The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-14
HOME RULE FOR IRELAND.
Prime Minister Gladstone Announces
His Plan.


Tatchman in the House was relieved, of I
he lights were extinguished, number or Y
members oil Parliament, gentlemen posses {
ed OF an assured admittance, began to ar
i've to make themselves doubly certain of |
heir privileges BY getting to their seats !
.leyen hours before Mr.. Gladstone would
each the House and retaining them during
he long interval. II
The rule regading the seats is practi-
ally FIRST come, first served Mr.. Sulli-
van had his pick OF the whole floor. He
chose the very best, the seat next to and
immediately below the gangway or aisle,
on the Opposition or left side of the
Speakers desk. As the ministerial bench
Is situated just opposite, on the right OF
the Speaker, and the Prime Minister has
usually occupied the seat just below the
gangway on that side Mr.. Sullivan Sc
cured vis-a-vis to the orator. 1t was not
long before all the Parnellites were in the
House and they pre-empted the space in
the locality invaded by Mr.. Sullivan, and
all got places TO the front
The ln-rgsh of the British members fol- |
lowed close upon the advent OF the Par
rellltes. 1t was yet early in the morn |
ing when all the seats on the floor were
taken.
The seats chosen in order to be retained
must be ticketed with the hat Of the mem
Der who means to occupy il, and the hat
must be the hat he is wearing that day
and no substitution is permitted. The
present generation never Witnessed such
hating scene as occurred in the House OF
Commons this morning, long before Lon
don was awake
A number of members were afraid 10
test the honor of their colleagues for a
0fxsFaa 1t
like that OF to-day, and those retained
possession Of their chosen seats by re-
manning in them nearly all the day.
Soon after 5 o'clock the Parpellite
members began to take possession OF their
seats. They arranged themselves in
serried ranks on the Opposition benches
was to speak Mr. Thomas Poor O'Connor,
Nationalist member for Scotland Division
OF Liverpool, explained the haste exhib-
tied by his party TO secure seats by saying
that the Tories had organized plot to
take possession of seats in such way as
| TO IN axe it impossible for the Parnellites to
sit together, in order to rob Mr. Gladstone
| of the chorus of cheers which the full
| throated Irish members would be sure to
! give him If they were in body and the
orator were to their liking.
| Mr.. O'Connor said when his colleagues
| discovered the conspiracy they at once
took such steps to circumvent it by reaching
the scene in time to make the choice oil
places. Mr.. O'Connor said he was satisf-
ed with the result, and had ordered that
| the Irish chorus be full throated.
Before going to the Houee of Commons
| Mr.. Gladstone took a drive through St
| James Park, away from the crowd, by the
west end OF Downing street. He desired
| to be a while in the fresh air before going
to Parliament. He returned to his resi-
dence and in few moments emerged or
his way to the House of Commons.
The police had opened way for hin
to Parliament street, and down that acros,
Bridge street to the House. They had t.
work hard to make this passage-way anC
harder yet to keep it open.
Mr.. Gladstone went in an open carriage
} and his appearance was
GREETED WITH DEAFNING CHEERS.
The enthusiasm of the people all tn
way from the door of his house to tn
. Commons was spontaneous and thrilling
1t vented itself at the beginning o
the Journey in roar of applause heart.
and great enough to make most Statesmen
| IiLLNs dlft WIKI lut NAOIC III III
3. titude caught the signal one tremedou
old-fashioned cheer was sent up, the lik
, of which was never before heard in Lon
t don, and which was plainly audible to tn
: House.
. The cheering continued long after Nj
, Gladstone had entered the Parliamer
building.
Within the building the Prime Mini:
. ter's reception, though less demonstrativ'
was equally enthusiastic with that he ha
I, just had without. He was apparently
, the best of spirits, and bowed right an
lett to his acquaintance as he passe
them
As soon as the usual form alities a
tending the opening of Parliament wer
3 over it was voted to postpone the readin
4 and answering of all questions on til
4 notice paper. Hardly had this been don
$ when at A.; @ p. m. Mr.. Gladstone entere
the House His entrance was followed b
t loud and prolonged cheers, which continr
e ed for several minutes.
Among the Liberals and Parnelltes th
:, widest enthusiasm prevailed, and
is safe to say that no such scene wa
: ever witnessed before in the House of Con
mons.
, As soon as the cheering had ceased
MI. NTIduSIOHe rose anu IOOY6Q 1OT pei
> mission to introduce bill to amen
previous legislation and to make provi
ion for
r THE FUTURE GOVERNMENT OF IRELANl
On making this motion Mr.. Gladston
said: The time has arrived when bot
It honor and duty require Parliament /
t, come to a decisive resolution. 1t shout
: be the endeavor to liberate Parliame1
# from the restraints under which durin
II late years it had Intellectually struggled
and to restore legislation toits unimpede
o course. 1t is our duty to establish hal
' monious relations between Great Britai
e and Iraland, on a footing of free institl
& tons in which Englishmen, Scotchme
d and Irishmen have a like interest"
This sentiment was greeted with pre-
n longed cheers. As soon "a quiet was r,
i stored Mr.. Gladstone said 81 could wis
e that it had been possible to expound I
: the House the whole policy and intentio
d of the government with reference to Ir,
land. Although the questions of reforI
:. in the tenure of land and Irish govern
ment are so closely and inseparably cor
> nected, it is yet impossible to undertak
: the task Of Calculating both questions t.
gether. | do not know of any previou
: task laid upon me involving so Oversize
an exposition. In contemplating the M as
< nitude of the task / am filled with painful
. mistrust. but that mistrust is absorbed in
! feeling of The responsibility that will b
! upon me if should fail to bring home I
the public mind the magnitude and tn
various aspects OF the question.
7 ave should no longer fence or skirmisl
with the question, Loud cheers.] w
should come to close quarters with il
: II Cheers. We should get at the root OF it
we should take means not merely intende,
!. for the wants of to-day or Tomorrow. bu
! should look into the distant future.
: eve have arrived at stage in our 20
litical transactions with Ireland where th
: two roads part one from the other, no
: soon, probably, TO meet again. The tim
is come when it is incumbent ON the dutv
and the honor of Parliament to come t
/ some decisive resolution on this matter
i Our intention is therefore. to propose tt
the Commons that which, il happily ac
| cepted, will we think, liberate Parliament
from restraints under which of late year.
it has Intellectually struggled to perform
the business of the country, and viii
restore British legislation to its natural
ancient, animpeded course, and, above all
establish harmonious relations between
Great Britain and Ireland Hear hear Z
on footing of those free institutions te
which Englishmen, Scotchmen and Irish
men alikd are unalterably attached
Loud cheers, particularly by Home Rule
members.
i After reviewing the condition and crime
existing in Ireland since 1888 Mr.. Glad
stone described the coercive legislation en-
forced during the same period as not ex-
ceptional but habitual. He compared
Ireland during all this period to a man
trying to find sustenance in medicine only
meant for cure. coercion, however, had, .
he said, proved no cure. Serious dis
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