The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-31
MIR. REDMOND'S POLICY
Hon. Il. p. O'COnnOr Discusses the
Threats of Parnellites.
The Irish Cause Endangered if the Ma
tiOnalists Do Not Give Gladstone
Their Full Support.

copyrighted, 1895. by the Associated Press)
LONDON, Oct. 30.-Mr I. p. OConnor
member OF Parliament for the Scotland di-
vision of Liverpool editor of the Weekly
Sun, and president of the Irish National
League of Great Britain. was asked to
give his views upon the Irish ituation in
general. and particularly upon the attitude
of Mr.. John Redmond, the Parnellite lead
er, in announcing the intention of giving
his support and that of his followers to
the Conservatives. and to GUST Mr.. Glad
stone from power should 1t be found neces-
sary. Mr.. O'Connor, in his reply. says as
follows:
81 have not had the opportunity of see
ing any of my colleagues for many weeks !;
therefore / am without knowledge of the
inside history of this latest move of Red
mond. 1 must say, however, that his pol
icy seems mere insanity. The fundamen-
tai point to be remembered about home
rule is that it has finally to pass into law
by a majority of British well as Irish
votes Unless we get a majority of Brit
ish constituencies, as we'll as Irish
constituencies it will be impossible that
we should ever force measures through the
op9ositi9n Of the lords; What, then: every y
what are the methods and measures by
which to get majority OF British votes for
the Liberals at the next election. Every
vote then given for the Liberal party will
be given for home rule and every vote
taken from the Liberals will be taken from
home rule.
Now, what is to get British votes for
the Liberal party? Redmond must be
strangely ignorant of electioneering history
if he does not know that one means by
which we can get Liberal votes is TO pass
Liberal legislation, and If anybody has any
doubts upon 1T. he has only to study. the
Aoa NJ he. ~fa and mir let Thcff
nate obstruction. Obstruction to the home
rule bill is dictated as much by the desire
not merely to impede the bill,
it this parliamentary session to
home rule: for strong card with
the Unionists and Tories have been that
the home-rule measure would destroy all
power of the Liberal ministry to carry any
British legislation, and to that the English
workingnen could therefore pe called upon
TO resist the return of the Liberal ministry
on the distinct ground that by so doing
they would destroy all their chances of
getting their own sore needs attended to.
That is the reason that the Unionists SO
strenuously resisted the autumn sit
tings. which begin next THURSDAY
In short there is tb no Political "nnion PARTY
if the ministry has to go to the country
without British legislation its cnance of
GETTING ma5ory Is sorg Wbv IL f
that the Liberal government should do the
very thing the Liberals and Tories alike
would lead to it's destructive defeat? He
asks that Irish questions be dealt with
(for that is what the demand comes to-;
he asks for a dissolution next year. In
other words, he asks the Liberals to go to
the country without. these British meas
ures which form their one chance of get
ting majority.
IN short, Mr.. Gladstone. Mr.. Chamber
lain, Mr.. Morley, Mr.. Balfour, MIR. Nc
Carthy and Lord Randolph Churchill agree
in thinking with the Ministry that no lib
eral work will be done, which will mean
that the Liberals will undergo a crushing
and overwhelming defeat, and that a big
Liberal defeat and big Tory majority
mean perhaps, the destruction of the home
rule cause III our generation. This, it APP
pears to me, is where Mr.. John Redmond's
policy is leading us.