The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-04-16
FREEDOM FOR ERIN.

DGbliE-IEe EicefOy'S Office to lie Con-
tinued-The Constabulary to Remain the
Same-The Power to Impose Taxes to Be
Vested in the Local LegfsIature-The
Empires Fiscal Unity to Be Preserved
Liberty in Religion Provided for-Par-
nell Partially Endorses the Plan.
LONDON, April 9-Mr Gladstone slept
well Wednesday night. He rose early, in
excellent health and fine spirits His
voice was fresh, strong and evidently en-
during. Immediately after his breakfast
Mr. Gladstone repaired to his official rooms.
Mr.. Gladstone was manifestly interested
IN every thing which showed popular con-
Germ i'll the work before him.
Before the night watchmen in the House
were relieved or the lights were extin-
guished a number of members of Parlla-
menf, gentlemen possessed of an assured
admlttance, began to arrive to make them
selves doubly certain of their privileges by
Getting to their seats eleven hours before
Mr. Gladstone would reach the Hoise, and
retaining them during the long interval.
1t was not long before all the Parnellites
were in the House, and they pre-eifipted the
pest places in the loca .ity invaded by Mr..
Sullivan, and all got places to front MIR.
Gladstone during his speech.
The inIush of the British members fol-
lowed c.ose upon the advent of the Parneil-
lt0S. IL vas YET early III UnS morning WuOu
all the seats on the floor were taken. The
Parnellites were in particularly happy
frame of mind, acting as if, to use an ex-
preston of one of the1n they had sure
thing on day for Ireland
The Conservative politicians were not
without hope to influence feeling against
the orator of the day, even in the last
available moment, for they, too had sand
witch men and placed bearers among the
crowd carrying such appeals as Let Us
Consolidate and Not Dismember the En-
pre-
1t was ascertained that no less than 40
of the go members had entered and
secured their seats before twelve o'clock
Before gong to the House of Commons
Mr.. Gladstone took a drive through ST.
James Park, going away from the crowd by
the west end of Downing street He desired
to be awhile in the fresh air before go
ing to Parliament. He returned to his
residence, and in q few moments
emerged on his way to the House of
Commons The police had opened way
for him to Parliament street and down
that across Bridge street to the House.
They had to work hard to make this pas
sage-way, and harder yet to keep it open.
MIR. Gladstone went in an open carriage, and
his appearance was greeted with deafening
cheers. The enthusiasm of thepeople all the
way from the doors of his house
and thrilling. 1t vented itself at the be-
ginning of the journey in roar of ap-
plause, hearty and great enough to m AXE
most statesmen dizzy, and when the whole
immense multitude caught the signal, one
tremendous long, sustained cheer was sent
up, the like of which was never before
heard in London, and which was plainly
audible in the House. The cheer
ing continued until long after Mr.
Gladstone had entered the Par
lament buildings. Within the buildings
the Prime Minister'S reception, though less
demonstl alive, was equally enthusiastic
with that he just had without. He was ap-
parently in the best of spirits, and bowed
right and left to his acquaintance as he
passed them.
As soon as the usual formalities attend
ing the opening of Parliament were over it
was voted to postpone the reading and
answering all questions on the notice
paper. Hardly had this been DONE when,
at 4;30 p. m. Mr.. Gladstone entered the
house. His entrance was followed by loud
and prolonged cheers, which were contin-
ued fully several minutes. Among the
Liberals and Parnellites the widest sort of
enthusiasm prevailed and it is safe to say
that no such scene was ever witnessed be-
fore in the House Of Commons
AS soon as the cheering had ceased, Mr..
Gladstone rose and moved for permission
to introduce bill to amend previous legis-
lation, and to make provision for the future
government of Ireland. On making this
motion Mr.. Gladstone said
"The time has arrived when both honor
and duty require Parliament to come to a
decisive resolution. 1t should be the en-
deayor to liberate Parliament from the re-
straints under which, during the years, it
has Intellectually struggled and to restore
legislation to its unimpeded course. 1t is
our duty to establish harmonious relations
hhtwnQn tai TTol o11d
footing Of free Institutions, in which En-
glishmen, Scotchmen and IriShmen have O.
like interest"
This statement was greeted with pro-
longed cheers. AS soon as quiet was re-
stored Mr. Gladstone entered upon brief
review of the general features Of past legis-
lation for Ireland. He dwelt upon 5he co.
been put in force from time 10 time, and
deprecated any further resort to the rude
remedies of intimidation. "Since the year
1888, = he said, only two years have passed
without coerciva legislation for Ireland !;
and, in spite of all this the law continues
TO be disregarded, because it is invested, in
the eyes of the Irish, With foreign aspect.
Were further coercion to be successful,
1t would require two conditions
autocracy of the Government and the
secrecy Of public transactions Parnellite
cheers The handspring Of the law in En-
gland is felt to be English; in Scotland to
be Scotch; but in Ireland it is not felt to
be Irish.
1t was time that something was done to
restore in Ireland the first conditions of
civil life-the free course OF law. the liber-
ty of every Individual in the exercise of
every legal right, their confidence in the
law and their sympathy with the law.
apart from which no country can be
called civilized country.
The claim of Ireland to make laws for
herself was never denied, continued Mr.
Gladstone, until the reign of George LII.
The Parliament of Grattan was as indie
pendent in point of authority as it could
be- The Government was not about to pro-
pose the repeal of the union. Referring to
the great settlement of 1852, Mr.. Gladstone
said: 1T gas not real settlement, and
why? Was it Ireland that prevented real
settlement being made! Irish cheers. I
No. it was a mistaken policy of England,
listening to the pernicIous voice and claim
of ascendancy. The Irish Parliament la
bored under great disadvantage, yet it had
in it spark of the spirit of freedom.
< There was q spirit in that Parlia-
ment which, If it had had free scope, would
have done noble work and probably would
have solved all the Irish problems and
would have saved the Government infinite
trouble.
The remedy for the evils lay, Mr.. Glad
store thought. in the local administra-
tion Of domestic affairs The problem be-
fore him was this: How to reconcile inn
perial unity with diversity of legislatures.
Mr. Gratta1 held that these purposes
were reconcilable. More than that, he
demande: g severance of the Par
liaments, with s. view to the con
tinuity and everlasting unity of
the empire. Was this an audaciors para
dox? Other countries had solved the prob
lem, and under much more difficult circum-
stances. we ourselves may be said to have
solved it with respect to Ireland dur
ing the time that Ireland had a
separate Parliament Did it destroy
the unity of the British empire? TCheers. I
Mr.. Gladstone pointed TO the case of Nor
way and Sweden, which countries were, he
said, united upon footing of strict legis-
lative independence and coequality Then
there was the case with Austria and Hun
gary, and with regard to those countries
he asked whether the condition of Austria
at the present moment was not more per-
fectly solid, secure and harmonious than If
was prior to the existing condition between
that country and Hungary.
Mr.. Gladstone said that all preparations
for the settlement of the question deserved
fair consideration, and the free discussion
that would follow the Introduction of the
present bill might lead to the discovery of
one plan which had predominating
amount of support, and the Government
would do its best to adopt the plan that