Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-30

Irish independence. If, therefore, in the con-
versation at Bawarden Castle Mr.. Parnell
learned, as l have no doubt he did learn,
that MI. Gladstone regarded Home Rule merely
as move In the game OF British politics, is IL
not clear that after the return of Mr.. Gladstone
to power, with the help of Mr. Parnell, the lat
ter would have found himself compelled openly
to break with Mr.. Gladstonef How could
he POSSIBLY have co-operated with Mr.. Giau-
stone IN 1917 to carry out scheme OF nome
rule unsatisfactory to Ireland and calculated
to impede the development of Irish indepeno-
ence.
Therefore, I think it a tactical mistake on
the part of Mr.. Gladstone to have given MT.
Parnell provocation now in 1890 to rupture the
connection which, in the course of events, IL
must have been necessary for Mr.. Parnell to
break through after the Gladstonians nad
been brought back by him to Westminster.
Mr.. Parnell believe to be man of very strong
passions and iron will. He is no dount
incensed at the nature of the attack made
upon him by Mr.. Gladstone and his lieutenants
and, doubtless. still more incensed at the
attempt of MIR. Healy and some others of his
followers, who have made haste to support
that attack.
The Probable Motive of Healy.
Probably he considers that Mr.. Healy:is act
ing in revenge for the cavalier way IN which
Mr.. Parnell treated him at the time of the Gal
way election, and 1 believe it Is an open secret
that Mr.. Healy has never been a very submis-
sive or satisfied member of the Parnellite
party. But think it unjust to Mr.. Parnell to
assume that personal considerations really
govern him in this matter. The tone OF his
manifesto is too broad and too high to permit
TINS. II there is touch of personal feeling IN
1t. it is his allusons to the traitors who wish TO
throwhim to the English wolves.
But this, take it. is rhetoric and he knows
the audience to which it is addressed. think
which he must know Mr.. Gladstone has been
making during the past ten days in reference
to the Catholic hierarchy and whether It is hos
tile TO him. am informed on good authority
that Gladstone has been addressing letters to at
least one very eminent Catholic digniary on
the subject. am further informed that MIR.
Gladstone never had any suspicion at all OF the
relations existing between Mr.. Parnell and
Mrs. OiShea. 1t is possible that he did not,
because, as one of his friends once said, Mr..
Gladstone lives in balloon. But these rela-
tions were perfectly we'll known to Mr.. Glad
stones immediate lieutenants and supporters.
Plot Within Plot,
OF this there can be no doubt, no more than,
I believe, the fact that during the proceedings
which ended in the divorce, Mr.. Parneil treated
the whole matter with absolute disdain, assum-
ing it to be perfectly well known to his English
allies, and declining to take the trouble even to
spend 20 minutes in discussing the steps which
should be taken by his counsel. One of the
reasons given by him for this Was that any de-
fense of the action would make it necessary
to show what English leaders had availed
themselves of the good will of Mrs. O'Shea, in
order to conduct negotiations with Mr.. Parnell.
The failure of Mr.. Gladstone to carry through
home rule in 1856 seemed to be certain from
the beginning. AS 1 then said, the objects of
the Irish party in seeking home rule are en-
tirely different from the objects of the English
party. By their help home rule is sought to be
beaten. at the present time. undoubtedly Mr.
Labouchere is right in thinking, as he tells me
he does, the immediate dissolution of Parlia-
ment is the only hope of Gladstonian victory.
Were Parliament dissolved next year, he says,
English constituencies are so solid that the
effect of the Parnell disclosures would not
have been fully produced. We might possibly
come back with a narrow majority.
Not indeed the majority we had hoped for be-
fore, but still with a majority. If dissolution is
postponed long it will get into the heads even of
the English constituencies that there has been
a difference between MIR. Parnell and Mr.. Glad
stone, and then we shall be beaten completely.
1 ought to add do not think Mr.. Labouchere
is much disturbed by this, because. like Mr..
Parnell, Mr.. Labouchere has ultimate objects
of his own, and not by the desire to Immediately
become a member of the Government
Mr.. Parnell looks forward to the indepen-
dence of Ireland. Mr.. Labouchere looks for
ward to the overthrow of the British monarchy
and the establishment of British republic; and
these are objects for which the men who desire
them can afford to wait.