of coercion. But the country, though 1t
did not yield, was tranquil because of the
faith 1t had in the assurances Of Mr.. Glad
stone that triumphant liberal party would
soon give it its legitimate freedom.
BALFoUR's PLAN USELESS.
Mr.. Parnell would not say that it would
be impossible TO COVE ireland by mere
coercion, but Mr.. Balfour's mixture of
coercion and co lstitutionalism would never
succeed. Mr.. Balfour had made several
n-stakes. Among them was tnat he had
neglected to provide for arrears of rent and
for restitution OF the evicte tenants. This
had led to the formation of a new agrarian
movement which would sweep Mr.. Balfour
and his props away as chaf is swept before
q whirlwind. If the movement had moth
ing to be ashamed of in its connection
with the Times, doubtless it would crafty
curl osity by making known the truth
about that matter. The country wanted
to know how far the government had gone
in a course so mean and SO thoroughly con-
trary to English spirit as to attack men
from ambush, and by the use Of sucl dis
reputable Instruments. He knew the letters
were forgeries, but he would rather have
died than accept the vindication the gov
ernmeut offered him. The Parnell com
mission instead of trying personal
indictment had tried the Irish nation and
the movements of the Irish party. Mr..
Parnell upon the conclusion Of his engage
ments at Nottingham will visit MIR. Glad
stone.
THE PROTESTANT MINORITY.
LONDON, Dec. IS. 3 A. MIR Parnell
declares that all talk about the Protestant
minority being animated by spirit of
hostility to an Irish parliament and oppos-
ing it, or Catholics depressing Protestants,
is fallacious. He further declares that
modified home rule, as proposed by Mr..
Gladstone, is preferable to Grattan's
scheme, which contained several elements
of friction.