St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-25
The Palmy Days Of Ireland's
Prosperity Placed in a
Strong Light,
and in Fore b e Contrast to
Her Deadly Sleep of Po-
litieal Servitude.
Passing But Touching Allu-
sion to His Shortening
Days of Activity.

LONDON. June 24.-Mr. Gladstone
election address is as follows:
Great Britain will now decide whether
three countries shall henceforth conStI-
,ute in reality as well as IN statute
name the United Kingdom. Ireland
was never so loyal to the crown or
united in heart as in the years following
l7S2, when she enjoyed local govern
ment until the Concord was disturbed
IN 1875 by wicked Vaccinations. For
generation after the union Ireland slept
deadly sleep of physical misery and
polltical seryitude. The reforms of
1922 gave her consciousness and
voice: from them her heavy grievances
IN battling for her aspirations have con-
stituted great standing burden in par
lament and the chief impeachment To
The fulfillment of its duties.
The proposal for which the Liberals
have for the last six years con-
tended will set Ireland free to manage
her domestic affairs by local legisla-
ture in close sympathy with Irish life,
and will set parliament free to oYertake
vast arrears of business and supply
:he legislative wants of England and
Wales. The constant growth of sound
opinion testified to by the result of
multitude of bye-electiOns has shown
that the British people now thoroughly
comprehend how irresistible are the
claims of Ireland in our honor and
Justice and how a settlement will open
a direct road to the
Satisfaction of British interests
long held in suspense. The government
of Ireland by the past parliament has
utterly failed in every respect except
that of enabling the Irish agrlculturlSt
to improve his condition by the
act OF 1887, the main provisions
0f which the ministry denounced in
1886 as immoral and diShonOrable, and
thereby drove the people to the plan of
:ampaign. and became the true author
IF whatever dangers andhardShlpS were
lhuS produced.
Ireland, indignant at the broken
pledges of the Tory diSsident coalition.
5 more than ever hostile 10 the methods
If government of Dublin castle, but
calm and peaceful in reliance OH the
electors of Great Britain. The senti-
nents already prevailing between the
British and Irish supply happy omen
IF the reciprocal affection which must
follow a frank concession of home rule,
sheltered by imperial supremacy. Even
in the two counties in the north. where
also alarm prevails over calm reason.
have no doubt experience will quickly
bring the population back to that
Sense Of Brotherhood
with the rest of Ireland which before
the union so hOnOrably distinguished
their fathers. Mr.. Gladstone then re-
views the governments legislation,
dwelling upon the imperfection in the
English local government bill and small
holdings bill, which he says the ma
jority, especially the eX-Liberais. pre-
vented the Liberals from bringing to
tolerable standard of efficiency.
He then proceeVS to enumerate the
chiefitems of the Newcastle programme.
He says that the proposed payment of
labor members of parliament and similar
measures will render labor the great
est possible services by placing It
in condition to help itself.
Regarding shorter hours of labor,
he says that much has already been
done by legislation, and voluntary ar
arrangement constitutes a guarantee of
future progress, but lie impreSseS upon
workers that what is achieved is due to
popular government, which is founded
upon just appreciation of personal lib
9rty, with which the true strength of
.he working classes is essentially allied.
In conclusion, Mr.. Gladstone says he
feels that this must surely be the last
general election in which lie shall solicit
the suffrage CT his constituents, and
that he can only expect to execute a
mali special share of the work he has
,ketched out.