Mr. GLADSTONE ON IRISH LOCAL

GOVERNMENT.

It being so constantly asserted, or assumed, by Radical speakers that Mr. Gladstone, by his Home Rule policy, unsuccessful though it was, prepared the way for Irish Local Government, and was indeed, as Sir Henry Fowler has recently said, its "true author," it may be well to state in his own words what Mr. Gladstone's opinion on Local Government for Ireland really was. In his pamphlet, "The Irish Question," published in August, 1886, Mr. Gladstone wrote:

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"The limitation of local government in Ireland to what may at this moment be desired for Great Britain is just to none of our nationalities, rests upon no recognised principle, and is especially an unjust limitation of the "Irish national desire. In my opinion, such a policy "for dealing with the Irish Question ought not "to be, and cannot be, adopted."

BYE-ELECTION.

LIVERPOOL-KIRKDALE.

On the death of Sir Geo. Baden-Powell (C.), Mr. David

McIver (C.) was elected, unopposed, December 9th.

Vol. VII.-No. 2.

FEBRUARY, 1899.

MEMORANDA.

"Never before was the number of unemployed so small in "proportion to those who are fully employed, never were the "necessaries of life cheaper or the remuneration of labour and "of capital higher and more assured, and never before was "the influence and power of the country more completely "established abroad and more effectual for our protection and "for our position at home."

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN, at Birmingham.

Times, January 30th, 1899.

"Liberals met that night under a feeling of restored con"fidence at home, and re-established prestige abroad."

Captain SINCLAIR, M.P. (R.), at Brechin.

Times, January 18th, 1899.

CONTENTS.

MR. MORLEY AT BRECHIN.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN ON TRADE AND IMPERIALISM.

MR. MORLEY ON DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.

MR. ASQUITH AT LOUTH.

SIR E. GREY IN LIVERPOOL.

LIBERAL POLICY.

THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE IN BIRMINGHAM.

LORD KIMBERLEY AT WYMONDHAM.

MR ASQUITH AT DARWEN.

MR. BALFOUR IN MANCHESTER.

THE MINERS' FEDERATION AND THE WORKMEN'S
COMPENSATION ACT.

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN IRELAND.

BYE-ELECTIONS.

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