Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-02
A TRUMP CARD.
Salisbury Proposes to Play 1t to
Gain Popular Support
A Conditional Discharge to the Mel
Under Life Sentences for
Fenian 0utrages.
Mr. Baliour Thinks the Prisoners are Angels
Compared with the National Members
OF Parliament.
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LONDON, Nov. lit is stated this
evening on the authority of leading
ministerialist that on the first day of the
coming session OF parliament, Queen
Victoria. upon the recommendation of
Lord Salisbury will, as an act of grace,
grant Il conditional discharge TO all the
men undergoing life sentences for par
ticip alton in the earlier Fenian move
ments. BaIfour has more than once ex-
pres ;ed the opinion that these misguided
men were angels compared with the
Nationalist members OF parliament,
especially such men as
O'BRIEN AND DILLON.
1t is claimed by the Tories that such
dispensatiOn OF the royal prrroSatlTe
would he intensely popular III Ireland.
The Liberals claim that since DIvltt's
revelations regarding the manner in
which these unfortunate enthusiasts
were duped by the British government
officials and the mea in their employ, IL
can only be considered a simple act OF
justice, though somewhat tardg in exe-
cution. The unexpected character of
the proposal to pardon these alleged
Feuians Is peculiarly significant just now
when regarded i'll connection with the
very strong and cIrcumstantial rumors of
dissolution at Easier.
Bailour returned to Dublin last night.
To Il correspondent who questioned him
regarding
HIS WESTERN TOUR
he replied i'll substance: ''Ay reception
has been friendly. in some instances l
may say cordial, but no better than I
anticipated from what knew and be-
lieved of the Irish people, whose charac-
ter | am sure is far from beng fairly re-
presented by the men whom Parneli has
selected TO represent them, and but
comparatively small portion of whom /
believe are in deliberate sympathY with
the moollighters, boyoOtterS, mutils-
tors and torturers of animals, village ty-
rants and village ruffiaus, aud all the
miscellaneous cOhOrt OF criminals whose
operations have brought so much misery
upon this part of the United Kingdom.
have carefully aud closely inquired
INTO the failure CT the potato crop, AMI
visited the districts where that failure
was
SAID TO BE MOST EVIDENT,
and an fully convinced that the re-
sources of local relief, supplemented by
government aid and by the opportunities
for industry which the government pro-
poses. and is taking steps to provide,
will be ample TO deal with the emergency
aud prevent any serious suffering.
In reply to q question as to tue politi-
cal condition of Ireland, Mr.. Balfour
answered: "A!though I went about
freely enough and unguarded, L did not
have the fortune to meet with even an
unciyii denonstrat ion, and the iuforma-
ton given me, as well as my personal
obsprvatiou, left no doubt IN my mind
that the land purchase bill will be &C.
cepted by the vast majority of the peas
antry es remedy for the conditions of
which they now complain, 80 far as leg
islatiou
CAN EFFECT A REMEDY.
{ believe that to-day the incubus of
the terror inspired By the plan ot-cam-
paign conspirators could be lifted from
the breasts of the people any way con-
ceru me. have not read the stories,
but 1 understand substantially they
make certain accusations against Glad
stones government. l presume that IL
such 10 the case, Gladstone aud his asso-
eiateswill take such steps as they may
deem necessary and proper. For me TO
offer any comment would be decidedly
improper.
'Perhaps the most satisfactory feature
of my journey, Balfour concluded,
''has been the Willingness of the people
everywhere TO offer real and practical
suggestions as to the improvement of the
condition OF ireland In this respect
the people present q notable contrast to
their representatives In the house of
commons. have never been able to ex-
tract from the latter an opinion which
any responsible minister would think
worth considering with regard to those
questions of the socinl and material well
fare of their constituents which ought TO