The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-13
SIGNIFICANT SPEECHES.
Home Rule for Ireland" Gan No Longer Be
Dodged by English Landlords and
Their ssubaervient Tools.
Gladstone Censures the Queens Admins
tration PameI. Gladstone & Go.
Openly Declare Defiance.

Openly Declare Defiance.
The debate on the Queen Of England's
speech in the house of commons on
Jan. ri, called many orators to their
, feet. Space will not permit us to give
the remarks of all the speakers. Fol-
lowing is the concluding portion OF
Mr.. Gladstone's remarks:
GLADsToNE's PERoRATION.
Well, then, sir, with respect to Ire
land, we are told that a County Govern
ment bfll--not SO described, but a bill
for transferring to other hands the
functions which now belong TO county
governments about to be introduced.
1T will be submitted to You, and then
comes this sentence, "a measure for
the reform of county government In
Ireland is also in preparation" The
particulars OF their plan OF county gov
eminent were made known to the Irish
government some weeks ago. am
not sure how long. Perhaps q fort
night or three weeks ago in a newspap-
er known to be of great weight and I'M
portance in Ireland mean the Dub
lin Express Gronical National cheers
and cries of sNo.'') Is there any ques
ton that the Dublin Express is most
important paperf Cheers, during
which Lord Randolph Churchill was
understood to say that it was not the
government organ.) did not say it
was the organ of the government, but
an organ. The Dublin Express, |
think, about fortnight ago, in de-
scribing the scheme said that, first of
all, a committee OF the cabinent had,
with great care, prepared a plan OF
local government for Ireland, and
stated that, secondly, this plan having
gone through the ordeal of q committee
passed on to the cabinet itself, and that
in the cabinet itself it had been consid-
erably altered, showing that it had been
the subject of the most important de-
finite consideration. The article then
set out what were to be the principal
conditions of this plan and said that
there were TO be wheels within wheels,
but that while these county govern
ments were to be behind the county
governments In England III respect TO
not having lai6 osssgeoi or big police.
theysypSre to be before the county ss-te-
srnmeHts of England in being appar-
entity supreme III the control OF the
great and important subject Of primary
education daughter and hear. hear.)
| do not complain Of her Majesty's gov
eminent at this moment, because their
plans for Ireland may not happen to be
precisely those which I should think
ample and adequate for their purpose;
but what I do deeply lament is that
those plans appear to move backwards
instead of forwards Nationalist cheersl
In reading this speech, and putting
upon it the best Interpretation can,
what cannot but infer from it is this
that although the intention Of bring
ing III plan of local government, small
or great, for Ireland has existed, yet it
has receded into the shade Opposition
eheers)-it has gradually moved to-,
wards the dim and distant future
icheers and laughter.) What | will
venture TO say and to press upon her
Maiesty's government is this THAT
whatever you take the Conservative or
Liberal Or Nationalist plan, whatever
is to be done for Ireland should be done
with all the promptitude that the ma
tGre Of the case requires loud Nation
alist cheering.) Besides the fact that a
County Government bill for Ireland is
in the rear Of the Representative CouD
ellis bill for England, the right honor
able gentleman opposite has also ia
formed us tonight that he proposes to
proceed at once to procedure.
l. have myself sense Of the very
great Importance Of that question, and
| am also prepared to say that | think
considerable sacrifices might be made
by this house for the purpose Of dealing
with procedure as a claim prior TO the
claims Of ordinary legislation; but there
remains behind the question whether
Ireland is case for ordinary legisia-
ton thear, hear The right honorable
gentleman opposite will recoliecC, 10
doubt, that it cost US thirty or forty
days Of hard work to obtain the limited
chapter OF improved procedure ne OBJ
tanned in 1882. is the right honorable
gentleman not too sanguiIe as TO the
prospect of making rapid progress with
this question Of procedure? One con-
clusion have most deliberately arrived
at, aud / give 1t 20 him for what it may
be worth, and that is-that it is almost
vain to EXPECT TO make rapid progress
with this subject except with the com
nand and approval Of the vast majority
of the house fhear, hear.) We got con-
troll OF the whole time OF the house, but
We got it in the month Of October. I'll
was one thing TO ask tho whole time OF
The house after the regular business Of
the session-it is quite another thing TO
ask it when the business OF the session
is coming on thear, hear.J The right
honorable gentleman must, do what
he will, make frequent Interruptions in
order TO bring on his estimates, and,
above all. in order TO get through the
supplemental estimates Ali wish TO
say now is, that am afraid this Is q
further serious postponement Of all at
tempss 10 Iegislate for Ireland. do