New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-23
AN INSTRUMENT OF TORTURE.
SALISBURY ON IRISH OBSTRUC TON

Mr.. GLADSTONE AS A MASTER OF NEGOTIATION
SMALL FREEHoLDERs IN IRELAND.
LONDON. Sept. % The County Conservative Club
of Hertfordshire opened at st. Albans to-day.
with u large and distinguished attendance. Lord
Grimstou the chairman, introduced Lord Salisbury.
who was loudly cheered. Lord Salisbury said it was
necessary for the Conservatives to organize and labor
untrngly to maintain the advantage they had already
won and of which he could not wish better example
than Yesterdays division the Parnell Land bill.
Loud Cbeers.1 The division showed a remarkable
record Every Conservative had either voted or
paired and there not single absentee. Cheersl
Such instance of hearty work under discouragng
conditions had been unknown. Let me tell you."
continued Lord Salisbury the conditions Of dscour-
aQement very serious. Prisoners condemned to
labor know nothing like the misery and discomfort
member of the House of Commons undergOes through
night of Irish obstruction. Cheers and laughter.
Iish obstructionsts have greatly changed in char
acter. Formerly they meant to secure. and perhaps
they were not to be blamed for their efforts to obtain
long discussion complete threshing and sitting of
the subject They carry their opposition to the utmost
possible length to-day, this opposition in skful
hands something totally different from their former
methods 1t is instrument OF torture to compel a
majority Government by mere physical suffering to
concede this that whatever the obstructionsts set
their hearts on and the majority must sit and listen.
not to arguments or exhortations but to elaborate
efforts to waste time which are made merely for the
purpose OF keeping the majority up night after night in
the hope that from sheer fatigue they will concede
something which they know public duty cornpels them
to refuse lCries of Shame"l The members of the
House OF Commons deserve sympathy. Theirs Is no
sinccure. II representative Government is to con-
tnue this instrument of torture cannot be permitted
to survive Loud Cheers 1t will paralyze all legsla
ton and bring discredit upon the oldest instrument Of
freedom in the world. GCheers
"I desire to make couple of remarks on the great
debate which finished last night one of personal
and the other OF public character desire to repu
diate the words which Mr. Gladstone kindly put into
my mouth on Monday Unless they denied it
might be imagined that acquiesced with him. Mr..
Gladstone is a master OF msquotation lCheers hnd
laughterl but do not believe that he ever so
brilliant successful before. Laughter. Mr. Glad
stone charged with stating that there were cases
where judicial rents could not be paid Mr. Gladstone
based hs arguments and justified his course thereon
but the charge is absolutely unfounded. said moth
ing of the KIND lCheers never said that the EI
chequer should pay the difference between judicial
and Just rents Courtesy alone prevents me from con-
tradicting those statements in suhoiently strong
language ILaughter.l II ever Mr.. Gladstone again
quotes do not pay any attention to 1t until you
have verified the quotation yourselves. r., Cheers;
Secondly-I regret to note that Messrs Gladstone
and Moreys speeches had tendency TO rldcule and
oppose the Government proposals in the direction OF
creating peasant proprietary IN Ireland Mr Glad
stone Indicated that he would strongly oppose the
policy to substitute small for large proprietary,
which, OF course would be made with perfect justice
and proper compensation all round The proposal to
multiply small treeholds in Ireland originated with
M John Bright, who parted from Mr Gladstone this
wear but the proposal party question L,
myself aud many other ConserN atives have supported
it for twenty years 1t the true policy OF statesmen.
In sound system of peasant proprietary 'les the M
future social salvation OF Ireland. Cheers The old
moorings Lave been cut and we must seek a new
anchorage. The Liberal party, of which Mr. Gladstone
is the head is opposed to the multiplying OF small
ireehods but such alone will conduce to the pros
perity security and happiness OF unhappy Ireland.
Cheers The change may be slow and gradual, but
policy is to establish 1t
Remember. gentlemen, we are engaged IN great
struggle to the unity of the Enpre which is
our paramount object Do not relax your efforts to
hand the empire down 10 posterity unmpaIed" ITO
longed cheers.
A vote OF thanks to Lord Salisbury was unanimously
passed In thanking his hearers he said that last
nights victory largely due to the hearty support
and brilliant speech OF Lord Harrington. Cheers