Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-09

'' u,sor Queen Victoria came
Duein-a in 1887 the Irish people
10 De .s from her reign says ~" Wv.
hs~ nus Word. The Georges frankly
cia'' ,,nd and made no secret o.
ntA ll. 'sa william ~ took no IN
a'F h'u, !, GOOD or bad, But those
r's y ~ 70 know the new queen >
Who 'l'',,' '.srtei that she was full OF
feelings So a'i %, Ireland and anxious 70
Sympathy d 5S' then in the height an;it
sIy , II i.,sr greeted the new reign WIZ, WIN.
ahh p'', '',~ hat was almost riotous
al sD1 'n,,s.tstlons. At the pFocla'''"-
,so " !. was one of the most prominent ,"nnndaS
''p Is ,he crowd, and 1t Is recorded
hggTes ~ .'s wy his hat and cheered
'AaI , D, At the general e i'. ION
gus SsoI'loged 0'Connell stood lor 'ne
yhl'h lygvsnny and in his address 10
DIV q h'rs declared, II desire to re-
~ ,leu'v.s s,isment in order TO give my
rlll y Inn jealous cid to the queen
hll ..,s,s ~ 10 work out the beneVolenV
r.u.s .,.o, " tbe sovereign o'ConnelI $
p''lu."' n the queen first ministry
slpioIl ~ nv the tories Of that day a
va II ~ her majesty and was taken
IVY" ,rlSence of friendly learnings 10
q q t,Isnd on her part which they
I's,8 TO discourage ,-ieoa e. q
g,r me Irish hope was ia's ,n,e,. 10
y. C ~ history. Ten years later the
Wv. o \, in his diary recorded me
KIN n O'ConnelI with relief ana the
aam mind was year By year bent
v gI,,' completely against all concession
"a lr,h popular claims Her sup ,s.r
w.. " award the famine fund In 49,
. WV which reduced the population
~ o" oTe.fourth In less than two years,
VA. mailer than the contribution oil
,bs sultan Of Turkey In lSt9 an ine
vslg5, 81 such influence as the britlsn
o.rs,l,nion allows the sovereign was
,Sy,gp INTO the scale against the lrish
cfnrrb AL Of Gladstone. The queen
oSIsc,ons 10 the Irish land act were
oSy,ry strong and when Gladstone
committed himself TO the policy OF
e,sr,lns an Irish parliament she made
ma seerCt Of her opposition. yet though
tbsss matters are all well known Ia
Ir.lapd hey have never caused any
fo.lIre D., personal hostility to the
ouoCn ana her death provoked many
Manifestations Of genuine popular re
gret Fcr though Ireland knew her
seN 10 oe The stepsster OF the family
No cre could deny that Queen victoria
was a good mother to her own peo-
pie 49,
csnded the throne It Is curious to note
that IN many influential quarters his
advent is hailed with precisely the
same expectations as followed the ac'
eesson VI his mother. This Is in a
great degree due 10 the continued proof
given by him OF his high regard fol
Nr Gladstone. When Mr. Gladstone re
trsi from public life. stricken with
mindless. after having four times held
Il NJ Gfge Of prime minister Of Eng
4 llni. 10 message Of regret came from
ne qgetn, who sent her annual wreath
Of flowers to the grave Of Lord Bea-
co1'f,ld But the Prince Of Wales new
tr lest an opportunity Of showing his
fegafi for the great liberal statesman,
Ths opinion grew in Ireland that the
prince sympathized with Mr. Clad
stones Irish policy and that opinion,
though based upon no public declara-
ten, was confirmed from private
sources Of undoubted authority
In 1855 the prince desired TO make pro-
Vision for his family from the public
funds The sum Of $4,000 a year was
required for the settlement Of his chill
drtn. Mr.. Gladstone was In office de-
pending upon the Irish vote. and the
TASK Of securing so large an allowance
without an acrimonious discussion was
one Of some difficulty Mr.. Gladstone
approached Mr. Parnell and invited the
cooperation Of the Irish members The
ni'n ieaaer declined TO give his assist.
ance lll he received the assurance that
'he Prince Of Wales was by no means
opposed % The establishment Of home
, rue. 'or ireland whereupon the irish
i is., Y. voted soIidly for the grant. This
a. .sl a suflclently strong Indication
!, ,aa . NE prince did not share in regard
=" "One rule the excited apprehensions