Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1886-04-15
IRELAND FOR THE IRIsH
The Grand Old Man Makes Tfis
Master Effort.
The speech fMr. Gladstone In the British
Mouse OF Commons IN Behalf OF IIis
hin for Irish Autopomy--The
Keystone OF Unity.

The speech OF VT. tlodsto0e In the Brlttsh
Mouse Of Commons In Behalf OF II,s
Biu for Irish Autopomy--The
Keystone Of Unity.
LONDON, April ain the House Of Com
mons yesterday Giadstono's great speech on
the Irish question occupied three hours and
twenty-five minutes. Tho premioc began
at thirty.five minutes past four and finished
at eight O'Clock precisely. Every salient
point was,recelved with voclferous applause,
and at tho conclusion his supporters ten.
dered him perfect ovation, the cheering
lasting many minutes.
Mr.. Gladstone said that he could Wish that
II had been possible to expound TO the
House the whole policy and intention Of the
government with reference to Ireland. Tho
questions Of the land and OF the Irish Gov.
ernment were closely and lnseparabiy con.
nccted. II we're an impossible task to cluci.
date both questions together. Continuing
he SAID;
81 don't know OF any previous task laid
upon me involving so diversified an exposl'
tlon. In contemplating
THE MAGNITUDE or ruE TASK
am fllcd with painful mistrust, but that
mstrust Is absorbed In the feeling Of 70.
10 br ng home TO the public mind the mag.
nitude of the various aspects OF tho ques.
tion. we should no longer fence and sktr-
mish with this question lloud chccrsl. We
should come to close quarters with II
fcheersl. We should get Nc the root OF u.
aud take means. not mer .ly for tho wants
OF to. dny or tomorrow, but look Into tho
distant future We have arrived at stage
In our political transactions with Ireland
other, not soon. probably TO meet
ngaln. The time has come when In duty
aud honor Parliament must come TO some
decisive resolution on this matter. Our IN
toniion lsto propose TO the House OF Com.
mons that which, II happily accepted. VIII
ilhcrate Parliament from the restraints un
der which OF late years Il has inerCctually
struggled to perform tho business OF the
country, and that which viii restore legisla.
ton to Its natural, ancient and unifnpeded
course: and above all, establish harmonious
relatlona between Great Britain ana ireland
Heart hear n on footing ot those free In
etitutions to which Engllshmen, Scotchmen
and Irishmen alike are unaltorably attach
Cd" Loud cheers which were prolonged by
tho home-rule members
After reviewing tho condition OF crimo In
ireland since 1853 Mr. Gladstone described
coercive legislation, not as exceptional, hut
as hnbitual, comparing Ireland 20 man
trying TO ind sustcnance IN a medlciao only
meant for cure But
ccsRcroS HAD PROVED no CURE.
Serious cisaffociion continued &c prevail IN
Ireland. and II England and scotland had
suffered similer hardships he believed the
people OF these countries womb resort to
similar means as did the Irish 20 ventllate
their grievances. lChcers from the parneii-
ties Coercion was admitted 20 be n failrre.
For tho past fifty- three years there had been
only two wholly free from reprossive legis.
lation.
Coer,lon unless stern and unbending and
under an autocratic Government. must fail
such coercion England should never resort
TO until eterv other means has failed.
What vas the basis OF the w1ole mischief
Vas the lew which was discredtcd In Ire.
land. II Game 20 them with q foreign aspect
and their Alternative to coercion was TO strip
the law OF IFS foreign character and invest
~ with q domestic character. loud cheers
from the irish mcmhcral. Ireland though
rcnrcscntcd numerically equal with England
and Scotland had not the same position.
