Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-03-18
GLADSTONE AND ERIN.
His Interesting Speech on the
Irish Situation.
DEFEAT PREFERRED TO PARNELL.

MIR. Gladstone Says That the Irish Leader
Forgot 10 Mention in His American
Manifesto rhat He Hed The support
Of tho Tory Press in Ens4and.
LoNDoN, March is.-In his speech az
Hastings Mr. Gladstone said he found
little to blame in the recent foreign policy
OF Lord Salisbury He severely condemn
ed the course pursued by Mr. Goschen, as
chancellor Of the exchequer, in concoeting
fictitious surpluses and ooncealing the cx-
penditures from parliament ia order to
manufacture a satisfactory budget Ten
millions of pounds had been sot apart 10
1852 for expenditures on the navy, the pay
ment of the money TO be extended over
ten years
Mr. Gladstone made the point THAI L was
iniudicious TO anticipate in this way. asthe
changes ia naval architecture ia the course
Of ten years might make useless an
the prodigal expenditure Mo woman
ever thought Of buying dresses ten years
ahead, when the chances were that the
fashions would keep on changing
Irish Questions Touched.
Turning TO Irish questions, Mr. Glad.
stone said that the present condition Of The
Irish parliamentary party WIS the result
| of long series of events. Il coald not be
| disputed that the members Of party were
| bound TO sink individual preferences and
\ defer 60 the action OF the majority
Mr. parnell had said he (Mr Giadstone)
had opposed the claims OF the labor candi.
| dates in consequence Of his obhgHtaon to
the Liberal leaders That statement was
| untrue
Always with Labor Candidates.
"On the contrary, . said Mr. Gladstone
II have been ever ready 60 support the
/ claims OF labor candidates After slight
| allusion to the divorce court proceedings
| Mr. Gladstone said that the Liberals were
| ready 90 face defeat to the full extent IL
necessary rather thun create constitu-
| tional leadership in Ireland under such
guidance as that Of parnell.
ParneIi's Dangerous Language.
Regarding the statement that he had de
nounced Mr.. parnel in October, 1881 Mr.
Gladstone said it was true. lie had de
nounced Mr.. parnell severely then be
cause Mr.. parnell more than once used
language dangerous to the integrity Of the
empire respecting total separation from
Ireland. Since that time he had actively
co-operated with Mr. parnell
Mr. Gladstone also stated that when
Mr.. parnell returned from Kiimainham
\ jail 20 take his seat in parliament tse Mr.
Gladstone) never heard Of him repeating
D his dangerous language regarding the
o separation Of Ireland from the empirp
The Iiberals' Home Rule Plan.
The Liberal party now advocated home
rule, but It was home rule based upon
! giving ireland control Of hor locad HTairs
while maintaining the integrity OF ~.
empire.
II any fresh plan Of home rule was To be
proposed, he trusted that it would be
& founded on rigid fidelity TO those bases,
g neither Of which can be justiiialsiy separ.
: ated. Mr. Gladstone commented on the
g excellent work done on the bases Of home
rule and the integrity of the empire. The
4 Liberal party was conscious that the sue
e cess of home rule depended upon 1t.
The Irish Party's leadership.
AS to the leadership Of the Irish party
!. il was for the Irish people to judge. In
! his American manifesto Parnell seemed &c
!. put forward many questionable claims
(. and TO reckon upon sources of strength
q which, perhaps he did not possess. Fl,
: forgot, however to inform the Irish
= Americans that he now had the support o
/. the Tory press.
Mr.. Gladstone expressed his regret thai
! Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien were incar
cerated but they were not complaining
= he was glad TO say, Of III treatment. Mr.
! Gladstone also condemned Mr.. Balfour'.
/ methods Of dealing with public assemble.
in Ireland. The speech covered the Irisl
question very fully. Mr.. Gladstone spok,
Of Hartlepool as showing that the ldhera
party was never solder, more self pos
!, sessed or more determined.
Not In the Tory Intellect
81 Regarding remark attributed 70 Mr.
Il Parnell to the effect that it might be timl
\ to think of Tory allies, Mr. Gladstone said
4 "That game has been played once an,
q found failure. If the Tories would Civ
I home rule to Ireland corresponding to tn
u definition have given ! would support it
\ but it is not in the Tory intellect"