The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-13
SIGNIF o AIN 4 81 SPEEC HES.
NJ Home Rule for Ireland Gan No Longer Be
Dodged by English landlords and
Their Subsery ryiient Tools. NJ

Il
Gladstone Oensureg the Queen's a Admins
tration Parnell, Gladstone q 60. Il
Openly Declare Defiance.
The debate on the Queen Of England 's
speech in the house OF commons on
Jan. 2 {, called many orators to their
feet. Space will not permit us to give
the remarks of all the speakers. Fol
lowing is the concluding portion Of
Mr.. Gladstone's remarks:
| GLADsTONE'sP E'sPERORATION.
Well, then, sir, with respect to Ire
land, we are told that a County Govern
ment bill not so described, but bill
for transferring to other hands the
functions which now belong to- county
government is about to be introduced.
1T will be submitted to you, z and then
comes this sentence, "a measure for
the reform of county government in
| Ireland is also in Spreparation.' The
particulars Of their plan Of county gov
eminent were made known to the Irish
government some weeks ago. ( am
not sure how long. Perhaps fort
night or three weeks ago in = newspap-
Ell known to be Of great weight and inn
portance in Ireland--I mean the Dub
lin Express lironical National cheers
and cries Of 'sNo.'D Is there any ques-
ton that the Dublin Express is q most
important paper? Cheers, during
which Lord Randolph Churchill was
understood to say that it was not the
government organ.) Ibid not say il
was the organ Of the government, but
an organ. The Dublin Express, 4
think, about a fortnight ago, in de-
scribing the scheme said that, first Of
all, a committee of the cabinent had,
with great care, prepared a plan of
local government for Ireland, and
stated that, secondly, this plan having
gone through the ordeal of q COMMITTEES
passed on to the cabinet itself, and that
in the cabinet itself it had been consid-
erably altered, showing that it had been
the subject Of the most important de-
finite consideration. The article then
set out what were to be the principal
conditions of this plan and said that
there were to be wheels within wheels,
but that while these county govern
ments were to be behind the county
governments in England IN respect TO
NOT haying uie aUfOi or ~ police.
theys,sre to be before the county As+,-y
G.srnments of England in being appaf
entity supreme in the control Of the
great and important subject Of primary
education daughter and hear, hear
I do not complain Of her Majesty's gov
ernment at this moment. because their
plans for Ireland may not happen to be
precisely those which I should think
ample and adequate for their purpose;
but what I do deeply lament is that
those plans appear to move backwards
instead Of forwards Nationalist cheers
In reading this speech, and putting
upon it the best Interpretation can,
what J cannot but infer from it is this
that although the intention Of bring
ing in q plan Of local government, small
or great, for Ireland has existed, yet il
has receded into the shade Opposition
cheers) lit has gradually moved to-
co. nj fs1ks
lcheers and laughter.) What I will
venture to say and to press upon her
Majesty's government is this--that
whatever you take the Conservative or
Liberal or Nationalist plan, whatever
is to be done for Ireland should be dOne
with all the promptitude that the ma
ture Of the case requires lloud Nation
alist cheering.) Besides the fact that a
County Government bill for Ireland is
in the rear Of the Representative Coun-
ellis bill for England, the right honor
able gentleman opposite has also in
formed us tonight that he proposes to
proceed at once to procedure.
I have myself sense Of the very
great Importance Of that question, and
am also prepare to say that / think
considerable sacrifices might be made
by this house for the purpose Of dealing
with procedure as a claim prior to the
claims Of ordinary legislation; but there
remains behind the question whether
Ireland is case for ordinary legisia-
ton (hear, hear.) The right honorable
gentleman opposite will recollect, no
doubt, that it cost US thirty or forty
days of hard work to obtain the limited
chapter Of improved procedure We OBJ
tanned in 1882. Is the right honorable
gentleman not too sanguine az TO the
prospect of making rapid progress with
this question Of procednre2 One con-
clusion have most deliberately arrived
at, and give it to him for what it may
be worth, and that isthat il is almost
vain to expect to make rapid progress
with this subject except with the com
maud and approval of the vast majority
Of the house thear, hear.) We got con-
troll OF the whole time Of the house, but
we got it IN the month of October. tt
was one thing 20 ask the whole time OF
the house after the regular business Of
the sslon--it 10 quite another thing 10
ask il when the business Of the session
is coming on lhear, hear.) The right
honorable gentleman must, DO what
he win. make frequent interruptions III
order to bring on his estimates, and,
above II, ii order To set through IT,