New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-27
POPULAR OBSERVATIONS.
CRITICISM OF MR.. GLADSTONE.

CRITICISM OF MR. GLADSTONE.
A CORRESPONDENT WHO THINKS THE HBERAL
LEADER SHOULD HAVE MORE THAN HE GErs.
TO the Editor ofThe Tribune.
Sir: Your correspondent, A. II. G., must not Only
have n very high opinion OF his own mental Capacity
but he must also have very low conception of inc W.
dependence OF The Tribune, when ne ASKS you W cur
poy tho editorial scissors In cutting out OF Mr.
smaeys letters everything that reflects on MT. uho
stone Who or what Is the British ex-Prime Minister
that he must not be subject TO the criticism TO winch
everv publc man has to snbmitl A. ii. &. appears To
be one of those people who think Mr. Gladstone can 90
no wrorig There many OF them In the BRUSH
Empire (thank God they not in the Majority IL
Mr. Gladstone to-day says black Is black ana 10 70
morrow says 1t is white, the motley crew 1910" h,
like flock OF sheep, fall down on their Knees ana
cry ont "Great Is Diana OF HawardeD.' Ihe whoe
Of the NewYork press does not give as correct an QUIZ
line of British opinion Is The Tribune gives IN mr.
smaleys letters. 1t In the opinion OF DIT. uiao
stone and his id0lat0rs most wicked ana o'ao"'"'
act for Lord Beaconseld during the hussiah sca'o W
bring the indian troops to Malta but some h'e OF e,A
years LATER during Che Soudan troubles IL was hs"'
holy and patriotic act for Mr. Gladstone to bring inc
same troops to Alden. Mr. Gladstone Is the most ii'
consistent politician Il could not call HIM states
mani that ever swayed the desnes of the British E-
pire. challenge your correspondent In the "noie
range Of British history To name o man VIM
has so often turned his back upon MN
SELF Take the present question OF llome hu'c'
In 1881 the then Prime Minister made famous
speech in which he said crime logged the steps on
the Land League" and that Mr.. Parnel was marem"s
through raplne to the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF the Empife
He also said "the Of civilization are not
yet exhausted and believe am correct In saying
that within fory-eght hours Mr.. Parnell ana sohe
of his friends were under lock and key, ana very soon
after nearly 1000 OF them were In jail and were kept
there some six months merely on suspicion ana never
brought to trial. Did ever the bloody brutal Bal
four" do such a daStardly act! Immediately ai'er'
ward coercion act, that for vlrulence mas mad no
parallel for many year. passed under the difee
ton OF this great and good Compared 10 IT, me
act OF the present Government was mere MIX ana
water. Again in November, 1855, Mr. Gladstone up
pealed to the electors OF the Empire to give MIN
majority to enable him to defy Mr. Parnei ana al MS
works. The country did not respond to the voice Oh
the charmer but Mr. Parncll had eighty five votes to
dispose Of any these votes and to place him
self In power Mr.. Gladstone turned somersauit ara
became the champion Of that Home Rule WHICH ior
ffty-fve years previously he had consistently oppoeu
Home Rule may come, but IL will not come Dy Voees
In Parliament. 1t only be enforced by the whoe
power OF the British Army. The loyal minority VIII
not accept it any other terms. l am an irishman'
loving my country, and hate rebellion In any shape
and form, but maintain that the British Government
have right to force Home Rule on u.s. we say we arc
loyal subjects of Queen Victoria and that all laws you
make the execution Of which you keep In your own
hands we will obey II we think they are wrong VIC
will try to get them repealed, but we say you have no
right 10 place us under an executive that we know
would their power for our destruction VIII give
one or two facts that think will show any reasonable
man why we should resist Home Rule. when was
a boy at school, Belfast had population OF o3ooo,
Cork "a 900, Limerick 10000, Dublin 22S,ooo.
write from memory, but i know am substantially
nd I
that am materially wrong What are the facts now
Cork and Limerick have decreased Duohn mas
slightly increased but Belfast the great headquarters
of ant,Home Rule has increased five times, and it is
now in Its excise the third city In the BLUSH
Empire being on this point only exceeded by LONDON
and Liverpool the great cities Of Manchester and Gias
cow being q long way behind it. In fact, last year
Belfast's excise nearly as great Is 'ha'
obtained from all the rest Of Ireland ana Glasgow
added.
How comes It that Cork, with one of the best
harbors in the world, and Limerick, with the finest
waterway in Ireland have degenerated while Belfast
has converted q muddy river, up which only small
vessels come at full tide. into one which could bear
on Its bosom the largest steamers afoat? answer
cS SG he peus sa arts sS rs aS eS
inerce, while Belfast minded Its own business and
trusted to it's strong arm to make II In many respects
he largest shpbuildng yard in existence, rlyallng II
not excelling tne greatest the Clyde or the Tyne
ocean steamers afoat the Teutonic and the Majestic.
The loyalsts Of Ireland are about onefonrth In num-
wealth and industry of the country and to put IL very
mildly at least onehalf Of the education. IL Is likely
that they will willingly place that property and in
use Mr.. Parnells words that "dlrty little scoundrel"
Tim Healy is certain to be Lord Chancellor, and the
shrekng, breechess hero OF Tullamore will probably
be Home Secretary? j. Ii.
New-York Now 10, 1891.