New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-11
MR.. GLADSTONE'S BILL.
erBLIC OPINION IN ENGLAND APPARENTLY
HOSTILE TO IT.
ur IRISH MEMBERS ALONE CoNCILIATED-LoRD
HARTINGToN's DECISIVE ToNE-THE PRIME
MINISTER CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.

uARr1xcroNs DECISIVE ToNE-THE PRIME
MINISTER CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS
,BY CABLE TO THE TRIBuNE.l
LONDON. April 1O-Englshmen of all parties
.crec with pride that no Parliamentary incident
anywhere in the world ever more dramatic
than Thursdays Mr. Gladstone produced his
Home Rule scheme upon stage vlsiole 70 the
universe. London was seething with excitement
The House of Commons presented spectacle with-
out precedent The country looked on with inter
est sur passing in intensity anything remon''''N
by this generation.
Mr. Gladstone's speech by general CONSENT
+houch wanting in some of his highest ora'olicai
oualities was a masterpiece OF lucid e&poSi'''"'
All concur that the scheme which was developed
nv him is. whatever else may be thought of II, a
great effort of constructive legislation, a work OF
nnriyalled powers and experiences but the mos'
devoted GladstOnians obliged to admit that t"e
sneech and the scheme have alike failed to conciii-
ate the opponents of Home Rule, to reuhi'e 'hc
Liberal party or to convince English opinion Its
sole success is with the Parneltcs During the
greater portion of the speech they alone cheered.
Mr.. Parnells approval of the scheme thougn
oualifed. is sufficient to induce himself and his
followers to strain every effort to secure its accept
ance In no other quarter whatever can the re-
,eption of the proposals lie deemed cordial.
Every important journal in London is dead
against it. The Daily Ners excepted, and even tha'
journal discusses it despondently. The two most
powerful Journals in Great Britain outside LONDON
are The Manchester Guardian and The Scotsman.
Both condemn the measure Both regard IL as
eouiyaent to separation Both predict its rejection
by the country. Such provincial papers OF weight
"a adhere to Mr. Gladstone temper their support
with conditions and with demands for the mOdiiica
ton of various features of the scheme. Such Is the
attitude of the leading journals in Liverpool
Birminct am, Newcastle and Leeds. The Loyallsts
of lister and Protestants throughout Ireland
listen to Mr. Gladstone's speech as to the voice oil
doom.
The chief hone of the Gladstonians in the House
of Commons has been that when the project was
once produced Lord Harrington, Mr.. Chamberlain
Mr. Trevelyan and other Liberal opponents OF the
measure would content themselves with platonlc
opposition. Lord harrington especially has been
relied on either to give silent vote against the
bill or benevolent criticism of details. Last night
shattered these sanguine expectations. All three
of Mr. Gladstone's recent colleagues took the same
attitude of uncompromsing hostility. Mr. Ire
yelyan spoke on Thursday evening amid continu-
ous Irish interruptions, but when he sat down the
House felt that the question had been taken once
for all beyond the region of mere personal or party
attachment to Mr.. Gladstone.
MIR. Chamberlain last night in a speech of extra
ordinary acutcness and power closed every door to
compromise He described Mr. Gladstones bill as
embodying the maximum of risk and the minimum
of advantage lie objected to terminating lrlsh
representation at Westminster because sole repre-
sentation at Dublin could only mean a Parlia-
ment of coordinate and equal authority with the
Imperial Parliament He objected to the surrender
of the right of imperial taxation to Ireland He
objected to the surrender Of the appointment OF
Judges and magistrates. He objected to many
other things and insisted that the scheme as
whole was one for ultimate separation, not Home
Rule He declared that sooner than support such
measure he would vote for separation, pure ard
simple.
Lord Hartngton's speech dealt still heavier
blows to this proposal. Never has he spoken with
such decision of purpose, such authority, such
weight. HIS speech aboundng in destructive
criticism on the principle and details of Mr. Glad
stones measure, embraced a statesmanlike survey
of the whole field. He protested against sprnging
a question of this magnitude upon Parliament
o1
tences carr led dismay into the Ministerial ranks
He separates himself on this question absolutely
from the party, accepts the probable necessity OF
the enforcement of law in Ireland, expresses The
belief that the people of this country require their
representatives to sink all minor differences and 10
unite as one man in defence of the empire inherited
from their forefathers That is understood by
everybody to mean that Lord Harrington for all
Irish purposes is ready to act with men OF all
parties opposed to the present scheme tie sat
down amid enthusiastic cheers from both sides.
His speech has made it impossible henceforth to
put Home Rule plank into the Liberal PLATFORM
Mr. Trevelyan's reply was superior in debating
power to anything he has yet done. 1t was speech
Of despair filled with gloomy fOrebodings of the
terrible consequences which must follow the defeat
he evidently anticipates.
Thus far not non-ofiicial member of the
House. whose support means anything, has de-
Tended Mr. Gladstones proposal, the Purnellites
cepted. The predictions of Thursday under the
spell Of Mr. Gladstone's Oratory OF thirty majority
ON the second reading heard no more The
whips still say that the second reading will be
carried, relying on the votes of Liberals who are
reluctant to reject party proposal outright and