The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-07
FROM ACROSS THE BR|NY
Interesting Bits of News Brought
Us by the Gable.
Mr.. Gladstone Urges Recognition OF
lreland's just Claims. What il
Cost Sydney Stern 10 Secure
the Coveted Title Of Peer.
Other Foreign News.
by Southern Associated rross.

bS southern hsbOClatel Ir0Ss.
LoNpoN. July 6.-Lord Roseberv
sounds the battle cry OF tho Liberal
party in demand for reform OF tho
House of Lords. Sir Wm, Harcourt
regards the local veto question au of
first Importance aud MIR. John Morley
alone puts Home Rule into the fore
front Of the limo of battle.
Tho Liberal md Radical conspiracy
ofsilence against HONS Rule has stirred
MIR. Morley TO the depths of indigna
ton, ns nvinced by his Manchester
speech, i'll which he said: eff at this
election the Liberal candidates shall
put Home Rule aside. the Liberal
party will become tho most dishonest
political organization in tho history of
England"
Mr.. Gladstone sent the chill of death
through the hopes of Home Rule by
his absolute silence in regard to this
measure in his recent farewell letter to
hls Midlothian constituents. Since
Mr. Morley delivered his Manchester
speech, aud stung 10y the widespread
reports that the cX.Premier bad turned
Unionisi, MIR. Gladstone has found it
advisable to write brief letter advis.
ing the people of England to "recop
phrase meaning anything but Union
ism or Home Rule according to tho
views OF the reader.
Lord Rosebery and Sir VIM. Har.
court in their speeches yesterday, how.
ever, fonnd it prudent to admit that
Home Ruio was still plank in the
platform OF tho Liberal party, but if
tue Irish leaders have not by this timo
become disiliusioniHed as to the value
of Liberal pledges they have them.
selves TO blame.
The Radical manifesto is an honest
and straightforward declaration ns
any that as been issued. 1t simply
advocates Home Rule. not only in
Ireland, but IN Scotland and Walos us
well. beginning. however, in Ireland.
The Radical programme places domes.
TIC reforms first, bnt unless the bnlunce
OF the parties III the coming Parliament
shall restore the ynlue of the Irish
vote, which Is not mt all likely, the
chances are that the Irish cause will be
postponed for ut least decade.
Sir HeDry Irving has been sounded
as 10 hla Willingness 10 contest one OF
the London districts for seat in Par
lament and to these overtures he hns
replied with mixture of good sense
and irony. at would be trille in.
convenient" MIR. Irving writes, ITO
be cnled oil the singe by the nrgeut
summons OF IL party whip and still
more awkward If the party shonld in.
sist upon my coming forward between
the acts to be heckIed about c0mpul.
sorry vaccination OF local veto"
The well known Jawieh tinqncier
sydney Stern. having put $50, 900 into
the purse of the Liberal party, Lord
kosebery raised him to the pesrnge.
According to the Jewish Chronicle,
Stern has poured out his money like
water, always with IL view to securing
pcerege rs tie price of his political
contributions. Though MIR. Storm has
given financial assistance to the LIB
eral cause with lavish hand, he
has never distinguished himself as
glver to charities, fact which
plnccs him III striking contrast to
many other miliionaires of his faith
and race. The Queen honored the
kothschilds, the Moutelieros and the
Goldsmids for their acts of charity,
but Sterns vast wealth has never been
shared by the poor,
Two Jews are now peers and both
are descendants of trades peopls In
Frankenfort. The Stcrns began their
career III London IN the wine trnde
nifty years ago. They married into the
Goldsmid family and blossomed ont Us
bankers. They are now tho possessors
OF colossal fortune of many millions.