The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-07-23


forty-two, which is considered sufficiently
large to carry nome Rule in the House
of Commons in opposition to the Tories.
The organ of the Parnellite faction at
Dublin sent out a report that the Glad
stonian party does not want to take up
the question of Home Rule on the open
ing of parliament, but that they will
give other questions their first attention
and postpone Home Rule for another
year. Though the report was contra
dicted as soon as circulated, there is no
good reason to doubt the truth Of it. The
Gladstonians during the recent canvass
were handicapped by the fact that the
registration of voters was year old, and
many who had changed their residences
during the year were consequently dis
franchised. Gladstone must have suf-
fered heavy loss in the various seats
from the fact that laboringmen who had
removed from one place to another had
no opportunity of registering. 1t is the
intention of the Liberal party to remedy
tins by bringing the registration as near
election day as possible, as is done in
this country. They propose also that
the elections throughout the British ISL
ands shall be held on one day as they are
held here during presidential election,
and that the principle of zone man, one
VOTE" be carried into effect in order to
prevent Tories from voting several times
as they do at present IN districts where
they are property owners. Another mat
ter to tie legislated is the payment OF
members. The Tories are rich enough
to enter parliament without salaries, but
the representatives of the agricultural
and laooring classes cannot afford to de-
vote their time to parliamentary duties
without being adequately compensated.
That matter can be settled by Gladstone
in the new parliament before the Home
Rule question is taken up. But will the
Irish Home Rule members agree to this
arrangement? j. P. O'Connor seems to
favor it in his paper. The question now
u.s." says MIR. O'Connor, whether Mr..
Gladstone can carry his measure and
hold out long enough. Our own impress
sion is that he can ana ought. He is
steadily and immutably bound to hold
two things. First, not to allow himself
to be forced on the country until he has
reformed the whole system of registra-
tion; second, not to allow his hand to be
forced by the House of Lords. The
question Of one man, one vote, Gladstone
should carry. Even some Unionists
would find it difficult to oppose the pro-
posal. The idea prevails in some quar-
ters that Mr.. Gladstone will go before
the country after one defeat OF the Home
Rule scheme by the House of Lords.
Our own impression is that he will send
his Home Rule bill at least three times
to the House Of Lords. The supreme
interest of the Liberal party during the
remaining years of the struggle is to
mature public opinion and to arouse the
passions of the people against the House
of Lords. There is no cry to which the
masses would respond SO promptly or SO
t1ercely as, Down with the House OF
Lordsr' One Of the dangerstt ito be ap-
pretended from delaying the passage Of
the Home Rule bill is the death of Glad
stone Who is now approaching his eighty
fifth wear. We believe the Grand Old
Mann5means to give Ireland real genu-
inc bill, and that he will be governed by
the action Of the Irish party in taking it
up Immediately or postponing it in order
to strengthen his position.