The Portland daily press., 1889-03-02
BOTH LAWBREAKERS AND LAWMAKERS
Responsible for Grimes Committed
In the Emerald Isle.
ireIand's Cause champIoned by tho
Grand Old Man.
Mr.. ParneII Speaks While Ais Enthu-
sIastIc Followers Cheer.

LONDON, March lin the House Of Com
mons today, Mr.. Gladstone resumed debate
on the address In reply to the Queens
speech. He held that there were three main
issues raised In the amendment under dis
cussion. The House was called upon TO en-
tirely dIselaim the present administration Of
Irish government 1t was asserted that to
this system was due the aversion Of the pe0-
pie to Great Britain. and finally the House
was asked to adopt measures Of Cancellation.
They owed an apology to the people Of Ire
land for allowing the great question Of the
domestic government Of their country to re-
main iunintTodueed In the present Parlla-
ment Still the Liberals were tOlerabIy well
satisfied with the progress Of the question in
the favor Of the country lCheersL Mr..
Chamberlain told them the measure Of local
government for Ireland must not be inded-
nitely postponed. That meant that In some
future time, possibly. the gentlemen, them
selves Liberal UniOnists, might incline 10
look up to an Irish government At present
the votes Of that portion Of the House we're
OF Importance as main stay OF the govern
menfs policy. deposition cheersl Regard
ing their votes In the Parliament, he would
not refer 70 anyone Ia particular flaughterl
least OF all to Mr.. Chamberlain, but speak
Ing simply OF the seventy members now CON
no regarded their votes In the coming Par
lament as OF small Importance. rCheersi
IL was said the present government Of ire
land would have been remarkably success
full but for difficulties placed In the way lu
connection with the land question. VINO
placed them there? Why, Mr.. Chamberlain,
Lord Harrington and their friends. lCries
Of "OhV "OhP and opposition cheers.
They created the land difficulty. and when
the effects Of the prevailing distress became
patent, obstinately refused to deal with
them. Their refusal was followed by the
plan OF campaign. the direct and necessary
offspring Of their policy. He had never vim
dlcated breaches Of the law In any shape,
but he must say there were many cases In
which the lawmakers were m0re.respOnsible
than law breakers, and this was
one Of them. [Cheersl The govern
ment continued to declare an
a large majority behind them. Mr.. Chamber
lain appealed TO him to PROFOUND a scheme
Tor the settlement OF the question. There
was person so happy as to possess poliiti-
cal confidence IN his opponent llaughterl and
responsibility for delay in coming to a settle
ment must rest on the majority in power
lCries of Hear, hear" Refusal 10 pro-
duce the measure would tend still further to
expose the utter hOllowness Of Conservative
assurances In regard to Ireland, and the real
determination Of the majority to do nothing
70 ameliorate the condition Of the Irish peo-
pie. Cheers.
hr, Gladstone proceeded to show from the
results OF the by-elections that the opinion
OF the country was turning TO home rule.
He contested the assertion that the impr0v-
ing condition Of Ireland was due TO the
administration Of the government, expressing
surprise that the increase In agricultural val
ues was put TO the credit OF the government.
Referring TO the Parnellite prisoners, be
denounced the degrading hardships and
personal indignities which they suffered. He
denied that treatment Of political prisoners
under the Liberal g0vernnent was similar.
No former government. Liberal or COnserya-
tive, had given imprisoned political men
such usuage. [Cheers.l Balfour's plea that
the treatment Of prisoners could not be
altered without the alteration Of rules be-
yond his power was ludicrous. The Tlaln
truth was the present treatment Of prisoners
was part OF a system Of extreme reprisal.
Mr.. Gladstone proceeded to give a glowing
account OF the progress OF ireland under
Urummond from 1885 10 1910. contrasting Il
with the regime Of Balf0ur. He declared
that the breach between the people and gov
ernment was now widening, and the cond-
denee OF the people In the laws and IN the
administrators OF laws were Impaired aud al
most gone Cheers Ireland was now gov
erned In conflict with five-sixths Of her rep
resentatives In Parliament, one-fOarth OF
whom lt had been necessary 10 send TO pTi-
sons. In conclusion be said: "TO continue
this state Of things under which 50 many
members Of this House have been placed an
der the ban Of prescription, Is impossible.
You may deprive Of its grace and freedom BY
the act you are asked to do, but avert it you
cannot. prolonged cheers.l To prevent the
consummation OF 1t is utterly beyond your
power"
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 that eircum-
stances had been favorable to BalfOur in the
rise of agricultural prices, and but for the
exceptional law Ireland would, he believed.
have been tranquil. The government was
TO discuss the conspiracy which had assisted
the members on the very night OF the second
reading to steal away the liberties Of Ire
land. Loud cheers. The authorities did
not dare 70 XIII O,Brien or torture Carew, but
men like Vaudeville might be done to death
In carrying Que their system. Renewed
cheers.I There was no example In history OF
a large section OF people rebelling unless
stirred up, 70 Il BY suffering and injustice.
the Ulster men to rebel, not against the rest
Of Ireland. but against England and Scot
land, when no oppression or injustice was
inflicted upon them. Expressing confidence
that Englishmen would soon recognize
the possibility Of home rule for Ireland he on
ly asked that they should deal with the ques-
tiOn as an open one and consider how far
they could eoncede home rule with safety 10
their own greater interests. 1t was right
that the smaller country should eoneiliate
the larger and agree TO all safeguards neces-
saIy for the security Of the latter's interest.
Ireland was willing to do so.
Mr. Mathews said that unfortunately the
advice oil Mr.. Parnell had nOt been followed
by that gentleman friends during the de-
bate. ICheers.l Mr.. Morley's amendment
was rejected, $50 TO 260. On leaving the
House of Commons DIR. Tanner was sur
rounded by a crowd Of Radicals and Nation
alists aud escorted to the Palace hotel. No
attempt wOs made to arrest DR.. Tanner.
At his hotel. DIR. Tanner made a speech In
which he eulagzed Gladstone.