New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-11
THE HOME RULE BILL
JOHN BOYLE OREILLY Is NOT SUITED.

.concess,ons, IA are outlined in this bill. At best
with all Mr. Gladsones suggestions enacted IL WON.
leave Ireland with chain round her neck ike u VIZ"
beast 1t would leave her IN q condition that an amer
can State or Canadian or Australian oo'on' W."
regard as intolerabe oppression. The Dill mas so1
features Judged from the view of man lying INC
fallen tree who feels or two OF 'he pi"n'"' Wv
from his back and limbs. -
"Yon do not seem to like the BILL
~, =. 80 hu, Mr. Gladstone has only made sug'
, or nresented draft to Parliament full OF oppo-
r,op and in doing so he has beforehand given hotco
Tho, be does not mean stand by his suggestion
Look here" and Mr. OReilly read from the speech OF
Mr. Gladstone;
The free discussion that woud follow the Introduction
OF the present bill might lead 10 ,nS 81 n1ort and
the would do thnir best 30 ADOPT INC pa"
that seemed likely 70 give general saiisiac"on'
THAT IL not the way Prime Minister speaks whom he
stakes his Administration great reform measure.
nv these ords MI Gladstone foredooms his Dill lie Is
not willing go to the country He is not READY 10
touch the real vital he fears It. shrnks from III ne
never once referred even Indirectly 10 IT,
"what 10 this vital issuef
"The ex.tence and hereditary rights Of landlord ars
tocracy in England There is other bar to the settle
eut of Irelapd except selfish jealousy OF English
raern and wish to keep Ireland out
OF the market The Irish In America can take care Oh
the latter cass by boycotng their mportatons' sea
ers insurance companies, and so on oy wheh poyooE
ing the English trader would lose more I'D one year IMAM
by Irish com petition FIVE But the land issue Is ior
England to settle, and English statesmen rear 70 lay
hand or knife on the horrible tumor that has grown
upon the neck Of the nation by muscular
network Of legislation enacted by the hereoi'aiy
makers in their interests. NO nation III human
history evolved more dreadful social error 'nan
England The eyes OF the country arc opening 10 us
enormity but it is deadly danger treason anarchy 10
turn sharp edge on the evil. ArisOcracy has never
known enough ITSELF 1t has no providence no
sympathies, no horizon, no wisdom-nothng Dut prioe
of possession and desire OF domination English ars'oc
racy 10 no exception 1t knows that the common sense
OF mankind is whispering that few thousand men
ought not TO be allowed to hold the entire land of ma
ton; that 1t ia wrong to allow class OF men TO De
born legislators, however INFERIOR immoral prom
gate or idouc they may be, with power
to hamper and obstruct the vast Intelligence
Of great population. But this knowledge mas no
The arstocrat separated from the common heartoeat
NJ tho peope lie and his clan do not think with them
Theirs is another blood and another circulation Ihe
time is not in accord with the common tme But "oo
he n the Man on Horseback when the peoples clock
strikes noon and his strikes midnight Then hatred ior
aristocracy changes into pity Tor the aristocraL
"But Mr. O'Rey. about the Gladstone DILL
"WelI-Tm talking about the Gladstone DILL spora-
cav isa vast bill in the depth OF the tone II strKes
the vibration shakes the foundations OF every case IN
England and plays around the tap-roo Oh oil INC oa "
the parks"
How about lrclanu
"Oh Ireland Ia all right The days and hours anu
vertuaties arc vorkng for Ireland The bill or speech
promises something for Ireland but not much prom
ises Ireland the power 10 appoint the Judges that
much II gives the civil officials; 1t places III inc
hands of the Irish Parliament the levyng OF all ahes
except and excise duties; II aoonshe' 'no rem
eous test for an English vceroy, and makes Catholics
eligible"
Is that all the good T.
That is about all; but wish to say that appreciate
the great value OF the taxing power gwen 10 ireau'
Mr. Gladstone speaks alphabetically ON this point Aler
excepting the customs and excise duties he says Inc
conditions OF such arrangement were: First that tho
oneral power of taxation and above those par
tcuar due. should pass unequivocay INTO inc MINUS
OF domestic Legislature IN Ireland The unlimited power
Of IA xatIon In hands OF native PARLIAMENT looks III
first glance like settlement of the land question: LOT IL
woud quickly get rid OF absentees and those VINO woulu
not cultivate their estates But the power Is limited or
ha,nnered nv the wretched expcdiency OF introducing
into the Legislature upper chamber OF peers ana land
lords twenty eight OF the former sitting ior MO ny
right OF their titles and seventy i've elected Dy the
lie for ten years. this body TO have power to veto or
obstruet legislation by the popular BODY TOT perou
three years" 49, .,,,
Ia This the most Objectionable part OF the bill
.Rv no means but 1t is the most exaspeIatng ana the
most for 1t fastens upon tho pody Oh lsn
legislation the evil OF hereditary Mstoc"cS'
what is the worst part OF the bill for Ireland =
rein
This is the chain on reands neck. Tie constahuisy
a ON army Of Ia 900 men, drilled and armed with riilcs
and sword who live IN barracks or lor's OH
every six miles OF the hghroads OF Ireland Ihey are
disciplined suppress crime or arrest Criminals
but TO suppress pubic agitation Interfere Win meet
ings arrest agators and generally act as spies ana IN
formers on the population They are in charge Oh ocers
LARGELY Englishmen and Scochmen, and all VINO are
Irish ara of the landlord, anti national class sneh
body completely independent OF the local ana national
authorities, is capable OF bringing about disastrous
At any time in the future that Eugianu
desires this body spies niormers and petty tyrans
can fomen disorder and recpitate violence or seeming
insurrectiop To keep the constabulary In English
| bapds ia a shameful and dangerous proposition ID
1882 when Grattan freed the Irish Parliament the
Catholics were DISTINGUISHED but think that was less
omnos than this keeping the irish cOnsapuary III INC
English leash ready at moment to be set at devsh
| work II is sign OF Ill omen sign that England may
need the services OF another Casereagh to inject the
v,,us Of another 0S deep into The veins OF the lsh
| nation"
is there any other bad feature OF the bill y
Yes; every other feature is bad or questionable The
worst is the customs duties in tho hands OF Engshmen
This eaus that Irish manu- facture and commerce are
No, 70 no allowed To grow into competitive power with
those OF England The trade of Ireland was killed In
the last century by customs duties In the interest," OF
English manufactures. 1t can never revive without
roectOn say for ten or twenty years skill has been
killed Ireland AS well as crude prouuctioh' Skill III
trade cannot brought back while subject to the we'll
directed food OF cheap English goods Ireland may dig
mn and her IRON copper lead zinc anthony but
an. cannot learn to manufacture II TIL she Is allowed to
n-o,ect her industries. II Is by manufacture out OF
a material that country is rapidly enriched ton
If conner may be worth say $780, but ton OF copper
wue or copper tubing or utensils woulu DC worth
81 800 While England holds the iriSn customs sue wiz
crow richer and ireland poorer while Ireland goes Oh
| with her crude productyeness'
ma Won observe that Mr. Gladstone says IL Will DC
misfortune for Ireland TO be separated III trade ION
England T.
| Yes; out when Englishman says anything "ouu
be "a misfortune to Ireland you may oepehu tn"' o .
| covering up a selfish II not criminal intention
q. Or hur L.nnl hi