New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-02
Mr.. BLAINE ON HOME RULE.
STRONG SPEECH FOR IRISH LIBERTY.
CRITICISMS OF ENGLISH RULE IN IRELAND-LoRD
sAIsBURY's REMEDY.

portland. Me-, June 1.-The Home Rule
meeting in City Hall Tonight attracted an inen'o
thronc amd many ladies occupied seats In ths galleries
Auionc those who had OIL the platform were '" H.
7 ,.r ,n, president OF the Portland Branch OF the
Ir.h National League: Mayor Chapman. Collector
Anderson. George W. Woodman, George +. Emery
Postmaster Palmer. H. Y. Jose W. f. Mhliken Colonei
T. H. Dow and many prominent priests. irish Americans
ana number OF representative business men Oh
/ Portland The meeting called to oIaer
by Mayor Chspnan. who made appropriate ana spr'e"
remarks speaking In complimentary terms or Mr. Par
nell and Mr. Gladstone and saying good word for INV
cause OF Ireland IN struggling for Home kuie INC
Mayor then introduced Governor Robe ~ ch"rn"" VI
The meeting The Governor spoke briefly conciuhs w
introducing the Rev r. A. NcKenna, OF Marlboro MASS
At the close OF the aters remarks. and after music oy
the hand secretary James G. Blaine appeared upon
the platform accompanied by President Lo"heS, MI
Blaine was greeted win tremendous applause "o'er
nor 1eot. introduced the distinguished genteman VINO
spoke follows:
/ y,rr Fxcelencv: Directly after the publication Of
the call Tor this meeting received letter from avener-
Able citizen IN an adjacent county asking NE TO eNp"n
II could Just the Irish question Is appreciate
the question: appreciate his request for an
explanation Of a question that cals forth so
much svmpathv and sentiment on the
part world at large and
evokes much opposition among those who are directly
Interested There may be danger OF not giving atten-
ton enough to the simple elementary facts Of the
Now what is Home Rule ? WAy, it is what every
State and Territory OF tho United States
enjoys fapplausc. and 1t is what
ireland enjoy. In Parliament Of Cos memoers
Great has 553 and Ireanl has 100 and except
with the consent OF that Parliament Ire
land cannot organize company
laughter or horse railroad company
or ferry a Laughter. or 10 the slightest
thing taat implies eeis alive power Now. al pose We
bring mat home. and state Of Maine should be linked
with state OF NewYork. relatively as large Win the
state Maine as England in Numbers win
Ireland, and your beautiful city here coHiu
not AXE step for its Improvement the state OF
Maine organic An Of kind or charter
complny any nd unless the Overwhelming -aiaNy Of
tie Aew-York Legislature gave her consent
how long do you think inc people
OF 1fanc would stand 1t Applause
. That is the simple question between England and
ireland execp. that there great fact in addition
which would not Apply New-YorS and Mane-that
there are centuries OF wrong which have bulIt
up monuments OF hatls4 on tAe par5 OF those
who are the subjects o, oppression and
which have aggravated the question between
Ireland aud Great far beyond the limits that
would be- found between New-YOrG and Maine. sup
pose II the question LEFT 10 the United states 10
decide we should say: Adopt the Feiera system, have
your Legislature for IRELAND Legislature FOR Eng
land your Legislature for Wales your Legislature
for scotland and your Imperial Parliament ior the
British Empire Let questions that are irish De set
lied by IrisHmea; questions that are EnENsh
be settled by EngLsAneO questions IH4' axe
Welsh be settled By Weslmen and questions
thar are Scotch DO settled h scotchnon App!d"sel
Let questions that affect whole Umpire Of Great
Britain he settled by Parlamens in which the fonr
great tOnal elements shall he imparIaIy rep
-ese,,-d TAnniansel | sav that would short
hand me th0d OF settling question. for we have lived
that way for nearly one hundred ,yetrs y. s IA"
however thai ~ would be noca eInpv ricism TO At
tempt by any prescription To give the exact measure,
long dispute between Great Britain and Ireland. am
adnou shed by what have Noticed III the British
10 be forward IN the knovlrdae or details
or IN prescribing exact measures. because. suppose
precise troubles they know about ours. therefore
do stand here simply TO say that Mt. Dlau'toHes
Il peflec' ue 'ute w nn1 49, -, h,t n-as,,re
ever could eve y.I me eEIe m x o them but
Fay ina ,rt sn ~ towara rtgatng the wrong
and Of nsndns over the Government to ireland As
any statement resadns Parliamentary power II Treai
remember that Lord Palmerston during our
war very grave occasion informed 2I1,o
states alone declare war that IL required the
assent Of he senate hS Congress. Of the
United states whom the war power is given IN
tins country Iaughtcr.l
LORD sALIsBCRy's REMEDY.
pnt that was not 80 bad as another O. Paria
ment who assured the House on certain occasion
that no could he passed in the United states until "
had received the Of twothds OF the Legs a,ure
of the several states. lLaughterl And
wrong. Congress cannot take M any law 70 discuss
sn T cn..5 Great tne aar5 S'A" M sewa
on a given occasion, 70 wiz, IA
motion made ny Lord John Russell in the House OF
I9aini III said ID Mp -aw mean Lord
Maeauiay but am sure tAat the
for The other Applause. L'rd Mseanl.y said: 'loa
admit JAat you govern Ireland nor AS You sovrrn
eonqle.s Iaaiam -1oo by by, means Of ,se
uf ltgm haVuurt.
CAMPS Vow. IN i Il am very sure
fortv-two years which has interviewed has
served 10 strengthen me truth OF 4~ ',1la,y
LORD Salisbury gives tne remedy lie SAYS II
The irish DO rot with to be pn governed n by ,1e
been in ireland quite IA long Lord siLsuury's
nRslS for @ush Know Tor have examined Ms
ancestry in BarAe's Peerage. very nEey me-
Normandy. VINO came over Win William
the congaeror centuries r after t9e sn
Therefore we he surprised. we VINO r-meIn-
Der sAlsDury's in the civil War. Therefore We
impudent. we would not transsress court.sy II we
truth II we called h m brutal. We know him th.
country. He was me b'tterest foe tnat p The
lament during the civil war He has transferred
AL P pne .neD O, Great Britain during
our struggles Another objection comes
1t U oseos co% Dn rom the Of
! Ulster appealing 10 the Presbyterians OF the
was educaied under Presbyterian influences and
| have connection with that church by kindred
I blood affinity that begins win my
life and shall not until my life IL ended,
and would be ashamed. OF the Presbyterian
/ Church Of America II il responded appeal
of that kind, which asks Jnat hve millions OF
Irish people shall be kept from free government because
| of the they fancy, that Dublin
/ Parliament would interfere with their liberties
Pres0yterians" Great applansel
Productive CAPACITY OF IRELAND.
Now MI Chairman If the Home Rule bill shall pass
| and Dublin Parliament be granted, there never
an association OF since human rinent in
stituted which assumed with greater RESPONSE
hity To the public opinion than tie mea who Will com
nose that Parliament; because II they allowed 10
form II IL Will by OF the Pressure OF the public
opinion the world applause, and know that tiie
Catholics OF IRE and ana the Freshly OF ireland