Telegram-herald., 1886-05-11
THE SECOND READING
Gladstone Speaks Again IN the
House Of Commons.
The HOME RULE MEASURE AGAIN.
re Never Coasioefeo home Rule In
Compatible With Imperial UoiiY-
a Great OPPORTUNITY tor the
house OF Commons.

LosDox. Nav io-Mr Gladstone Vas
loudly cheered a. he sr5=e - move see-
ond reading Of The Home Rule bil. lie
SAD be did not intend TO ask the House 10
continue debate OF the biii from day to day.
tie desired he said 70 maze a statement ia
regard - his personal position. lie had
never al any period considered home rule as
Incompatible with imperial unity. lCries
of Ca, Ahl The contradiction came from
some members Of Parliament hO had
visited Midlothian. maSlng speeches which
were tall OF totally untrue assert lOns.
Renewed cries OF on OIL La 1874 he ex-
pressed the great satisfaction with which he
bad heard The statements OF the supporters
OF the hOme-ruie movement as those state
ments contemplated nothing leading 10 the
seyervnce OF the empire. Cheers from the
Parnelliiesl Two questions had always
presented themselves 10 his mind regarding
home rule. First. IL must be shown 10 De
desired by the mass OF the population of
Ireland, secondly, was home rule compatible
With the unity OF the empire These ques
tions had been answered by Mr. Parnel
" ho declared that what the people Il Ire
land sought was simply au autonomy
been tried in the government OF Ireland and
had equally failed The medicine of coer-
ciOn had especially been the medicine con-
unuallv applied IN increasing doses with
diminishing results.
MIR Gladstone reviewed the history of the
past a. proving that only thorough meas
sures having the effect OF satisfying Ireland.
we're nov feasible. In regard TO the idea OF
the state of Ireland being "A menace Ia the
t.F b.4 h.4 r..uelnHad fta HaH-a
that the same argument was used against
granting Independence 10 Canada. The
position of Canada and Ireland, though
they are not parallel, he said are analogous.
Canada was in precisely the same temper
that Is attributed TO Ireland today. Home
rule was not given To Canada because she
vas loyal and friendly. She was now loyal
and friendly because she got home rule. Il
sat said Mr.. Gladstone, in Parliament
when the people of Canada were denounced
as rebels Some of them were Protestants,
bat the majority were Catholics of French
extraction. Was the cry against them
raised because they were Catholics of French
extraction No, sir; the people in Upper
Canada did precisely the same
thing that the French Canadians did. They
Tebelled The Canadian rebels were sup
pressed but at the moment of military vic
Tory the political difficulty began, and the
the military vict0rs the Canadians were the
victOrs in the field of reason Here Mr.
Gladstone referred 10 the significant expires
sions of opinions which had come across the
Atlantic approving the vital principle. e. {
the oill icheers and asked those gentlemen
who appeared TO think that thes,,
manifestation. of opinions from
America were worthless whether they would
have considered them worthless had these
manifestations condemned the bill. History
had shown us that in foreign affairs the
Irish do not stand in the same relation a.
the people of England and Scotland
l"Hear, Hear" and cries of No" No.
Is il a wonder that in a country whose
hopes have been doomed to disappointment
the mind Of the people should be confined
10 the position Ot their own country ,
An essential principle 70 the Irish
people has become the controllers of their
own affairs. He trusted that should Great
Britain become involved IN a great wsar.
wheH Ireland would also become exposed
10 the common danger the Irish assembly
would respond by voting money to prosecute
the war, laughter from the, e,oppOste benches.
although Il was an abiding principle
that the Irish members should not sit In the
Imperial Parliament, the government was
willing that when it shOIld be proposed To
alter the taxation of Ireland relating 10 the
customs and excise, the Irish members
would be enabled To appear IN the West
minister Parliament and take part in the
debate. The government. be said,
was also willing 10 consent TO
the formation Of a joint commission com
posed OF members OF the British and IRISH
Parliamenis to meet from time 10 time 10
consider certain questions OF imperial and
common interest No such great question
as the succession 20 the crown ought 10 fall
under | the discussion Of the secondary
authority, however. but there were many
other questions such as treaties Of com
merce that might require direct communi-
cation with both parliaments and he would
therefore propose on behalf Of the govern
meut that some plan Of this kind be- adopted.
Ia conclusion Mr.. Gladstone said The
members Of the House of the Commons
have before them great opportunity To
close a strife Of 10 years, aud Of knitting by
cords trner and higher in character than
heretofore, the hearts and affection Of the
Irish people and of cementing the fabric of
the British nation Loud and long con
tInued cheering
Mr. Gladstone was followed by Lord Har-
tingtOn. who .aid in concluding that a. the
dissentents we're not now prepared 90 sav
how tf -aeasGre could he rcvIs sej be would
move The bill be read SIR months hence.
| The debate was adjourned bH Thursday.