The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-03-02
Gladstone on Tory aovsrnmcnt

and other articles found upon him.
Gladstone ON Tory Government.
LONDON, March LIN the commons to-
day w. IL. Smith denied the government
had placed Irlsh constsbles at the disposal
OF the Times. Brunner (liberal) asked
Smith whether the libelous publication en-
titled "Parnellism and Crime" was not
still exposed for sale on his tSmith'sl book
stalls. This question was followed by q
great uproar. When order had been re-
stored Smith said: ~ appeal 10 you, Mr..
Speaker, 1 appeal TO the house, appeal TO
the members. whatever their difference of
opinion, whether such questions ought 10
be addressed 10 me-"
Gladstone then resumed the debate on
the address In reply 10 the queens speech
He held there were three main Issues
raised In the amendment under discussion.
The house was called upon entirely 20 dis
claim the present administration OF the
Irish government. II was asserted that 20
this system was due the aversion OF the
people TO Great Britain. and finally the
ciliation. They owed an apology 10 the
people sf Ireland for allowing the great
question OF the domestic government OF
their country 70 remain unintroduced In
the present parliament. Chamberlain told
them the measure OF local government
must not be indefinitely postponed.
(Cheers.) The government continued 70
declare their anxiety TO settle the land
question bet with Large majority t behind ID
PROFOUND scheme for the settlement OF
the question. The responsibility for the
delay In coming 70 a settlement must rest
upon the majority In power. (Cries OF
hear, hear.) A refusal TO produce meas
ure would tend still further 10 expose the
utter hollowness of the conservative as.
surances In regard TO Ireland and the real
determination Of the majority 70 do nothing
10 ameliorate the condition OF the Irish peo-
pie (Cheers) Gladstone proceeded 10 show
from the results OF the bye elections
that the opinion OF the country was turn.
ing TO home rule. He neat contested the
assertion that the improving conditions of
Ireland was due 10 the administration of
the government. expressing surprise that
an Increase In agricultural values was put
TO the credit OF the government Referring
10 the Parnellite prisoners. be denounced
| the degrading hArdshIps and personal In
dignities they suffered. He denied that
the treatment OF political prisoners under
the liberal government was similar. No
government liberal or conservative, had
ever before given imprisoned political
men such usuage. (Cheers) BAlfour's Q
plea that the treatment OF prisoners could
rules beyond his power, was ludicr0us
The plain truth was the present treatment
OF prisoners was part OF system OF ex
tremc repression.
Gladstone proceeded TO give glowing &C
counts OF the progress Of Ireland undeI
Drummond from 1885 10 lS40, contrasting
Il with the regime Of Balfour. He declared
the breach betweenl the people and tn,
government was now widening and IN,
the administrators OF the law was impaired
and almost gone. (Cheers.) In c0nclu
sion Gladstone said: ITO continue stat,
| OF things under which 80 many representa-
tives OF this house are placed under the
bond Of prescription Ii impossible. You
may deprive them OF freedom and re-
fuse TO act when asked. but Il
not (Prolonged cheers.) To preven
the contamination OF the peoples desires 4,
utterly beyond your power: IL seems q
approach ut an accelerated rate. II II
surely coming, and many OF you who have
opposed IL must already see In the hand
writing on the wall the signs Of your com
Ing doom. Cheers.
Cioschen denied the government desired
10 delay the extension OF local government
In Ireland. What right, he asked, had
Gladstone 10 presume II would not dea
| with the present parliament? When tn,
time was opp0rtune the government would
| be ready 70 grappIe with the difficulties
lie was hopeful VI better success than thai
which attended Gladstone's proposals.
Parnell upon rising TO speak was greeted
with enthusiastic cheers, all the member
Ii
Ing In their places and waving their hats
Mr. Parnell said he desired 20 offer q few
words OF sympathy 10 those OF his col
leagues and friends who had suffered b,
the principles adopted by the chief secre
tary for ireland. lie (Parnell) believed
they would be richly rewarded In the nea
future by attaining the object they had a
heart. Balfour tried 10 degrade them, bu
they were not degraded either In their owl
opinion or In the opinion Of their country
men. Circumstances had been favorable b
Balfour In the rise OF agricultural price,
and but for An exceptional law IRELAND
would. he believed, have beenl ttran
gull. The government was responsible
for II must stand or fall by the re
suits OF that law. lie would no
stop to discusslthe conspiracy which ha,
the second reading 10 steal away the liber
ties OF Ireland. Loud cheers Ill
thought less OF the suffering OF o1Brien
Carew and Redmond than OF In
humble men In their ranks, be
cause the authorities did not care 10 xii
O'Brlen or torture CArew. But men llk
Vaudeville might be done 10 death In car
rylng out their system Renewed cheers.
Expressing the confidence that Englisfme
would soon recognize the possibility 0
home rule for Ireland, he said he onl
asked they should deal with the questio
as an open one and consider how IA
they could concede home rule with safet
TO their own greater interests. He was col
yinced lrishmen would steadily resist an
incltement 10 disorder and hold fast
the true way pointed out 10 them In 1885 b
Glad stone. prolonged cbeers.)