The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-25
HOUSE OF COMMONS
The Irish Local Government Bill
Passed.
THE ARGUMENT OF GLADSTONE
He Scores the Recent Utterances of Lord Sails
bury-Balfour Responds, UNFOLDING
Salisbury and the Bill.

LONDON, May 24.-Discussion of the Irish
local government bill was resumed today
in the house of commons. Gladstone spoke
at length. He said the house was in singu-
lar position discussing a bill which it was
improbable would be proceeded with. In
1886, Chamberlain and Lord Harrington
promised Ireland everything short of an
independent parliament. Now all these
promises are dissolved in the present
meagre bill, which stamped Ireland with
inequality as compared with England and
Scotland, and falsitied miserable relics of
the solemn pledge by which the present
majority was obtained by the government
in 1886.
Lord Salisbury's recent language dis
tinctly encouraged civil war. Definite ex-
plantations ought to be given whether the
cabinet was generally Of the same opinion
as the premier.
Ibid the ministers believe" asked
Gladstone, "that the people of Ulster
would rebel against the decision of parlia-
ment, or that the employment of the
powers of the crown to suppress such re-
bellion to be such an outrage as would rend
society in twol If Lord Salishury's Ian
guage meant anything it was plain incite-
ment of a few misguided men TO resort to
violence to resist the authority of parlia-
ment These were the conditions the Irish
members had offered them instead of the
gift Of the present bill.n
Gladstone then at length examined the
leading provisions of the bill, and said it
stamped Ireland with inequality and in
feriority by withholding from her power
and privileges that obtained in her sister
countries. ''Could it be possible
asked Gladstone, sto conceive a greater
contempt for history and disregard OF
sound political principles; could the bill
be called an honest effort to satisfy the
Irish aspirations, or fair attempt to legis-
late for Ireland? Rather might it be called
the refuse of political legislation. The bill
conferred on the Liberals one great ad
vantage-it gave the people power &c
measure and determine exactly the value
of the splendid Conservative promises OF
absolute equality with the laws of Great
Britain. Was Ireland wrong in rejecting
this measure! No! The stamp of in
equality was the brand of the degradation
1t Ireland was capable of accepting s
measure so stamped she was unworthy Of
the great men who had led her in times oil
adversely, unworthy of that happy, better
destiny he trusted and believed she was
HUOuI 10 dCCOLupIlSU. IOleeTS.
BaIfour responded to Gladstone. He an
alyzed and explained Lord Salisbury's re
marks, putting upon them more favorabl!
Interpretation than that advanced by Glad
stone. Then coming down TO the matter O.
the bill, he urged substantially the same a!
the English and Scotch bill. If there wa
a difference, II was due to the peculiar con
ditions prevailing in Ireland. THE bill
was opposed" said he, "solely because i
would not serve the purpose of the Irisl
agitators. What was the real aim of tn
home rulers! 1t was the separation
cheers of the opponents of the bill. Tn
government believed that local government
would be great boon to population
knowing how to use it. The government
desired to confer this boon on Ireland. Tn
, issues were clear on their side. 1t reste
, with Gladstone to make his clear. T"Hear
Hear''
the government had shown that it still
earnestly desired to accomplish what
, aimed to do What Gladstone desired t
, do no human being knew" The bill passe
on the second reading, 339 to 247, ami
great Conservative cheers. They wer
/ delighted at the solid majority.
The only Gladstonians who voted wit
: the government were Storey ard Villier!
The Liberals were disappointed at the re
t suit, blaming it on the absence of so man
, Irish members. Out of twenty-nine PaI
' nellites, only sixteen voted, aud out
fifty-ive McCarthyites only thirty eigh