The herald., 1893-02-14

ob TO so under circumstances somewhat
secular (Cries Of "Hear |" "Hearl",1
and must frankly own, to myself among
others. for reasons totally and absolutely
unintslligible. Loud cheers.] Let us
look Ct the state Of the case
= it now stands. There are but so out
Of 100, that is to say the wishes OF Ire
land for Irish self-government in Irish
matters, are represented only by four
6fths. [Laughter.l Honorable gentle-
men seem to have no respect for such
uaioritS q that. Do they recollect, sir,
that nsver in England has there been
such majority? [Cheers.] No parlia-
ment Of the last so years has come
within measurable distance Of il. II
there b anything in the great principle
q eolitgovernment which, If it be Q
Soality, never can work except through
tke machinery and by the laws of rep
sesentation, at any rate the voice of the
Irish people, the persistency OF the Irish
peopls IA delivering that voice, and the
peaceful constitutional circumstances
under which II has been delivered Min.
isterial cheers and Opposition laughterl
constitute great fact in history.
IRELAND NOT UNITED.
p 1T ID said, and I admit with truth,
shst ireland ID not united country. L
dcn't deny that the division which OK.
~ 4 fact Of great moment. In truth,
wors Ireland united, anything that can
render Ireland formidable would be-
como much more formidable. Were Ire
lid united al opposition would vanish
- shadow. Hear. hear.] Ireland is
NJ united in this sense, that in one
portion Of the country not q mere mi-
nority Of the higher classes. but consid-
erAble popular feeling Is opposed to the
present national movement. will
not attempt to measure the
1umerical strength of this minority.
" ssIt IL said by the party opposite that
theminority in North Ireland 10 arrayed
b unaltssable opposition to home rule.
pnhsppily ct the successful instigation
af those whoge plot was to divide the
people Of Ireland when divided at the
11nee of the last century, through the
medium mainly Of Orange lodges and
thsoueh religious animosity, there was
= alteration Of teeliug; but the Protest.
ants Of Ireland, during the period Of the
thsmselves not only willing but Jealous
49, - s1sn Iuas.. es.S eIfto An ,s.., un
iiis wss At that period more highly
SsSos popH.on sd Gn n the the posos aHa1
movemenf which distinguished that
period. [Cheers.] This ID written
broadcast upon the history Of the time.
Genuine national sentiment, In the
sense Of national unity, at one time PEE
vailed among the North Of Ireland Pro-
testants. We who have seen them
alter, not through their own fault, are
not ready to be persuaded that they
will not alter back again to the eenti-
ments Of their own ancestors fCheers],
and with their own blood and their own
unity.'
EHGLAND's CONVERSION TO HOME RULE.
Abiding to English feeling towards
Irish home rule, Gladstone said he
would refrain from urging that England
would find herself exhausted and her
work made unpracticabls by resistance
to the Irish demands. He could we'll
conceive England maintaining, II 30
minded, resistance to the Irish demands,
but Englaud's conversion to home rule
had been rapid. In 1856 England's ma
jority adverse to home rule was 211. It
had now declined to IL. In the lace OF
such fact who would guarantee the
permanence Of the opposition Of the re-
mainder. [Cheers.l
AN ACCOUNT OF THE BILL.
He would now ask the patient indul-
gence of the house whilst giving an &C.
count Of the bill. fCheers.] He could
not undertake to supply mere table Of
the contents of the bill. IF, he did 1t
would probably bewilder his hearers.
He would rather seem to present the
salient points, hoping to leave q living
Impression on the minds and memories
Of his hearers: If he might omit what,
In the view of some OF the members
to wait and consult the bill itself, which
he hoped would soon be in their hands.
1t would be remembered that the bill of
1885 laid down five propositions az the
cardinal principles to which he endeav-
ored closely to adhere. Change there
was, but not trenchant change, he de-
clared. from the principles Of 1885. The
object Uf the bill remained, as in 1886, to
establish Q legislative body in Dublin
for the conduct Of both legislation and
administration In Irish, as distinct from
imperial, Affairs. [Cheers.]
'sThe limiting conditions which we're
then observed and have since 60 far as
We were able to do, been sedulously,
closely observed" continued he, ''were
these: We were to do nothing incon-
Aistent with the imperial unity. OF
this will say, whatever our opponents
may say, that 80 far a. our convictions
and intentions are concerned they would
be but feebly stated by being couchsd In
the declaration that we do not mean to
impair It. We wish to strengthen 1t.
iCheers.] We wish to give it greater
intensity than 1t has ever possessed.
"First, then, imperial unity is OBJ
served and the equality of all is OBJ.
served. Secondly, the equality of all
the kingdoms would be borne in mind.
Thirdly, there would be an equitable
Ye-partition of the imperial charges.
Fourthiy, any and every practicable
provision for the protection of minori-
ties would be included.
THE PLAN PROPOSED.
s'The plan proposed ought to be such
- to present the necessary character
istics Of Q real and continued settle
ment. In the first place we made it the
desire to get what we thought no un-
reasonable demand for the express men
tion Of the supremacy of the imperial
parliament. We have chosen g pre-
amble % q worthier and better method,
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