The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-18
THE TORY PLATFORM.
No Home Rule for Ireland Is Its Chief
Feature.

No Home Rule for Ireland Is Its Chief
Feature.
LONDON, Jure 17.-IAssociated Press, Copy
righted, 1892 l-Aaother effort to get the govern
ment to fix the exact date of dissolution of par
Lament was baf fled i'll the commons tonight by
Balfour's ex p anation that business. even if ex-
pedited in the lords as in the commons, would
not permit of dissolution before January 80
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The house OF lords tonight presented a spec
tacle of courtly splendor, the occasion being the
Introduction of the Duke of York as q member
OF the house OF peers.
The Giadstonian organs confess that there are
difficulties menacing Liberal chances OF success
in Glalstone's attitude towards the eighthour
law and church disagreement questions and
upon the party score of the woman's suffrage
movement.
According to report current in ministerial
circles, Lord Salisbury will not place his new
programme before the country, but will rely
chiefly upon denunciation OF home rule.
BELFAST, June 1.-THE great Ulster conven-
ton 10 consider the negative side OF the home
rule question was held here today. Work
wes generally suspended and tho
sye OF the Ulstcrite determination
never to submit to the rule of an Irish parlia-
Tnent were displayed. Ten thousand delegates
were present After the forty-sixth psalm,
"God is our refuge and our strength" was read
by Rev. Nathaniel Brown, d. d.. ex-mod-
erator-general of the assembly, Robert McGeagh,
president of the Ulster Liberal Unionist Associ-
alton, moved that the chair be taken by the
Duke of Abercorn. The motion was carried and
the duke, after taking the chair. addressed the
convention. At the conclusion of his speech
Sir W. q. Ewart proposed a resolution, declaring
listers avowcd and fixed resolve 10 retain
unchanged her present position an integral
portion OF the United Kingdom, aud protesting
i'll the most unequivocal manner against the
passage of any measure to rob it OF its inherit
ance in the imperial parliament under which
its capital IS invested and its homes and
rights safeguar0ed: that il would have
nothing to do with parliament
certain to be controlled by men
re- pousible for the crime and outrage, for land
league dishonesty, for the plan of campaign
aud its cruelt,cs, for the boycottng of many
who have not shown themselves ready iustru-
ments of clerical dominion, and declares that
an attempt 10 set up parliament will
inevitably result in disorder, violence and
blood,hed such as has not been experienced in
this country. 1t announces solve TO axe no
part in the elections proceedings OF an au-
thority which, should it ever be con-
stituted, Ulster would be forced to
repudiate. 1t appeals to fellow-coun-
trymen hitherto in favor of a separate
parliament to abandon n demand which hope
lessly divides Irishmen, and to unite under the
imperial legislature, developing the resources
and fur;hering the best interests OF their coun-
try.
In his opening address the Duke of Abercorn
described the meeting a solemn one, deeply
earnest, animated by love OF country, family
home and religion; above all, BY the
determination 10 live an in
tegral part OF the United Kingdom. He
said the meeting was not sham, but throb-
bing reality; that Ireland would never have
home rule. This declaration was received with
prolonged cheering, the immense audience ris-
ing TO give vent to its feelings.
Upon conclusion OF the convention proceed
ings proper the delegate, proceeded To the Bo-
tanic Gardens, where al outdoor demonstra-
ton was held az three platforms. The resolu-
tions adopte were similar TO tho adopted at
the convention.