Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-12
The Grand Old Man Scores the To.
ries in the British Com
mons.
Says the Home Rule Bill will be
Taken Up Immedi-
ately.
Balfour Makes a Strong Reply
Wants to Know the Poll
cy of the Liberals.

LONDON, Aug. 9.-Nld cheers greeted
Mr.. Gladstone when he arose in Parlia-
ment to-day to speak in the debate on
the Queens address. When the APP
plause subsidized Mr.. Gladstone said
that there was just cause of complaint
against the government for having
embarked the House in an utterly bar
rem and anomalous debate. Hitherto
the Queens speech had always ad-
mitted that the result of a
general election was binding and con-
elusive. Now" added Mr.. Gladstone,
1--WE find the decision of the country
challenged by the government; and
this House has met to discuss it does
not know what" Mr.. Gladstone went
on to say that the criticisms of the
other side on the composition OF the
Liberal ma ority struck at the root OF
the constitution. Should the idea be
generally adopted it would be a blow
at Parliament and at the nation. The
Liberal majority doubtless had Irish
votes for a basis, but under the cir
cumstances this was rather a recon-
mendation than a ground for assailing
the right for such majority to repre-
sent the people.
In regard to the suggested holding Of a
session In November, he said that any
government taking that course would show
an Inadequate sense Of the magnitude of
duty and The variety Of subjects it had to
deal with. Ireland for years has
been in the foremost battle and
still holds that position. The principles
of his home rule bill are pretty well
known. By it there would be full and
effectaal maintenance Of imperial suprem-
acv, while ireland would be eiven
the conduct of her own affairs.
For seven years the hom6 rule bill had
received his first and absorbing attention,
and would so continue till the end. The
house would pass the bill giving Ireland
self government and it would then go to
The lords.
He would not argue upon the probabil-
ity of the lords r. j cSirg the bill. Obi
cations to the liberal government would
utterly forbid acquiesence in the rejection
by obligations to promote the settlement
OF the great subject.
In concluding his speech Mr.
Gladstone referred to the conservative
argument that the Irish majority are try
ing in every way to coerce England.
The speaker held that such was
the strength of England in relation to
other kingdoms, that she could never be
coerced by them.
Balfour followed Gladstone He main
tanned the commons had right to know
before entrusting the government to the
liberals, what their policy was.
IN regard to the proposed vote on nom
confidence, continued Balfour, the gov
ernnlent might be in a minority, but what
was majority? Had that motley
groupe the confidence of the house
Before the government resigned, they
had right to ask what were the condi-
tons under which an alliance beween lib
erals and Irish would be maintained;
what conditions there we're between
the nationalist who had been
squared and those who had not been
squared and what demands have been
made upon the liberals when they came
into power? If disturbances arose in Ire.
land, was disorder to have free hand
Was 1t part OF the new compact that DAILY
and other convicted dynamiters should be
let loose On the world?
Ilefce ManOney, VINO represented
North Meath in the late Parliament,
and was defeated Parnellite candidate
for the seat in the present Parliament,
has lodged petition against the cleo
ton of Michael Davitt, charging cleri-
cal intimidation, ETC.
The Welsh members of Parliament
have decided to support the home rule
bill, provided Mr.. Gladstone gives
Welsh disestablishment the next place
In the program. The bimetallist men,
bers will not bring the bimetallic ques-
ton to the notice of Parliament until
the next session.
The absence of Lord Rosebery, who
is travelling on the continent at the
very time when an expectant minister
should be in London, is generally ac-
cepted as a confirmation of the current
rumors that Mr.. Gladstone offered the
foreign office to Lord Rosebery, and
the latter refused to accept unless Mr..
Gladstone would agree not to insist
upon the evacuation of Egypt.