The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-30
1nE HONE RULE sILI-

THE HOME RULE BILL.
,fas home rule debste in the houss Of
cossmons b practically over. - II has
pasSsd out Of the hands of committee. and
viii b reported August :. Its passage on
~ third reading BY the commons 10 Ger.
tsia, and 1t will then 90 tn the house OF
io.ss-probably BY the second week Of
August The lords are certain to throw
ous the bill. but they will In the
judgment of Mr.. Gladstone, an experienced
judge Of British politics, be Obliged within
. vsry short time to pass the dill. Mr..
Gisdst0ne has no uneasiness whatever -
20 the future OF the great measure to
which he hes devoted the most glorious
hossss Of his splendid life. In recent let
tss 20 his constituents Of the Scotch county
of midlothian, Mr.. Gladstone said OF the
hosae rule bill:
',;:s passage into the house Of lords will
PRESENT 70 that assembly great political
Issue. ! will not anticipate . victory Of
pr*posDession over foresight, but whatever
b che destiny Of the bill in that assembly.
its passage through . house Of commons
elected less than year ago for the very
purpose Of trying the issue II . cardinal
face which immensely advances the meas
urs. and coming after seven year, closely
sustained conflict il decisive Of it, ulti-
mate success"
Sr. Gladstone knows that during the
present century every great measure that
has passed the commons has ultimately
passed into law Notwithstanding the re-
sissAnce Of the house Of lords. The
passage Of tho home rule bill in the house
OF commons is decisive Of it, ultimate
success. The passage OF this bill will
plsse tho government Of Ireland under
the control Of the majority Of the Irish
people. This II what Mr.. Gladstone in
ths course OF this memorable debate has
plainly and smphatically told the Tory
opposition.
according to clause Of the home rule
bai. as it passed in committee, the lord
lieutenant Of Ireland will not have per-
saaai power to veto any bill passed by the
IRISH legislature. In the exercise Of the
veao he must act. not on his own individ-
uai inclination. but ION the advice of the
ss5i executive committee" that In. the
lssah cabinet. which will be composed Of
tbs Irish prime minister and other high
officers Of state. and these will be repre-
seestatives of the party for the time being
having the majority in the Irish legisla-
t.Ya body. just As the British cabinet con-
STATS of persons who are members Of the
party which has the majority in tho
haase Of commons. The Tories violently
opposed this veto provision Of clause 5.
T;scy wanted that the lord lieutenant
ssouid exercise the veto. not on the advice
OF Irish ministers. but on instruction from
Ike imperial government in London. That
is the Tories desired To have the veto so
Il .ed that the minority in Ireland should.
sen the imperial government was Tory,
s,,il be masters even under home rule aud
Tory member moved an amendment to
strike out Of the clause the words ION the
n-tvice of said executive committee" Mr..
Gil adstouc refused TO accept this amend.
isssnt and in reply said:
1t is not the intention of the govern
fsssnt that the minority shall govern Ire
land. as IL has done heretofore. The real
nseaning of complaints by the so-calied
l59al minority IS not the fear of spoiiation,
Ii - the loss OF power"
This is the exact truth. The minority
g., not fear any oppression or injustice at
tsse hands Of An Irish national legislature.
hat they hate TO part with the power Of
F',ling Ireland for their own exclusive BEN
esiL The momen; the home rule bill be-
GENES a law the majority. not the minor
ssg. will hcnceforth govern ireland. Much
i,as been sad about Ulster in the debate
a.nieh had no foundation save the false
ha'ods thai have been made current by the
s<soted Orange faction OF thar province.
An article in the English tonsess porary
sssiess shows that outside of the city of
G%lfsst. which has grown. Ulster has de-
Stined in population as rapidly "a the res,
- Ireland; that the people OF Ulster are
sass comfortably housed than those Of
34sinsie. and Munster. The official sta.
s,stics show sha. while the ya,ahle valus
- Lelnsier Is 81. - per head Of popula.
son. and that of Munster is $l4ssts. the
ratsele value of Ulster is only Sl3sa IL
she provinces are iisregsrdsd. and the
iairsy~swo counties o: Ireland are AZ
sanged Ia ihs order 81 their rating rer
head Of population. Meath will lie OBJ
served to head the list. while Down.
she srss Ulster county. comes in
ssaly the thirteenth place. The vasu.
sson Of the city Of Dublin is dollar more
ser head Of population than IS that of Bel.
ssss II We consider the amoan; Of Income
returned from trade Per head Of popu-
alton. We End i. TO se IN Leias,e., s.. Al;
Ia Munster, sac. while in Ulster it is
enly sass Thus, as regards incomes
;ron trade. - vell - agricultural wealth.
tse utmost that can 10 said for Ulster Il
saas I, is more prosperous than ConnaugAt
fhe Official returns show that the PRO-
g~artion OF Inhabitants who can read and
eri,e Is in Leinsser s&.s. in Munster. IL :.
wnile IN Ulster il Is 707. Here again,
ulster comes oas third. With re-