The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-02
Warning the Tories that Their Policy of Pro.
scription Must Re Abandoned and the De-
mand for Local Government Granted.
Parnell Delivers a FOrcible Speech and
Is Cheered with Great Enthusiasm.
Confirmation Of the Rumor that Sir Julian
Pauncefote viii Succeed Lord Sackyille-
Piggott Ends His Life by Suicide.
THE HoME-RULE QUESTION.

the debate on the address IN reply TO the
Queens speech. He held that there were
three main issues raised in the amendment
under discussion. The House was called
upon entirely to disclaim the present ad-
ministration of the Irish government; it
was asserted that to this system was duo
the aversion of the people to Great Britain;
and finally, the House was asked to adopt
measures of Cancellation. They owed an
apology to the people of Ireland for allow
ing the great question of the domestic gov
ernment of their country TO remain unin-
troduced in the present Parliament. Still.
the Liberals were tolerably well satisfied
with the progress of the question IN tho
favor of the country. [Cheers. Mr. CHAM
berlain told them that the measures of To-
cal government for Ireland must not be in
definitely postponed. That meant that in
some future Parliament, possibly, gentle
men calling themselves Liberal Unionists
might incline to look up to an Irish
government. At present the votes of that
portion of the House were of Importance
as the mainstay of the governments poll
cy. Regarding their votes in the next Par
lament, he would not refer to any one in
particular. least of all to Mr.. Chamberlain;
but, speaking simply of the seventy men,
bers now converting tho Tory minority
into majority, he regarded their votes in
the coming Parliament as of small impor-
tance. tCheers.l 1t was said that the pres
ent government of Ireland would have
been remarkably successful but for the
difficulties placed in the way in connection
with the land question. Who placed them
theref Why, Mr. Chamberlain and Mr..
Harrington and their friends. They cre-
ated the land difficulties, and when the
effects of the prevailing distress became
patent they obstinately refused 70 deal
with them. This refusal was followed by
the "Plan of Campaign 1t was the direct
and necessary offspring - of their pol
icy. He had never yindicated breaches
of law in any shape, but he
must say there are many cases in which the
Lawmakers were more respOsible than the
law-breakers, and this was one of them.
lCheers. The government continued to de-
clare their anxiety to settle the land ques-
tiOn; yet, with a large majority behind
them, Mr.. Chamberlain appealed t0him to
PROFOUND a scheme for the settlement of
the question. He, then, was a person SO
happy as to possess the politlcal conhdence
of his opponent. Laughter and applause
The responsibility for the delay. in coming
to a settlement must rest upon the majority
in power. The refusal TO produce measure
would tend still further TO expose the utter
hollOwness of the Conservative assurances
in regard to Ireland and the real determi-
nation of the majority TO do nothing TO anne
liOrate the condition of the Irish people.
lCheers.
the results of the bye elections that the
opinion of the country was turning TO
home rule. He next contested the asser-
ton that the improving, condition OF
Ireland was due to the administration of
the government, expressing surprise that
the increase in agricultural values was put
to the credit of the government Referring
to the Parnellite prisoners he denounced
the degrading hardships felt and the per-
s0nal lndignities they suffered. He denied
that the treatment of political prisoners,
under the Liberal government, was similar.
No former government. Liberal or Con-
servative, had given imprisoned political
men such usages. Cheers. Mr.. Balfour's
plea that the treatment of prisoners could
not be altered without an alteration of the
rules beyond his power was ludicrous.
The plain truth was, the present treatment
of prisoners was part oil system OF ex-
servatives to realize. like the Liberals, that
the anti-national system in Ireland consti-
tuted an imminet danger to unionf lCheers.
He proceeded to give a glowing account
| of the progress of Ireland under Drum
| mond, from 1885 to 1S40 contrasting it with
| the regime of Balfour. He declared that
| the breach between the people and the gov
| erpment was now widening: and that the
| confidence of the people IN the law, and In
| the administration of the law, was i'm
| paired, and must go. lCheers.I Ireland
| was now governed IN conflict with hye-
| sixths of her representatives IN Parliament,
One-fourth Of whom 1T had been necessary
| to send to prison. which, through the
| action of the governments, became temples
| of honor. In conclusion Mr.. Gladstone
said: TO continue the stare of things un-
der which SO many representatives or this
| House are placed under ban OF proscrip-
tion is impossible. You may deprive of It's
grace and freedom the act you are asked
| to do, but avert 1t you can
| not. prolonged cheers. To prevent the
| consummatiOn of it is utterly beyond your
power 1t seems TO approach at an accel-
Grated rate, but, come slower or quicker. 10
| is surely coming, and many of you who
! have opposed il must already see In the
handwriting on the wall signs OF the COM
Mr.. Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
| denied that the government desire to de-
lay the extension of local govern
ment in Ireland. What right, he asked,
had Sir. Gladstone to presume that it would
not be dealt with by the present Parlia-
| mentf When the time opPortune the
government would be ready TO grapple with
the difficulties. He was hopeful OF better
| success than that which ATTENDED Ar Ulau-
stones proposals.
Mr.. Parnell upon rising TO speak, was
greeted with enthusiastic cheers, all tho
members of the opposition. including Mr..
Gladstone, rising in their places and wav-
ing their hats. Mr.. Parnell said he desired
to offer IA few words of sympathy TO those
of his colleagues and friends who had
suffered by the principles adopted by the
Chief Secretary for Ireland. He Mr.. Par
nelll believed they would be richly re-
warded in the near future by attaining the
object they had at heart Mr.. Balfour had
tried to degrade them, but they were not
degraded, either in their own opinion or IN
the opinion OF their countrymen- Circnni-
stances had been favorable TO Mr. Bal.
four in the rise of agricultural
prices and but for an exceptional law,
Ireland would, he believed. have been tram
| uuil. The government were responsible 1oy
and must stand or fall by the results OF
that law He would not stop 10 discuss tha
conspiracy which had assisted the Minis
ters, on the very ght of the second read
ing, to steal away the liberties of Ireland.
[Loud cheers He thought less of the suf-
fering of O'Brien and Redmond than of the
suffering of the humber men. The author
ities did not dare TO kill 0'Brien; but men
like Vaudeville might be done TO death in
CARRYING ont their system. lRenewed
cheersl II Major Saunderson had got hi.
10000 men in the field they would
not long remain there. Laughter
There was no example IN his
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