The Portland daily press., 1892-07-26
NationaIists Fear They May Yet Find
Home Rule.
LIBERALS SAID TO BE PLANNING
TO PUSH OTHER BILLS.

INO OuHOdtlOH AO1 OlhO ANOPOA 70, puo eAAC
Nationalists Are Anxious.
LONDON, July 24.-Despite repeated
assertions to the contrary, and a brave
parading of opinions, it is evident that
the Nationalists are beginning to fear
that the Liberals really intend to shelve
home rule for a season, to satisfy the de-
mands of a number of Radicals and Lib
erals who, in order to secure election,
buried the Home Rule issue under a
mass of English reforms, and who are
now clamoring to have these reforms,
attended to, in order to make
themselves solid with their constituents. !"
Reams of speculations, denials and inter-
views have been printed since the cleo
ton in regard to this question. Per-
haps the most significant of these utter
ances is that of Mr.. T. P. O'Connor, who
is regarded as the mouthpiece of the Ma
tionalists, in three column article in
the Sunday Sun. Mr.. O'Connor reads
the Liberals a lesson-a sort of ultima
tum. He says: ''We assume that the
statement that Home Rule is to be
shelyed is founded on certain articles
that have appeared in Truth
and other Liberal organs. We
Cannot Answer for Liberals,
or for Liberal Journalists; but we are
able to speak and interpret for our own
party and own countrymen. So speak
ing and so interpreting Irish feeling. my
answer to the suggestion that Home
Rule may be shelved is, that it won't do.
Home rule must be the first, the most
momentous, the chief business Of the
government. Any faltering or postpon-
ing would compel the Irish party to op-
pose the government. The Irish party
has regained its unity with a splendor of
political Judgment and organization
which are the marvel of the world. They
have given an eloquent proof of their
good faith regarding Home Rule, and
yet certain Librals are now preaching
the doctrine of shelving that great meas
ure. The thing is ridiculous, impossi-
BILE. 1t would lead to breach of the
forces whose unity is necessary for the
carrying out of the Irish and English
programme of the Gladstonians. 1t is
fortunate that Irishmen are now in po-
sition to avenge any treason"
Politicians are awaiting with interest
the publication, which is expected short
ly, of an authorized life of Sir George
Grey, which will contain
The Irish Home Rule
measure which Grey drafted in 1861. and
which Gladstone and other leading poll
ticians of the day fouted as impractical
BILE. Grey's friends claim that Mr.. Glad
stones home rule bill of 1886 was founded
upon Grey's, which provided for two
elective houses in the Irish Parliament,
with powers similar to those enjoyed by
the State Legislatures in the United
States. Irish members were to remain
in the imperial Parliament at Westmins-
ter, with power to vote upon army, navy,
and imperial questions, but not on En-
glish, Scotch or Welsh affairs pure and
simple. The leading clause of the Grey
bill reads: ''There shall be for the king
dom of Ireland Parliament, consisting
of Viceroy, a Senate and House of
Representatives. 1t is believed that
Mr.. Gladstone will reply to tie allega-
tions that he based his Home Rule scheme
on that of Grey.