New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-19

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ness OF the cause which neither logic
rhetoric, nor even the most fanatical sincerity.
could put a good face
| Again has Mr. Gladstone refused TO receive an
J important depntaton from Ireland, desiring 10
present 10 him some of those considerations which
make Home Rule hateful to almost all the best
| part Of the Irish people. lie is like Judge who
will hear evidence only one side. lie may
close his ears, but lie cannot close the ears OF
others. The strength and volume Of the opposition
! to Home Rue swell in ireland itself each day.
! Ulster is doing something more than protest.
She is organizing. The Ulster Defence Union is
founded and Ulster is presently to elect Council
of 900 members, with an Executive Committee of
40, treasury, and complete system of resist
ancc. The strongest names in the province are
signed to this Bill of Rights
The meetings in Dublin might convince those
| who will not listen to Ulster There VAS on
Wednesday meeting of the Synod Of tho Church of
Ireland, the Prmate of Ireland presiding. and the
Bishop Of Derry speaking in terms seldom heard
from the episcopal bench. Ont of i,oo0 Church
parishes in Ireland, 100 have protested against
the Home Rule bill Out of $50, 900 members of tho
Irish Church. thirty members are in favor of Honr
Rule. That is the unchallengcd statement Of the
Bishop Of Derry, Of the most eminent of Irish
Bishops. lie took to add that the $500
iresbytcrlans. great proportion Of them Liberals.
are equally unanimous against this measure.
That is Protestant testimony. | do not know
that Protestant America need discrcdt it because
1t is Protestant. If yOu do. what will you say
to the Icinster Hall meeting ncNt day, in
Dublin. where Roman Catholics Joined hands with
lrotcstants? In the words of an eyewitness all
that is substantial and intelligent in Dublin. all
that is eminent, all that is prosperous, is rCrrc-
sentcd' The great hall was crowded from floor
TO ceiling. The head of the most prosperous
business in Ireland, Lord Iveagh. presided The
meeting unanimously adopted resolutions declaring
Home Rule menace to the lives, the liberties and
the property of the loyal people of Ireland. a
great meeting in Waterford. the most Parnclli,c
city of Ireland. was held the same day. AMI cx-
pressed the same conviction. The General Assem-.
lily of the Presbyterian Church met in Belfast, also
on the same day, and solcmnly de-
clared it's belief that under Dub
| lin Parliament neither persons properly
nor religious belief would be safe I offer You
these four testimonies ont of some forty, all
within one week, and ask you: Do you. in
the face Of such evidence, believe that Home
Rule Is likely to bring peace and concord TO Ire
land discord and civil strife?
Opposition to the Local Veto bill is spreading
in the country not less rapidly th,n to Home
Rule. The Ministry have nevertheless thought
il wise to carry tn" second reading of the new
Welsh Local Veto bill. for it is more stringent
than the English measure. For this they got
a majority of 80. All their ma ioritics this week
have been under 40. and active is the hos
tty TO this Ministry which these bills pro-
woke that PEOPLE are beginning to say that beer
vii. beat them.
After repeated interrogations and much para.
mentary pressure this Ministry has at last avowed
Tunnel bill is not to be opposed by the Min
istry nor by any ministerial department. Here
tofore the rejection of this monstrous proposal
has been moved by Minister. That duty Is
now left TO a private member. II 10 admitted
the Minister of War admitted il in the House
Thursday-that the naval and military aufhori-
ties are still against this scheme. They still regard
the tunnel as grave military danger, involving
a wholly risk OF invasion The bill Is. none
the less, to he flung into the arena for fro"
fight Tho Ministry will not act on tho opinion
Of it's competent and constitutional advisers Mr..
Gladstone is the dupc of Sir Edward Watldn
and the strange compact between them, the true
rature of which has never been avowcl is at
last TO take effect Mr.. Gladstone is "A convert TO
Che tunnel. as hc is convert 10 Home Rulc.
He long since advocated il in pnhiic in a speech
which clearly showed that he had never con
sdercd the subject, save in its most superficial
aspect He does not believe in the military dam
gers nor docs he believe that France Will ever
attack England. He is content to risk the safety
of the Empire his personal opinion against
the opinion of the alicst military experts. IL IL
not. however, supposed that the bill will pass
Gadstorians are TO be free TO vote against II, /.
they like and there are Giadstonians who take
the liberty Of differing such question as TINS
from their rcvered leader The Cnonists are
against il almost TO man
Mfr. GIadstone's brief illness. officially described
A. a slight cold thoroughly alarmed his party
whose Present hopes depend on him. anu on MN
ONLY Ii is happily ended, and he reappcared last
evening in the House, and cordially welcomed
Lord Salisbury has the influenza, but influenza
this year is commonly slight matter lie ~
already nlcnding, and there is no reason 70 sup
pose lie will be confined TO the house more 'Iiah
q few DAYS. There has been striking exhibition
of personal goodwill 10 both OF these party
leaders tie more striking because illness came
20 each at the same timc and it was from the
potical opponents Of each that the expressions
of sympathy were most numerous.
France loses in Ferry one of the few men VINO
were her best defence against the forces OF ds-
order He was certainly the ablcst of them all.
Il is a country in which political animoslles eX-
tend beyond the grave, and fear it must Dc sald
that there are multitudcs who Will rcJoicc "'a'
a powerful opponent is gone. lhc priests, III"
whole Clerical party, large section Of 'hc RAUL
cal party, the SCIENTISTS and Anarchists 10
man rejoice They rcvilcd him in life: they
will not spare him in death lie needs no better
opitarb than their invectivcs He lived at any
rate long enough TO recover the political position
which he had lost by courageous devotion 10
unpopular convictions. His election only three
weeks since 70 the Presidency Of the Senate the
second post of dignity in the Republic was
thought to prepare the way for his elevation, IN
due time. TO the first. That is not to be. Ills
death will be regretted by his friends, ana not ny