Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-03


hours daily, he was glad to see demon
stration that those who now received
low wages for long hours are to receive
at least those wages for shorter hours.
He would give no absolute judgment
upon the question, but recommended
much circumspection, much careful ex-
animation before proceeding with steps
which may prove irretrievable. There
fore it ought not be prematurely adopt
Led.
Speaking of the Irish question, Mr..
| Gladstone said he was glad their op-
| ponents proposed to introduce local
government bill, "hut it is death bed
| repentance. For this sixty years par
lament and the government have
| pledged themselves not to adopt coer-
cion and not to use British credit to pur-
chase Irish land; also to introduce local
government. They have spent five
| years breaking two of these pledges.
Now in articnlo. .mortis, they seek TO re-
deem the remaining pledge. Such is
the clemency of the Liberal party, am
sure, their resolution will be received
with open arms ] admit, however,
that the reason I rejoice is that local
| government must assist Ireland to OBJ
| tain national rights"
| The Tory idea of local government,
| said Mr.. Gladstone, is an idle tale-locai
| government without control of it's pol
| icy. This is equivalent to proposing the
creation of parliament without the
| power of regulating taxation.
In combating the assertion that the
government OF Ireland had been sue
cess, Gladstone at great length reminded
Ehis hearers that what the present gov
ernment called crime in Ireland, was an
agrarian combination to secure the ten
ants undetermined right. No doubt
these combinations sometimes devel-
oped crime, but the government had not
waited for crime. Instead they had in
terfered with private liberty in man
ner that would not be tolerated in this
country.
Gladstone said he asked himself why
| the opponents persist in this,
for them hopeless struggle.
Is it because they are governed
by the. fear of an Irish nation
The reputation of a country is measured
lby a standard easily gotten at, if it
means what its neighbors think Of it.
A condemnatory verdict was long ago
pronounced by England with reference
| to her conduct toward Ireland.
parliament will never overtake the
arrears in public business until this ter
rible Irish policy is cut out of the way.
| In period to come it is clear that it
| must be either friendship or enmity.
with Ireland. There has been an atern-
tive before England Tor centuries; in.
| those ages when enmity, not friendship,
was chosen as the alternative, it was
Ienmity with states not with peoples.
You have arrived at a point decis-
| i've in your history. If it is for
| the future to say after the next general
ielection, this enmty, If It continues,
will be enmity with people, not with a
state. II Ireland is oppressed hereafter,
it will be oppressed by you, the people
OF England. The spectacle of one peo-
pile depressing another is sad the most
heartrending and humbling that can be
seen on the surface of the earth. can
never believe that great nation will
place itself in such position. In truth
this question has already been consid-
cred and in come degree decided;
declaration in favor Of friendship has
been made in the most constitutional
manner by the results of the pols Our
opponents now admit it 70 be something
formidable. Constituencies have shown
not only the sober, the just, the true,
but also the inevitable" [Great ap-
plause.l
H "Upon these verdicts Ireland relies.
You have watched her conduct in the
difficult circumstances of the past nine
months conduct, which / do not hesi-
tate to say has evoked in every breast a
responsive voice. of sympathy and of in
creased conviction that we may deal
safely and prudently with our fellow
subjects in Ireland. When the proper
time comes the general sense OF this
country will ratify the judgment already
given at nearly hundred points. The
entire people of England will by great
and decisive majority determine to
| finally dispose of these demands now
made upon them in the clearest and
most audible tones, after long and
rainful experience, made upon them
alike by their honor, their interest and
their duty before God and man."
! At the conclusion of Gladstone's
speech there was an outburst of enthu-
siastic cheering, prolonged for several
minutes. A vote of thanks, proposed
by Harcourt, and seconded by Morley,
was adopted with rush, and the pro-
ceedings closed with the singing of
| Auld Lang Syne.
At today's session of the Liberal con-
gress resolutions were adopted condemn
ing the registration laws, to the effect
that the condition of the rural popula-
ton was such as to require immediate
attention on the part of parliament, and
looking to other reforms in behalf Of the
farmers reafirming the declarations OF
the council of the national Liberal fed
Grafton in favor of amending or end
ing theHhouse Of lords" declaring in
favor OF local option in regard to public
house regulations; advocating thorough
reform OF the land law, and the discs
tablishment and disendowment of the
church of Scotland.
A resolution favoring the abolishing
of the house of lords was introduced by
Sir Wilfred Lawson, who made speech
favoring such action. The resolutions
and speech caused much enthusiasm.
Political Union Necessary.
| WTNDsoR Ont. Oct. AT meeting