Telegram-herald., 1886-05-03
GAYEST OF The GAY
The House OF Parliament VIII
Be Reopened To-day
lI:CUSgOA Or THE HOME RULE BILL.
Education On This important Topic
Being Displayed by the PsOpls-A
Close TAB Kept On the A.
tlcipateo Result.

| i.oSpoS, NAY 2-G6yeSl uf easter sea
sons viii be broken into tomorrow by ths
| re-opening Of parliament Home rule :
again oH every body lips aud other sub
jects OF general legislation arc hardly men
toned. Eastern campaigning i over. aud
| the result may be summed up Ia the
single statement that the eonnty is over
whelininely for Gladstone. The Two great
leaders OF the session Harrington and
Chamberlain-were never able 10 bnng their
own constituents up 10 the point Of declAr-
ing against The Premier The amount OF
education which people are found 10 have
reee we'd on the subject of Home Ruie, Was
| simply amazing The bulk Of this enlight-
, cement OF tie masses must undoubtedly
be credited 70 the ~ !e spread dissemination
of Gladstones initial speech. When
speakers liberal or tory. came 10 address
the electors they found tie latter unoom-
monty well posted on the home rule bill
and they had many clever questions ready
and many graceful periol VA. ruined by
some rustic ia the audience hurting al the
speaker some well fittlng eplgram from
Gladstone. speech. The first week OF the
new session will hear nothing of the Irish
question except private discussions bet ween
individual members. The effect of this
attraction OF mind. j. most likely 10 be ben
eticial % home rulers. The contrast ina ap-
pearance of Gladstoneites and anti-Giad-
stoneites is sery marked. TIE former sre
jOvial ana companiOnable. and the latter
are glum and silent, but " whereyer impromptu
discussion take. place home rulers ia
variably have ali audience with him.
and almost invariably win. The
speculation as 10 the sizs of the majority by
which the Home Rule bin will pass its
second reading is intense. Everyone Of the
Committee ha. immense tally saeets head
ell respectfully For" and against Home
Rule" and Doubtful" on these sheets
are written the names OF every menl Der Of
Parliament. Hi. location Is decided either
by personal utterance that he has made in
public. assurances personally. gwen mean
ber. of canvassing committee and by best
obtainabie information outside Of these
sources. Thus the forecasts are much more
accurate and valuable than guesseS which
here made a month ago. The lists are
changed every day il necessasy and always
AZ soon as trustworthy information ]. OBJ
tained of members intention TO change his
vote No partisan hopes or fears are
allowed 10 interfere with the
strict accuracy OF the tally list and il
is probable that comparison Of
The lists of all Of the various committees
would not resultin finding many differences.
According TO the Parnelita figures there are
but thirty men of the Liberal or Radical
partie. who can be classed as sure TO cast
their votes against home rule but in their
estimate or the result they call the number
of deSerters forty. Their list Of probable
absentees numbers sixteen but they call
II twenty. Thus, taken al the darkest view
of the case, thew will have majority in the
house of .ixty-eisht. Many OF their more
enthusiastic members however, confidently
claim they will have over one hundred
and they are making even bets that the
majority exceeds one hundred by votes that
il falls short of il. There has been consid-
erable disappointment IN certain quarters
over the fact that Gladstone decline. Al the
last moment TO 60 down TO Scotland
and address, his Midlothian constituents
The cause given was the absolute prohibition
of the trip by his physician. There vi !;
however. another reason which probabi,
had quite as much influence upon Glad
st me as the question of his health. He
ielt confident before the beginning Of Easter
week that the Scotch revOiters could he
swung into line by his lieutenants and ia At
the people of all Britain were quietly
.tndving at their homes his home-rule
speech. and lie felt that II would be more
hattering 10 his personal pride, of which, IL
must be confessed, he has full share, 10
have the victory won by the magic OF bis
name invoked by others and without his
personal presence than 10 rush into the
| field as though be was IN fear that other
wise his hosts would be deiied. lie
| i also now in position 10 say
| 10 his late colleagues. who shameiuliy
| deserted and afterwards abused bim. on
went Ia your constituents and TO the other
| bodies Of electors vituperatlng me and bring
ing forth your geenest arguments against
| home rule. I remained Al home surround
| ed by my family and my trees and lei the
controversy wage The people have now
! spoken decisively Their utierance has
probably surprised you, bat il j. made with
no uncertain sound. and u is voice which
| il behooves every member Of the House who
! looks for reelection, either near or remote.
| 10 hear and heed.