Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-22
LORD SALISBURY.
He MAKES A POWERFUL SPEECH AT
The PRIMROSE CLUB.
The Political, situation In Ireland from,
the Premier's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
"Peacs and Prosperity"
lBy AnrlO-Amoricnn cable % the Dispatch.

fBy Anglo-American cable to the Dispatch.l
LoSDos, April 21.--At the annual meeting
ofthe Primrose League tonight Lord Sails
bury .ead carefully prepared speech.
Referring to the political situation, Lord
Salisbury said that though the present
aspect of affairs was encouraging the Con-
seryatives must not doa the srmor. The
Irish question was one which this genera
ton must solve. Lord Salisbury did not
believe that the coming general election
would solve the question. adding that
whichever way the elections went he could
promise that the other party would have
no rest, so far az the Irish question was
concerned. tGreat cheerlngl. .
Lord Salisbury said that, thanks To Mr..
Balfour. there had been five years OF reso-
lutte government in Ireland, which coun;
try was now enjoying state OF peace ana
prosperity which it had not known Tor
years.
AaRElT BLOW.
The Times, Lord Salisbury said, had done
| enormous service to the community at
large in showing Mr.. Parnelps connection
with the most violent Irish agitators. Inc
speaker also said that be would regard Mr.:
Parnelrs success as one of the greatest
blows which the empire could receive, anu
he added the success of the anti-Parneliites
would be no less injurious. :,
They knew, said Salisbury, that Mr..
Parnell had the sympathy and that he re-
| ceiyed the money of American conspirators,
while Mr.. Mccarthy. they were also aware,
represented the secular efforts OK some
| people who held high spiritual rank In the
Romish Church. LApplause.I
DANGERS FROM POLITICAL MINISTERS.
! After the applause which his last remark
called forth had subsidized Lord Salisbury
| said that he had not the slightest intention
in anything which he had SAID of speaking
Indignantly of Roman Catholics, but ne
| desired to warn them of the dangers which
| arose from the ministers of any religion
using their positions as religious teachers
as means Of figuring as political leaders.
| tCheersl
| CONTRAST.
He thought that the reverence and re-
| spect due to the Bishops would disappear
when they had behind them the familiar
features of Mr.. Schnsdhorst, the organ
| izing chief of the Central Liberal Associa-
ton. Could they imagine, continued
Lord Salisbury, the Archbishop OF Canter-
bury summoning the Protestant clergy 70
resolve upon a change in the lead
| ership of the Conservative partyH
daughter. He would certainly demur at
| such an exercise of influence, and he would
not be alone IN demurring. Imagine an
English clergyman denouncing from the
altar every Liberal in his parish, and the
London clergy leading their submissive
focks 20 the polls under threats of spiritual
consequences in case they refused.
SECULAR EccLEsIAsTIcs.
In Great Britain this was impossible.
Yet the English electorate were asked TO
place Ireland under this hybrid, secular
| oaa1n-;aatsnaI N doing thew
would place their brethren of the North
of Ireland under q novel, monstrous power
from which they would receive no mercy.
| ICheers.J Lord Salisbury concluded by
advising a COURAGEOUS, unhagging pursuit
of the objects and aims of the Primrose
League.
A CAUSE TO MAINTAIN.
There we're times of great danger before
them. The society had great cause to
maintain. 1t had been raised up at a
critical period of England's necessities to
defend principles having the sanction OF
centuries. and thus defeat the wild, fan
tastlc imaginations which were leading
astray many communities in many parts
of the world.
TIE OUTLOOK IN IRELAND.
LONDON, April 21.-The reports OF the
McCarthyite members of the House OF
Commons who have canvassed the whole
of Ireland have been collated. 1t is calcu;;
lated from these reports that general
election in Ireland will GUST twenty-six
Parnellite members of Parliament, in
Guiding Mr.. Parnell himself. Mr. Parnelrs
nominees would probably capture three
seats-Dublln, Mayo, and Clare--while the
Unionists are expected to defeat Messrs;
Mccarthy, Sexton, Henry Campbell, and
I William Redmond, and Sir Thomas Graf
tan-Esmonde. This would leave the
strengtn of the different parties as fol.
lows McCarthyites, "; Parnelhtes, o;
Unionists, %.