St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-19
THE HOME RULE FIGHT.
The Battle Was Formally Begun by Glad
stone at Edinburgh Last
Evening.
Els Eloquent Plea For ireland Greeted
With Wild Applause by The
Canny Scots.
Earl Salisbury Champions the Tory
Cause In a Speech to the Leeds
Electors.
gYr robert Peel Abandons the Con-
servatives, and j oins the Glad
stone Party.
The Old MAN ELOQUENT.

EDINBURGH, June 1S.--Mr. Gladstone
spoke in Music hall here tonight. Tickets
of admission had been issued and the hall,
which is capable OF holding 1900 persons,
was filled to its utmost capacity. The
audience cheered for Gladstone and Lord
RoSebury and groaned for Mr.. Chamber
lain and Lord Harrington and other union
lists. but John COwen. chairman of Nh.
GIa6stone's election committee, who pre-
sided over the meeting. called for silence.
When he began his speech, Mr.. Gladstone
voice seemed less powerful than formerly.
He said:
1nkerman was q soldiers battle. 1t was
not won by generals tactics or ability, but by
soldiers valor. Equally were the present
dissolution OF parliament and general cleo
tons the peoples battle. Referring to the
seeding Liberals Mr.. Gladstone said the
question was whether the country would re-
solve with q strong sense of justice and SYM
patty for Ireland to compensate for these
OBJECTIONS. Il am strongly convinced said
he, that the people have resolved to carry
the day Notwithstanding the detection of
prominent leaders of the Liberal party. This
contest was fought against US by officers in
our own army. The Conservatives were con-
tent to leave the work in the secederS hands.
They
CALI. THEMSELVES UNIONISTS
and us disintegraters They wish to preserve
the paper union unaltered. We feel that it
should be especially concerned so far as it is
valuable We seek the union of heart and
mind which we are struggling to restore.
1t is desirable to speedily close this great con-
troverSy for every interest IN THIS country.
Public business will be interrupted and
public confidence shaken. Social order in
Ireland will not be restored unless the people
speak clearly, manfully and declsiyely, such
as the question merits (cheers). Do not let
it be said that the nation is unequal to the
task Of dealing with the question. Some binch
difficulty, some turn their backs in the hour
of trouble. Let the nation not do likewise.
Rest assured that if the nations voice
be given in defense Of our cause when the
contest is settled andsthe excitement passed
away, it will resemble the old questions Of
religious disability, parliamentary reform and
free trade. The people will wonder which
proposition was raised as before they forgot
the opposition to the repeal of the corn laws.
and the removal of religious disability. So
Will they now forget the opposition to the
change we are striving to attain. The Irish
claims were defeated by Irish agency, the
Conservatives having obtained forty
seats through the support OF the
Parnellits. cDo not praise or blame
Mr.. Parneu for his action. Suppose the
forty had been deductedafrom our opponents
in the home rule division 1T would have made
their number sol instead Of 81. Suppose
the forty had been added to our 511 it would
haye made us that 351. 1t is important that
the electors should realize
THE REAL ISSUE
which is much disputed. Is it a choice be-
tween opposite policies regarding Ireland, be-
tween oppoite principles OF action or choice
upon the details of large and complicated
bill? Important journals urge you not to con-
slider the policy to be pursued but to entangle
yourselves on the details OF this or that par
ticular imethod of establishing that policy.
The question you are to decide is the propo-
fn q ireland
TO manage exclusively Irish affairs
Dir. Gladstone said that the plan he proposed
was better than any ofered:by the opposition,
but if Improvements could be made he would
be glad to entertain suggestions in that
direction. He went over the arguments al
ready advanced in favor Of giving home rule
to Ireland taking as a text for his remarks
some recent utterances of the Scotsman,
newspaper, which recently abandoned the
Liberal party. Regarding the Carnarvon-
Parnell episode he said he blamed
neither, but the pretended position
assumed by the former and Earl
Salisbury before the election secured them
forty seats through Irish aid. After the cleo
ton they repudiated their promises. Mr..
Gladstone then took up and answered the
arguments of Lord Harrington and Chamber
lain. The real Tory policy was one of coer-
cion. He concluded: There are
ONLY TWO POLICIES
before the country, and it remains with you
10 decide between them. Reject each one OF
you, in the name of Almighty God, each in
the sanctuary of his chamber, in the sanctu-
airy of his heart, his soul, while it is in this
year of 1SS6-after nearly a century of con-
tinued coercion, becoming weaker and
weaker, more and more odiouS and
less and less effective as we go along,
repuGiated by q large majority of the
Irish members-what il is to propose
coercion as an alternative to local govern
ment in Ireland. Cheers. Do not allow
yourselves to be carried away by craven
fears, but believe that by acting justly you
will act strongly. Cheers.l Justice is al
ways strong. Join US in our effort to close
this painful, terrible awful chapter of the
relations between England and ireland,
which for centuries and centuries has been
the opprobrium Of our country in the eyes
and Judgment Of the world. Join Us in this
happy, yea holy, effort, and rely upon it
if we attain an end it shall be done more
perhaps to the honor OF Great Britain than
even the happiness of Ireland" Loud and
prolonged cheers.
MI. Gladstone spoke for an hour and a
half. At the end of his speech vote Of
confidence in him was carried unanimously
amid great enthusiasm.