Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-06-23
TIE GREHT STRUGGLE.
Mr. GIaRassne's Reeeptisn
af GLASGOW.



GEaaaow, 5aaa 12.-Tha arrival Of
Mr.. and Mrs 0Inast0ne hors today uas
the signal for q great denonalration.
Thousands Of people h4d waited Is the
atation 70 aEeet them, and wheu they
nlizhfaa from ths train and enteEad
their eaFTiaRe. they we're chseFed ard
eheeEed again ~ TIE eathusia tie mai
tiiude.
Henulsr's circus. in which GIadstons
was Announnsd 20 speak, vas packed
fEom hoor % csiltne. Gilbert bsish, y.
2. for oenfKai GlaagoWs waa ohalRDAn
os She meeting. When the RfomaeK
Gnd his Wifs and Lady AbeFdeen enteF-
cd she building, they were met with q
hurricane Of applause. The a1disnee
gana AUD Lang Syna" and rHs's .
Jolly Good Fellow.
0Iadstone. upon FiEing, said be wssl
o0nhdens that Glasgow woald do tfue
and solld Liberal work at the coming
olectians. he would today deal with q
portion 0f the great Irish question
Uhieh had hitherto bean untouched,
namely, that portion which peculiarly
aaeetsd Scotland. He woald take hia
toxt from the famoas DR.. Chalmers.
Who IN 1878 referred 10 he impoaslbility
Of eFuahinR tho IFish psopla, and added,
The almighty arm q kindness would
Be irresIslahls.s tOheersI. These
wogda. tke speaker saId, we're wnRda Of
high Christian wisdom. and he
asked his auditors 10 approach
the question fnsniKad with such
sentiments. He wished 10 daal with
three pointa: eeenEtty 0f ths Profess
ants Of Ulster; the Arguments deduoed
from the nmian of Scotland and Eng
land, and the question sf home ruie for
0eolland. (Oksers.) He donied that
under the Hema rule bill, Scotland
w0aid Be a. indopendent ooantry.
TheEe Wara clauses that forbade Ire
land 20 leRiaiafa on the establishment
or endowment Of any religion. The
PaFnellitea i0yfuliy ncoaptod the clauses
and they had always proved that they
were IN faver of religious freedom. Be-
sides, the royal veto woald Temai1s and
therefore the alarms we're Rrouldloss
and frivolous. Lord Harrington COM
plainad that be made ne advances Ia the |
Ulster proposal in the original scheme. |
Well, Lord Harrington made 20 effort |
10 help 20 do 90. Again, Major SaRn .
degson, Ia behalf Of the OEangemen, |
advanced the siow that the maiarily Of |
the Irish shonfd not be comuelled TO /
adopt the viii OF Q small minority. Mr.. |
PaRnali wanted tbs assistance OF every |
IFishman IN The work Of governing Ire
land, and the GovaFnm0nt vas epen 10 /
consider every reasonable proposal de-
visod for the purpose Of giving separate /
satisfaetiOn 20 that portion Of Ulster In /
Whieh Professionalism greatly prevails, /
but fears thas the Catholics would peFse-
cute the porth, where Protestants we're /
strong enough 70 protect themselves,
ueFe baaeleag.
The union Of England and Scotland
was essentially di6eFens from that Of
EnQiand and Ireland. Tho fundamental /
difference vas that Scotland was always
able 20 hold her own. Ireland met
England on q footing Of equality, and /
the union with the iapss OF time COM
mended itself " the hearts and minds
OF Eooichnen, whilst the entire Irish
nation was against the union Of that
country with England. Nov be had
said that Scotland had become gradually
satisfied With ths union, but II the great
majority Of the people of Scotland
wished 10 manage her local affairs
Uithin her own border, did they think.
IL they arrived at q clear esnelusioB 10
that edeot-if. Of eeventy-tuo Scotch |
members Of the House Of Commons.
sixty united IN the demand for change
that EnQland dare OF would wish 10
refuse theml lCEies OF sNo, no."
He Fidiealed the proposals Of the Ma
tional Radical Union 30 leave undeall
With the question Of Irish local sslf. |
9 subject which was ripe
for discussion. while the country dealt
with local government for England and
Scotland, q question which vas not rips
for discussion. Mr.. 0ladsione thought
this proposed east-iFon uniformity Of
institutions for England, Scotland and
Ireland vas bad, ,falss aBd Vulgar In pRin-
clple. In treating with She a1bieet OF
local government, the special wants Of
differ nj peoples must be considered
and the special history Of those peoples.
The main question vas WHISTLER Ireland
vas 20 have free government or 20 be
ovsrFi1den By England and ScHtlaad.
rhay know not what Ireland wished for.
Ireland bad not asked for any innova.
lion, because she had Parliament until
Il vas takes from Der in 1900 by mix
lure Of fraud and force. She only said:
I'm Gods name. as yoa have failed,
allow ns 70 sndeavor 20 Ruyern our
aelves.o
Scotland. the speaker continued, had
always sent FefoFmars 10 reform pArlia-
ments. W0nld she do 60 againf tCTies
u '.yes."l Or would she send Conser.
vatipesa II she ehoss the lAttsR course
ne responsibility would be heFs, not bis.
In oonclusion Mr.. Gladstone appealed
10 bis auditors 30 give their voies IN
iAvog Of ths work Of peaos ana justice.
His closing Werds we're hailed With loud
and prolonged cheers.