Savannah morning news., 1886-06-19
SALISBURY AT LEEDS.
An Emphatic Denial That There
was a Bargain With the Irish.


An Emphatic Denial That There
was a Bargain With the Irish.
LEEDS, june 1S.-Enormous crowds
awaited the arrival OF Lord Salisbury here
to-day and cheered him loudly. The hall
was packed, their being 5000 persons
present. Fully double that number of
tickets had been applied for. The audi
ence whiled away the time by singing the
national anthem, "Auld Lang Syne," and
various patriotic songs until Lord Sails
burK appeared. Upon his arrival there
was an Outburst of vigorous cheering and
the crowd sung "He is a Jolly Good Fell
low" Lord Salisbury began his address
by stating that in most cases ofan appeal
to the tribunal of the people there was
cause with an antagonist to defend, "but
now," said the speaker, 1--WE have a very
living and vigorous antagonist defending
shadowy, immaterial and unsubstantial
cause" He then continued:
There was a bill but 1t is dead and has been
abandoned by ITS own parents laughter, and
nothing has been proposed to replace it. We
know little with what antagonist we are
hghtlng anu our opponents are equally en-
barrassed.
OPPOSED TO AN IRISH LEGISLATURE.
Instead of defending their proposal they
are reduced to attacking us by means of fla-
grant misre presentations, [hurrahs,l one of
these statements, Parnellite hlsses, sup
ported by Earl Spencer and Mr.. Gladstone,
lhissesl is that we championed the home rule
bill until it was no longer expedient for my
self. desire to say that | was always de-
cidedly OF the opinion that an Irish legisla-
ture was impractcable, and that an at
tempt to establish one would be disastrous to
England. l never varied from that opinion
for moment, nor ever said anything pub
hcly or privately to anybody to justify them
m I NAV ba
same for the rest of my colleagues. The
ttatement that the Cabinet had ever enter
sained proposal to institute an Irish Legis-
lature is absolutely without any foundation.
The statement that we had indicated such an
opinion to any person whatever, whether
Irish land owners or otherwise, is equal y
devoid offoundation. Loud cheers.
KNOWN TO FOURTEEN OTHERS.
speak of what know as fact, not only
known TO myself, but % fourteen other per-
sons. Mr.. P9rnel. Mr.. Gladstone and Lord
Spencer in supporting the statement were
speaking on foundation Of mere gossip, for
thentlc proof whatever. 1 do not know
who the gossiper was that misled
Mr.. Parnell and Mr.. Gladstone, but entreat
them not to trust that gentleman for the flu
ture. Laughter l assure them that we
were never nearer the doctrine of an Irish
Legislature than we are to-day. MIR. Glad
stones manifesto says that the question Is
simply, "Will you govern Ireland by coercion
or will you allow her to manage her own
affairs?" 1t would require great ingenuity to
pack more delusive statement into fewer
words. Nobody has proposed to govern Ire
land by coercion.
DEFINING COERCION.
Here the speaker entered into an argu-
ment as to what constitutes coercion.
He referred to the Kllmainham impris0n-
ments as gigantic political coercion to an
extent never before ventured, and 10
which he hoped an English minister would
never again go. He would not say that
it was not justified because he did not
know upon what secret Information Mr..
Gladstone had acted.
We may say that criminal law is all coer-
cion. If Mr.. Gladstone is opposed to 1t we
must presume that he sympathIzes with
criminals, against whom efforts are being
made lCheers.l Our coercion. which he de-
nOunces. was directed against robbery, mur-
der, humiliation. terrorism, and system of
organized intimidation which made life bit
ter TO thousands of innocent persons. / Won
der If he ever thought for a moment what fol-
lowing our Cabinet by an anti-coerciOn Cabi-
net meant2
THE CONSERVATIVE DESIRE.
All that we desire is that the law be sufi-
ciently business like and cflicacIOus to carry
out its own beheets. Coercion meant nothing
else in our mouths. and to compare that with
the coercion tfrat Mr.. Gladstone exercised at
Klmalnham Is a mere juggle upon words.
[Cheers. Who Is this Ire and and what are
her own affairs? Is it Ireland that speaks
with two voices divided into two parts reso-
lutely, permanently or at least inveterably
ana bitterly opposed to each otherY To
personify such an Ireland as she IS an
attempt to mtslead the country. England
sympatbized deeply and rightly with the
efforts Of Greece and Italy TO obtain indo-
pendence, but they were large bodies of men
speaking with single voice, but in ireland
you have quarter to third Of the whole
population absolutely opposed TO the res due
upon this identical question Their demands
are supposed 10 be decisive. [Cheers.l
IRELAND's REPRESENTATION.
You NAV say the majority should have It's
way. but let US apply that doctrine fairly.
Ireland sends is members 10 Parliament Op-
posed to So in favor of home rule. You will
lind that Is bears larger proportion TO l09,
the total number OF menibers that ireland
number Of members ofthe House Of Commons.
fChoers.l If the majority is to rule, why 90
the great majority Of the kingdom not to gov
ern over the wishes OF the peope2 II the
majority is not to rule, why should not the
minority IN Ireland be protected just as much
as the majority m Ireland against the popu-
lation OF Great Britain? lCheers.l The de-
mand OF one Mr. Gladstonc calls nation
struggling for right--fhe other he speaks OF as
the isnobe few. What Justice Is there In
thatY
THE WORD sELF-GovERNMENT.
You mast not be deceived by the word
"sclf- government" which, In ireland, means
being governed bg somebody who detests you,
and you tell the Ulster Loyalists. when You
have fastened the manacles and chains OF the
National League around their legs and laid
the rod Of thg league on their bAeka. that
they are enjoying the ineetimable benefits of
Laughter heartily
echo Mr.. GiadstOue's wish not 10 import
religious bgOtry into tue conflict, but
I am not prepared 20 treat the ease % Ire
land ~ matter simpiy0i big0try. Catholics
and lrOtestants both in England and abroad
work together m amlty, aud In behalf OF civ
} ikation. Depend upon ii, religious bigOtry
has little o. do with the matter. n the
Protestauts have shown their deep enthrulling
lnierest in the matter. u is because they know
by experience that their dearest interests are
involved.
A TERRIBLE ENEMY.
They know they viii have 20 meet a terri
BILE enemy. They have an undying rccoliec-
tion " ihnir long hereditary feuda. They
nave the character 81 thrir ndyeraarles BIZ
fore their face, and aro litely ~ form more
correct judgment ~ the destiny iu tl0ro III
DE- hlll plfsrH fla1 uF the mere Unsupported
Assumptions ~ mAudlin oufimlam w. hch
2 tatee i0r stafeemanahip ngaadayF lhoers.l
Alff have hh7WH y9n. though I Hont fififnu
what las NenN done, N0M near tAc fnrface lie
fNU volcanic NFHa Huu HAVa SVEN furNiAaff
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