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into the Irish legislative BODY. me sen.
eral power. Of taxation, over ana aoohe
those particular,dqties should Pass Msssr rn' him; ine
which Related to the Crown or 10 Tue
defense, as the army and the navy,
and foreign and colonial relations, woulo
be withdrawn from the cognizance OF the
Legislature. 1t would not AVE the power
ligion, and it would have no control over
the currency. The subjects of post-oftlces
and quarantine, etc, would be left to the
judgment of Parliament
1t was proposed to retain the Vlceroy,
but he would not be the representative OF
Government The Queen would be empow-
cred TO delegate to him any, prerogatiyes
she now enjoyed or would enjoy. Ihe
religious disability now existing, which
makes Roman Catholics. ineligible to
judges would be appointed by the Irish
government, be paid out of the CON
solidated fund, and be removable only on
the joint address of the two orders. Tn
constabulary would remain under the
present term of service and under
had no desire to exempt the peace of Ire
laxd-in reference to its final position
from the ultimate control of the Irish legis-
lative body. With respect to the civil
service the Government did not think their
C1So was Uue SulIlc IT'S UuSU VI UuC SOllStuDu-
larry, and the transfer of the civil-service to
the legislative body would effect a great
economy. The proportion of the imperial
burdens which he had to propose that
Ireland should bear was as n to
fourteen. He thought that the new Irish
it's credit, but the only fund that it would
have, if left alone, would be the solitary
eco, coo from the Irish Church fund. He
knew no way of providing the necessary
money except by carving it out Of this
years budget, and he proposed that in the
toward the imperial expenditure.
In conclusion Mr.. Gladstone said: eli
read Irish history Alright, misfortune and
calamity have welded her sons to their soil
with an embrace yet closer than is known
elsewhere, and the 1rishman is still more
profoundly Irish; but it does not follow
that because his local patriotism is strong
he should be incapable of an imperial pat
riotism. There are two modes of present
ing the subject which l have argued; one of
them is to present what we now recommend
as good, and the other is to present it as a
choice of evils, and as the least among the
varied evils with which as possibilities we
are confronted. Well, l have argued
the matter as if it had been a choice of
evils. = y / do not know whether it
may appear too bold, but in my own heart
| cherish the hope that this is not merely a
choice of tho lesser evil, but that it may be
proved to be ere long q good in itself.
loud cheers.
"There is, l know, an answer to this, and
what is the answer! The answer is only
found in the view which rests upon a
basis of despair, of absolute condemnation
of Ireland and lrishmen as exceptions to
those beneficial provisions which nave
made in general, Europeans in particular,
Englishmen and Americans capable OF self
governments; that an 1rishman is a lusus
nAfOr.p. that j1StiIa npn1yoop Snnca mod
GRAFTON, natural prosperity, have no mean
ing for him; that all that he can understand
and all that he can appreciate is strife
perpetual dissension. Now, sir, ! am not
going to argue in this House whether this
view, this INDUSTRIOUS view Irish %cheers],
is a correct one. 1say an lrishman is as
capable of loyalty as another man Ire
ncwed cheers but il his loyalty has been
checked, why it is because the laws by
which he is governed do not present them
selves to him as they do to us in England
or Scotland with a native and congenial
element.
II have no right to say that Ireland,
through her constilutionally elected mem
bers, will accept the measure l propose. ]
hope they will, but l have no right to as
$nm nna it; NOR nor haze nsen ! any T power nrr to n enfo nxe
Scotland; but 1 rely on The patriot
ism and the sagacity of this House,
on a free and full discussion, and, more
than all. upo the sjust, generous sen
timents of the two British nations; and,
looking forward, l ask the Housc-believing
that no trivial motive could have driven us
to assist in the work we have undertaken
work which we believe will restore Parlia-
ment to itssdignity ard legislation to its free
and unilnpeded course)-1 ask them to
stay the waste of the public treasure
and administration in Ireland, which is not
waste only, but waste which demoralizes
while it eXhausts. | ask them to show
to Europe and America that we, too, can
face the political problems which America
had TO face twenty years ago, and which
many countries in Europe have been called
on to face and have not feared to deal with.
l ask that we shall practice as we have
very often preached, and that in our own
case we should be firm and fearless in ap.
plying the doctrines we often have incul.
Gated on others that the concession Of local
self-government is not the way to sap and
impair, but to strengthen and consolidate
unity. l ask chat we should learn to rely
less on mere written stipulations, and
more on those better stipulations written
ask that we should apply to Ireland the
happy experience we have gained in
England II Scotland, where a course of
generations has now taught us, not as a
dream or a theory, but as a matter of prac-
tice and of life, that the best and surest
wv Wall LIN " Oultu jill Is
the foundation afforded by the afec-
lions and convictions and will of man, and
that it is thus by the decree of the AL
mighty that far more than by any other
method we may be enabled to secure al
once the social happiness, the power and
the permanence of the empire."
Mr.. Gladstone resumed his seat amid
bursts Of enthusiastic cheers, which were
sustained for several minutes.
When the cheers following Mr.. Glad.
stones speech had subsidized, MI. George
Otto Irevelyan, who recently resigned the
Secretaryship of Scotland, arose and said
he resigned with regret, but without hest
tation. us to remain in the Cabinet would
ave been a confession of affiliation with a
Home Rule party. He declared that total
separation would be preferable to Mr.. Glad
stones scheme.
AS an alternative to Mr.. Gladstone,s.
scheme he said he would propose that the
execution of the law and the maintenance
OF order should be in the hands of the
Central Government. Then he would pro-
pose the creation of certain local bodies.
which should be composed ofmembers freely
elected. These bodies should be intrusted
with and held responsible for many of the
subordinate functions of government, such
as providing for education. superintendent
the details of local government, providing
for the relief of the poor, etc.
AT the conclusion of Trevelyanps speech.
Mr.. Parnell arose and was received with,