Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-25
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Gladstone Lances the irish
Local Sill
Win vEHEMENce Of YOUTH
He Dsciasss That Il u he Rmbodimenl
Of An That y He'd in Previous Lsgis-
1alfous Rssosss.

Hal6ous Rssosts.
LoxDox, Nay 24.-Mr. Gladstone
made . great S2eech in the house Of
commons today against the Irlsh local
government bill The liberal leader
was received with loud and prolonged
cheering ~ he arose to speak. His ad-
dress occupied an hour and ten min
utes IN its delivery and was frequently
interrupted by bursts Of applause. 1t
WAS one Of the grand old mans most
eloquent efforts, and had an electric
effect upon the house. The liberals
seemed frantic with delight 1T the iire
and energy displayed by their octOgen-
ArlAn chief. while the conservatives
listened with keen interest 70
every point made by the orator. Mr..
Gladstone begsn by saying that the bill
stamped Ireland and Irishmen with
the brand Of most ANONYMOUS inequal-
ity "a compared with England and
Euglisnmeu. The bill falslhed even
the miserable and contracted relics OF
the solemn pledge by which the present
majority was Obtained by the govern
ment in 1886. The bill vas one which
It's promoters found it expedient to
press upon the people of Ireland for
Their acceptance by menacing them
with the horrors Of clvii var II they
refused il. What Was Lord Salisbury's
speech at Covent Garden but an in
element to civil war?
KAnsaeksd the Past.
Ia the whole domain of political lit
erature it would be impossible to lind
an utterance displaying more reckless
contempt for the dictates of wisdom,
prudence and sagacity. The govern
ment mad apparently ransacked the
past for all the most odious legislative
precedents and combined them all in
this one measure, which was presented
TO the people of Ireland ~ generous
'fulfillmeDt Of promises made. No
self-respecting man could serve
on the Irish county coun-
ellis ander this bill in view of
its monstrons restrictions upon their
liberty of action. To sum up, Mr..
Gisdstone said, the bill was branded in
every clause with the stamp of In
equality. Every evil precedent Of the
past had been utilized by its trainers in
order TO find provisions bad enough
for il. Everything good in previous
legislation had been left out and every
thing bad inserted. The bill embodied
the refuse Of political legislation- 1t
Vas . measure that no self.respecting
nation could accept.
Ne Expssss Bypocrtsy.
Continuing Mr.. Gladstone said: at
. remarkable that We now are debat-
iR . measure in regard 70 which We
nave DO means Of forming judgment
whether is 10 ser,ously intended to be
passed into law. The bill - the last
lingering representative OF numerous
promises Of local government for Ire
land on footing Of full equality with
great Britain"
Mr.. Gladstone proceeded to arraign
various conservative and liberal union
iss statesmen. He pointed out that the
bill was not even the minimum OF the
promises with which the tory leaders
had kept their government IN existence
for the last six years. These promises,
he sald, had gone far beyond promises
OF more local institutions. He reviewed
the utterances Of Lord Harrington and
Joseph Chamberlain who, ne said, had
pledged Themselves ~ everything abort
Of an independent parliament. Mr..
Goscten, ssnevcr famous for his lib
eraiity." and Lord Randolph Churchill
had promised local government con-
current and equal with local govern
ment in Great Britain. The people of
Ireland. however, were fighting for
something more tnan the local
government. Then returning 70 his
attack upon Lord Salisbury and hs
Ulster speech, Mr.. Gladstone said: at
IS imperative that the country should
know what defense 10 Is prepared TO
offer for the use Of such language by
sucn an exalted person. TINS language
was distincf encouragement TO few
misguided statesmen, capable in their
fsnaucsna and folly of embodying in
deeds the pylme minister's words"
Dsaoasesd the Messare.
From the attack on Lord Salisbury
he passed again TO scsthing denuucis-
ton of the measure. Every defect of
local government In Great Britain, he
sald. had been embodied IN the bill !,
msgni fed and Exaggerated, And stripped
of every safeguard hat might curtail
its miscn ef. sIhis is the bill offered To
our sister country a. the final boon OF =
generous sgovernment.t to signify their ad-
eauate sense Of Irish wants and their dis
position to outbid the ns,Ionallsss' home
rule by offering Ireland something more
beneficial You are like the man Who,
r,vlng an entertainment one night,
sent around to every house ia the
nelxnborhood TO AK Tor bones, waste,
refuse aud washIngs and then put
them together and served them to his
ruests a. . banquet. That ~ just to
this country. but not Just to Ireland.
II 70 the reality of the case before ne
now.
This Dill has conferred q great obli-
CATION upon the liberal party. IL tends
~ clear the issue before the country.
n gives the people the power of meas
uring exactly the value Of those splen-
did promises of 1896. II. with - much
evidence ss this before them they allow
themselves tn msslsnd again. 10 will be
their own fault; but they viii not be
masfed. fCneers and cries of Hear,
Hear They have arrived st toier-
ablv fair estimate Of this method Of
proceeding already aud II anything we're
wanted TO complete their knowledge
this bill vii supply lt to them THIS
measure - undoubtedly marked from
cod 10 end with the stamp OF iniquity
ADVICE % Ireland. Is this an Old or .
oew auesnou, GO back 10 the period
of ths union Of the two countries and
20 the arguments then used hy the op-
moments OF the union- They
entreaf ths ruling party not
10 DO away with ancient hl~
torieai institutions. not 10 sacrifice
national defeat, but ss grsnt some
scooe and freedom. The more cand ii
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