St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-22
PRIESTS ATTACKED.
Lord Salisbury Severely Crit
ieises Their Participation
in Matters of Politics.
The Success Of Parnell or His
Opponents Would Be Equal
ly Deplorable.
Bismarck Said to Favor an
Alliance With Russia
and Italy.
Baron Fava Is Accused Of
Wrongfully Translating
Rudini's Note.

LONDON, April 81. The annual meet
ing of thelGrand Habitation of the Prim-
rose League, organized in honor of Lord
Beaconsfield, and with the purpose of
propagating the Conservative doctrines
which he advocated, was held at Covent
Garden theater this afternoon. An i'm
mense aSSemblage of Conservatives,
which included many of the best known
men and women in England, was pres
ent. Referring to the political situa-
ton, Lord Salisbury said that, though
the present aspect of affairs was encOur-
aging, the Conservatives must not doff
their armor. The Irish question was
one which this generation must solve.
Lord Salisbury, however, did not be-
live that the coming general election
would solve the question, add
ing that whichever way the
elections went. he could promise
that the other party would have no rest,
SO far as the Irish question was con-
cerned. Continuing, Lord Salisbury
said that, thanks to Mr.. Balfour.
there has been five years of resolute
government in Ireland, which country
was now enjoying state of peace and
prosperity which it had not known for
years. The Times, Lord Salisbury said,
had done enormous service to the COM
munity at large i'll showing Mr.. Par
nelPs connection with the most violent
Irish agitatorS. The speaker also said
that he would regard Mr.. ParneiPs sue
cess as one of the greatest blows which
the empire could receive, and, he added,
the success of the anti-Parnelites would
be no less Injurious. They knew, said
Lord Salisbury, that Mr.. Parnell had
the sympathy and that he received the
money of
American COnspiratOrs.
while Mr.. Mccarthy, they were also
aware, represented the secular efforts of
some people who held high spiritual
rank in the ROmiSh church. 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 speak
ing Indignantly of Roman Catholics, but
he desired to warn them of the dangers
which arose from the ministers of any
religion using their positions as relig-
ious teachers as means of figuring as
political leaders. He thought that the
reverence and respect due to the bishops
would disappear when they had behind
them the familiar features of Mr..
Schnadhorst, the organizing chief of the
Central Liberal association. Could
they imagine, continued Lord Sails
bury, the archbishop of Canterbury
summonlng the Protestant clergy to re-
solve upon change in the leadership
of the Conservative party. He would
certainly demur at such an exercise of
influence, and he would not be alone in
demurring. Imagine an English clergy
man denouncing from the altar every
Liberal in his parish and the London
clergy leading their submissive f1ocks
to the polls under threats of spiritual
consequences in case they refused. In
Great Britain this was impossible. Yet
the English electorate were asked TO
place Ireland under this hybrid, secu-
lar, ecclesiastical power. In SO doing
they would place their brethren of the
North of Ireland under novel, mon
strOus power from which they would
receive no mercy.