Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-18

make good use of the English radicals; tn.
latter are making good use of the Parnel-
lites; they could meanwhile exchange sen
nments: as long rs the community of po-
litical interests continued there would be q
union of hearts; when the community in
terests ceased the radicals would again have
applied to them the epithcts now freely be-
slowed on the government; the Parnellites
had not altered their morality although the
liberals had altered theirs :what specta-
ele did the liberals prcsentb who, short
time ago, would have supposed that single
man in the frcnt of the opposition bench
would advocate forcible resistance TO police !:
! (Cheers.l He said he was panied at the pro-
gress of degradation in the liberal party, the
members of which now rose TO the height of
| indignation only when denouncing the judges,
magistrates and police: (Cries of hear
hear under great difficulties and much
obliquy these officials stood between society
| in Ireland and utter ruin, and fearlessly exc
cuted their duties. They had their reward
in the respect and admiration of every true
friend of liberty and order. prolonged
cheering.)
The Grand Old Man Opposes Balfour
Gladstone followed Balfour, and said he
found little in the Chief Secretary's speech
that tended TO assist at getting al the truth of
the questions before the House; il was
question whether the conservative leaders
had communicated with Parnell on the sub
ject of home rule; denials by Balfour
didn't get rid of the Irish members assertion
that Parnell had stated that he had found
himself in entire agreement with Carnavon
ON the home rule question; that state
ment had not been denied; (Cheers.) il
was stated that Carnayon spoke for himself,
but he was viceroy for Ireland for conserv-
ative government, which now held that home
rule in any shape meant separation of Ireland
from the Empire.
Balfour interrupting, said that the letter
from Carnavon clearly implied that he didn't
express his opinion to Parnell ON home rule
Gladstone replied that Carnavon had never
explicitly denied Parnell's statement. If he
did where were the words in denials the
liberals were called separatists because they
wished 10 give effect to the National
aspiration of ireland, while having supreme
regard for unity of empire. Some remarks of
Balfour, Gladstone said, had apparently been
leveled at himself; his (Gladstone's) Not
tingham speech had been absolutely misrep-
resented as 10 the statement in regard to
Irish executives practise of obtaining in
formation by permitting police TO concoct
crime; he protested then as now against
such practise as dangerous To society and
odious in itself, he had never uttered any
words over which he felt more rejoced than
the words about Mitchellstown, who used
them for the sake of preventing enormous
mischief and suffering, and probably blood
shed; 1t was the agents of the law that
were the breakers of law at Mltchellstown
1t was cruel, wantou and disgraceful blood
shed, almost without example Balfour had
become, by implication, breaker of the
law, for he gave tho act of his authoritative
approval as its model rule for the conduct of
the police. Gladstone declined to accept as
authentic governmet statistics of crime under
the coercion act, till, the cases cited were
thoroughly investigated. The only case
given in detail had been met with point blank
contradiction. Supposing that the
government had the momentary
appearance of success from the operation of
the coercion act, were they going to forever
legisate on the same line? He had never
heard the ministers express confidence in
their ability to make permanent the resist
ance to home rule. (Parnellite cheers.) If
the resistance to the national voice of Ireland
was pushed too far those who guided
the mind of that nation might lose power
and be displaced by ruder and more dan
gerous spirit. Let the government bethink
themselves and consent to legisate for Ire
land as they did for England and Scotland
i'll accordance with the constitutionahty and
expressed wishes of the permanent convic-
tivns of the people, and thus at last present
| to the world the blessed spectacle of truly,
not nomnally united kingdom. loud
cheers.)
Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer
spoke, attacking Gladstone for endorsing
OBrien.
During his speech the returns of the South
wark election arrived. The nationalists rose
in their seats and loudly cheered.
Sir VIM. Vernon Harcourt followed,
taunting Goschen on the pronounced judg-
ment against him given by the metropolis, the
pet preserve of the tories, today (meaning
the Southwark eection.)
The Parnell amendment was then defeat
ed 81 to 229. Strict party lines were drawn,
all the liberal-unionists present voted with
the government. Harrington was absent on
account of a severe cold