England made her own laws and Scotland
had been encouraged % make her own laws
a. cncctunl as Il she had six times the pres
ent representation. The consequence was
that the handspring OF the laws ot Englnnl
and Scotland was felt 20 be English and
Scotch. The mainsprirg OF the laws In Ire
land wns no; felt by the people to be Iiish.
lie deemed II
LITTLE LESS THAN NoCKEUr
10 hold that the state OF law which he had
described conduced to the real unity Of this
great and noble world wide Empire.
was impcrntivclv demanded from
tho government. II was demanded that they
rcstorc In Ireland the first conditions %
civil life, the free course OF law. the liberty
Of every individual IN thc exercise OF every
legal right, the confidence Of the law AMI
the sympathy OF the pcopic with the law,
anaft from which no country can be called u
civilized country.
what. then. was the proiicn before him'
u was this How 10 reconcile imperui unity
with diversity nt legislatures. Mr.. Grattan
held thnt those purposes were rccOuciinhic
more than tGnt Tic demanded q severance
oi tic farliHmrnts with n we - fHc con.
tinuiiy AMI everlasting unity of the empire.
WAS thnt an uudaclCus pnrudnN" he
asked "Othcr countries had solved tho
problem, aud under moro difficult cirrum.
sinnccs- We our elves inight he said to
have solved u with respect 10 lrciUnl dur.
Ing the time that LELAND had a separate
Parliament. l'il u destroy tic unity Cf the
lriti.h Empire? lCuccrs.
Mr.. Gladsfonc refcrre 10 tho case ot Nor.
way and sweden. which countries were
united upon footing OF strict legislative
Independence and equality. Then there
and with reTnrl TO those countries
he asked whether the condition OF
Austria NJ The present moment wug nos
more perfectly solid. secure and harmonious
than prior 20 the existing conditions he-
tween tFat country and Hungary. tt could
not g gue STONED That rs c1udt on was one
I ime when Hungary was making war upon
her. chc claim %
IRELAND To MAKE LAWS ron HFHsFLV
was never denied until the rclgn Of Gcorre
j. The Parliament OF Grattnu WIS as iude.
pendent in point Of authority ~ Il could no
the repeal of the union. 10 was impossible
10 propose tho repeal uf the rnion
until they hnd settled what was the e--encs
Of the union, and he defined the oseence Of
the union to be that before the existence Of
the union there were two separate. ilde-
pendent parliumcnfs hut urCr the fofmn-
speak ot the dlsmrmb9Tmcut Uf the EN- pire
was Ia this century a misnomsr and an Fh-
snrdity. The, fanlt Of the ndmin's n'stra'ive
system OF Ireland was that ~ spring hld
source OF action were Engilsh lChcrrs
The government therefore f'l' that the fft-
tlement OF the question was ~ be found by
establishing "a Parliament in Iblln lcharrs
from the Irish benches for tir conduit u
both legislative and administrative matters
Tie political economy Of the three couf--
tries must be rcconciled. There should ~
nm equitable distribution Of the ImperIft
burden, next, there Inust be rcnsonHhl-
safe guards for the m nority: and why coull
not the minority IN Ireland take care o. IS
self. Mr.. Gia1stpne said that De- had nc
doubt about is ability 90 do That wien vs.
have passed through. the pr sent critical
period. nnd disarned tine legfou los w.tl,
which any change may hc approached. Hui
for the present there were { irce classes OF
people whom they were bound 10 consider,
second, the civil servants aui officers ~ tIe
governments Ia Ireland; and fhrd. The
Protestant minority. he cOuil not AT
IN Tisfcr or oisawhere. 80 role
questions which were Tor the whole 81 Ire.
land. Several schemes Tor Ulster had been
Province should be excluded from the oprr-
Rii0ns OF ino hill. another. that "a sopnrats
autonomy should he pr yllrd for Utter,
AMI "A third suggested that cor uin ri fiifs
should DE reserved ami Tier admlnlstra.
lion placed under control Of province c0un.
ellis
No ono OF these proposals hal appeared
b the government 20 be completely jlsti.
fed by IT, merits or The weight Of public
opinion iu its favor Ms 10 warrant them in
Including it in the bin. ~ ended. however,
a. asa.H FaHM
consideration In the free discussion that
would follow the Introduction OF the I'M
and they might lead q thc discovery
Of one plan which had "a pvedOInlnnfinf
amount OF support when tic government
would do their best 60 adopt the plan that
SCENE likely 20 give general sniisfartion.
licieriing to tie great feftirment OF t78l. u
Iladstouo snll IL WAS 10 n rem settlement
nnd whys "Was IL ireland that prevented
real 5etiiomcnt being ma ley lCheers from
lriah mcmbefs.l Mo- II was