The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1892-08-13
FOR HOME RULE.
Mr. Gladstone Resumes the De-
bate in Reply to Queen
Nictori;,'s Speech.
An Outline of the Legislative
Programme Arranged by
the Liberals.

LONDON, Aug lO.-The house O. commons
was crowded TO it, iull capacity before the
business ot the dav was commenced, as it
Was expected that Mr.. Gladstone would re.
sumo the debate on the address i'll reply
to the queens speech. His appearance in
the house was the signal tor ringing cheers
from his adhcrents on the floor and his ad-
nilrcrs in the galleries.
Mr. Gladstone opened his speech by re-
crrini. TO the procedure of the government
III departing rom prcccdcnts in not resign
ing when the verdict of the country was
asairst them. The house hud met, Mr..
Gladstone said, but they did not know for
what the queens speech was read. Was it
a act he said, that the judgment oflhe na-
ton was without appeal? Was the house
OF commons to fight the battles o: the last
slx years over again? Never had there been
great issue submitted to the country that
mad been so full y discussed as the issue de-
cided Mt the last general election. The gov
ernment was perfectly aware OF that. They
Knew we'll that II majority of the house
mad come prepared TO give effect to the YER
alct oi their constituents. They could not
do otherwise. Turning to
THE MATTER OF HOME RULE,
amld wild cheers by the Irish members,
Mr. Gladstone said that Mr.. Goschen had
said home rul, mus. be carried by an Irish
majority ii IL were carried at ul. In point
VI Tact. the majority III the house was no
more Irish than Scotch or Welsh. Nobody
had any tille to distinguish votes for the
! urposc OF invalidating the decision of the
house or country. Such an argument struck
at the root o. the constitution of the United
Kingdom. There certainly was sense in
Which parliament Was justified in cxamin-
lng-Notcs; that was when scheme was pro-
posed that affected fundamentally any
part of the country; for example, it was
customaryto give effect to the wishes Of the
people o! Scotland. The observations about
Irish majority wero in de crence to n bad
tradition. Tho making them would not
venture to make similar ones about any
other part OF the United Kingdom. The
TACT that the majority was Irish was u
recommendation rather than otherwise.
AS to the coming government. it
would be time to cli,icisc its words
and deeds when it cane into office
not while it remained Il ncbulous hypothc-
sis. The Conservatives said that in tho
Liberals speeches home rule was not al
ways prominent. The verdict of the coun-
try had shown that the people meant it
to be pronlinchtand therefore to put al end
to the present government The supporters
OF the government made much of the peace
now prevailing in Ireland, holding that it
WAS
Due To COERCION,
The tendency toward peace began in 1885
with the better prospect Of home rule.
Though after the present government came
in power there was bad state of affairs in
1885, partly arising from agricultural de-
preston. Mr.. Gladstone added that in
justice to the government he must say they
were entitled to credit ior what they did
toward relieving the distress by the land
act OF 1887, but that came too late. 1t was
not associated with the administration of
laws i'll harmony with the sympathies of
such people A perpetual coercion act
not only violated civil rights between Eng
lishmcn and lrishmcn, but was in the high.
cst degree injurious to respect .or the law
and its administration. AS he had been
asked questions respecting the continuance
Of COERCION lie would reply at &c that
the coercion bill ought not to be retained
on the statute book longer than required
by parliamentary usuace. Mr.. Gladstone
then p occcdcd to refer to
TIE GovEnSMEN.'s LEGISLATION.
He credited them with the conversion of
the national debt but complained that they
had inflicted on Ireland gross wrong in
making her pretended reparation by local
government bill too limited to satisfy Irish
wants or to offer any solution OF the Irish
troubles. Passing from these matters Mr.
Gladstone acknowledged that the debate
could not be altogether retrospective. You
must have some light upon the uturc He
would anticipate who would govern when
the present administration was displaced.
1t was not possible :or a Liberal gov
ern:nent To say what measures they would
submit 10 parliament six months hence.
In regard to the suggested holding of u ses-
sion iii November he could only say that
any government taking that course would
show all inadequate sense OF the magni-
tude and variety OF the subjects it had to
deal with. Attempts had been made 10
contrast the claims oi Ireland as against
the claims OF Grca, Britain to the attention
OF pu:liamcnt. Much could be said on
both sides, but the Gains of Ireland had
:or years been in the lore ront o, the battle
and still held that position. The princi-
Piles of
HIS HOME RULE BILL
were pretty we'll known. by its provisions
there.would be lull and clfcctual ma nte-
nance Of imperial supremacy. while Ire
land would be given the conduct OF her
own affairs. Irish representation i'll the
house oil commons Was also contemplated
under certain conditions. AS to the form
in which these principles would be en-
bodied it was the duty Of the Liberals to
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