The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-22
APPROVED BY THE COMMONS.
Gladstone's Home-Rule Blu Passed the 8.

ond Reading by Forty Three Majority.
LONDON. April 21.-Tbe members of the
House of Commons fiocked TO the House
early to-day to secure seats for the final
encounter of the second reading of the
home-rule bill. At 10 o'clock Mr.. Glad
stone entered hurriedly and amidst cheers.
Al 1890 Dir. Balfour was also received with
cheers. All the members had meantime
taken their places, and the House waited
expectantly for the heavy guns of the final
debate on the second reading.
Mr.. Bslfour rose shortly before ii o'clock.
A longer period had never been occupied
with the second reading of bill. he said.
than had been allowed for the present de-
bate. No man. however. had dared contend
that. within the narrow limits of the two
islands, four assemblies. with four execu-
tives. could be operative in
harmony with one imperial Parlis-
ment. He himself could not believe
that this childish imitation of the United
States Constitution would ever commend
itself to the JUDGMENT of the British peo-
pie. Cheers. He therefore would put the
federation idea aside as not immediate to the
discussion. The home-rule bill had been
party's necessities which were connected
with Irish agitation and Irish crime.
[''Hear, hear."l Never had such an impor-
tant constitutional change been proposed
with such fimsy reasons. Substantial argu-
Disnts for the necessity of the measure
could be enumerated on the fingers of one
hand. Two OF these arguments were that
the union had failed. and that coercion had
failed.
BALFOUR INTERRUPTED.
Mr.. Bslfour was interrupted by con-
fusion among the Irish members and. upon
resuming his speech, shouted that agrarian
crime in Ireland was at its worst before
the union. This statement evoked the
loud cries of No. False" and shame
from the freshmen. Proceeding. Mr.. Bal
four said it was madness to look forward
with the expectation of seeing agrsrian
crime stamped out in the immediate future.
1t was absurd to hold England responsible
for Ireland's woes, althou On il m ght be ad-
mitted that England sometimes hadplayed
o sorry part toward her sister coun-
try. Who could but feel disgusted
with the creeping hypocrisy of the
men who. although aware of the history of
Ireland, threw upon England the respon-
sibility for Irish wrongs. What answer
had the government given to the argument
that homo rule would infiict injustice upon
the British taxDayerf None. What an
swer did the TnIonists get when they
asked about the so-called supremacy of the
British Parliament7 Every body knew.
that this would only be paper supremacy.
The IRISH would have the real. the British
tho illusory supremacy. Cheers. Could
any body imagine how the two majoritles
would work togetherf
Mr.. Balfour described the bill as o de-
cisive step towards separation. although
not q final one. To make 1t law, he said,
would lead ultimately to the dlsintegration
of the mpire. He next discussed In con-
siderable detail the financial aspect of the
measure. The bill. If passed, would
Ireland. Irish ambitions would center in
the new Dublin Parliament. Irishmen
would regard the Imperial Parliament 8 q
foreign and defeated body. The Irish peo-
pie would drink from the bitter and pollut-
ed stream of Irish history Instead of the
pure stream of English history. Laughter.
eff you commit this great political crime.n
said Mr.. BaIfour In closing bis speech, you
make yourselves responsible for an Irrep-
arabic national disaster, and all hopes of
forever" Prolonged cheers and counter
cheers followed this peroration.
MR.. GLADsTONE's SPEECH.
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 movements had
evidence of unusual energy and earnest
ness. The principal weapons of the opposi-
ton. he said. were bold assertion. persist
ent exaggeration, constant miscOnstruction
and copious. arbitrary and baseless prophe-
cles. True there were conflicting financial
arrangements TO be dealt with, bat among
a "A vnfh fnA s~f,
Ought to abash OF teErify men DESTROYS to
accomplish great object. The opposition
had evsded steadfastly the real question of
the ascend reading-how must Ireland
rsjecssdi Lord salisbury had asked
for twenty years of coercion,
bnt as the policy of converting ireland to
Professionalism, lnaugurated under Queen
Elizabeth, had failed down to the present
Time what ground was there for hope that
In but twenty years more it would succeedf
The late government had started with O
majority of 40. Mother the children nor
grandchildren of this generation would
see such majority again. Yet the whole
fabric of their policy had failed. and what
guarantee was there that IL would not fail
sgains The present bill sought to close
q controversy that had lasted for
centuries Ireland's loyal acceptance of
the present bill should cause distrust
and disbelief to vanish. There had been
no disaffection of the Irish minds since
the door of hope had been opened.
Inc persistent distrust of the Irish people.
despite all they could do, came simply to
this, that they wero to be suppressed below
the level of mankind. When the boon of
self-government was given to the American
colonies W as Ireland alone TO be excepted
from it's blessIngsi To deny Ireland homo
rule as to say that she lacked the ordinary
faculties of humanity. Mr. Gladstone's
closing words were: "You cannot be sur
prised that we have und srtaken the solu-
tion Of this great questi IN. and, as on the
one hand, IL 10 not the least OF the arduous
efforts OF the Liberal party. so. on the
other hand. lt will have Its place IN his
tory-aye. and not remote. but early his
torr-as not the least durable. fruitful and
blessed among it's accom- plishments."
Before the cheering which followed had
ceased George BARLEY. Conservative. for
North lslington. rose to continue the de-
bate. Mr.. Morley. Chief Secretary for Ire
land, moved the closure and 1t was adopt
ed. William Sunders. Radical for the
Wnlworth division of NewIngton. who
threatened TO bolt to the opposition,
changed his mind at tho last moment aud
went into the lobby with the minister
ialists
As Mr.. Gladstone returned from the
lobby the Liberal UnIonIsts II and
/ waved their hats. John Redmond nnoufed:
Three cheers for Parnell." but the only
response was laughter. The announcement
that the bill had passed the second read
| ing by q vote of 347 To 304 was the signal
for more cheers and hat-waving There
was another demonstration when Mr..
Gladstone left the house. Crowds had
T gathered outside tho building, and as the