Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-27
IRISH HOME RULE.

the house OF commons hocked to the
house early yesterday to secure seats
for the final contest over the second
reading of the Irish home rule bill. DR..
Tanner, national member of parliament
for Middle Cork. was the first to arrive
being present as early as o'clock.
Several other nationalist and several
representatives of the Ulster unionists
followed closely, and many others were
in their seats much more promptly than
| usual.
Mr.. Balfour rose shortly before IL
o'clock. A longer period had never
been occupied with the second reading
of a bill, he said, than had been allowed
for the present debate No man, how
ever, had dared contend that, within
the narrow limits of the two islands,
| four assemblies, with four executives,
| could be operative in harmony with
one imperial parliament. He himself
could not believe that this child
| ish imitation of the United States
constitution would ever commend itself
to the Judgment of the British people
He. therefore, would put the federation
| aside as not immediate to the discus
| sion Mr.. Balfour described the bill as
a decisive step toward separation, al
tuOuSn nOb nud1 OIc- 10 make 1t
| law, he said, would lead ultimately to
| the disintegration of the empire. He
next discussed in considerable detail
the financial aspect of the home rule
! bill. The bills if passed, would entail
losses and hardship upon all classes in
Ireland. Irish ambition would center
in the new Dublin parliament. Irish
men would regard the imperial parlia-
ment as a foreign and defeat ted body
The Irish people would drink from the
bitter and polluted stream of Irish his
tory instead of the pure stream of
English history
IF you commit this great political
crime" said Mr.. Balfour, in closing his
| speech, you make yourselves respon-
sible for an irreparable national disas-
ter and all hopes of a peaceful and
| united Ireland will vanish forever
Prolonged cheers and counter-cheers
| followed this peroration. Prince Chris
! tan joined the prince of Wales in the
peers gallery and Sir William Harcourt
| took mis- place on the treasury bench.
| AS Mr.. Gladstone rose to address the
house the cheering was renewed. Like
Mr.. Balfour, he was in splendid form.
His voice was clearer and fuller than
before during the session and his move
| mentS gave evidence of unusual energy
| and earnestness.
The principal weapons of opposition.
he said, We're bold assertion. persistent
eXaggeration, constant misconstruction
and copious, arbitrary and baseless
/ prophecies. True, there were conflict
| ing financial arrangements to be dealt
with, but, among the difficulties, moth
| ing existed which ought to abash or
terrify men DESTROYS to accomplish a
great object. The opposition had
| evaded steadfastly the real cues
ton of the second reading-how
must Ireland be governed, if this
| bill be rejected? Lord Salisbury
had asked for twenty years coercion,
but, the policy of converting Ireland
to Professionalism, inaugurated under
| Queen Elizabeth, had failed down to
| the present time. what ground was
there for hope that in but twenty years
it would succeed? The late govern
| ment had started with majority OF
100. Neither the children nor the
grandchildren of this generation would
| see such majority again. Yet the
| whole fabric of their policy had failed,
and what guarantee was there. that it
would not fail again? The present bill
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| had lasted for centuries. IreIands
| loyal acceptance of the present
! bill should cause distrust and disbe-
| lief to vanish. There had been no dis
| affection of the Irish mind since the
| door of hope had been opened. The
continued diStruSt of the Irish people.
| despite all they could do, came simply
| to this-that they were to be pressed
| below the level of civilized mankind.
| When the boon of self-government was
| given to the British colonies, was Ire
| land alone to be excepted from its
blessings? To deny Ireland home rule
was to say that she lacked the ordinary
| facul ties of humanity. Mr.. G1adstones
| closing words were:
'sYou can not be surprised that we
| undertake the solution of this great
| question, and as on the one hand it is
not the least of the arduous efforts of
| the liberal party: so, on the other hand,
| it will have its place in history-aye,
| and not remote, but early history-as
not the least durable, fruitful and
| blessed among its accomplished acts
Before the cheering ceased, George
| BARLEY. conservative for North Isling-
| ton, rose to continue the debate. Mr.
| Morley, chief secretary for Ireland,
| moved the closure ana 1t was adopted.
| William Saunders radical for the Wal
worth division, who threatened to bolt
| to the opposition, changed his mind at
| the last moment and went into the
| lobby with the ministerialists As Mr.
| Gladstone returned from the lobby,
| liberals and nationalists rose. cheered
and waved their hats John Red
mond shouted: Three cheers for
| Parnel1." but the only response
was laughter. The announcement that
| the bill had passed the second reading
| by vote of 347 to 304 was the signal
| for more cheers and hat-waving. There
| was another demonstration when SIR.
| Gladstone left the house. Crowds had
| gathered outside the building. and as
the prime minister rode away he was
followed by their cheers.
An Erie Strike Succeeds.
| MUNCIE, Ind, April 22.-Two weeks
| ago the freight trainmen on the Fort
Wayne, Cincinnati & Louisville division
| of the Lake Erie 81 Western railway
| demanded an increase of wages with
/ pay for overtime. Before the demand
was made the men were prepared for
| the worst, and, if ignored by the COM