The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-19
DEPEW WKNOWSIT ALL
Our Peach Statesman OH the
Liberal Defeat and
Its Causes.
IRELAND AND THE LORDS
Probabilities of United Action by
Home Rulers of All Stripes
Progress Of the Election.
IRELAND AND THE LORDS
BIZ Cable to the United Press.

LONDON, July 49, 1S95.-Mr. Chauncey
M. Depew, of New York, who arrived
at Southampton yesterday on the Amer
lean line steamer Paris, was seen at
the Savoy Hotel this morning by rep
resentative of the United Press. Mr..
Depew, with his son, was in his private
sitting room, the windows of which
overlook the Thames. A number of
vases with fresh flowers were in the
room, which the sunlight made cheer
full and bright. He received the report
er with his accustomed geniaitty and ex-
pressed his readiness to talk on the
subject of English politics, though he
did not feel capable of discussing the
subject very exhaustively, since some of
the most important of recent political
events had occurred while he was on the
water. Asked what he thought of the
general political situation, he said
I believe the great loss at the polls
which the Liberal party has sustained
is the best thing that could have hap
pened to it. The defeat will enable the
real Liberals to get rid of the small and
noisy Socialist minority within their
ranks, for Which the party has been held
responsible, and which has frightened
the country. The Liberals are virtually
without representation in the House of
Lords and the Liberal party can never
hope for the success of their programme
! until the second Chamber, like the Unit
ed States Senate, fairly reflects the sem
timents of both parties. The Liberals
have been defeated because their party
was composed of such conglomerate ele-
ments, many of them wholly antagonis-
| tic to one another.
BAD TIMES
'"Times have also been bad in the
United Kingdom and to great extent
| this state of affairs has been ascribed to
| the financial policy of the late govern
| ment. The rural artisan and the laboring
| man have both been led to believe that
| this is the reason for the lack of en-
ployment. The beer and liquor interests
| have also been overwhelmingly strong. but
met regard the Local Veto as the prin-
| cipal cause of the overthrow of the Lib
| erals"
| ion. would be the effect of the election
upon the Irish question. He said:-
The election puts the Irish in very
| delicate and difficult position. Their enc
mics VIII be in power in the House OF
| Commons for seven years and unani-
mously in control in the House Of Lords
| dit!on of affairs win incite the physica
force party to acts of violence. which
/ the Tories will make use of to frighter
| problem confronting the Irish leaders is
/ can they hold their impatient people upor
/ the lines Of the constitution which Mr.
i Parnell laid down when the fight is sc
long and SO discouraging?
| "If violence is averted in Ireland, the
| Liberals will stand by the Home Rulers
and in the next election Home Rule will
still be prominent feature of their pro
| gramme though the question of endins
or mending the House of Lords will be
+l,0 ~, 1lr%f
if the Irish do not remain unanimous
| there is great danger that the Liberals
| Will drop Home Rule and this would re
legate the Irish to the position they oc
! cupied before Mr.. Parnell consolidated
ALL AGAINST IRELAND.
tives and Liberal Unionists have CO.
alesced to the extent that they will act
as one party. The Unionists will exist
as a separate party only in order. te
the coalition"
In answer to a question as to the like.
Ilihood of the Irish avoiding disunior
and remaining compact and Unanimous
Mr.. Depew said
'irhe pressure of the Irish in, the
United States and the Colonies. who are
numerous and prosperous, and in favor
of unity of action, will be likely to com
pel the Irish representatives in the
House of Commons to act harmoniouSly
In the end the Irish will: obtain. Home
| Rule but not before the House of Lords
has been mended. If the Irish remain
united they may force the Conservative
government to grant them modified
measure of Home Rule. Every Expert
ment in this line is an advance towards
something else.
| Mr.. Depew will remain in London ter
Idays during which time he will ac-
quaint himself with the. results of the
recent International Railway Congress
and examine the conditions of the eX-
bort and import trade in England. in the
light of it's bearing upon the demand
fer American products. The revival OF