Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-04

cribes 70 him, or anything substantially
resembling them, either as to the retention
III the Irish members in the imperial
parliament or as to the settlement of the
land question or the agrarian difficulties or
the control of the constabulary or the APP
pointment of the judiciary. The CONVEX.
sation between them was strictly contiden-
tial. To publish even true account is
to break the seal of confidence, which alone
renders political cooperation possible.
Every suggestion made to Mr.. Parncll was
from written memoranda to which Mr..
Gladstone can refer. Neither Parnell nor
himself was bound by the conversation to
ln absolute acceptance of the proposals
canyassed. During the year that had
since elapsed lie had never received from
Mr.. Parnell any intimation of any altera-
ton of his views regarding any of them.
In conclusion Mr.. Gladstone SAYS that
he has always held both in public and III
private that the National party Of Ireland
ought to remain entirely independent of
the Liberal party of Great Britain. II is
their duty and his duty, cunfnrmably with
the spirit of Graitan and OConnell, to
study all adjustments in the great matter
of Home Rule which may tend to
draw to their side moderate and equitable
men. But for him to propose any measure
except such as Ireland could approve on
the lines already laid down would be
faulty as regards himself and treachery to
the Irish nation, in which even by the
side of Parnell he can claim to take an ill
tcrest.
DAvITT SAYS .PARNELL HAS SHATTERED ALL
HOPE or HOME RULE For YEARS.
LoNpoN, Nov a9.-Mr. Michael Davitt
was interviewed to-day regarding the pres
ent politcel crisis. He said "lt is all ter
ribly sad and sickening. If the Irish party
had been aware of the circumstances and
had acted with courage ut first, all would
have been well. They were bcwildered
and no wonder, here we are now in spin-
tiers. The PANEL manifesto is u last
desperate move. do not see how
he could have struck Ireland a worse
blow. He Is furious against majority of
his party, and in his anger against him
and Mr. Gladstone's letter, heruns amllck
According 70 him, a number Of the mem
bers of his own party are false and Mr.
Gladstone and English Liberal wire-pull-
ers are schcming against him. The Home
Rule proposals outlined at Hawardcn were
entirely inadequate, The last of these
is the most important in Mr..
Parnells opinion, but he forgets that he
agreed to similar proposals in the bill of
1886. He now declares against the cutting
down of Irish representation at Westmin-
ster, but in 1856 he agreed to clause "A Of
the bill which strictly excluded Irish repre-
tanning for time imperial control of the
police and judiciary. The land bill pro-
posed by Gladstone was quite apart from
the Home Rule question and was finally
abandoned Parnell thus convicts him
self. Why did he not make this appeal
before2 These hawarden proposals were
as bad then as now.
BESIDES" continued Mr. Davitt, 1--WE
have yet to know whether Mr. Parnell did
not agree to them. Mr., Gladstone Mr.,
Morley and, believe, Mr.. O'Brien were
parties to the company They are now
called upon To speak out. Meanwhile, no
matter what the manifesto may do for Mr..
Parnel's own position, he has shattered
all hope Of Home Rule for years and
that too for personal ends and revenge,
just as in 1889 he shattered the
Land League to get out of Kilmainham
.iail and was prepared in 1856 to smash his
party and debauch the institutions of his
country to thrust O'Shea on the Galway
electors. Nlessrs. Dillon, Ol3rien and
Sexton ought to dcpose him from the
leadership He has brought terrible dis
aster, butno tcompleteruin to Home Rule"