Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-02

TAe Aged Refsrmer AZ
taeks Mr.. Gladstone.
The PEsmisr'a Peilsy Bitterly Dsnouns.
ed - Conspiracy AeAlnss TIE
KnPire-Oshsr Ineiasnts q
ne Hens Ruls Rutue.

taAt lia tttne WA1 ecUln1 81 retire. For
twenty nine years BE- haa aerved ~.
minRham, 6al Ia tbe faca Of nuaatian
O. ne Greatest maignitude. BE eanel1ar-
90 y ~ duiy % remain a ths fronA
he clatmed that be. more than anV
ether man, had imploFed snoessuiVa
eovetnmenis 70 deal with Ireland. Il
vas oecanse his sympathy uas unairnin-
lenedi nag, more powerful thar ever.
tnaa na uas unable b accept he urn-
po.ala q the RoveEnment Ccnia nnR
BODY suppose thai he wuald hava ea-
tf9nRed himself fFom tho long poliei-
cal and personal frisndlhip ailh GIa8.
stone g hs ooald have seen any uag q
support the bifl9
IN the great apeaahsa Of tha premisF
and others they had introduaad 3 arsat
zeal Of ancient history and many Ga
stories about ireland, bat lhs hislssy of
nearly every country VS. q dismal elnrv.
1he Old story of Ireland had nothina -
90 with tue question. fChean.l Nwas
enoecoming IN the Pramier b make :
long speech telling shal had happened
q Ireland a century ago. fChaora. !
Going back would SHOW The onnrmaus
pIoaroez of Ireland During ne pass
hfty and even tUeniy years the Whole
tono OF Rarllament toward Ireland had
been altered. The Charch lad bean
disesiabliaheds the land laws had been
reformed. the Arrears Aot bad bssn
passed ard other legislation had been
enacted. ending last year with aha
widest household suffrage. Gould anv
government IN The same length u time
have done nsore for eny paoplef
After adduoing data % progs that Ne
Irish maladY d net Political but alle-
Rsther eeonomio, Mr.. BFiRht oaid he
vas entirely against anything d anY
shape called . Parliament nt Dublin.
tOheefal. De vas also opposed % lhe
monstreus proposition 70 purchase es.
tatea Bet for the bill 90 FeEolatiomiMa
ireland, nebody would have dreamed of
90 extravagant = proposal. InregaFd -
the land, the political scheme made The
eeon0mlo achame naeessary. Tue whoia
economic proposals we're condemned.
The political bills proposed would Gre
ale q government IN Ireland which
would Be untEuaiwoflhy as regards TIE
hrst duties Of q government, namely,
tka preservation Of property and tha
security Of public order. The loqiala-
tion Proposed was snly . step forward
IN q march through rapino 30 tha break
up Of The kingdom, (aheerul. and The
astounding proposal was that thia con-
spiEaoy be diRni6od By the name, form
and power Of q Parliament.
They were told that tha land bill uas
dad. The country had q right 10 c0m-
plain Of the singular want 81 fFAnkneas
on the part Of the Premier. He vas
oonooalinR from the pablio that doilnits,
epen declaration be ought 30 make.
Prolonged obeersl. Probably even tha
Premier knows that 20 openly adhere 70
The land bill might loss TIE eloollon,
while 10 abandon Il might shaks Ne
alleEianos Of some Of bic coIloaQuea.
lCheeFsi. Therefore share vas a Falia-
siun In language and terms thai was un-
beoomine b a minister speaking - 8
great nation on % alalminR q praloca.
that II they gave the Premier a
majority large enough 10 enable
ment. Il vas Gladslone'e intention
10 thrust the land purchase bin through
PaFliament. iCheers The abgurlli-
ties OF that land pnFehass scheme had
beon amply exposed. de reminded bis
auditors that among the Complaints
made by Ireland vas one conoaEninQ she
great evil Of absenteeiam. This land
bill would make the Engllsh Treasury 4
universal absentee landlord over az
the land IL Ireland, snd an absonlee
whose reats Il uoald be most difhonlt
% collect. fChtera.l ID miRht be fonnd
when the landlords woEa Qone that TIE
happy time Of conspiracy had oomai
that The garrison 81 EnQland had been
driven away aud that tho new Iriah na-
ton, left 70 rs growing ealamitios,
would not think Of paying rent.
