Telegram-herald., 1886-06-04
THE HOME RULE BILL
Speeches by Thomas Pow er
Connor and John Morley
IN The 0tFNE Or GLADSTONE
Some Tart Talk ia the ro.se of Com
mons The IDEA ot Separation no
Longer nel1-No Olhsr Meas
ufs Would succeed

LosnaN. jane A-Mr Thomas Power
OConnor. resumlns lhe Home Rule debate
in the House of Commons tais evening said
be Thought himself mstlae3 n asserting
that tAe argument which assumed ihai
Ireland Nnald he satisfied alfl uu.llu4
les. cham separation of faAt tar pre>en- bli
ilEo Nrd ur contemplated q separation. h4l
vanished iram lhe minds of ALI reasonable
politicians. Cries uf dissent from ihe Wings
and Conservative The history of uo
country in the world fauehl So eloquent
lesson against religions establishments or
endOwmeut> as Ireland ln no country 10
lhe world lad established aud endowed
churches done 80 much harm and 20 Atilr
good as in Ireland Mr. % Conuor protesl et
against the impuiauous which d been
puI upon Mr. q adsfone. lie comtendrd
that Mr. Chamberlain had insinua ed t4af
the Premier WAS capable of cheating the
House. The government was free 10 accept
any other plan than the present one
Lord Randolph Churchill said De would
consider % personal favor Do Mr. OtonuOr
would relieve himself of restraint and pro
ceed with his starlling resolutions
Mr oConnor said he should require the
PERM sun of Mr. Blunt who. perhaps.
would. if requested, supply the gentlemen
wlrh ihe modlcum of Information which be
lacked.
Mr John Morley. Chief Secretary for
Ireland. referring ,O PROPOSAL made by Sir
Julian 6uicslud. Member pi 81 laneras,
that members Shoul arrive at AN under
sranoiHg with refertnce 90 the Home Rule
bill similar 10 that obtained upon tine Seat-
bill lie Morley would uOt Object 10 this
if the conditions were favorable. hut a con
census If opinion wss first necessary. Did
Mr.. GOld>mid, he asked. think "a
ni0dus riteli4i possible with an OPP
position advocating twenty wears ofcoerciony
lCues of No, ns. "Withdrawi II viii
withdraw nay expression concerning coer
cion if a single member on the opposition
benches will di~ayOw Lord Salisbury =
speech" said Mr. Morley Members. be
continued. had expressed their willingness
TO affirm the principle Of home rule and
Vet had decided 70 oppose the bill. thus
defeating their own object. The
crisis was very grave. There had
been much talk of dismemberment
Of the Empire aud the dispersion of the
Irish across the seas For many years
there was real dsmembermest in regard
to cal government IN Ireland which many
member- of Parliament were disposed Ia
grant How could members talk Of gov
erning Ireland when the whole people were
against them REGARDING the suggestion
that Mr.. ParueI be made Chief Secretary
for ireland. Mr. Morley said that neither
Mr.. Parnell nor any of his colleagues would
accept the office II they did, they would
soon lose their influence. Had the country
spent upon Ireland half the money and
attention 10 bad bestowed upon Egypt and
other foreign countries. Ireland wOulo now
| he q support 20 Eng AID instead Of iaunL
"We have taught Ireland % be mendicani
instead of sell-reisnt by alternate bribes
and subsidies and by ilsiering up
the worst land system ever seen
Let not tie opponents Of the bill imagine
for a moment that bs driving the Govern
Wcnt from the Stage The curtain Will fall
/ npou the last scene of the tith aud final ACT
! of the lusn question. II the House refuses
the solution Of the question now offered 10
may rely upon II that no "thei, unless COM
| strucied upon the lines of this measure wit
be elective" The debate was then all
| journed.