Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-12-05
PARNELL IN STATU QUO,
Still Running Things All His
Own Way. -rrs.-.-.
THE TERMS OF HIS RETIREMENT.

Upon Gladstone.
LONDON, Dec. 5.-The meeting Of the
Nationalist Thursday was an excited one
and all sorts Of rumors were afloat in the
corridors of the house Of commons as tc
what was being done by the Irish members
IL was confidently given out late in the
afternoon that the Clancy proposal had
been rejected, involving a defeat for Mr..
Parnell, and great was the rejoicing OF the
anti-Parnellites over the news. This jubi.
lation was reflected in the editorials OF the
papers hostile to the Irish leader. Upon
the Adjournment Of the meeting, however,
1t was learned that the proposal for con-
ference with Mr.. Gladstone and the other
Liberal leaders had been carried. and that
matters were taking on an aspect more
favorable to Mr.. Parnell The joy Of Mr..
Parnelps enemies was again turned 10
dismay, as il has been more than once be.
fore in this bitter contest in which the
mastery fighting qualities OF the descend.
ant Of "Old Ironsides" have been SO con
spicuously developed.
What WIN Gladstone Dor
There is still much doubt, however. that
Mr. Gladstone will give any assurances
whatever as TO what the Liberals will do
in the event of Mr.. Parnell's retirement
for more or less indefinite period Be
the outcome of the conference what IL
may, nevertheless the appointment of the
committee Is in itself victory for Mr..
Parnell, securing the delay which he de-
sires, if nothing more The adherents of
Mr.. Parnell were also cheered by the ac-
tion of the Catholic medical students in
declaring their loyalty to their old leader.
Several other assurances of support were
also received from Ireland
Salisbury on the Situation.
In his Waterford speech, Lord Salisbury
asked what right Messrs Healy, Sexton
and others who were trying to hound Mr..
Parnell to earth had to pose rs apostles OF
domestic purity. First they backed Mr..
ParneH and then the Seventh command
ment, changing from horse to another with
as much indifference as man hedging on
race course changes when be hears some
thing detrimental to his fayorite.
IF, said Lord Salisbury, "the enthusi-
asm of the Healyites is disinterested. ii IA
worthy Of the highest applause; but IL it
is merely a screen for political maneuvers
it is worthy of the deepest condemnation. .
The speaker continued to denounce the
Gladstonians for offering the chief sacre-
taryship for Ireland to Parnell while the
foulest things were alleged OF him when
Capt. O'Shea's divorce suit was pending
Would any one, be asked, select as part
ner, banker or agent a man against whom
an action for swindllng was pendingf
Lord Salisbury sarcasticaliy referred to
Mr. Gladstone's recollection of his inter
view with Mr.. Parnell at Hawarden last
November, and recalled the differences be-
tween Lord Carnarvon and Mr.. Parnell as
to what occurred between them at their
confidential interview some years ago. No
Liberal, said the speaker, then thought it
a scandal to believe Mr. Parnell IS state
ment, and why should they think so nowf
Gladstone's Ingenious Proposals.
Referring to the proposals in regard to
Irish affairs then made by Mr. Gladstone,
as diyulged by Mr. parnell, Lord Salisbury
declared that the land question would be a
subordinate one if the Irish parliament
had control OF the police, because the con
troll of the police includes the control Of
all legislation in regard to property Mr..
Gladstone's proposals we're ingenious, and
Ire was surprised that Parnell's virtue had
compelled him to refuse them Had they
been carried into effect every landlord in
Ireland would have concluded that it
would be very advantageous bargain to
sell his lands at one-tenth their present
value. Cheers and laughter.)
His Sympathy for Parner.
Lord Salisbury showed at great length
the objections TO allowing self governed
Ireland to send thirty-two members to in
terfere in English politics after the reyela-
tions made recently touching the kind of
men Irish Representatives are, and remind
ed his audience that when the English
government was defeated it was always by
a majority much under thirty-two. His
lordship debated upon the folly Of entrust-
ing the government of Ireland to such
men Mr.. Gladstone, he said, proposed to
withhold land legislation How long did
he suppose that would be possibleP An
Irish parliament would refuse supplies and
then what would he do9
Dwelling upon what he called the pol
icy Of double shufflen the speaker de-
clared that the disgusting details OF the
O'Shea divorce case were not the real cause
of the antagonism between the powerful
furies now ranged against each other Mr..
Gladstone was bent upon the impossible
enterprise Of uniting the English Liberal,
who is dead against separation, and the
Irish Nationalist, who cares for nothing
else. He only succeeded while things were
quiet by reticence and the use of ambigu-
GUS language.
II care not. said his lordship, "whether
Parnell wins or not. 1t may be a weak
ness Of human nature, but perhaps pre-
fer a man fighting desperately for his life
to a crew whom he has made, and who are
now against him."
Balfour's Help for ireland.
In the house of commons last evening
Mr.. Balfour moved a vote OF 95,0O0 to pro.
vide seed and potatoes for distressed Irish
cultivators. The money, he explained, was
not to be distributed as a gift, but as a
loan Any one paying ready cash for the
seed potatoes provided by the government
would receive a discount of 20 per cent
This was a small part only of the measures
which the government contemplated for
the purpose of meeting the impending dis
tress. 1t was now clear that as the winter
progressed there would be great pressure
upon the poor law authorities, who would
be unable alone TO cope with the trouble
The government proposed to aid them by
labor on the construction OF
in the counties Of Cork, Kerry,
Galway, Mayo, Donegal and Glare. The
contractors would employ the people in the
vicinity Of their homes as rule, and where
they lodged them at the works they would |
send weekly remittances to their families
IN the localities where suffaring axisted