The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-29
TO THE .'' PE6p[ II
He Pleads for Retention as Leader
Of the Home Rule
Party.
He Makes Public Several Conf
dential Interviews With Glad
stone and Morley.
Apparent Conviction That He and the
Cause Arc Inseparable-A Major.
ity Against Him.

WAA0P0A0Eo VI b00 uOeI0 party ~ mas Do
come necessary for me, a. leader Of TIL
Irish party, to take counsel with you, and
having given you knowledge which is in m!
possession. ask your Judgment upon mat
ter which now solely devolves upon you I,
decide. The letter from Gladstone t,
Morley, written for the purpose Of influ-
encing the decision Of the Irish party in th,
choice Of leader. and claiming for the lib
| erals and their leaders the right of vets
upon that choice, is the Immediate cause o.
this address, the purpose of which is to re-
mind you and your parliamentary repre-
sentatives that Ireland considers the inde-
pendence Of her party as her only safeguard
within tho constitution and above and be-
yond all other considerations whatever"
Parnell then tells how, at Hawarden, last
November, he received from Gladstone thu
details of that gentleman's and colleagues
proposal with regard to home rule, in the
event of the next general election favorine
the liberal party. Upon the subject Of the
retention Of Irish members in the imperial
parliament, Gladstone told him that in or
der to conciliate English public opinion il
would be necessary to reduce Irish repre-
sentation from 1O8 to thirty-two upon the
settlement of the land question. Gladstone
tempt to settle the matter by imperial leg
islation on the lines of the land purchase
bill Of '86, he would not undertake to put
any pressure upon his own side: in other
words, that the Irish legislature was not to
be given power Of solving agrarian diff
culties.
With regard to the control Of the Irish
constabulary, it was stated by Gladstone
that in view Of the necessity of conciliating
English public opinion, it would be neces-
sary to leave this force to the appointment
OF its officers under control of imperial au-
thority for an indefinite period, while the
funds for it's maintenance would be com
pulsorily provided out of the frish revenue.
With regard to the retention Of Irish
members, Parnell holds that with the con-
cession of full powers to an Irish legisla
ture, equivalent to those enjoyed by state
of the American union, the number and
position of the members so retained would
become question of imperial concern,
and not Of pressing or immediate import
ance for the interest of Ireland, but that
with the important and all enRr0ssing sub
jects of aRrarian reform, constabulary
control and judiciary appointments should
be left either under imperial control or to-
tally unprovided for. 1t would be the
height OF madness for any Irish leader to
sent to. disband ap army which
had cleared the way to victory.
Il further undertook says Parneli, TO
use every legitimate influence to reconcile
Irish public opinion to the gradual coming
into force of new privileges and to the post
ponements necessary for English opinion
with regard to constabulary control, and
judicial appointment, but strongly dis
sented from the proposed reduction Of the
number OF members during the interval Of
probation and pointed to the absence OF
any suitable prospect of land settlement by
parliament as constitutional and the over
whelming drug upon the prospects of per-
manent peace and prOsps rity In Ireland"
At the conclusion Of the interview Par
nell was informed that at the pending gem
eral election Gladstone and his colleagues
were agreed that silence should be pre-
served with regard to these points Of diner
ence. The absence Of any provision for
settlement Of the agrarian question; of any
Pcrnell says, filled him with concern and
apprehension. On the introduction Of
government at the commencement
Of last session, Morley conferred with him
and having regard to the avowed absence OF
any policy on ne part Ct the liberals. Par
direct challenge Of the principle Of state
aided land purchase. and that they should
direct our efforts ON the second reading to
the association Of the principle of local
control. In this, Morley agreed with him
but was at the same time hampered BY ths
extreme section of his party, led by Labou-
chere. In subsequent interviews he I'M
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