The Irish standard., 1886-06-26


and Government to their advantage,
but the right hohorable gentlemen,
who might be powerful as a coadjutor
is fated to be impotent as a rebel.
Irish cheers and laughter. ~
DEsERTER AND DEsTRUCTIoN1sT. 10
In what character does the right hon.
orable gentleman address the House TO-
day? 1t is as the ally of the Tories, IS
the confederate Of Wings, as the de-
serter of his party Irish cheers] las one
who contrives the downfall Of the
Prime Minister [hear, hear], the break
ing up of the Liberal party, the de-
struction Of that party Liberal and
Irish cheersl, the destruction OF that
party as Il weapon and an instrument
of progress. He appears as one who,
whatever the purpose of his conduct
may be. the effect of it, if he was sue
cessful, could not be other than this, to
give over the working men Of England
to the advocate and champions OF class
privilege and monopoly. Irish cheers.J
He appears to consider the people OF
unfortunate Ireland--who have had
given to them by the Prime Minister
bill which affords glimpse of freedom
worthy only to be handed over to the
double policy OF Lord Salisbury-viz.,
The enforced emigration OF a million Of.
Irish people, and q firm and unflinch-.
ing repression Of twenty years stern,
coercion. Irish cheers. ,..,.
THE VOICE from THE GAVE.
I cannot congratulate the right hon.
member upon the cheerfulness OF his
manne1 in speaking to-day (hear, hear.)
His voice had a hollow and sepulchral
sound, as if it came out. of cave (roars
of laughter.) 1 believe the right hon
orable gentleman does not like to have
it called a cave; he prefers it being
called a chasm (laughter.) Well: l ac-
cept the amendment, for if you go into
a cave you can come out of it when you
like, even if you have to crawl out Oh
your hands and knees-a posture to
which, as far as can learn, the right
honorable gentleman has no marked re-
pugnance Qaughter.) But if you get
into chasm the chances are that you
will stay there. (Cheers and laugh
ter.) And I certainly think that the
chasm, which is the result and hands
work Of the right hon. gentleman, will
prove TO be the last political resting
place Of himself and his ingenious adj
herents. "45
"a lord HARRINGTON.
The motion for the rejection of this
Bill, has proceeded from the noble
lord the member for Rossendale, and
the Prime Minister has justly said, and
the county in the depths of it's intelli-
gence has felt the truth Of it, that the
spirit of class and powerfo form the main
body of the opposition to this Bill.
(Cheers.) Ihave treated, and shall al
ways treat, the noble lord with the res
pect which no Irishman ever fails to
give to frank and manly enemy. The
noble lord is not to be suspected of
beng actuated by sentiments Of vanity
spleen. {Cheers.) he Is not burning
with secret rage at the preferment Of
another man. loud Liberal and Irish
cbeers.) He refused to enter the Cabi~
net because he would not tolerate Home
Rule in any shape or form for Ireland
Therefore 1t does not devolve upon
me to argue the principle Of the Bill
with him, as ne will not accept it On
any terms. (Hear. hear.) The noble,
lord has offered us some mouldy crumbs
of local self-goyernment-such crumbs
as may fall from the table of the
Dives, and be given to the beggar at
the gate. (Irish ironical cheers.) Ire
land does not stand here as a beggar.
Ir1sh cheers.) Ireland asks her right,
(Irish and Liberal cheers,) and have
meyer heard that the meagre benefac-
tion that was given to Lazarus had any
effect upon the rich mans ultimate des-
tination. Loud cheers and laughter.)
THE QUESTION FOR TILE COUNTRY
is between the Prime Minister and
Lord Salisbury. (Irish and Liberal
cheers) Lord Salisbury is the only al
ternative to the Prime Minister (Irish
and Liberal cheers) )-the only alterna-,
tive to the policy of Home Rule and
conciliat1on is a policy Of forced emf
igratlon and twenty years coercion.
(Irish and Liberal cheers. and Tory
cries Of mo. no.'O We have not
learned that from what the Tories say
lin this House. Here the Tory leaders
are very silent. Cheers and cr1es Of mo
no.''y I say the Tory leaders, because 1''''
I cannot recognise as a Tory leader yet
the American gentleman. Mr.. Ashmead
Bartlett, who addressed this House as
an officer of militia. Loud laughter,9
Indeed I can find some reason for their
silence, because it must be distressing
fol. so astute a gentleman and 50 very
profound astrategistias Lord Churchll &c u:
to be condemned to serve under q lead-I g i's
| er who just at the wrong moment !,
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