The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-30
A GREAT DAY FOR GLADSTONE.

goes to q final vote. If the iukewarm
Gladstonians all pull true. and the OBJ
structive Parnellites cease from troubling
the proposal to give ireland self-govern-
mens will be enacted by the house of COM
mons. and that means its ultimate
triumph. II this great result Is accom-
plished it is due TO the extraordinary tact,
endurance and parliamentary skill of the
great statesman, Gladstone, who, in his
saith year, displays power of endurance
and fertility of resource that would do
honor TO any able man in his prime.
There is something sublime in Glad
stones attitude of patriotic waiting and
infexible endurance since upwards OF
seven years ago he decided to give Ireland
home rule. He may be beaten today by
Parnelliie or Radical mutiny in his own
camp. but even IL he should be beaten by
treaciiery or revolt in his own camp he
has executed the greatest feat of parlia-
mentary craftsmanship that any man of
historic times has wrought i'm his s4th year.
At an hour of life when 90 per cent. of
humanity are nothing better than shak-
speare's lean and siippered pantaioon,
sans teeth. sans eyes. sans taste. sans
everything" Gladstone's big. manly voice
has not even begun TO turn TO childish
treble; he can speak today for an hour
and half so powerfully and interestingly
rs TO command the respectful attention of
his biuerest opponents; he Is so quick
and spirited and aggressive at an hour of
life when natural pugnscity has left most
men that he can In a few scorch-
ing sentences brand Mr.. Chamber
lain for life with the nickname of
devils advocate" He Is not merely the
nominal leader; he is the real warrior
chief of his party today; he celebrates; he
decides: he speaks; he executes with all
the vigor and energy and acutcness of a
general in his prime.
Brian Boroihine. famous warrior king
Of Ireland. who expelled the Danes from
her soil, was killed, at 90 years of age, in
his tent by the enemy in the moment OF
victory for Ireland at the battle of Clon-
tart. The old warrior had been forced by
his sons and ehieitains to leave the con-
duct of the battle to them. while he await
ed the issue in his tent. When the enemy
burst in the aged warrior seized his sword
and killed wits his own hands several of
his assailants. Gladstone has all the valor
of this ancient king of Ireland. with far
more strength, for he has refused to retire
to his tent during this battle for home
rule and leave the conduct of the fight TO
his subordinatcs; he has not only blown
the horn, but he has led the charge; has
formed and drilled and disciplined and
stationed his embattled line. and today on
the eve OF final struggle he Is not resting
In his tent; he is at the front, sword in
hand. to bid the trumpeis 10 blow and the
drums TO beat the signal for the last onset
IL there is any authentic instance IN his
tory of great statesman ut 81 doing
the work of real leader and warrior in so
momentous parliamentary struggle as
this of Gladstone We do not know it.
II Gladstone wins today and home rule
passes the house of commons. what then ?
The house of lords will without doubt
reject the plan for the self-goyernment Of
Ireland by a majority Of ten TO one. This
rejection will not of and by itself compel
Mr.. Gladstone to appeal TO the country
A minister is not constrained by preceden,
10 dissolve parliament merely because a
cabinet measure has been thrown out by
the house of lords, for while these he
redisary legislators can defeat particular
bill, their disapproval does not, like that
e - A.
the dismissal Of the cabinet. Ii is under.
stood that Mr.. Gladstone will not appeal
20 the electors until the registration bin.
already introduced, has been carried
through the lower house his bill re.
duees the term OF residence required for
registration in given precinct TO three
months. aud II Il ever becomes Law it
will add thousands OF votes 10 .he Glad.
ssonian ranks. since IL would take The
place of the present system, which dis.
qualities = multitude OF workmen in cities
and large towns. But the house Of lords
OF course. will throw cut this bill aud the
one-man-one-vots bin, F." If passed by the
commons.
Bss II tne house Of lords deies the peo-
PIE by throwing out the home rule bill and
upho.ds :he present oppressive restric.
tions upon registrations and the fragrant
injustice q plural voting, they viii fear
fully handicap their party FOR the race OF
the next general election. Gladstone
knows this, and ne slll 30 before the eoun-
try net On the simple issue OF Irish home
rGls, bat On the general ohstrucsiveness
and appropriately ard uselessness Of =
body 81 hereditary legislators.
The house Of lords cannot defeat the
home rule bail after IL passes the house Of
commons The house Of lords in lSs2
threw cot the ret3ra hiA three Iifnc.. hat
8, had 10 nuaily psss the bill all the same.
Every measure carried hy the commons 10
extend the franchise; protect the POOR
voter. make e. acaiion national mAke the
transfer 81 land Tree; release the tenant
from ssFvitE6s ~ BIS Ian cilord. CT TO GOV.
ern Ireland By any measures more humane
than plnnins her 70 England by hayons,s
under eoereioa sti. has been rejected in
the hTss instance ~ ire honse az lords. "a
. matter Of course. because the house Of