New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-23
RELIGION IN IRELAND.
xp cLApsToNE,s ADDRESS IN GLASGOW
No DANGER TO PRoTEsrANTs FROM CATHOLICS
LOCAL sEIF-GOVERNMENT.


NO DANGER TO PROTEsrANTs FROM CAThoL'Cs-
LOCAL sELF-GOvERNMENr.
C,.scow limo The arrival of Mr.. and
Mrs Gladstone here to-day the signal for great
demonstration Thousands of people had watea al 'no
satiop TO greet them and when they aighteu ro tue
train and entered their carriage they we're checlou anu
cheercd again Ivy the enthusiastic mul'i'uuc. he"s'o
Circus, in which Mr.. Gladstone was a'"o'
,o sneak was packed from floor TO ceing MI uiIper'
poth nember OF Parlis for Central Glasgow, was
chairman OF the meeting. When the Premier ana MS
ic and Lady Aberdeen entered the building they mes
with hurricanes Of applause The audience sang Aud
Lang syne" and " He's jolly good fellow
Mr. Gladstone upon rising. said he WAS confdent thaV
Glasgow would do true and solid Liberal work at the
coming elections He would to-day deal with portion
OF the great Irish question which had hitherto peeh up
touched namely. that portion which peculiarly ahcc'
Scotland. lie would take his text from the famous n'
Chalmers who in 1918 referred 20 the "lmposs'o'''
OF crushing the Irish people, and added that lno
mighty arm o. ku iness would be rresishoie' lOneI
Thosa woras the speascr sai, were words Oh hH"
Christian Wisdon. He asked his AUDITORS 10 aPp,o"
the question inspired with such sentiments lie "ho
to deal with three points-the security oi rro'os'.
ants in Ulster, the arguments deduced from the
,he oion of scotland and England. and the question or
uo,,e Ru,e for Scotland. Cheers Ee denied tnat
,,d.r The Home Ruc bill Ireland would be an ndepen-
couytcy There clauses that forbade Ireland
10 legislse the establishment or endowment OF any
rce;on The Parueites ioyfuly accepted the clauses
and they had always proved that they were In favor OF
religious fre dom. Besides. the roval veto woula re-
main. therefore al"ihS "o'0 e'0"'' ~ ~
l0uS
Lord Harrington complained that he MADE no advance
on the Ulster proposals in tho original scheme Wel'
Lard Harrington mad effort 10 help to do so again.
Major saunderson IN behalf Of the Ordngemen. advanced
flo view that the majority Of The Irish should be com
neIed TO adopt the Will OF the small minority Mr. Par
1 he
az Governing Ireland The Government was open To con-
sder every reasonable proposal such c0ud Dc devse"
for purpose OF giving separate satisfaction TO thath
ZION OF Uleser which Professionalism greatly prevails
hn the fears that Catholics would persecute the North
where the PrOtestans were strong enough 10 protect
Themselves. werr quite Dsseess .. ~,
The uHion OF Englsnd aud scotland was r rssen,y Hy
0i1erent from that OF England and Ireland eiunua-
neutal difference was that scotland wa always soe 20
hold ner own Scotland met England on a toothS Oh
equality and the union with the lapse OF uhe coni-
urnied itself the minds and hearts OF scOtchneh,
whist the entire Irish nation WIS against the union OF
mat country with England Now, lie had SAID thst SCOT
land had become gradu ,ly satisfied with the Union
bmf n he gre Al majority OF people Of scotland wished
10 her local ahairs within her own eoriers' qua
effect that II OF seventy-t~o Scotch members OF the
House OF Commons. sky united a. one man III uen"nu
fuse themi lCres OF NO. ne ndlGuien ~
tn SG eaYr %nd.ait with the question Of Irish
government subject which was ripe for discussion
England and scotland. question which was not ripe
for discussion. Mr.. Gladstone thought that tns pro-
nosed castLron uniformity OF institutions for England
Scotland Ireland If Wales wasa bad false ana vulgar
nrinclple In dealing with the subject OF local gov
ernnrn special wants OF tue different peoples must
be considered AMI the SPECIAL history OF tho'e peope
The main question whether Ireland was to nave
free no overriiden ny England aud Sc"
isnd Tney knew now what Ireland wished. Ireland
Iad not asked Innovation because she had Par
lament until taken from her in 500 by mixture
of fraud and Sue only said: In G0ds name as
You have allow u eudeavor To govern our
selves" Scotland the speaker continued, had awaVs
,ent reOrmers to reformed Parllauent-wOuld she 40
40 ngaiul fCres OF "Yes.'] Or would she send Con-
servavosi II chose the latter course the respon@,
biiy would hers not his In conclusion lie appealed
10 his auditor. give their voice Ia favor OF wofk OF
peace and Justice. ,,
Mr. Giadstone's closing words were hailed with loud
and prolonged cheers