Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-30
Gladstone Issues Reply Denying tn,
Statements Made.


LONDON, November 29th Gladstone and
Morley both dispute Parneil's version of
the negotiations between them in regard to
home rule and other matters concerning
Ireland, and hey will at an early date re-
pu6iaie his statements.
Sexton and Healy are taking the opinion
of each Irish member Of Parliament as to
the ACCESSIBILITY of organizing a movement
for an alliance of the anti-Painellites with
Gladstone.
In an interview to-day, Henry Labou-
chere, member of Parliament and editor of
Truth, said it would be charitable to sup.
pose Parnell mad. 1t is inc possible to sup
pose that a sane man with any sense of
honor or patriotism would issue a mani
festo so dishonoring to himself and so in
furious to his country's cause.
FINAL ACT OF SUICIDE.
LONDON. November 29th.-The Star
Home Rule commenting on ParnelPs
manifesto, says it is the final act of sui
eide Its malignant tone and INSCRIPTIONS
ness, the deadly mischief of its purpose
and its rigid, calm STYLE invest with terrible
force The spectacle of his death as public
man. There is much of bideous levity in
The document in which Parnell wipes his
pen across the treaty giving England peace
and Ireland home rule. Happily, Parnell
is an isolated factor. The Irish party has
its billions, O'Briens and Healys, as well as
its Parnell Until these men meet and de.
eide upon the rupture of the relations ex-
isting between the Nationalist and the
Liberals, ii is needless to talk of the DISCO
luton of ties which can never be dissolved
by the act OF one man.
PARNELL SCORED BY GLADSTONE.
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issued a reply to Parnelrs manifesto in
which he denies in toto the statements
made by the Irish leader in regard TO the
retention of Irish members in the Imperial
Parliament, the settlement of the land or
the agrarian. difficulty in Ireland, the con-
troll of the Irish constabulary, and the ap-
pointment of the judiciary in Ireland.
Gladstone says he will not apply single
epithet to Parnell, not being his judge. He
believes, however, he showed by his course
in the matter of the special Commission
appointed to investigate the charges made
against Parnell growing out CT the
Pigott letters, that he had no disposition to
do Parpell an injustice. Gladstone then
comes to a recital OF the proposal alleged by
Parnell in his manifesto to have been made
to him during his visit to Gladstone at
Hawarden, last November, in respect to the
rule in the event of the Liberal party win
ming at the next general election. Glad
stone declares that not single suggestion
was offered by him TO Parnell, either as
formal or as a final one. The conversation
then held was a statement perfectly free,
without prejudice, of points on which
Gladstone or such OF his colleagues as he
thought were inclined to believe the home
rule plan of 1883 could be improved, and
concerning which he was DESTROYS to know
whether any serious objection had risen il
the mind of Parnell. To none of these
suggestions did Parnell raise serious objee-
ton.
Gladstone denies that he made the state
ments which ParGel's memory ascribes to
him, or anything substantially resembling
them, either as to the retention of Irish
members in the Imperial Parliament, or
the settlement of the land question or
agrarian difficulties, or the control of the
Irish constabulsry, and the appointment of
Irish judiciary. The conversation between
them was strictly confidential. To pub
fish even true account is 10 break the seal
of confidence which alone renders political
cooperation possible. Every suggestion
made to Parnell was from written memo
randa, to which Gladstone can refer.
Neither Parnell nor himself was bound by
the conversation 10 the absolute acceptance
of the proposals csnvassed. During the
year that has since elapsed he has never re-
ceived from Parnell any intimation of the
alteration of his views regarding any of
them.
In conclusion, Gladstone says he always
held, both in public and private, that the
National party of Ireland ought to remain
entirely independent of the Liberal party of
Great Britain. 1t is their duty and his
duty. conformably with the spirit of Graf
tan and O'Connell, to study all the adj
iustments in the great matter OF home rule,
which may tend to draw to their side mod
crate and equitable men. But for him TO
propose any measure, except such as Ire
land could approve on lines already LAID
down. would be faulty as regards himself,
land treachery TO the Irish nation, in which,
even by the side of Parnell. be can claim to
take interest.
INTERVIEW WITH DAyITT.
LONDON, November 29th.-MichaelD avitt
was interviewed regarding the political
crisis. He said: The Parnell manifesto
is the last desperate move. | do not see
how Parnell could have struck Ireland
worse blow. He is furious against ma.
iority of his party, and in his anger against
them and Gladstone his letter runs amuck.
According to him, number OF members
of his own party are false, and Gladstone
and English Liberal wire pullers are
scheming against him."
Davitt, further referring to Parnells cry
against the Hawarden proposals, said he
agreed in 1856 to the clauses of the bill en-
tirely excluding the Irish representation,
and retaining for time the Imperial con-
troll of the police and judiciary. The Ha-
warden appeals were as bad when made as
now. Why didn't he appeal before
Davitt says Parnell has shattered all the
hopes for home rule for Ireland for years,
simply for personal ends and revenge, Just
as in 1882 be shattered the Land League to
get out of the Kilmainham Jail. and pre-
pared in 1885 to smash his party and de-
bauch the institutions of his country to
thrpst OsShea IN the Galway electors