New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-18
RAIFOUR AMI GLADSTONE
{ sr,pRINc; DEBATE IN THE COMMONS.


oVENT ANswER-MR. PARNELLs
AMENDMENT btFEArED.
IoNpOx Feb lin the House Of Commons
.his evening Mr.. Balfour Chief Secretary ior
Ireland. resumed the debate on the address III
reply TO the Queens speech Mr.. l'alfours speeoh
greatly enhanced his reputation as parIiaheh-
tary dchatcr lie SPOKE throughout without h'""
but with keen and deliberate emphasis thao ""'
more effective than passion. The speech was
distinguished from previous efforts oy 'lc en''''
absence of any hesitancy in his ut"rahce
Mr. Gladstonc's reply was more rhetoric'i 'n"
nroumcntative Ills voice at times had renew"
svmn,onos of weakness. While referring 10 an
extract from a newspaper, he found dlnicuiy III
reading the passa,r and turned to .dr. morley
10 hclp him. when the latter whispered 'he cue
10 the extract Mr.. Gladstone tried TO resume
ro.dro md ,lon turned to Sir William Vernon
Uarcourt for assistance, after which hc sald 10
the House:
This | regret TO say, Il not the only poiho
ON which | begin TO find that warning has been
gi>en me that am not young as was
At the end of this touching alusion, sympa-
thetic cheers burst forth OH both sides OF the
Uousc. His speech is considered one of the finest
efforts of his Parliamentary HE. ,.
Michael DaVItt, who was III the lopny llsnh-
ing TO MIR. Gladstone, remarked ai'er""ru " 'i
The Grand Old Man is good for fifty years
more" -, -.
MIR Parncll replied Yes. he will live TO wit
ness the triumph of Home Rule.
THE CHIEF sECRET,Vv REPLIES TO Mr.. oBRiEN
Mr. Balfour commented upon the vehement
character Of Mr.. O'Brien's attack last evening
and said that still i, nothing hut what he
CIr Balfour is accustomed to from the same
ouartcr i'm the weekly attacks in United Ireland
Ills palate for such stuff was iaded by his having
had TO consume diet of the same kind for some
time lie had been told that he took strange
pleasure in mere purpOseless human suffering
which to his langud life impaired dcllclous
excitement. Iaughtcr) Ther was much m0r9
said about him i'm the same strain. lie conSoFd
himself with the reflection that attacks OF even
worse chanccr had been made up9n Nr. nrisn
said had compared Sir G. q. 1rcvcvan to
sl,nnl, cuitlcfsh and hanqman Mr. Nbr'ffn
Gladstone and Judas Iscarot. and for continuous
weeks United Ireland" had lnSlnuatNd. ayo
more than inSinnaod thai Mr lnvey"n on sultU aiv
Earl Spencer had cCnSpir'd 70 shlcld men eu'itE
or most horrible and namelcss crimes 'Crcs OF
"IT~ar U"Ar") .,o. ,,o
rcsut If thcir rniecuidod action was 10 shield
thoso oorsons. but never alleged that they dld
50 yrilfnuv
Nr Pqifour eaid he could refer to tho words
Of United T~'land" TO prove his statement
Cries Of Quote
wovrD NOT srIIY III LIPS Ply oVollN''
NJ Rolfour replied: " Certainly not lie Salo
he wonld never thinl, of srlying his lirS by
uscd toward Sir G. O Trevclvan and Earl Snencer
in July. 1898. Blame from the source whence
such fonlncss proceeded was indeed the highest
praise Cries Of Hear, Ilcdr.D
Referring next to the ALLEGATIONS that the Earl
Of Carnarvon favored Dublin Parliam"nt ana
had opcncd negotiations with Mr. Parnen witb
the knowledge of Lord Salisbury; Mr. B1lfonr
q%'I 2 d"TaS OF 6S "rd aar fnS"S dcsrod S that
he never had said one word inconsistent with
nnion II" hoped th" dcnialS would Sa,ISrv mt'
Cheers Proceeding to ccmapre The paIfo~s prm~S
Acts of 1882 and 1881 Mr. baiohr ,Hr
mainiairod that the latter did not. while me
formcr did create now crimes For instance
tLc nroviSion known the curfcw clause o.
the at of 1881 aimed to give thr eXrcn'tEEc i've
foc.s rrnvcL boy beneficial was its operation
Mr OBrn haG bCaStcd that his advice To me
pcoal Of MnChclstoTn compcd WIN nd tbe norr oco
-, fro,n wholesale eviction. Gcvcrnmcnt action
Mr. Barouy declared hpd been rpdifrd hv " nrm%T
roc;.,onco 10 cvictious That its settled
ncliov. It. had never been dsavowed
Mr. O'Dricn rose to oXnlain that his adv'ce 70
rho NitclolStown ncorlc applieA to Sp'cial case
JIc denied that he had in any other instance
eounSoll"d resistance 10 the law
INV r'.rATMFNT ov IMPpIeONFn MrMBFRs'
MIR Balfour next. referring to the Imprisonment
Of members Of the House, twltted Slr "eorSo
O,,o Trcvolvon with making weak remark TO
bcrs Of Parliament to be imprisoned III was d
sic,aniun thing that they should deserve H. said
Mr. R,lTour and IL would have been much worse
if tho Government had given the leading vlola-
tors Of the law special privilege TO deiy IL
with immunity. childish fuss had been made
over their prison clothes which was hardly Wor'h
noticing Complaint had been made OF let'ef T
Inc v.roic during Mr. q Bren's imprlsonmehJ at
n time wien Mr.. O'Bricn's friends were spie'tun :
every kind Of caumny regarding MS trsaplemI' piS
with the object OF strrng 'he LESSONS ,ns ot Thar Mr.
O'B.cn was suffering from weak lungs aIn mad an
eNctahc disposition. Regarding me me amcEeb ;Sh
torturcs in the prisons he requested the EhSIiShh
prison inspectors 10 make a special inquiry win
The result Of showing that IT was utterly untrue
that there was any harshncss in treatment. y a
matter Of fact Mr. O'Briens health improved in
nriSon Cries of Hear" Hear lie was two
pounds heavier when he left the prison than when
Mr. O'Brien-That is inaccurate. l was five
pounds lighter. -,
Mr. Ralfour said he could lay upon the he; tane anS
Of the House the official REPORTS on the rise ana
fall of Mr. O'Rrien's weight Laughter)
Turning to the operation OF the orlmes hco' sc
Mr. Balfour contcndcd that the condition OF Ire
land had Immensely improved as compared with
its condition during the period OF the 'ladstone
Government The Opposition talked about
union-of-hcar.s rolicv Doubless the Irish party
meant 10 make good use OF the English Radicals
The latter were making good MS" OF the parnel
ties They could meanwhile exchange sentiments
As long as the community OF political interests
continued there wOuld he union OF hcar'S nu'
when the communitv or Interests ceased thP hnu
icalS wopld AGAIN have applied To them Tho
enitbets now frcelv bestowed upon the Govern
mont The parrclli'es had not altered Their moral
ity although the Liberals had altered theirs
What n spoctacle did the Liberals now present
Who, a short time ago would have supposed
that single man in the front Opposition bench
would advocate forcihle resistance 70 tho police
Cheers lie rained at the progress Of dcgra
dation in the Liberal marty. the members OF which
now rose TO tho height of Indignation only when
Cries OF Heal" TIcar") Under great diff
culfies and much ohlonuv. these officials stood
between society in Ireland and utter ruin. and
fcarlcsslv "xeruted their duties And they had