Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-14
Is FOR HOME RULE
THE EFFORT OF HIS LONG LIFE
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foxpos, Fec. l3.--Tns struggle
among the pembsrs of the house of
commons and othsr-. 10 obtain essfs 70
lsten - VIA. ~~s seasrslly conceded
s-uld % . msstsrplsce OF orsfory
sasn Mr.. Glsdstone msde hls speech,
glssng me dss<ss Of The irish homs
Ease b.l. prodaeed ths oddsst mixture
of members. Jastscs Harlan Of the
tnited states supreme court. who vii
shortly proceed 10 Paris 10 take part IN
th4 Benas sea aFoitrzton. had a seat
in tns aiplunalc gallery. he Vas ae-
compsnisd ~ the Hon. Robert T. Ian
eoln. ths Inited states mia'ster. scores
VI othsr no:sd strangers were Ia TIE
gallery.
Nc Glsdssone, fnri1g al OF this
tlme, vas Dot ia tue house. While II
xas GONG on. 10 ard Mrs. Gladstone
left saeir ON citl rezidenec IN bS"ning
sirert- The people Foared themselves
noafse as NJ CladsUne. oosing aud
smilEg. entered the yard.
Eatnusis-us too es@assss~.
Mr.. Gladstone entered the house OF
commons AZ $50. Every llbsrAl and
lr.-a aatonslist stood up and greetei
him Win r5ponxed AMI enthusiastic
creets. " hen Mr.! Gladstcne arose 10
introduce toe hosDe rule Oil there was
anstaer demon<trssson so entnuslastsc
and irFcpress.rls TIA, u was several
nlnutss bsfore he could be beard
Mr.. Gladstone spoke ss follows IN .
clear. strong and resonant voice:
.aI.. a
th- house th2t the voic-s winch have
usatiy pleaded the cause OF lflsh self
gayeranent IN Iran ansirs WITHIN
years been almost entirely mute. |
rec1s. therefore. 10 ths peFIod Of 1856.
phsn = proposition OF this KIND Sas
sutniitted on tno bart OF the govern
msut OF tae day. AMI Big 10 remind
tae aouse of the po.iton then tskea
by al the promoters II these meas
ureA One = the way of IRISH suson-
omv acc riding 10 Instructions l nave
Just referred TO, tie other - the way
~ cucrcioo. That . our contention
II wlli DO the recollection II ne house
that tDas CONTENTION was most stoutly
snd lsrge!y denied IL Was sad over
snd over again ~ many nnsmbers op-
poGte 1--WE are not coercl0nists; NE
10 aot a1op: hat alternative, and
neither eau se s1oot q.
Irl.hnsea ~ tahtsst
ls vas then prophesied Confidently
that frishasrn would take tbels places
in the cabinet Of thr Uafted Klngdo A..
bslt I had s.eea ny honSred destsuy TO
set ~ cao.nrts with no less tnaa sixty
-or ss<tg atstss<-sa "a wnoB cDiy
l.fe. tbe duke of Wellington. was AT
ir.s.nan. r.nle Ctstiereagn = the only
otler lusnman sho nas -at N the
cs1 ret snce unlon. Pit promised
s.lai laws When the uuiOu VAS
formed, bat tae broken promises
ria1e - ireland are unnappily writ
ten u lndai bio characters IN tue his-
tory Of the country. Coming 10 isJs.
when the resurrection of the people
bean, and tnenco down TO 1850, Ire
land csn present Only small minority
IA favor o. restoring % her something
"a the nature r constitutional rights
ant practical self government lt a
o. ma astonishing that 80 little vclght
a attached ~ the fact that befora 1856
--bsf0re $50 lndecd Irish Wishes of
sslf.E1vernucnt were represented only
iy small minority.
Net /. United Csnstry.
IL = sald-snd | admit with truth
that Ice. and = not united couatry.
donft deny tnst tie DIVISION which yet
er..ts 3 fact Of great moment. Hn
trutb, were Ireland united. snytftlily
that eau reader Ireland formid All
would become muca mot form .dAble.
Were Ireland united. al oppos ton
would VANISH a. shadow. Ireland
4. not united ~ this sense. tnai
IN one portion OF the coua-
try not uere majority 1f
tbe higher cissses, but . considerable
poralar feeling = opposed to the pres
eos nstIonal movement I Will not at.
tempt 20 measure tbs numerical
Strength of the minority. IL - sad oy
tae party opposite that the minority tn
tae north Of ireland is srrayed "a un'
aliersbie opposition - norse rule Nr.
e. sJsto0e tnea reviewed BIS aoEBa
fuie bili "a f0l.o-s
~-f~xasss OF xdae.fisn.
The subjects OF peace aud war, puo-
DC tefrn-e treaties sod foreign rcls-
tloas. g1lties. Titles. isr aud treason
Go nos teiorg - the frisn legislature
Ibe ttE y tIisnsge does not belong O.
st. nor everything mat belongs TO ef-
tertsl ttade-tne coinage aad other
eunsd arr sahfecfs. other lncsp1ct.
tiss ara lupesed siniiisr % these ccn-
tanned IN tne tii Of iss6. These pro-
vdsd ier tne security q religious free
dou. tne safeguard q edacston for
ere stcHritF 81 psrsousi freedom. IN
whfch We eodssseFed 70 borrow oue
of the modsfn sineutneut. % the
American constitution. Teen coming
s. exciasfe powers 80 retain the vics'-
faysitg ~ Ireland. eut ~ fivess 4 81
tns psftv character bsrstofore 9orss
~ uisxIns the sarointment rua taree
yesrs <ntiect 60 So fssox u pp~er a
the crown. thea ESQ the post q freed
from al ri xoas 1saoafv. Tfeu
comes eisnse whtrh mar a ctsr-
.dsrrd forusi. although "a - xreei
Importance. prsxdinz for trs TAI
as~ointon q iex sisrre p0we@ from
tsa sa~.refxn aron tae vIcefoy Then
e,g4rs Al iraport*Dt prov son for ~
.c4o-af teut Il a. evscutlvr comm :
- st ne prrvy conaei' Of irr soi
We oferass - maze this 81
execns.se counci tor tne orat-
rs~v sfsfrs Il tne caei-et o'
tas vIcerov. fne question: sr a., sflsli
tarrs ~ sar .sx sistsFt eounrtE ~
decIted lhat fhefs r1Eat - - sieu 4
caan ti has appeared - - - -
hishfr fr esaies,t - sit~s soc niirf
tefs * iea slel ~ ss~raittf tt 80
-are - nrrease tna nnsnt~s ~ o. ~
<stw ~nsi tne clrtase ouE4t 70 he
- n@re Is f~tacs = selFpn seFief'
r.xs ef esexpr pfaettss irro1fsst.
4ee =, ffstrn. sn.f s=,,ee shy Fiti tils