St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-02
CHAMPIONS OF erin.
Gladstone and Parnell Make
Strong Speeches in the
Commons.
Both Have Rosy Hopes Of the
EARLY Success of Home
Rule.
Mr.. Gladstone Scorches Cham
beplain and His Political
Allies.
Pigott Commits Suicide in
Madrid--The Papnell Com
mission--Notes.

LONDON, Mar. LIN the house of
comm ons to-day, Mr.. Drummer Iiberal)
asked Mr.. Smith whether the libelous
publication entitled ''Parnellism and
Crime" was not still exposed for sale on
his (Mr. Smith'sl book stalls. This
question was followed by great up
roar. When order had been restored,
Mr.. Smith said: II appeal to You, Mr..
Speaker, appeal to the house. Iappeal
to the members, whatever their differ
ence OF opinion. whether such questions
ought to be addressed to me-" Cheers
Mr.. Gladstone then resumed the de
bate 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 dis
claim the present administration of the
Irish government: it was asserted that
to this system was due 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 geople of Ireland for allowing
the great question of the domestic
government of their country to
reman unintroduced in the present par
lament. 1t was said that the present
government of Ireland would have been
remarkably successful, but for the diff
ficulties placed In the way in connec-
ton with the land question. Who
placed them there? Why, Mr.. Cham
berlain and Mr.. Harrington and their
friends. [Cries of "Oh, OH" and oppo-
Sition cheers.
THEY CREATED THE LAND DIFFICULTY,
and when the effects of the prevailing
distress became patient they obstinately
refused to deal with them. The refusal
was followed by the plan of campaign.
spring of their policy. He had never
ylndicated breaches of law in any
shape, but he must say that there were
many cases in which the lawmakers
were more responsible than the law
breakers. and this was one of them.
[Cheers.] The government econ
timed to declare their anxiety
to settle the land question, yet,
with large majority behind
them, Mr. Chamberlain appealed to
him to PROFOUND scheme for the set
tlement of the question. He then was
a person so happy as to possess the po-
litical confidence of his opponent.
Laughter and cheers.l The response
bihty for the delay in coming to a set
tlement must rest upon the majority in
power. [Cries of Hear, hear.''l The
refusal to produce a measure would
hollowness of the Conservative asSur-
ance in regard to Ireland and the real
determination of the majority to
do nothing to ameliorate the condi-
ton of the Irish people. [Cheers.1 Mr..
Gladstone proceeded to show from the
results of the bye elections that the
opinion of the country was turning to
home rule. He next contested the as
sertion 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 govern
ment. Referring to the Parnellite pris-
oners, he denounced the degrading
hardships and personal indignities they
treatment of political prisoners
under the Liberal government was
similar. No other government, Liberal
or Conservative, had given imprisoned
political men such usage. Cheers
Mr.. Balfour's plea that the treatment
of prisoners could not be altered with
out an alteration of the rules beyond
his power was ludicrous. The plain
truth was, the present treatment of
prisoners was part of system of eX-
treme repression. Ireland was now
governed in conflict with five-SiXths of
her representatives in parliament, one
fourth of whom it had been necessary
to send to prisons, which, through the
action of the government, became
temples of honor. [CheerS. In con-
clusion, Mr.. Gladstone said: 40
continue the state of things under
which so many representatives of this
house are placed under a ban of pro-
scription is impossible. You may de-
prive of its grace and freedom the act
you are asked to do, but avert it you
cannot. Prolonged Cheers TO pre-
vent the cOnSummatiOn of it is utterly
beyond your power. 1t seems to ap-
prOach at an accelerated rate. but must
come. Slower OF quicker, it is surely
coming. and many of you who have op-
posed it must already see III the hand
writing on the wall signs of the COM
ing DOOM" [Cheers.]
Mr.. GOschen, chancellor of the eX-
chequer, denied that the government
desired to delay the extension of local
government in Ireland. What right, he
asked, had Mr.. Gladstone to presume
parliament? When the time was op-
perfume the government would be ready
to grapple with the difficulties. He was
hopeful Of better success than that
which attended Mr.. Gladstone's pro-
posals.
MR.. PARNELL
upon rising to speak was greeted with
enthusiastic cheers, all the members of
the opposition. including Mr.. Gladstone,
rising in their places and waving their
hats. Mr.. Parnell said he desired to
offer few words of sympathy to those
of his colleagues and friends who had
suffered by the principles adopted ny
the chief secretary for Ireland. He
ParnelD believed they would be richly
rewarded in the near future by attain
ing the object they had at heart. Mr..
Belfour tried to degrade them, but they
were not degraded, either in their own
opinion OF in the opinion of their coun-
trymen. Circumstances had been fa-
vOrable to Mr.. Balfour in the rise of
agricultural prices, and, but for an eX-
ceptional law Ireland would, he be-
lieved, have been tranquil. The gov
ernment were responsible for and must
stand or fall by the results of that law
He would not stop to discuss the con-
spiracy which had assisted the ministers
on the very night of the second reading
to steal away the liberties of Ire
land. Loud cheers. He thought
less of the suffering of O'Brien,
Carew and Redmond than of the
suffering of the humblest of men in the
ranks, because the authorities did not
dare to kill O'Brien or torture Carew.
But men like Vaudeville might be done
to death in carving ont their svstom