The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-19
HOME RULE:
The All-Absorbing Topic in
Parliament.
THE GRAND OLD MAN" BEsET.
The Forces Arrayed Against Glad
stone In Opposition TO Bis Irish
Scheme-Other Notes.
Home Rule

Home Rule.
LosDoS. May IS.-In the House OF
Commons, to-day, during the home
rule debate, Mr.. I.abouchere said it was
clear that the chief object was 70 get
rid OF Mr.. Gladstone. The Liberals
who were opposing the bill, were SIM
ply asserting the power of the Tories TO
pursue the policy of coercion. Mr..
Labouchere's speech was full OF wit /
cispIs and conyulsed the House.
es tcialy the reference that
he made 10 Mr.. Chamberlain
"cocksuieness." That gentleman, he
SAID. reminded him OF Moses on Mount
Sinai. The member for Birmingham
would be as much surprised II any body
doubted that he was as right a Moses
would have been II an lSraelite had
risen aud proposed an amendment TO
the ten commandments. When MIR.
LabOuchere suggested that the bill be
dropped after the second reading, Mr..
Gladstone leaned forward and closely
watched the effect Of the speakers re
marks upon the ParnelliIe members
Mr.. Dillon and other Irish members
arose simultaneously. and in reply 10
Mr.. Laboucbhre's suggestion. shouted
an emphatic mo
Mr.. Laboucqere was undOubt-
edly inspired to make the pro
posal. He has recently had frequent
interviews with Mr.. Morley and
the party managers. Mr.. Labouchere,
in course OF his speech. Iikened Mr..
Chamberlain TO Conservative jackal
or whipperin OF for the Wing cave.
Among Mr. Chamberlain's many good
qualities, he said, was q magnificent
confidence in himself, which led him to
consider that nothing could be good
that had not been originated by him.
His impulsiveness, however. made him
leap before he looked. He thereby
compromised himself, and he felt
obliged to continue in what he knew TO
be an erroneous course.
On motion of Mr.. Mccarthy the de
bate was adjourned
LoxDos. May ls.-Sixty-eight Par
neIlites who desired to speak on the
home rule bin held meeting to-day,
and, in Difference to the wishes of Mr..
Parnell. agreed that only a limited
number of them should speak. Ii is
expected that division on the second
reading of the bill will be reached by
the end OF next week, or by the middle
OF the following week. The Conserva-
tiyes Indignantly assert that govern
ment's supporters are protecting the
debate for the purpose OF capturing
waverers. The supporters OF Mr.. Glad
stone are daily becoming more hope
full that home rule will be passed
by Parliament. None of the men,
bers OF the House OF Commons
who had been hitherto opposed
to the home rule measure
have been converted since Saturday
and il is expected other members will
soon signify their adhesion 10 the bill
Lord Harrington, speaking ut Brad
ford, said that in the country a major =
ity Of the Liberals did not approve Of
Mr.. Gladstone's Irish scheme, and he
declared that the government must
stand or fall in accord aDce with the
vote on its plan Tor home rule in Ire
land. na-
Earl Cowper. in his speech at Bed
ford denounced the Liberals for what
he termed their idolatrous Worship
of Mr.. Gladstone. He. said that
ii had taken 200 years to recon
cile Scotland to the union and
that eighty years had not been sufic
lent time in which to prove how n
Win lICluDu MOAA- AC
Earl said he was in favor of continu-
ing remedial legislation and establish
ing a local government board
The commute passed a resolution de-
nouncIng Mr.. Gladstone's scheme.
The South Londonderry Liberal
Union has forwarded copies OF series
of resolutions to Mr.. Gladstone. Lord
Harrington, Mr.. John Morley and Mr..
Chamberlain. They say that the prin-
ciple of home rule is opposed TO the
principles Of the Liberal party, and that
the establishment of home rule would
result in the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF the
empire and would place the minority in
Ireland at the mercy Of the majority:
They advocate a liberal concession
of local government powers to Ireland
measures in that direction that would
be applicable TO England and Scotland,
as well as TO Ireland, and they demand
the retention OF the Irish members in
the Imperial Parliament.
Lord Salisbury, since the union OF
Lord Harrington and Mr.. Chamberlain,
has shown symptoms of abandoning
Lord Harrington 10 support MI. Bright.
He has informedsthe Radicals that II
the home rule bill be passed, he viii in
sist upon the removal of the Irish
Representatives from Westminster rs
an essential principle of home rule.
The Queen has consented TO dissolu-
ton of Parliament, but does not
approve an immediate dissolution.
She recommends that the dissolution be
postponed until August, on the ground
that the general election in June would
unsettle the season and be injurious to
London tradeSmen.
The malcontents assert that the nine
Liberals, who have deserted the opposi-
ton since Saturday, were not included
in Mr.. Game list OF ninety-fve Liberals
who had pledged themselves to oppose
the home rule bill
IS At the loyalist meet ing ut Bradford
to-day, resolution denouncing home
rule was carried. Although the meet
ing had been carefully packed. there
were 300 dissenters present.