Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-30
BaIfour sManoeuvre.
He Creates a Panic in the Liberal
Home Rule Camp.
A BITTER PILL FOR THE TORIES.

Especially for the Ulster Men, Who
Threaten a RevoIt-Complete Change of
Front by the Salisbury Government,
Which Swallows the Gladstone Home
Rule Idea with a Roman Catholic Uni
versity to Boot-London Strikers Reject
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Notes.
LONDON, Aug. 3G-Balfours promise to
bring in bill for the endowment of an Irish
Roman Catholic university, coupled with
Parnelrs immediate acceptance of the pro-
posal, creates almost panic among the
Liberal leaders who see that this new de-
parture of the Tory government means the
disruption of their party. 1t is not certain
that Parnell has reached some sort of an
understanding with Lord Salisbury's gov
eminent, and it is even stated that the Par
nellites will support the Tory prereier at the
next election in return for concessions which
will practically amount to home rule and a
land law which will quite effectually throw
the landlords in Ireland overheard.
Politics Makes Strange BedfeIIows.
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
garry with him all but a very few of the
Conservative members and the Unionists
while the addition TO his forces of the solid
Parnellite contingent and of such Liberals as
care more for home rule than for the means
of attaining it will undoubtedly increase
his voting strength materially, notwith.
standing the detection of the Protestant
lrishmen and a few anti Roman Catholic
| Tories
The Liberals Not Perfectly Happy.
All of the details of the agreement entered
into between Parnell and those whom he has
of late so bitterly opposed are not yet I'M
| derstood, and as result there Is no end OF
| speculation. The Liberal leaders held a
| meeting yesterday, at which Harcourt made
IA speech congratulatinS the Liberal party
upon having successfully proselyted the Tory
government. Few OF his associates, how
| ever, shared Sir Williams cheerfulness, and
their joy at finding their own principles now
supported by the Tories is not a little tenn.
Pered by the certainty that this support will
keep the Tories in power indefinitely and
themselves out
The Utter Men Furious.
1t Is understood that the government and
the Roman Catholic hierarchy have been ne
gotiating for long time with reference t.
the proposed university. Parnell was kept
| informed of the progress of these negotia
| lions and has known for some days that il
was the intention of the government to take
| the course outlined by Balfour, bat the VI
ster men, who are taken entirely by sur.
prise, are furious They assert that they
were given assurances by the government
that there was no intention to sanction the
Roman Catholic proposals and now they find
themselves grossly deceived. They take NJ
pains to conceal their rage and disgust, and
/ are loud IN their denunciation of the minis
| try. They will not, they say, continue to
give their support to this "papist govern.
ment
A Meeting at Belfast.
A crowded meeting of Protestants was
held at Belfast last night to protest against
| this proposal Grandmaster of Orangemen
| Kane was among the speakers, and he de-
nounced the government in unmeasureG
| terms for its "cowardly surrender" Hn
| language was most bitter in conforming th,
scheme AMI he declared that Balfour's pro
posals would meet with determined opposi
ton on the part of all Irish Protestants.