Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-04-15

have no meaning for him; that all that he
can understand and all that he can appreciate
Is strife, perpetual dissension. Now, sir. am
not going 10 argue In this house whether this
view, this monstrous view Irish cheer Is a
correct one. / say an lrishman Is as capable
OF loyalty as another man renewed irish
cheers, bur If his loyalty has been checked,
why, 1t is because the laws by which he is
governed do not present themselves 10 him, as
they do in England or Scotland, with a native
and congenial element.
have no right 10 say Ireland through her
constitutionally elected members will accept
the measure propose. hope they Will, but
have no right to assume II, nor have l any
power to enforce upon the people OF England
and Scotland; but | rely upon the patriotism
and sagacity Of this house on free and iull
discussion, and, more than all, upon the Just
and generous sentiments OF the two British
nations; and, looking forward, ask the house,
believing that no trivial motive could have
driven us To assist in the work we have under
taken, work which we believe viii restore par
Lament to its free and unimpeded course,
ask them to stay the waste OF the public treas
ure under the present system OF government
! and administration In Ireland, which is not
waste only, but waste which demoralizcs
while IL exhausts. L ask thein TO show to
Europe and America that We, too, can face the
political problems which America had To face
twenty years ago, and which many countries
in Europe have been called on 10 lace, anu
have not feared TO deal WITH | ask
that we shall practice as We have ycry
often preached, and thai In our own case we
should be firm and fearless in applying the
doctrines We have often incnlcated ON Others,
that the concession of local self government Is
not the way 10 sap and impair, but TO siren tn
EN- and consolidate unity. | ask that we shou.d
learn To rely less on written stipu!ations an /
more on those better stipulatons written on
the heart and mind on man. ] ask We
should apply 10 Ireland The HAPPY eXprrienc
we have gained in England aud Scotland
where Il course of generations Las now tau ht
US, not AS cream or a Theory, but a. mat
! ter of practice anu of life, that the best and
surest foundation we can find 10 Duil. on IS
the foundation afforded by the affections amt
convictions and will of man, and that 1t Is
| thus by the decree of the AHA %h'y that far
| more than by any other method We may be
enabled To secure NJ once the social happ.-
ness, the power, and the permancnc' OF the
empire.
Mr. tilads one resumed his seat amid bursts
of enthusiastic cheers, which were susga. ned
| for several minutes. Mr.. q adstune's = iech
was three hours and twenty-five minutes N
! duration. lie finished at : O'Clock.
Mr. Irevelyan addressed the House briefly,
when Mr. Purnell arose andwas received with
cheers by the Irish members. He congratulate
ed Mr.. Trevelyan on having, like thc French
general who had unsucccsstully defended Paris,
his own plaza plan, how yer, which did not
seem to awaken much enthusiasm in the house.
Mr.. Trevelyan, he said, had stated why he had
| signed his post as chief secretary. Cheers
from the Irish benches. Mr. Parnell then
went on 10 justify his past uttcrances and az
tons, which had been impugned 10y MIR. Treye-
lyan. AS To the bill before the house, while
reserving his full expression OF opinion until
he had seen the bill, Mr. Parnell congratulated
the house on the fact that there was still living
an English statesman who could devote his
attention TO this important matter and begged
TO thank MIR. Gladstone for what would not
flna Isio
point of view but which he (ParnelD
believed would be found 10 be
of equal benefit TO England. The bill, nev
ertheless, contained blots which the Irish
representatives would 60 their best To remove.
One Of these was to he found in the financial
proposals Of the bill, which he regarded as
very unfavorable to Ireland es eclally in re-
gard TO the Irish tribute 10 the imperial ex-
Chequer lie also complained o III. PROPOSE
tion relative TO the two ordciS intended 10
constitute the Irish parliament on the grounI
that the first order. consistin2 OF peers, not
subject to the influence OF tn popular vote
would have the power of hanging up measures
demanded by the people and tueir repr sent
ativ,s for two or three years. On the whole,
however, apart from these defects, he believed
the measure would be cheerfullv accepted by
| the Irish people and their repre- sentatNes as a
satisfactory solution OF The long-standing dis
pute between the two countries, md as tending
10 prosperity and peace In ireland and T.
On motion OF Mr.. Chamberlain the debate
was adjourned, sir VIM. Harcourt previously
stating that Mr.. Gladstone would move 10
morrow u give the debate precedence over
other matters. Mr.. Gladstone lett the ouse
ten minutes after concluding his speech He
was affected by the reaction after the intense
excitement OF the day ana obliged to retire t.
rest Immediately alter dinner
During the delivery of Mr.. Gladstone's
speech the prince of Wales his son. Prince
Albert Victor, duke. of Cam ridge, Prince
Christian, and United States Minister Phelps
occupied seats in the front row -; the press
gallery, Mr.. Phelps sitting beside Prince Chris
| tan. large number of lGeuHbers OF the
| house OF commons were uIab u DC, ause OF
| its inadequate capacity to accommodate he
whole membership. to obtain place, on the
| floor and helped to jam tn galleries. Tn
ladies' gallery was screened from to open
view from the main floor by deli
| cate fretwOrk in wood, but the
| sparkle of diamonds and the flash OF colors
| through this lattice showed that this iavorit"
| eyrie bore n greater freight OF beauty anG
! good clothes to-day than ever before In it,
| history.
The rule which practically excludes ladies
| from public sight in the house OF commons,
| and which on an occas on like that of to-da
inexorably separates husband and wlft, who
are fortunate enough to secur seats among
| the spectators compelled Mrs. Gladstone 10
| hide he self behind the screen closing off the
front OF the ladies' gallery. The venerable
| lady, tae.most interested of all the spectators
| there met the princess OF Wales, whose royal
blood dould not procure for her the privilege
Of sitting beside her husband in the house any
more than the prime min sters wife's claim
| could gain for her the boon Of witnessing the
| noblest effort Of her great husbands career.
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