The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-16

Dspew, vino arrived at quarantine late
last night, landed from the steamer
City Of Paris this morning AltorwRrd
he received reporters at hia office In tho
Grand Central depot, and gave an OK
tended interview upon the pOIltica OF
Europe. upon his trip and a miracle no
Witnessed at LOuFdes
Mr.. Depew said that something OF a
sensation was stirred among the auglo'
maniacs by an interview which he gave
toths London papers
One Of the questions was "Whas is
the American idea Of home rule, and
how generally are Americans Of one
mind on that subject"
Mr.. Depew said:
"My answer was substantially that
home rule is the cornerstone OF our in'
s,ltutiouS aud our people are practical
" unanimous on the snbiect that
there never had been any division
among us as TO home rule for Ireland,
and We could not understand the real or
manufactured learS Of the adoption OF
the policy leading to the disruption OF
the British empire. On the contrary
wa thought the adoption Of the ledera.
tive principle would benefit England,
Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the colo.
MES; that we were heartily in favor OF
Eugl.hspeaking people leading tho
world and willing that the British
empire should have tho first place III
the affairs Oi Europe, Asia, Africa aud
Australia. but that We would neither
consent nor permit the control OF occn'
patton by an European power otths re-
public Of America.
"Oi the six hundrsl members OF the
house Of lords all but twenty-five are
Conservatives or Tories. Society is
overwhelmingly the sane,
DEPRw srIRs UP HORNETS NEST.
az never had a radical a. a guest in
my house, said a proud pear to me. and
while his rule is not general, the feeling
s. American residents in England be.
come attached to the dominant power
and many Of them ara more extreme
than its leaders. Their denuucations
Of home rule and views on the Irish are
Isfreshing revelations OF tho influence Of
environment. They wrote letters to the
papers, vigorously denying my state.
nents. According to them. was either
grossly ignorant OF American sentiment
or phenomenal liar. They said that
beyond the politicians and political
papers controlled by fear OF the Irish
Ill L. In NpV NRyhtnh
represents lie intelligence. its learning
its business and its society. is opposed
10 home rule and in cordial sympathy
with the ideas and principles Of the
Tory party. Moreover, they told me
personally that would be oSttaclsed
for such talk.
Then from the Westminster Gazette
came its representative with steno.
grapher and q request for an interview.
II filled three columns OF the paper and
was the largest contribution Ot tic kind
vet printed in an English journal. After
reiterRting the statement before given,
enforced ii by stating that tho daily
and weekly press OF the United States,
without any exception, 30 far rs know,
had editorially supported Mr. Glad.
stone and his measure; that many Of
the state legislatures had unanimously
passed resolutions iaVoring It aud that
tho house Of representatives, by an
unanimous vote, had received Mr.. Par.
nell. Now, our English kinsmaa loves
irankuess and fair play. lie is an in.
tense partisan and born fighter, but
has too good an opinion Of himself to
like m intimation OF himself from any
other country. IIc don't care for Anglo.
Americans, or Anglo.G OF Anglo.
Frenchmen, or Anglo.ItalianI. lie likes
genuine representatives o! any pnop o
and Is most hospilAblo to thom IN his
homo and family. Certainly, ] did not
experience any OF tho dreadful conso.
quonCes predicted for telling tho truth
NEITHER PLEDGE Non PROMISE.
IA Conservative leader said to mo-:
'WO have won great aud rather ON.
barTaming victory without making a
pledge or promise. We had no plat.
form aud no affirmative principles.
WO simply Assalled tho incompOt0ncy
Of the Liberal government But, whilo
tho Conservatives ArO safely IN powOs
Tor ak ycarS, the Liberal. .UniOnist is
already making matlors uncomfortable
for his Tory paftnor. A largo pro.
grnmmu for local BNli.goy0rnment
throughout tho United Kingdom, for a
broad scheme Of state socialism or
patrrnalism and plans more or less
Vague for tho boneht Of what tloy call
this lnboFing classes, arO maturing in
tie restless brains Of Mt Chamberlain
aud his friends and disturbing tho feat
and comfort Of tho trnO Conservatives.
"Our recent trouble With tho British
foreign ollicO over Nicaragua aud Won.
Oznola. Increasing Interest In foreign 70.
lAioni and tho possibility Of an admin.
i'traion which will enforce tho Monroe
doctrine, have created n nav and nn'
usual inteto't In thU affairs Of tlo
United States. This 10 OYldanCOd In
tho Times appointing Mr. BmaIley iLa
special correspondent IN tho United
BtNtSs and printing several columns q
week Of his cahlOp. Tho sial0'nOn oi
both parties wond like n SOFT oi MI
Offensive and dofBHHivs atliaHe8 with
uHi ThOy want our help In China and
Japan and lha lllllGullinO arising ont oi
liuSSian, German aud ftonCh hostility
and ARgrogOIon In tho cast aud would
gladly bundle all American matlOra into
our bnndS In exchange TOT such an uh'
dhrstundlDg.
"thO strength oil tho Tories u In tho
iFlah, Thay have no prohibition or