The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-14

land united. All opposition would van
ish as shadow. Hear, hear!l Ireiand is
not unified in this sense that in one por-
ton of the country there is not mere
majority of higher classes, but consider
able popular feeling is opposed to the
present national movement.
81 will not attempt to measure this
numerical strength of the minority 1t
is said by the party opposite that the
minority IN the north of Ireland is ar
rayed in unalterable opposition to home
rule. Unhappily at successful instiga-
ton of those whose plot it was to divide
the people of Ireland when united at the
close OF the last century, through the
medium mainly of Orange lodges, and
through religious an1mosity, there was
an alteration of feeling. but the protes-
tants OF Ireland, during the period of in
dependent Irish parliament were them
selves not only willing but jealous and
enthusiastic supporters of Irish nation
ality, inasmuch as their political life was
at that period more highly developed,
led on by Roman Catholic population in
the political movement which distin-
guished that period. [Cheers.
''This was written broadcast upon the
history of time. A genuine national SEN
tlment, In the sense of national unity, at
land protestants. We who have seen
them alter, not through their own fault,
are not ready to be persuaded they will
| not alter back again to the sentiments of
their own ancestors cheers and with
their own blood and their own people
form one in a noble, glorious unity.
Abiding to English feeling towards
Irish home rule, Mr.. Gladstone said he
would refrain from urging England, as
she would find herself exhausted and her
work made unpracticable by resistance to
Irish demands. He could we'll conceive
England maintaining, if SO minded, re-
sistance to Irish demands. but England's
conversion to home rule had been rapid.
In 1886, England's majority adverse to
home rule was 2l1. 1t had now declined
to II. In the face of such facts who would
guarantee the permanence of the opposi-
/ ton OF the remainder. Cheers
He would now ask the patient indulg-
ence of the house while giving an account
of the bill. Cheers He could not I'M
dertake to supply mere table of contents
of the bill. if he did it would probably
beWiIder his hearers. He would rather
seek to present the salient points, hoping
to leave living impression on the minds
and m emories of his hearers if he might
omit what in view of some members,
ought to be mentioned. He begged them
to wait and consult the bill itself, which
he hoped would soon be in their hands.
| 1t would be remembered that the bill of
1856 had laid down five propositions as
cardinal principles, to which he had en-
deavored to closely adhere. A change
there was, but not trenchant change he
declared from the principles of 1856. The
object of the bill remained as in 1886, to
establish a legislative body in Dublin, for
the conduct of both legislation and ad-
ministration in Irish as distinct from
! imperial affairs. Cheers. Limiting the
conditions which were then observed and
l., CO.. III. &1EJ =.
been sedulously, closely observed, were
there: We were to do nothing inconsist
ent with imperial unity.
OF this / viii say, whatever our oppon-
ents may say. that so far as our convic-
tions and intentions are concerned, they
would be but feebly stated by being
couched in declaration that we do not
mean to impair, if we wish to strengthen
it. Cheers. We wish to give it greater
intensity than it had ever yet possessed.
First, then, imperial unity is observed,
and inequality of allis observed. Secondly,
equality of ell kingdoms would be borne
in mind. Thirdly, there would be equit-
able repartition of imperial charges.
Fourthly, any and every practicable pro-
vision for protection Of minorities would
be included. The plan proposed ought
to be such as to present the necessary
characteristics of real and continued set
tlement.' -
''In the first place we made it desire
to get what we thought was no unreason-
able demand for the express mention of
supremacy OF an imperial parliament.
We have chosen this preamble as
worthier and better method, for If done
by clause it would be too much in the
character of an enactment. With refer
ence to the charge that we are destroying
the act of union | wish to challenge in
quiry upon this fundamental point. This
bill respects and maintains the rights of
sovereignty equally throughout the en-
tire range of three kingdoms. Then the
bill constitutes an Irish legislature. The
power granted this Irish legislature, which
consists of first legislative council and
secondly a legislative assembly, en-
powered to make laws for the peace,
order and good government of Ireland,
and in respect to matters exclusively re-
lating to Ireland.
"That power is subject first of all to
necessary and obvious limitations impos-
ing certain incapacities ON the Irish par
lament including all that relates to the
crown regency or vice royalty, the sub
jectS of peace and war, public defense and
foreign relations, dignities of titles, law
and treason which do not belong to the
Irish legislature. The law OF alienage
does not belong to it, nor anything that
belongs to external trade, coinage and
other subsidiary subjects. Other inca
pacities are imposed similar to those con-
tanned in the bill 1886. These provide for
the security of religious freedom, safe
guard of education and security OF per-
sonal freedom. Then are retained the
vice royalty of Ireland but Invested it the
party character heretofore borne by the
making of appointment run six years sub
ject to the revoking power OF the crown
and the post freed from all religious dis
ability. fCheers.l
'sThen comes a clause providing for
full revolution of the executive power
from the sovereign upon the viceroy;
then comes an important provision for
appropriation for the executive commit
tee, the privy council of Ireland. We
propose this the executive council for
affairs of the cabinet of the viceroy. 1t
appeared to US highly inconvenient to
alter the numbers of the Legislative as
sembly and we therefore leave the num-
Der at 103 and fix the term at five years
the conclusion that nominated council
would be weak council, and therefore
propose an elective council.
Elbow do we differentiate this council
from popular assembly? We propose to
fix the number at 4S with eight years
term of Office, the term of the
popular assembly being lesser. The bill
must include a provision for meeting
what is called deadlock; in cases where a
bill adopted by the assembly more than
once. and where there is an interval of
two years between the two adoptions or
dissolution of parliament, then upon its
second adoption by second assembly the
fate of the bill is to be decided in joint
assembly. (Cheers.)
'.Appeals shall lie to privy council
alone and not to the council, and the
lords privy council may by motion in
validate any Irish act. Other clauses
provide for the security and emoluments
of existing judges and officers generally.
Then there is a clause intended to CORE