Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-22
To Second Reading in the
House Of Commons.
THE GRAND OLD MAN OvATEO.
Baifour in closing the Debate for the OPP
position Taiks Of weak Imitation
OF America uiadstone's Prophecy
About what History wuI say.

London. April 2I- Members Of the
| house of commons Hooked GO the house
early today to secure seats for the uuul
contest over the second recalling of the
Irish home rule bill. Gladstone was
presented with "a beautiful bouquet OF
flowers sent from ireland aud accom-
panied inside by the inscription. al.
blessings aid power Go the friend OF poor
distressed Ireland May God prosper
yOu.
Upon opening business William OBrien
National sU. member OF Cork city, asked
IN Gladstone bad received resolution
adopted and signed by the mayor and
aldermen Of Cork, approving the es.
lahlishmcnl Of the Irish parliament in
Dublin
Gladstone replied: YES ! had the
pleasure of receiving the resolution. ull
the moro pleasant as I am informed Dc
eXprtsscs Che uniform view OF all corpor.
ate bodies 100 Ireland.
Early ia the evening the debate was
fnOuUpulizrd uy Che members.
AZ 10 O'Clock Gladstone entered hur-
ricdly amidst cheers. Members began TO
return rapidly At 1890 Blfour was
received with cheers ull the members
meantime, keeping The places aud the
house waited pXpccmutly for the heavy
guns of the final debate ON the second
reading. BulfOur rose shortly before II
o'clock. a longer period had never boon
occupied with thp second reading Of q
bill hc suid said. than allowed for present
No man. however, had dared 90 contend
that within the narrow limits Of the
island four assemblies with four oNoru-
tivcs could pp operative iu harmony
with one imperial parliament He him
self could uUf believe this childish imi-
tation of the United States constitution
would ever commend itself 90 thp judC
ment Of British people. loud checrJ
lie therefor" would put federation aside
az not immediate to hg discussion
The home rule bin had been brought
forward Co Wpui the liberal parties uu-
ccssiiica which were connected with
Irish agitation and Irish crime lie said
never Ind such nr important rOusitr-
tionnl change been proposed with such
hlmsy reasons. Substantial nrgumcutsfor
the necessity for the measures could be-
enumerated uu ihv finger of one hand
Two of these arguments were unions
had failed and coercion had failed Mr.
Balfour described The bin us q decisive
step toward separation, although not uu
original one. To make 10 law hp said
would lead ultimately 10 the di.utrgru-
ton of tun empire. lie next discussed
in considerable detail thc financial aspect
Of the home rule bill "If you allow
this grout political crime said liulour
iu closing bis speech, "you make your.
disaster aud Hll hopes Of peaceful and
united ireland will vanish forever"
Glad stone, like BulfOur, was iu splpu-
did form Ills voice was clearer aud
fuller tlmu before during che session and
his movements gave evidence of unusual
energy lul the cnrupstnpSs. The principal
weapons ut opposition. hr uii, were bold
assertions. persistent vNlggcutiuu, con.
slant uisconstructun aud copious arbi-
trury and husclrss pruphvsos. True.
there Wpu' vulliDtug financial arrange
mouts Co be- dealt with but among die
iiDultips mono existed which ought 90
nhlsh or terriiy % man DESTROYS to ucuOm-
pllall q grrut object The opposition had
pNudel stVudtusiIy the rpul question of
the second reading How must ireland
Doe governed ~ this bin is rejected. Lord
Salisbury had asked for twenty years of
coercion, but the policy of cuprciug lrua
land 90 nrut"stuuism. mlugurutrl under
Queen Elizabeth, had luilrd down to tho
present time, Wlmt ground was there for
hope that IN but twenty years more 10
would sucrccd. The late government hul
started with % majority of 100 Neither
children nor grandchildren of this rpurr-
ALTON would 5000 such minority again.
lu, The whole fabric ut their policy had
iliHd, What guarantee was There Do
would not hi upliuf
lrIands loyal acceptance OF rhp pres,
pDt hill should cuu@p ui-IrusJ aud dishp-
lief tu vanish. There has been mo- dis-
affection of The Irish mind since the
door 90 hope had been opened. To dpuy
ireland hnlrc rule was ~ suy she lacked
thD ordinary faculties of humanity. GnI.
stones closing Worl, Werys "Nou cane
not Dee surprised HAT We have undertake
en- The solution OF thls great question.
and us ON one hand 10 r. not the least
urluous efforts of The Liberal party, SO
uu the other hand, 10 will have rs place
Zoo history. aye, and not remote. but
early history, as not the least durable
fruitful ard blessed among lis accom-
WIshrd acts"
Before the cheering ceased George
Barley conservative Tor North l.linl.
ton, rose to continue he debate
Morley, cllpt sporpWD fer ireland
moved closure and IL was adopted
As Gladstone returned from tM. lobby
Liberals and Nanuualsts rose. chrrr,I
and waved their hats. John RpIfuoul
houtcd, "Ihree cheers for purnell. i" Inn
tho only response was laughter
The announcement hat thr hin pogsnI
thH sC,Oud reading hy yoip of 3I- ii,
@O1 was a signal for more cheers and
hU waving
lhcra was ~ other demonstration whom
Gladstone left the house. Crowds r1fb'
crd outside the building and us mo
primo minister rode away hc was follow
cd by three cheers.
The division was taken on strict party
lines. Every Nationalist member voted
With the majority pissitut Liberals
TO a man went with tho opposition.