The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-02-21
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they added to the paragraph con-
corning this question the words,
excepting and until Parliament
shall determine the coming financial
legislation"
Mr.. Gladstone next gave what he
called the keynote of the financial
propositions of the bill. The reve-
nues levied in Ireland should be
those belonging to Ireland; that is,
the revenue from goods consumed
in Ireland. The authority and the
whole control over the rates of ex-
else and post and telegraph will be
absolutely in the hands of Irish Off
GERS. As to the portion of these to
be paid to the Imperial treasury, he
was bound to say that he thought
there was very little fear from trust
ing the patriotism and liberality of
the Irish Legislature. Stinginess
was never vice of the Irish people,
and, if they looked forward very
much, he was afraid Ireland's suffer
ing would be due to generous ex-
travagance rather than meanness.
He give figures showing results of
bringing the Irish charges up to
f5, 100000, and items to Irelands
credit amounting to f5,660,O0O.
Thus she will have clear surplus of
100000 with which to start on her
mission.
The speech closed with the follow
ing magnificent peroration:
81 will now release the House
from the painful consideration of
the details which it has pursued
with unexampled patience. l have
tried to convey the fundamen-
tai conception and spirit of the
scheme. Although there may be
friendly and unfriendly criticisms
l hope l shall not give offense when
1 express my deep conviction that a
plan closely resembling this may
shortly become law. There is one
risk, and that is that if the contro-
versy is unduly and unwarrantedly
prolonged the cry for self-govern-
ment in Irish affairs may become a
demand for the repeal of the union
and the re-establishment of dual
supremacy these islands. l hope
that the ship of state may be steer
ed from that rock. Ireland ever
since 1886, if not before, but I'M
equivocally and nationally since, has
abandoned the whole argument
that, perhaps, she is entitled to
make on the subject of union. She
has asked you to save for yourselves
every imperial power. She has con-
sented to accept the House of Com
mons and the universal supremacy
of the empire. In return she has
asked you only the management of
her own affairs, which reason and
justice, combined with love of her
people, | hope, will soon move this
nation to say soon shall be awarded
her. If this is to be the end of the
matter l think dispassionate men
would say the sooner it is ended the
better; the sooner we stamp the seal
which will efface all former animosi-
ties and open an era of peace and
good will the better.
But this is matter which human
vision is hardly equal to penetrate
1t would be misery for me if | had
foregone or omitted in the closing
years of my life any measures posi-,
BILE for me to take toward upholding
and promoting the cause which |
believe to be the cause, not of one
party or of a nation, but of all par
ties and all nations. To these ma
tions, with lasting opportunities I'M
der living union for power and
happiness, Sto these nations [ say
Let me entreat you-if it be with
my last breath l would so entreat
you-let the dead bury the dead, and
cast behind you former recollections
of bygone evils; cherish, love and
sustain one another through all the
vicissitudes of human affairs in the
times that are to come" Prolonged
Liberal cheers. :.
When the cheering had died out
Sir Edward Clarke, Attorney-Gen-
eral in Salisbury's administration
congratulated Gladstone on the
magnificent physical effort which he
had just made, and proceeded to en-
large on the proposals of the bill
He dwelt with particular severity
upon the absence of any provisions
which would remove the objections
of the people of Ulster to home rule
and then went on to declare that
the bill as outlined would not salts.
fly even the nationalists.
The members trooped out to the
lobbies to discuss Gladstone's speech
Conservatives and both factions OF
home rulers, as we'll as Gladstone
Liberals, considered the measure
outlined as superior to the bill OF
1886.
Among the distinguished auditors
in the House We're the Prince OF
Wales, the Duke of York and the
Duke of Teck. On the table Law
the Premier's familiar lozenge pot
an item of all his long speeches.
The presence of a lamp to aid his
failing sight added pathos to the
scene. Gladstone started off
in slow, measured tones, but his
voice, though fine at the start, weak
ened manifestly. He recovered his
voice somewhat during the perora-
ton, which was remarkably fine and
impressive.
Justice Harlan, of the United
States Supreme Court, in converse,
ton with Gladstone's secretary, de
clared that the entire speech was
matchless and that the peroratior
was the most beautiful in pathos he
had ever heard.