St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-14
HARCOURT'S STRONG PLEA
In support of GIadstOne's Home-
Rule Policy.

LONDON April 13.-Sir William Vernon
Harcourt, chancellor of the exchequer, to-
night resumed the debate on the Irish bill
in the house of commons. He began by
saying:
Those who condemned the governments
measure failed to state an acceptable alter
native scheme. Nobody accepted Mr..
rrevelyan's plan, and Mr.. Chamberlains
project was in turn repudiaIed by Lord
Harrington and Mr.. TrevelYan. Mr.. Cham
oerlain had proposed a scheme of great i'm
oortance. but that scheme had never been
submitted TO the government. He (Mr.
Chamberlain) had recommended federation.
What were TO be those separate bodies in
Great Britain and Ireland which were TO be
the subject matter of the federation recon-
mended? Mr.. Chamberlain had plan to
stay evictlous by act of parliament. Who
was agreed TO that policy? Had he got the
adhesion of Lord Harrington? Had he got the
ADHESION
of Mr.. Goshen or of the right honorable gen.
tiemen and the noble lord opposite? If he
had not, the speaker should like to know how
It was a practical policy? Lord Harrington
had said he did not admit the impossibiity of
governing Ireland by mingled system of
remedial and repressive legislation. 1t was
to the administration of Lord Spencer that
he thought the government of ireland ought
TO be restored. It had been stated by Lord
Harrington that whatever the fate of this
measure was, the mere Introduction of it by
responsible government would do mnch
that could never be recalled. That was per-
fectly true. but it was equally true of the
events of last June. The consequences of
these events could never be recalled
Those events entirely changed the whole as
pect Of the Irish question. The course then
taken made home rule inevitable. Cries of
oh! OH and laughter. He did not want to
speak in a spirit of party recriminat1on, but
that act of the late government was
CONDENSATION
of the policy of Earl Spencer. It made re-
turn to the system of government admins
tered by Earl Spencer impracticable. Lord
Spencer himself was of that opinion. Irish
cheers. The speaker taunted the opponents
of this measure with having no basis for an
agreement on the Irish policy. Did Mr.
GCschen, he asked, approve Mr.. Chamber
lains plan for central council at Dublin or
the suspension Of evictions? Had the Con-
servative leaders any policy except condem-
nation of Mr.. Gladstoue's scheme?
Lord Randolph Churchill-Yes; they are
against repeal in any shape or form.
ICheers.
The speaker retorted that that might mean
as much as Lord Beaconsfield's denGnciation
Of the tve-pound franchise at the very mom-
ent when he designed TO carry through a
household suffrage measure. Laughter
Continuing, he said. the fact was that there
was no alienation 10 the plan of the govern
ment except the severest coercion. That
would require a strong government, q gov
ernment determined, persistent, in harmony
with itself supported by an overwhelming
majority in parliament and in the country
such government had been
DREAMED OF
as resulting from truce of party spirit and
the end OF party warfare. But it was not By
the breaking up of parties that strong gov
ernment could be formed. Referring to the
secessions from the ministry, he said he was
not sorry for them, only it would be bad for
ariStOcraRV mr. q q sr1fE
ranged themselves with party ascendency in
Ireland, then the democracy of England
would side with the Irish. Liberal and Par
nellite cheers, mingled with Kisses and cries
Of ''shame!' Did they think it possible TO
make policy of coercion like Cromwell's s
out of the broken fragments of q shattered
party? A policy of coercion like strong
drink-the more was wanted. He would
not deny that such policy might be popular.
The war with the American colonies
was popular. 1t excited the pride and pas
sions of the people, but they became sick of
II at last So also coercion if again tried
must go to. the length of the suspension of
every
ELEMENTARY RIGHT
of lrishmen, and the result would make the
Radical party sick of it. Ministerial cheers.
They would again find that coercion would
fail and they would be forced back on home
rule, not as an act of concession but as an
act of capitulation. Reference has been
made to the Irish in America. This house
cannot for moment be influenced by the
action of dastardy assassins like Ford and
others, but the Irish nation in America is
as numerous as the Irish are at home. All
possess the same instinct and the same SYM
pathies. They have not been parties to ac-
tions of assassination. Hear, hear. These
actions of assassIns receive universal con-
demnation from the people of the United
States. Irish and liberal cheers. But if
you reject this bill, do you believe. are you
sure, there will not be sympathy with those
assassins and their schemes? Kisses and
cries of oh! oh believe there will be uni
versal condemnation from a right-thinking
people-Irish and American-of such treat
ment of the Irish people. Irish cheers