Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
ENGLAND.
Lord Salisbury on the Vote on Par
neIrs Bill.

Lord Salisbury on tho Vote on Par
noIrs Bill.
by ngIo-American cable to the Dlspatch.l
LONDON, September 22.-The Coun-
ty Conservative Club OF lIerefordshre
was opened to-day with alarge and dis
tinguished attendance. Lord Granston
(cbairman) introduced Lord Salisbury,
who was loudly cheered. Lord Sails
bury said it was necessary for the Con-
servatives to organize aud labor untir-
ingly to maintain the advantage they
bad already won, and of which he could
not wish q better example than yes
terday's division. Loud cheers.l
The steadiness with which, du-
ring these last six tiresome weeks,
the Conservative members had held
together, and their devoted and re-
solute attendance during the session
was a splendid example and should
stimulate all members Of the party to
do their utmost to further the cause.
[Cheers.l The division yesterday
showed a remarkable record. Every
Conservative had either voted or paired,
and there was not single absentee.
Such an instance of hearty work under
discoursging conditions had been un-
known. "Let me tell you," continued
Lord Salisbury, " continuous discourage
ments are very serious. A prisoner con-
demned to labor knows nothing like the
misery and discomfort member Of the
House of Common undergoes through
night of Irish obstruction. [Uheers
and laughter Irish distractions have
greatly changed in character. Formerly
they meant to secure, and perhaps
they were not to be blamed for their
efforts to obtain long discussion, the
complete tbreshing and sitting of the
subject. They carry their opposition
to the utmost possible length to-day
and this opposition in skilful hands is
something totally different from their
former methods. 1t is the instrument
of torture to compel the majority of the
Government by mere ply steal suffering
to corcede this or that-whateyer the
obstructionists set their hearts on-and
the majority must sit and listen not to
arguments or exhortations, but to elabo-
rate efforts to waste time, which are
made merely for the purpose Of keep
ing the majority up night after night in
the hope that from sheer fatigue they
will concede something which they
know public duty compels them to
refuse. [Cries Of "Shame ."l The
members Of the House Of Commons
deserve sympathy. If the representa-
tive Government is to continue, this
instrument Of torture cannot be per-
mitted to survive. 1t will paralyze all
legislation and bring discredit upon the
oldest instrument OF freedom in the
world. [Cheersl.
desire to make couple Of remarks
on the great debate which was finished
last night, one Of personal and the
other of a public character. / desire |
to repudiate the words which Mr..
Gladstone kindly put into my mouth |
on Monday. Unless they are denied it
might be imagined that l acquiesced
with him. Mr.. Gladstone is master Of |
misquotation [cheers and laughterl, but
| do not believe that he was ever so bril-
liant or successful before. Laughter |
Mr.. Gladstone charged me with stating |
there were cases where judicial rents
could not be paid. Mr.. Gladstone based
bis arguments and justified his course
thereon; but the charge is absolutely
unfounded. said nothing Of the kind.
[ Cheers.l l never said that the Ex-
chequer should pay the difference be-
tween the judicial and the just rents.
Courtesy alone prevents me from contra
dieting those statements in sufficiently
strong language. [Laughter.l Ifever Mr..
Gladstone again quotes me do not pay
any attention to it until you have veri-
fed the quotation yourselves. [Cheers.l
Secondly, I regret to note Messrs.
Gladstone's and Morley's speeches had
> tendency to ridicule and oppose the
Governments proposals in the direction
Of creating . peasant proprietary ia
ireland. Mr.. Gladstone indicated that
be would strongly oppose the policy to
substitute small for large proprie-
lary, which, Of course, would be made
with perfect justice and proper compsn-
sation al round. The proposal to null
tiply small ffeeholds in Ireland origi-
mated with Mr.. John Bright, who parted
from Mr. Gladstone this year, bat tho
proposal Was never . party question.
myself and many other Conserva-
tivss have supported 1t for twenty
years. II Is the true policy Of states
man In n sound sxnfam Of nAasauk