Tue teaching of the Parneillle con-
apiraoy iqFoans and hissosl daring the
last seven years was against paying ronf.
Could u be supposed shat She lessen
learned daring these years could b i'm
mediately unloarned; that the general
damoFaliEaeion vhieh had occurred ovaF
three parts of Ireland would cease, o.
would the people nos be told, "foa
have Got free frcm the burdens
% the local proprieloEa of ne
soil viii roc pay rents 70 .
foreign Govarnment sending q c0lieo-
cor IN q foreign GaFb. t''hsaFs hear }.
Referring 70 the GoYefnment bill,
Bright said be oououzred With Glad.
stone that II the bill pasaed Il would Be
absolutely impossible for ihe Parnoll-
ties 20 reraain at Westminster. Khe
proposal thai three hundred members
sit u Dublin and one hundred Ia West
minister vas especially moneifpua.
They kneW that about half Of the lEiah
members nov in Parliament had thair
expenses mainly paid With donaiiona
by ayeWed enomiea. bat With thfoo
hundred sltting 10 Dnblin and one han
dred more Rt Woatminia1eF, Il would be
neeesaaFy that the charitable donntlona
Of America become perpetual. lLaueh-
aeT). Gladstone had suggested, ~ a.
alternative, the occasional pfasones ef
IFiah meEabeEs, sort Of tn&eFnitt@n&
Irish fever, il Parliamont. Tha pro-
posal vas 30 astonishing and lndiclous
that be thoaRht thai the great Promiaf
amid the din snltiea at bis position mnat
really have Lost bis head. (ChcerH).
They heard much about this Duhlin
Parliament aa oompafed With 0fatlan'8.
which died of ~ oun ooFFuptio1 and
persisted in bottomlaag rottanneaa, but
8rattan'a FeFliameut waa freeF than tha
ouo Gladstone proposed, which, oxam-
ined carefully, vas eegn . Be only
xestFy. There Woald b inoeesaui bsat.
inR aRainet The bars Of the anRe and
striving 20 boeDme pariimmani. He
hoped thai this stapsndoua intngiioa
and blan8sr v0aid faii. He uould nsVsr
ennsent % Surrender thoas fBo taililon
people to the Iriah paFiiameulaTy party,
half he me1nbefs Of which had dollars
IL their pockets subseribed b auemies
of England ID ths United STATES. llsnd
sheersl.
Bright proceeded next 70 aueesm a.
an alternative 10 the 00vernment'a pro-
poaals that . peruaanant Comniflnn nf
lFiah members Be formed, and that NE
frish bills aftor TIE afsl reading b 70
ferfsd 70 this committaa. Ihs Co.'s
mifieo shall have special place a.
nesting 81 Wesiminsier, appoint its
oWn Chaifman and have ths power -
dsoide ubeihsf the biil u assepaahle.
Ne English OF Scotch menabeEs shall
be appointed on the CommiGt8e. The
House shall only have pouef % e1n-
s1def q LiIi On NE report of tie Con-
miitea. Hs admitted that t1e plan u41
simpie and depended on tha hnneat
working 81 th6 Irish party IN o1mbina-
tion 81 the Hoass q Commena. Az
suminR lhsf there Wa1 q mc1eIdtn. lib-
sFal splrit IL fhs irish party, he pian
w0nid auooaad, bui II ~ IrIahnan we're
diaioyai, neiiheF shis o. thg NoEefumant
sian Woaid sueceed His suggestion
miRhf b called ono 81 ne unexhausied
Fssorta of eigiiixtiio1. uhieh should BE-