Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-29

matter by Imperial legislation on the lines
of the land purchase bill of 1886, he would
not undertake to put any pressure upon his
own side. A period of ten or twelve years
was suggested as the limit of time during
which the appointment of Judges and resi-
dent magistrates should be retained in the
hands of the Imperial authorities.
II undertook" says Parnell, "to use
every legitimate influence to reconcile
Irish public opinion to graduate the COM
ing into force of the new privileges. and to
the postponements necessary for English
opinion with regard to constabulary con-
troll and judicial appointments but l
strongly dissented from the proposed re-
duction of the number of members during
the interval of probation, and pointed to
the absence of any suitable prospect OF
land settlement by either Parliament as
constitutional and overwhelming drag
upon the prospects of permanent peace and
prosperity in Ireland"
At the conclusion of the interview Par
nell was informed that, pending the gen.
eral election, Gladstone and his colleagues
were agreed that silence should be pre-
served with regard to these points of differ
ence. The absence of any provision for
the settlement of the agrarian question: and
of any policy on the part of the Liberal
leaders, Parnell says, filled him with COLI
Germ and apprehension. On the introduc-
ton of the land purchase bill by the Gov
eminent at the commencement of the last
session, Morley conferred with him, having
regard to the avowed absence OF any policy
on the part OF the Liberals. Parnell
strongly advised Morley against any direct
challenge on the principle that the State
aided the land purchase bill, and that we
should direct our efforts on the second
reading to the insertion of the principle of
local control.
In this Morley agreed with him, but was
at the same time hampered by the extreme
section of his party, led by Labouchere,
and in a subsequent interview impressed
upon Parnell the necessity of meeting the
reading of the bill with direct negative
and asked him to undertake the motion
81 agreed, on condition that | was not to
attack the principle of the measure, but to
confine myself to criticism of the details"
Il think" says Parnell, that this was
false strategy, but ii was strategy adopted
out of regard to English prejudices and
radical peculiarities. | did the best posi-
bic under the circumstances, and the sew
eral days. debate on the second reading
contrasts fayorably with Labouchere's re-.
cent abortiye attempt to interpose direct
negative to the first reading of similar
bill yesterday"
Just before the commencement of this
session Parnell had another interview with
Morley, and impressed upon him the policy
of an oblique method of procedure with
reference to land purchase and the neces-
sity and importance of providing for the
question of local control and limitation
in the application of funds.
He agreed with me-" says Parnell, land
l offered to move on the first reading of the
bill an amendment in favor of this local
control, advising, if this was rejected, that
it might be left to the Radicals on second
reading to oppose the principle of the
measure. I left Morley under the i'm
preston that this would be my duty, but
in addition he made remarkable pro-
posal.
Referring to the probable approaching
victory of the Liberals, he suggested some
considerations as to the future OF the Irish
party. and asked me whether l would be
willing to assume the Office of Chief Secre-
tary for Ireland, or whether | would allow
another member of my party to take the
position. He also put before me the de-
STABILITY of filling one of the law Of
fees of the Crown in Ireland by legal
member of my party. l told him, amazed
as l was at the proposal. that / could not
agree to forfeit in any way the independ.
ence of the party or its members that the
Irish people had trusted me because they
believed the declaration l made at Cork in
1880 represented my conviction, and that
would on no account depart from it."
In conclusion, Parnell says: n do not
believe any action of the Irish people in
supporting me will endanger the home
| rule course, or postpone the establishment
of an Irish Parliament But if ever the
| danger was to be realized l believe the
Irish people throughout the world would
agree with ME, that postponement would
be preferable to compromise of our ma
tional rights by the acceptance of meas
IRE which would not realize the aspira-
| tinns of our race