Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-11
Second Reading of GIadstone's Bill.

LONDON, May 10.-In his speech In
moving the second reading.of the home
rule bill in the House of Commons,
Mr.. Glads tones voice at the outset was
hoarse and indistinct, but cleared as he
proceeded. He desired.at the opening
TO make statement of his personal
position. He had never at any pc riod
described Home Rule in Ireland as
Incompatible with tn e imperial unity
(cries of. Oh Oh that was exactly SO
(cheers). In 1871 he had expressed
great satisfaction with which he had
heard statements of supporters of
Home Rule as those statements con-
templated nothing leading to sever
ance of the empire parliament (cheers).
Two questions always presented them
selves to his mind regarding Home
Rule. 1t must be shown that it was
desired by the great mass of the popu-
lation of ireland. That condition
had never been absolutely and I'M
equivocately present until the passing
of the representation of the Peoples
Act cheers.
Secondly. Was home rule compati-
BILE with unity of the empire? That
question had been announced by Mr..
Parnell who had declared that what
he sought under the name of rule was
simply autonomy of Ireland. Alter
native. co-ercive and reform meas
ures had been tried; they had equally
failed to conciliate. Medicine of CO.
ersion Especially had been medicine
continually applied in increasing
doses and diminishing results. Par
nellite cheers). The speaker then re-
viewed the history of the past in An
endeavor to prove that only through
the measure which would be satisfac-
tory to Ireland was now feasible. AS
for the autonomy of Ireland being a
menace to the unity Of the empire, he
rem inded the House that the same
argument was employed against Can
adian independence. CaLada did
not get home rule because she was
loyal and friendly. She was now
loyal and friendly because she
got home rule. Irish cheers).
There is danger to unity Of empire in
our present relations with Ireland, but
opponents Of the bill have applied the
cry of danger to the remedy lstead OF
the existing mischief. (Cheers.) In
those days the people of Canada were
habitually denounced in this house as
rebels. prolonged government and
Parnelite cheer.) Mr.. Gladstone re.
ferred to the significant expression
that came across the Atlantic approx
ing of the vital principles of the bill.
He asked the gentlemen who appear.
ed to think these manifestations oil
opinions of America were worthless,
(Here! HereD II they would have
considered them worthless IL the
manifestations condemned the bill
(cheers). Coming to the leading OBJ
iections to the bill he said that he
noticed that the first was objection to
eNcluciou VI iiish iutIliDttb iEotki VIZ
imperial parliament as q breach Of
cardinal principles, that there ought
not to be taxation without representa-
ton. Opponents of the bill said Eng
land could never enforce taxation on
Ireland without representation. Irish
people do not stand In the same rela-
ton as people of England and Scot
land. He trusted that should Great
Britain be in great war when Ire
land should be exposed to q common
danger. the Irish assembly would re
spond to a message from the crown
voting money to prosecute the wal
deposition laughterl. Though admit
ting In the principle that the lrisf
the imperial parliament the gov
eminent was willing to NEE