Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-24
ENGLISH POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Gladstone Has a New Irish Anairs BIZ
to Offar-Irsh Parliamentary Affairs.

Gladstone Has a New Irish Affairs Bll
to Offer-Irsh Parliamentary AfrAirs.
[Copyri0ht, by the Nstc York associated I're's.l
LONDON, October 23.-Mr. Gladstone
has revised his Home Rule bill. Matured
during long period of consideration
by himself and discussed in detail
by probable colleagues OF the next
liberal ministry, the measure has now
assumed such definite form as to enable
Mr.. Gladstone, az any moment, TO place
il before the country. Earl Spencer,
Mr.. Morley and Sir William Vernon
Harcourt have aided him in shaping the
political features, while Lord Herschell
especially attended to the legal and
constitutional form Of the scheme.
As TO what time the scheme In detail
will be dvulged depends upon the fate
and character OF the Governments
Irish Local Government measure, but
the fact that the scheme has been per-
fecte. and is expected TO be announced
by Mr.. Morley next week will deprive
the Unionists Of their stock alignment
that Mr.. Gladstone has no definite idea
.of what the bill will be and that his col
leagues through the country, relying
upon him, would take leap In the dark.
When the general election comes the Is
sue will be fought on definitely declared
home rule lines.
Regarding the principles OF the new
measure, enough has been officially as
certained to enable one TO state that 1t
gives the proposed Irish Legislature
fuller powers than did the bill
T.. "a
and Upper House oil the
Irish Parliament, vests the appointment
OF the judiciary in the Irish executive
and maintains larger representation OF
Ireland I'm the Imperial Parliament The
complate questions of financial relations
and the control OF the police are also
settled
Now that John Redmond is the ac-
knowledged leader OF the Parnellites,
only McCarthyite partlsans decry the
choice OF the party. Impartial obsery-
ers OF John Redmond's career concur In
testifying TO his ability and modesty 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.. Par
nell selected John Redmond as One hay-
ing qualities kindred TO his own. he IS
a good platform speaker and an able
parliamentary debater. IL Is not prob
able, however, that he will deyelope a
capacity equal 10 sustaining the
life OF his faction against such tremen-
dous odds. The present game OF the
M'Carthyites is an attempt 10 blight
the budding influence OF John Redmond
by branding him as a traitor TO Dir.
Parnell. Mr.. Dillon in his speech st
Wexford aimed to uDmask Redmond.
He said 1t was notorious that Redmond
was about 10 desert Parnell just before
the latter was stricken down and had
refused to accompany his leader 20
speak at Lislowel and Creagh.
The selection OF Mr.. Flavin TO oppose
John Redmond in Cork increases the
hopes OF the Parnellites. Mr.. Flavin,
who is man OF good repute and a town
councillor, relies mainly on the sup
port OF the priests, but number OF the
municipal officials and the mass OF the
citizens are against him. The final hope
of the restoration OF party unity
rests with Michael Davitt. IL he
refrains from throwing his whole
influence on the side Of the McCarthyites
and uses bis personal power In quiet
policy Of Cancellation, he will In time
reconcile the Irish party. II be assents
TO contest Kilkenny, thus throwing the
gage Of battle TO the Parnellites the
feud will be eternal.
Timothy Healy In passing through
London TO visit tie dynamiter, EgaD,
in Portland prison, asked for and OBJ
tained a guard OF detectives.