The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-25


LoyDoS, May 24.-!Thc discussion OF
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Nr Gladstone IN speaking on tilc meas
rrc said that tho house was in tho
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maj " was 'i"p'opau'o "ouiu w P'''
teeded with. In lS6G, both Mr.. Cham
terlain and the Duke OF Dcvonahire
,bo, ord IIor,;nc,onl h,a nromisod
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Iie'afu 'aU''' Do!o 'ocal ,''s'''".io"s'
They had IN TACT promised everything
short Of an independent parliament.
Tbov snokc Of provincial assemblies and
any ~, III .a,,,,,,.,,.,;.,, H., Ill
@ faulea''! ieeo''s''"e't',s ..e "no'c
administrative system. lie also spoke
Of 4 large devotion OF national power to
,n Irish assembly. [Crios OF "licar"
"hear."I
Now all the promises arc dissolved in
the present moegre bill which slammed
Ireland with INEQUALITY rs compared
with England and Scotland, and fa:si-
fed the miserable relics OF those en-.
sagemen,s which were taken bv the
country as the basis OF the commission
entrusted to the present government in
1856. Ireland, Mr.. Gladstone said, hnd
no, been signing during the last six
Years ior local government bill, nor
would she regret the loss Of the meas.
urc now presented. The leader of The
government had warned tho irish mem.
bers OF Parliament that ii they did not
take this bill instead OF the
larger measure promised, il they prose.
cuted the object dearest to their
heart, it would be at the cost OF civil
war. Liberal cheers lord Sails
bury's language, Mr.. Gladstone said,
distinctly encouraged civil war Dnii,
mite explanations ought TO be given the
house and to some others who desired
to know whether the cabinet were gen
orally OF the same opinion as Lord Sails
bury. Did the ministers believe. he
asked, that the people of Ulster would
rebel against the decision OF Parlia-
ment, or that the employmcnt: OF forces
OF the crow, to suppress such n rebel
lion would be sucli an outrage MS would
rend society in two?
Ii Lord SaIisbury's language meant
anything, it was n plain incitement OF n
few misguided men to resort 10 violence
Tbrsc wore m ,I,a ronj;,iors ~ - thn ,t Iriat
members had offered them in the stint
ed giiI oi the present bill. -
Continuing. Mr.. Gladstone said the
bill throughout had the brand Of inius.
tice ior Ireland. Ii the Joint commit
tees in England had one good point it
was the balance Of tho nsrtirs .hcro Iva.
ins seven county councillors and seven
magistrates. The irish bill ignored
this equality.
After ridiCulinc tho manner in which
the checks on the actions OF tho county
councils would be apnlicd Mr. Glad.
stone commented upom the proposcd
protection OF tho minorities. Accord.
ins to the government this meant nnt.
ting tho maiori,ies into the hand OF tEc
minorites. Then it wns holl necessary
TO protect the LARGE cess nayors II tho
government wanted to n protect tho cess
payers why not put the mower in their
hands, instead OF enoblinr thc shrriT NJ
a county 10 nominate n Sroup OF land.
lords W 10 would look nitcr tbc intcrnsts
ot their own claims onlv .rCrics Of
hear, hear.
Mr.. Baliour proceeded TO rcnly TO Mr.
Gladstonc's criticisms. The bill. he
The English and Scotch BILLS Ii ihcrc
was any difference it wos due 10 tho ne.
Ct. cGiar conditions prcyajlipr IN Ireland.
The administration Of tho mass ~ Of NJ.
fairs in the whole country and Tho cy.
lenditures all accorded 10 the English,