The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-15
Leading Irishmen Generally Concede
1t to BE Nearly All They Can Con-
sistently Ask.
They viii Therefore support 1t with
Seme Minor Changes Which They
Hope to Secure.
The Provisions OF the Bill Officially
Given Ont by Dillon and Davitt.
Dillon's Views.

LONDON, Feb. 15.--W. M. O'Brien
member of parliament for Cork city,
said in an interview regarding the
home rule bill: 1T seems to me that
the main principles of the bill provide
for better settlement of the home rule
question than the bill of 1886. Our
chief reservation is on the financial pro-
posals. 1t remains to be seen whether
Mr.. Gladstone's surplus of half a million
pounds is real Mr.. Sexton, Mr.. Dillon.
Mr.. Blake and others of our friends fear
that the full extent of Irish local
charges have not been taken into ac-
count. The proposed contribution for
the support Of the police will involve q
formidable drain for the first few years.
lrishmen will hold their opinions on
such matters at present and do the
threshing out when the figures are
fully examined and understood. Never
the less the main lines of the bill are a
Noble and sufficient Settlement
of the national claims. We are able to
heartily recommend Irish acceptance OF
the measure 1t gives substantial con-
troll over our domestic affairs. We
should not be justified in resenting the
provisions giving the minority adequate
representation and providing for veto
by the crown and supremacy of the
imperial parliament. THE police
arrangements" added Mr.. O'Brien, s'are
practically those agreed upon with Mr..
Parnell at Boulogne. The bulk of the
present force. would doubtless be re-
engaged under Irish authority. The
checks upon the appointment of Judges
are irksome. but possibly useful. There
are now too many judges in Ireland,
but ss the ehapfes Mii ags that the more rahid
sacrInCe TO demand that Irishmen
shall be debarred from touching
the land question for three years.
We recognize that the compromise is
reasonable, but must press for power to
check the present land commissioners
in the meantime from saddling lease
holders with back rents. Irishmen will
probably assent to reduction of the
membership at Westminster.
Mr.. Gladstone spent an excellent night
and rose at his usual hour in hearty
condition, afterward proceeding to the
house of commons to listen to his lead
ing Conservative antagonist, the Right
Hon. A. J. Balfour
Contents of the Bill.
The following statement of then \con-
tents of the home rule bill has beeh Of
ficially handed to a correspondent:
''The bill offers Ireland a legislature,
free deal in all Irish affairs. and an ex-
ecutive government responsible to that
legislature. In all the main principles
and in the political machinery it is pro-
vided much better than the bill of 1885,
The Irish parliamentary party at a
meeting specially summoned after the
delivery of Mr.. Gladstone's great speech
cordially accepted the new home rule
legislation as satisfactory scheme of
Irish national self government subject
to endeavors in committee to improve
the proposed financial arrangements
and to have the time shortened wherein
the land question is to be withheld from
the purview of the Irish national legis-
lature. We are authorized by the party
to transmit this resolution to the friends
and supporters of Irish liberty in the
United States and Canada.
ISignedl JOHN DILLON.
MICHAEL DAvTTT.
Dillon Interviewed.
Mr.. John Dillon, in an interview,
said that the main fact was admitted on
all sides that the bill was great ad-
vance on thehome rule bill of 1886.
Here" he says, 1.-THE Irish feel that
although they cannot approve the pres
ent financial proposals and the provis-
ion regarding the land question they
are bound to recognize in the heartiest
manner the noble courage and fidelity
Mr.. Gladstone is offering this constitu.
tion to their country.
| I'm regard to the reduction of Irish
members at Westminster it may be
mentioned that this was accepted by
Mr.. Parnell years ago. / see no objec.
ton to a reduction of the number oil
Irish representatives in the imperial
parliament, and / accept the religious
restrictions heartily. ] believe that the
bill win pass the house of commons"
Newspaper Comment.
The comments in the evening news
papers on the subject Of home rule are
on the same lines at those which ap
peared I'M the morning papers. The
Conservative journals reject the meas
ure in toto while the Liberal papers ap
1 prove and praise it, although at the
same time picking small flaws in GER
tain provisions of the bill.
| The Prince of Wales was the first to
congratulate CIR. Gladstone in a private
room at the Aouse of commons after his
address iftidaincine the home rule bill