National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-09

"ihuhtOne'A SUCCESS
Following almost necessarily upon the
detection Of Chamberlain the premier's
measure for home government in ireland
was defeated on Monday by majority Of
only 30 I'm an entire vote of $50. Certain
propositions arranged on certain number
OF pieces OF paper or parchment were dis
sented from, but Gladstone is not defeated,
os he can easily put together some more
propositions on other pieces Of paper, and
the next time they shdH be accepted-sure
The principle OF homo government at
present before the British people is not en-
dangered much by the reasons passions,
sentiments, or even votes Of thirty or thir-
ty thousand men. 1t is, after Mondays
division, form Of that crushed truth which
rises again, and, in this instance, because Il
is simple corollary from the axiom Of
modern politics that man has right to
life, liberty, and the pursuit Of happiness.
The ultimate, not to say the immediate.
success Of some similar measure is SO assured
that 1t is mere waste OF time and paper to
enter into elaborate discussion about the
identical men who are TO inscribe IL in the
statute book. Many OF us hoped that Mr..
Gladgtone might have been spared to have
crowned his wonderful life with the greatest
OF all his victories for humanity But,
whoever may terminate the strife, Mr..
Gladstone created the opportunity for Mon
days debate, and one Of the features OF
that debate is remarkable enough TO Justify
the English sponsors Of the bill in believing
that they have achieved great success.
fa
fer to the speech OF Mr.. Parrell.
No one doubted that the leader Of the
Irish party could make great and states
manlike speech whenever the occasion
called for II. We have heard him in the
house Of commons time after time address
that assembly with genuine power, but IL
was power invariably charged with hatred
which might fairly be described as vltrlolic.
He had nursed his grievances so carefully
and for so long a time that his mind was
morbldly concentrated upon one idea.
Men who know him well used to say that
he was the most stupid able man In ex-
istence, except on one topic. He seemed
to take no interest In any OF the social
problems, in religious matters, or in any
subjects of art, science, or literature.
After London dinner parties, while other
men were trying industrlously to forget
their public duties, Parnell walked moodily
up and down the rooms, and with difficulty
could be induced TO join in any conversa-
tion.
Frequently in the lobby of the house of
commons, during some debate in which he
had no interest, he might be seen in an old
shooting coat, with his hands in his
trousers pockets, vacantly meandering
about as indifferent to his surroundings
as II they belonged to another hemisphere
In all his former speeches there was we'll
marked tone Of contempt and defiance,
and, as his utterances grew more fierce, his
face became more pale and his general attl-
tude more calm.
In Mondays debate all this seems to have
been changed thereby furnishing another
instance Of the power welded by RESPONSE
bility in altering what seemed to be un-
alterable.
In the calmest and most concliatory way
the Irish leader answered objections to the
bill. To the outrages in Kerry he opposed
the murder in Ulster; and 10 Churchill,s
threat OF coercion, be replied that outrages
In Kerry were deplorable, but "try self-goy-
eminent, and then II Kerry men resort to
outrage they will very soon find that the
rest of Ireland will put a stop to it.n
EvlSently Mr.. Parnell was confident about
theresult OF the debate, and had already
begun to feel the weight of personal re-
sponsibility. In the most deliberate way |
he met the charge as to the abuse OF power |
by the Irish priesthood regarding education |
by statement that bill drafted by Mr.. |
Chamberlain contained exactly the same
provisions as that of Mr.. Gladstone.
A remarkable passage was one In refer |
ence to the "loyal minority" "One would |
think" said Mr.. Parnell, "that Protestant
Ireland was going to be handed over to the
tender mercies of thugs aud bandits" To
this Maj. saunderson, an Ulster member,
said, "Ilear Hear p' Mr. Parnell promptly
answered, 81 only wish was as safe in the
north of Ireland when 90 there as Mai.
Saunderson would be in the south.n
To the proposition OF home rule for
Ulster Mr. Parnell said "We cannot give
up one single Irishman. We cannot give
away to second legislature any portion of
the talent and influence Of the Irish Prot
estants. regard their presence as vitality
necessary in the Irish parliament We
want all creeds and classes in our parlia-
ment."
In similar strain of Cancellation he dis
cussed what he considered the strongest
objections, and at the conclusion Of his
speech, even from the garbled reports we
possess, most liberal-minded men would be |
led to coincide, by anticipation, with the
eulogy pronounced by Mr.. Gladstone upon
the 'sound craftsmanship OF the honorable
member for Cork"