The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-24
Tho Political Situation In England
and Ireland.
THE SELECTION OF JOHN REDMOND
To Succeed Pnrncli for Cork q Good
Political NEovc-..TLc Final Hope for
J nee Rests with Michael Davitt.
Dir. Gladstonc's Schcmc-..Storms In
England-..Thc Damage Very Great.
Matters OF Interest from tho Old
World.

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LONDON, Oct. 23.-Mr. Gladstone has
revised his homo rule bill. Maturcd
during long period OF consideration
by himscli and discussed in detail by
probable colleagues OF tho next Liberal
ministry, the measure has now assumed
such definite form as to enable Mr..
Gladstone Mt any moment to place it
before tho country. Earl Spencer, Mr..
Morley and Sir William Vernon lIar-
court have aided him in shaping the
political features, while Lord Herschell
especially attended to the legal andcon-
stitutional form OF the scheme.
AS to what time tho schcms in detail
will be divulgcd depends upon tho fa;e
and characte: OF the governments Irish
local government measure, but the fact
that the scheme has been perfected and
is expected to be announced by Mr..
Morley next week will deprive the
unionists OF their stock argument that
Mr.. Gladstone has no definite idea OF
what tho bin will be and that his col
leagues throughout the country. relying
upon him, would take q leap in the
dark. When the general election
comes tho issuc will be fought on
definitely declared home rule lines.
TIE PROVISIONS. n
Regarding the principles OF the new
measure, enough has been officially as
certaincd TO enable one to state that it
gives the proposed Irish legislature
fuller powers than did the bill OF 1885.
1t retains the lower and upper houses
OF the Irish parliament, vests the ap-
pointment OF the judiciary in the Irish
executive and maintains n larger repre-
sentation OF Ireland in the imperial
parliament. The complete questions OF
financial relations and the control OF
the police are also settled.
Now that John Redmond is the ac-
knowledged leader OF the Parncllitcs,
only McCarthyite partisans decry the
choice OF the party. Impartial observ-
crs OF John lRcdmond's career concur in
testifying to his ability and molcsty OF
character. In these respects he ought
not to be confounded with his Shower
brother, William, who is always ready
to push to the front. Mr.. ParneIl
selected John Redmond as one
having qualities kindred to his
own. lie is a good platform speaker
and an able parliamentary debatpr 1t
is not probable, however that he will de-
yelop capacity equal to sustaining the
life Of his faction against such tremen-
dous odds. The present game OF the
McCarthyites is an attempt to blight
the budding influence OF John Red
mond by branding him as 4 traitor to
Mr.. Parncll. Mr.. Dillon, in his
speech at Wexford, aimed to unmask
Redmond. He said it was notorious that
Redmond was about to desert Parnell
just before the latter was stricken down
and had refused to accompany his lead
er to speak ut Lislowel and Creagh.
FLAvINs SELECTION.
The selection OF Mr.. Flavin to oppose
John Redmond III Cork increases the
hopes OF the Parnellitcs. Mr.. Flavin,
who is 4 man Of good rcpute and a town
councillor, relies mainly on the support
VI lilc pllcSls, pub utlNDcr OF inc llu-
nicipal officials and the mass oil the cit
liens are against him. The final hope
Of the restoration OF party unity
rests with Michael Davitt. Ii
he rcirains from throwing his whole
influence OIL the side OF the Mccarthy.
ties and uses his personal power in 4
quiet policy OF Cancellation, he will in
time reconcile the Irish party. Ii he
asscnts to contest Kilkenny, thus
throwing the gauge Of battle to the Par
ncllitcs, the icud will be eternal.
Timothy Ilealy, in passing through
London to visit the dynamter, Egan,
in Portland prison, asked Tor and OBJ
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