The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-06-10

and the abnormal phase Of scepticism
that's sweeping like . cyclone over Us.
VERY SLOW PROGRESS
What with the stupidity Of Charm an
Mellor, thesggressiveness and filibuster.-
ing tactics Of tho Tories and ibaralll
Unionists, and the inactivity OF the gov
eminent leaders, the Home Rule bill is
making very slow progress in the British
parliament. From present indications
the Gladstone party is utterly incompe-
tent or disclined to hasten the passage Of
the measure. The bill has been in COM
mittee for several weeks and the House
is still engaged with clause three with
ninety amendments to it to be yet dis
posed Of One Of the amendments &C
cepted by Mr.. Gladstone without any
consultation with the Irish members
will make the Dublin parliament an in
ferior legislative assembly to that OF
Great Britain. Encouraged by the ac-
ceptance of that amendment others OF 9
similar character, have been proposed.
one Of them being intended to deprive
Ireland of the right Of manufacturing
arms or dealing in warlike implements
of any kind whatever. Mr.. Morley an
nounced, without consulting the Irish
party, that the ministry would accept the
amendment, but he was soon treated TO
a surprise which he had not anticipated.
Thomas Sexton arose and in eloquent
and forcible language declared that the
irish Nationalists IN the House would
make no further concessions to the
Unionists. The Liberals, seeing the
earnestness and vigor of the Irish spokes-
man, voted down the obnoxious amend
ment by good majority. Sir William
Harcourt felt the effect Of Sections pro-
test and vigorously opposed the obnoxi-
GUS amendment as an insult to Ireland.
Mr.. Morley may in future see fit to con-
suit Irishmen on any amendment he
may be inclined to accept from the oppo-
sition. The Tories remember the Irish
Volunteers Of the last century who
achieved the independence OF their coun-
try by force Of arms, and they are afraid
to trust Irishmen with arms NOVELIST
they may follow the example Of their
glorious ancestors. i. TWAS high time for
Sexton, UBrien or Dillon to cry. halt
upon the ministry. Had they renamed
silent any longer their countrymen would
have cause to charge them with recre-
ancy to Ireland. It is we'll that English
men are made to understand that the
Home Rule bill to be accepted by Ire
land must be one in fact and not in
name. The Gladstone party must be
made to realize that sham Home Rule
bill will not satisfy the aspirations OF the
Irish people at home or abroad, and that
every Irishman worth his salt would
prefer to have Ireland remain as it is
than to accept any degrading terms in a
settlement between the two countries.
We are glad that Sexton, as the repre-
sentative of the Irish nationalists, has
notified the government that the limit OF
concession to the Tory party has been
reached, and that the Irish party
is not an appendage to the Liberal party,
but is independent and separate from all
English parties as in the days Of Parnel.
The Gladstone party cannot maintain its
supremacy without the Irish party, and
unless the former deals fairly and
squarely with the latter, it's leaders
should be made to understand that the
alliance now existing cannot last. The
M,Carthy party has been charged with
being wing Of the Liberal party but
since Sexton in it's name has given q
timely display Of independence, the
charge will no longer be believed, and
the nine Parnsllites can act with it con-
sistently without yielding one iota Of the
principles inculcated by i,s great leader
who is now no more.
The Gladstonians should Immediately
dispense with the services of Mr.. Mellor.
as chairman Of the committee. He has
given every evidence Of incapaoity and Is
not ft to preside over the "bear garden
which the House Of Commons now is.
The Irish members have hitherto kept
Silent during the discussion Of the bill
in the committee stage, notwiths tanding
the taunts and insults hurled at them BY
their Tory and Liberal Unionist oppon-
ents. They were led to believe that
their silence would tend to expedite
business Mr. Sexton has at last served
notice On the government that the Irish
members will keep no longer silent. and
that decisive ctiion . must b. taken
against tho obetructi onists who bittsrtly|
attack them Nj. Gladstone 10 too hni-
emit with his OPT onsnts and desires 81
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