Evening journal., 1892-11-29
HOME RULE FEASIBLE.
Gladstone's Probable Solution
of the Great Question.
SUGGESTED EVILS REMEDIED

a Solution of the Irish Question-The
United States Government to BE the
Model Followed with Restrictions.
NEW YORK, Nov 30. The Times this
morning prints complete outline Of
what it purports to be the plan Mr..
Gladstone proposes to offer to the British
House of Commons as a solution of the
problem of Ireland's self government
which has confronted the English gov
ernment for so many years The details
as they are presented the Times says,
may be accepted as authentic.
The Times has received assurance that
they are Mr.. Gladstone's ideas and that
he will submit them in the home rule
bill which he is now framing. This as
surance comes through an autograph let
ter written by gentleman who is very
close to the prime minister. The plan
and the arguments to sustain 1t are sub
stantially as follows
The right of Ireland to home rule has
been admitted by all political parties
and is. indeed, based upon the funda-
mental principle of the British constitu-
tion. But what is right may not always
be expedient. This is the only solid
ground of opposition to home rule
solid, that is to say only in the event of
the specific allegations of inexpediency
being undisposed of by the particular
measure of home rule proposed.
Evils of Home Rule.
The alleged inexpediencies of home
rule for Ireland follow, and are, first,
that a parliament elected from the
whole of Ireland would dominate Ulster
in an intolerable manner Second, that
an Irish parliament would be the tool of
the Roman Catholic hierarchy and would
be intolerable to the Protestants of
Ireland Third, that an Irish parliament
would confscate the property of the
large landowners. Fourth, that an Irish
parliament would mean the creation of a
hostile and dangerous enemy on the very
coast of England. Fifth, that any con-
tribution to the imperial exchequer
would soon be regarded as an intolerable
tribute. and sixth, that the inter-rela-
tions of Ireland and Great Britain have
become so complex and innumerable by
the long-continued fusion of famil y
and business affairs that it will surpass
the art of man to dissever the nation in
any lust and practicable manner.
That these are serious difficulties must
be conceded by every calm observer.
That they are insuperable is not so man
ifest Indeed it seems possible to frame
a measure OF home rule that will sur
mount them all.
A solution of the Puzzle.
For example let the measure make Of
Ireland dominion divided into foui
provinces, viz. Ulster, Munster, Con
nought and Leinster. Let each prov inc'
have its own house of representative
elected by manhood suffrage and elec
toral districts and let each house of rep
resentatives elect anumber (proportione'
to the population Of the province) Of lif
senators to meet in Dublin and ther
constitute an Irish senate.
Let each province have a governor ar
pointed by the crown and let the gov
ernor of Leinster be also the president o
the Irish senate.
Let all the acts Of provincial parlia
ment have the full power of the govern
ment of an American state and let tn
Irish Senate have the full powers of tn
United States federal government witt
the following limitations
A-No armed forces, fortresses, arsen
ais, or ships of war to be created O
maintained other than such as may b
appointed by the imperial parliament o
Great Britain and Ireland B-No reli
tions with foreign powers to be establish
ed except as arranged by the imperia
parliament. C-No taxes to be impose
upon commerce between Ireland and an
other British country. D-NO legislatio
by either senate or provincial parliamen
!. col ,lara in vfn1offnfa Of
liberty or personal freedom or religion
belief and thought or in confscation {
private property. E-The constitution
ality or otherwise. of any. Legislation
whether by the Irish senate or by an
provincial parliament to be subject to IL
adjudication of the judicial committl
of the privy council. F-The sovereignt
of the crown to be maintained and al
decision Of the council to be enforced
warrant addressed to the governor
the province.
Let Ireland be represented in the il
perial parliament by, say, eighty membe
twenty being elected by the people
each province
This measure Of home rule would d
pose of the before mentioned objection
Eugene Kelly Approves 1t.
Eugene Kellg, the banker who h
90. --,-llivsfleil lOne more for home rule in
w 'ss.e.s5ncal way than any other man
America, was very outspoken last mig
in his approval of Gladstone's propos
home rule measure. After studying t
details very carefully, he said: of the
are really Mr. Gladstones ideas / thii
the Irish should accept them. His hes
has been in this movement for gre
many years, and we may all rest assur
that he will offer the best he ca
know il is his ambition to right
wrongs of Ireland as far as in
power lies. He wants to make it I
last great act of his life, and that he
sincere he has proved again and aga
He lost four years of power for
cause and staked thel success of.fl
party on it in the last elections.
GAS for my personal opinion on t
merits of the plan proposed, / see no
ing in it to object to, and it is certaii
a long step in the direction in which
have so long looked.