The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-14

solidarity OF relations with their breth-
ren across the Atlantic, it Is necessary to
produce an Irish policy that will be salts
factory to the whole Irish people.
"Lastly-From the highest of imperial
grounds, because / believe that the main
tenance of the empire depends not upon
Capitalization, but decentralization. and
II you once commence to tread this path
you must give satisfaction under the con
ditlon, certainly in the case of Scotland
and possibly in that of Wales Not in the
same degree, nor in the same way. but so
as to relieve the imperial parliament of
the burden oflegislation,"
NAMES THE TINES SMILE.
The Times this morning commenting
upon Lord Roseberys speech in the House
Of Lords, says The prime minister's
admission that the English must be CON
Vlnced OF the Justice of Irish home rule,
fairly takes our breath away 1t is the
argument we have used from the very be-
ginning OF the controversy and carries
with 1t an emphatic condemnation Of the
proceeding Of the party which forced the
home rule bill through the House of Com
mons by the Irish vote against a great
majority of the votes of the English rep
resentatives. 1t reduces to the rankest
absurdlty the pretense of the agitation
against the House of Lords for interfer-
ing to protect what Lord Rosebery has
thus acknowledged TO be the right
of the English electors. In
the precedence of this momentus declara-
tion all the rest of the verbiage wrapped
around the political position of the min
lstry is merely wasted There is a ma
jority of seventy against Irish home rule
among the English in the House of
Commons. The bi-elections have shown
no Weakening of this sentiment, but
rather the contrary.
THINKS THE TASK HOPELESS.
'If Mr.. Gladstone's fiery energy and
passionate conviction failed to win the
English people two years ago to the be-
lief that home rule-was consistent with
the national safety, national interest and
national honor, are they likely to be per
suaded by Lord Rosebery's half-hearted
arguments, drawn from ambiguous evil
dence Of the decline of disorder in Ire
land}
"All other considerations are dwarfed
by the revolutionary effect of Lord Rose
bery's admission. 1t must produce the
greatest consequences directly its signi-
ficanCe is perceived What will Mr.
Irish separatists deal with itl If Mr.
Gladstone had not retired we might al
most expect him to hasten back and move
vote of want of confidence In his sue
cessor."
ANOTHER LEADER.
In another leader on the liberal meet
ing the Times says that allowance must,
in charity, be made for the difficulties
that Lord Rosebery had to encounter,
yet the general feeling will be that his
debut as premier is disappointing.
The Parnellite wing OF the Irish party
have openly denounced Lord Roseberys
statement about converting England to
home rule, and the McCarthyite section
are also angry at the premier's utterance
The Globe this afternoon says: "The
feeling among the McCarthyites has Gre
ated no surprise They may seek 10 find
excuses for Lord Rosebery's remarks, but
there is not one among them who does
not see that the premier has practically
dropped home rule"
The conservative papers this afternoon
are all agreed that Lord ROsebery has
virtually abandoned home rule and pro-
fess relief that a general election is not
far off.
DAvITT's COMMENTS.
In the lobby Of the House of Commons,
Michael Dnvitt said to-day: at is use
less to shut our eyes to the fact that Lord
Rosebery's language creates virtually
new departure Of the liberal
party on the question of home
rule. The eagerness with which
the enemy has seized Lord Rosebery'
words is sufficient reason why home rule
should distinguish between phrases that
are coined in the heat of debate and the
settled policy of the new liberal
government. The words spoken by the
premier yesterday furnish the clearest
justification of the action of the Honse Of
Lords in rejecting home rule. The posi-
tion Of the unionist lords is English and
they must be convinced of the Justice of
home rule before it will be granted to
Ireland. That is Lord Rosebery's doc
trine.n