The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-22
GLADSTONE In SCOTLAND.
THE PREMIER's SECOND SPHEtH
AT EDINBURGH.
Another Strong Argument in Favor
of His Scheme for Home Rule
for ireland.

teIdsy Counselled Mr.. Glsdstone TO
drive to church. Notwithstanding the
Scotch antipathy to driving on Sunday
the carriage was accompanied by
crowds, and upon returning to the
hotel he was even cheered. "Eh,
mon" said an onlooker, they're
cheering on Sunday"
MR.. GLADsToNR's sRCoSD sPEECH.
Mr.. Gladstone addressed anot ler
large and enthusiastic meeting here
today. In the course Of his speech he
said il was irksome TO always be COM
PEELED to refer TO Ireland, bu, that this
was due to the Tories who blocked
the way so that the government could
! OF get rid Of the que stion and pro.
cet 70 the o her business of the en-
pire. He relied, he added, upon the
peoples energy TO clear the line now,
and allow the train of progress to
60 on to its de nation. He
denied having cheered Mr.. Sex
ton when the latter followed
Mr.. Chamberlain ia the debate on the
home rule bill, and taunted him with
beiug ambitious to be mayor of Bir-
minghsm. The Premier reit rated
bis demand upon the Marquis OF Sal
isbury ard the Earl of Carnavon TO
antwer the questions he asked Of
them last Friday night, ard sad he
thought that Mr.. Goschen, formerly a
Liberal minister, would now make q
good Tory candidate. Continuing Mr..
Gladstone said he did not complain CT
the secession of Lord Harrington and
Mr.. Bright. They were a small frac-
tion of the Liberal party. They
had abandoned its traditions,
which were honorable, regarding
Ireland. AS far as the speeches and
actions of Fitzwilliam and Csvendish
showed, their descendants were trying
to resist that policy which, if it had
been carried out, would have saved
years Of trouble. The land purchase
bill was applicable to the time when
he introduced it in the House of Com
mons, but he had failed to receive the
support of Lord Harrington and
others. He did not think England
and Scotland received it 30 favorably
as they recsived the bone rule bill.
The Cabinet were now free to reap.
proach the whole subject. If they
continued in offics the Cabinet would
carry out the home rule pro-
gTamme with dus regard to their
obligations. They decided 10 secure
socal self government for Ire e'and with
perfect security to the imperial union.
He had never, he declared, concealed
his ideas from the county when a
great issue had come up. People had
the audacity to say he had en-
deavored to force this question
forward. Last autumn, he said,
he foresaw an irish demand which
would sweep in the shade a other leg
islation. He foresf allowed, but did not
foresee, that the demand would be so
wise and moderate.
MR. GLADSTONE
said he was morally certain that Lord
Salisbury knew Earl CarDavon's ideas
in regard to Ireland, and did not oeem
these ideas disqualification for the
appointment of the ViCeroy of Ire
land. [Chee!s.] Lord Salisbury, at
the recent Mayors banquet, said, in
effect, simply as have said it, that
everything ought to be given to pro-
mote the peace, happint So aud con-
tentment OF Irelsnd consistent with
the unity Of the Empire and the SUI
premacy of the imperial Parliament.
/ have seen it published that il l had
an intention to support Lord Sails
bury in measure of home rule
l ought not TO have kept it
in my own breast, but ought
to have impaired it to him. 1t
80 happens that that is the very thing
1 did. 1 impaired it verbally and by
letter to a near relative of Lord Sails
bury, who imported it to Lord Sails
bury, and l received an acknowledge
ment through him from Lord Sails
bury. Not only that, l stated it in
Parliament and it was acknowledged
from the opposition beDches, [Cheers]
So much for the wisdom of accuracy
and intelligence served on The break
fast table for the enlightenment or be-
wilderment of intelligent people.
Laughter AItful attempts have
been made in some quar- ters to prove
that the present House of Commons
ie not opposed to home rue.
Here Mr.. Gladstone entered into an
analysis of the voting to prove that at
least 3l5 members we're firmly op-
posed to home rule. He continued:
ELSEWHERE it has been ask ed why /
did not make the home rule bill pro-
posal before. Well, think I can give
very good reasons"
Mr.. Gladstone then gave a sketch of
Irish his DRY from 1900 to the time Of
Parnell, "whose first demands" be
said, were made when his party were
a minority of the Irish Representatives.
Only recently the Irish members were
msrshalIed into one band, to tell
you fist what Ireland wants, and
secondly prepared to reduce
the limit OF the demands OF Ireland
within bounds, which l think the
Liberal party in general will aCknowl-
edge TO be reasonable. [Cheers. Trat
is why it would have been premature
on my part in any wsy TO have direct
ly associated myself with the move.
meIt till tho proper time arrived.
What would you think, gent emen, it
on any subject vitality touching your
interests, sky OF your seveniy-two
represe natives, with one voice, made
DISTINCT DEMAND IN BEHALF OF SCOT
LAND
in respect to which it was clear that
the interests Of the Empire were not
threatened-whst would you think of
the rejection of that measure" Pro-
longed cheers.
Mr.. Gladstone further said that he
hoped they would not let slip a golden
opportunity, which does not often &C.
cur, especially in the case Of Ireland
The re lection of the home rule bill
would not &c tie the question and
bring peace, but there would be the
same miserable round of contention.
He asked them to listen to a prayer
reduced TO the limits Of reason and
eafety.
1t is not often in the history Of
countries that such opportunities
arise-rsre, indeed, have they been in
the case OF Ira and; the first, l be-
lieve, being the opportunity provided
by the treaty of Limerick. Alb, gem
tlemen, bad that treaty been executed
the last 200 years would have
told a very different tale,
- Al ;,JoI;l,1a NIot ~ diaoraoa