Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-29
PRrneIi Heard From.

PRrneli Heard From
LONDON. Nov. 2S.-PGrnell las issued
the following manifesto:
To the Irish Peope-The integrity and
Independence of section Of the Irish
parliamentary party having been ap-
pnrently Slapped and destroyed by wire
pullers of the Liberal party, Il
has become necessary for me as
leader of the Irish party to take counsel
with you, and having gwen you the
knowledge which is N my possession to
ask your judgment upon matter which
now totally lies upon you TO decide. The
letter from Gladstone to Morley written
for the purpose of influencing the decis-
ion of the Irish party in the choice of
their lender. and claiming for the Lib
erals the right Of veto upon that choice,
is the Immediate cause of this address,
the purpose of which is to remind you
and your parliamentary representatives
that Ireland considers the
INDEPENDENCE OF HER PARTY
as her only safe guard within the consti-
tuition and above and beyond all other
considerations whatsoever. The threat in
that letter repeated so insolently in
many English platforms and in numer-
Gus British newspapers, that unless
Ireland comedies tho right of veto TO
England, SHE will indefinitely postpone
her chance of obtaining home rule, COM
pels me, while not for u moment admit
ting the slightest possibility Of such
loss. to put before your in
formation what until now, SO
far as my colleagues are concerned,
has been solely i'm my po session, and
which enables you TO understand the
measure of loss with which you are
IN
me TO the English wolves now bowling
for my destruction. In November of
last year, in response TO repeated long
standing requests, / visited Gladstone at
Hawarden and received the details OF
THE INTENDED PROPOSALS
of himself and his colleagues of the late
Liberal cabinet with regard to home rule
in the event the next general election
favored the Liberal party. 1t is IN
necessary for me TO do more at present
than direct you to certain points of
these details which will be generally
recognized embracing ele-
ments vital for your information.
aud in the formation of your
judgment. These vital points of diff
ference may be suitably arranged and
considered under the following heads:
/. The retention of Irish members In
The settlement of the land or
agrarian difficulty in ireland.
3. The control of the Irish ooDstabu-
larry.
4. The appointment Of the judiciary.
including the judges OF the supreme
court, county court judges and resident
magistrates.
Upon the subject of the retention of
irish members in parliament, Gladstone
told me that the opinion, and
the unanimous opinion, of his
colleagues and himself recently
arrived at after most mature considera-
ton of the alternative of the proposals
was that in order to concliate English
public opinion It would be necessary TO
reduce the Irish representation from 1913
TO thirty-two.
Upon the settlement of the land ques-
ton, it was Nelo that the Irish legisla-
ture was ut to be given the power of
solvency.
THE AGRARIAS DIFFICULTY,
with regard 10 the Irish coustubuiarv, IL
was stated by Gladstone that, in view of
the necessity of conciliating English pub
lie opinion, he and his colleagues felt that
II would be- necessary TO leave the appoint
ment of its officers under the control of
imperial authority for q period. while |
funds for its maintenance, payment and |
equipment would be corg puIsorily pro-
Tided out of the Irisn revenues.
period OF ten or twelve years was |
sug gested as the limit of time during |
which the appointment of the judges and |
resident magistrates should be retained |
IN the hands of the imperial authority.
have now given O short account of |
what l gathered of Gladstone's views
and fln-a nf |
hours conversation at Hawsrden. a con-
versation which am bound TO admit was
mainlT monopolized bv Gladstone, AMI |
now come TO my own expressions of opin-
ion upon the questions discussed. |
Firstly, with regard 10 the
RETENTION OF IRISH MEMBERS.
the position which | have always |
adopted, and which then represented,
IS that with the CONCESSION of full powers
20 Irish legislation equivalent to those
enjoyed by the states of the American
Union. the number and position of the
members so retained will become q ques-
ton OF immaterial concern and |
not OF pressing or immedi-
ale Importance for the Interests
OF Ireland; but with the important and
all engrossing subjects of agrarau re-
form, Coustabulary control and judiciary
control or totally unprovIded for, il
would he the height OF madness for an
Irish leader 10 initiate Gruttan's exam
PIE and consent TO disbaud au army
which has
CLEARED THE WAY TO VICTORY.
! further undertook TO use every lPgit-
innate influence 10 reconcile Irish public
opinion To the gradual coming into force
OF the new privileges, and to the post
ponement necessary for English oppos;-
ton with regard to ronstRbulary @ utroi |
and judicial appointments, but l strongly
d!ssenied from the proposed reduction of
the number OF members during the in
treval of probation and l pointed to
tne ansence of any suita BILE prospect of
land settlement BY either parliament as
constitutional, and the overwhelming
drag upon the prospects of permanent
peace and prosperity in Ireland. At the
conclusion of the interview | was in
formed that Gladstone and all his COL |
leagues were entirely agreed that in the
pending general election silence should
be absolutely preserved with regard to
any points of difference on the question