Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-28

uted, he points out, very unequally
among the classes. It has commanded
fve-sixths. he says, OF the Liberal
Peers, but not more than one-twentieth OF
the Liberal workingmen. Gladstone points
out That even now the Tories have failed
to secure an absolute majority, and draws
the final conclusion that as at the first mo-
ment, Liberalism is again united. It must
again. become predominant in Parliament.
Gladstone sees further ground Tor hope in
the abatement that has already taken
place in the Tory. opposition: I'VE have no
more pot valiant language" HE says.
mo more OF Hottentots, and no more OF
ths famous twenty. years during which
Parliament was to grant special powers
for firm government in Ireland, and at the
end OF which time no larger or less degree.
COercive laws might be repealed and meas
ures OF local el~f-government entertained"
Gladstone then goes u to point out that
the Unionists are already pledged to i'm.
mediate and large concession, many of
them on such a scale that they give to
their idea the name OF Home Rule, declar-
ing themselves favorable to it's principle
and only opposed to the awkward and
perverse in which it was handled
by the late administration. Look at the
question:" he continues, (which way we
will, the cause of Irish self government
lives and moves, and can hardly fail to re-
celve more lie, more compulsion, from the
hands OF those who have been it's success
full opponents in one OF it's particularforms.
1t will arise as q wounded warrior some
times arises OF the field OF battle, and
stabs to the heart some soldier of the
victorious army who had been exulting
over him. Gladstone then looks at the
election from a geographical point. He
n1sn$o ont that orar ~ tho m On ~ T,n~l~-l
wha, we have is not really q refusal, bat is
only q slower acknowledgment of effect
of all this on Ireland. He describes
as follows: IAN the currents OF political
as betw cen the two islands
have been cleansed and sweetened, for Ire
land now knows what she never has known,
that even under her defeat, the deep rift
division runs all through the English
in her favor. That there is not
the land a parish or village
where there are not hearts beating in
unison with hearts, where there are not
minds earnestly bent ON tie Acknowledge
ment and permanent establish ment of her |
to national existence under these
circumstances. What is there, he
goes on to ask, in separation that would
tend to make it advantageous to ireland, |
Is an island, with hundreds OF miles OF
coast, with q weak marine and a people
ar more military than nautical in it's
of small population and limit in
Ter present resources? Why should she
herself to the risk of invasion
to the certainty OF an enormous
cost in the creation and maintenance
If a navy for defense rather than remain
lnder the shield Of the greatest maratime
power in the world, bound by every con-
of honor and interest to guard
Ter? Why should she be supposed to be
to forego the advantage of abso.
ute community OF trade with the greatest
If all commercial countries, to become an
llien to the market which consumes, say
of her produce. and instead of
Using the broad and universal paths OF
Enterprise now open to her, to carve out
or herself new and narrow ways as a
state?